The Noise

At a horseshoe shaped bend in the Trinity River called Miller's Ferry, you can track the history of human settlement of Dallas. Megan Zerez interviewed master naturalist Ben Sandifer on the bend that built Dallas and the people who made it happen.

Segment originally aired on KERA's Anything You Ever Wanted to Know on March 16 2018.

Image: Patrick Feller, Creative Commons

Miller's Ferry: The Riverbend That Built Dallas

In Texas, the accordion is hiding everywhere: in the culture, in the music, and in the diverse history of the area. If you wanted to be a part of that tradition, how do you get started?

Segment airs on KERA's Anything You Ever Wanted to Know on April 20 2018. Reported, edited and produced by Megan Zerez, with help from Sam Guzman, Steven Becker and Jeff Whittington. 

Special thanks to Acordeones Roma and the Dallas Accordion Club.

So You Want to Play the Accordion (in Texas!)

Trinna and Donald are like any other good roommates. They make sure the rent is paid on time, they respect each other’s space and they look out for one another. The only difference is their age. Their apartment is one of New York City’s growing number of multigenerational home-shares. Last Monday, reporter Megan Zerez paid them a visit.

Produced and reported by Megan Zerez for Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York City

Two Roommates, Two Generations

Last weekend, New York played host to the world's largest marathon. This year, there was a record number of finishers -- more than 53,000. But how do you keep track of all those people?

Reported by Megan Zerez for Columbia Radio News at the Columbia University School of Journalism.

November 5 2019
Archival footage from WGBH.

Tracking the New York City Marathon

The end goal of a bra fitting is to find a garment that fits and functions comfortably. But that process can be uncomfortable -- even more so when conventional gender ideals have never seemed to fit you very well. 

In this personal audio essay, reporter Megan Zerez squares up her past and present to answer that perennial locker room question.

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