Kelly Gordon
Producer, Big Books and Bold Ideas
kgordon@mpr.org
When people ask me what I do as a producer, I simply say: I’m curious about almost everything. I look for stories, I talk to potential guests, I think about how to tell the honest stories of Minnesota, in all its diversity. I write, I record, I edit audio. Producers do a little bit of everything, and we hope to make it all sound seamless and compelling to our listeners.
I currently work on Kerri Miller’s weekly book show, Big Books and Bold Ideas, and produce North Star Journey Live events, which are in-person conversations designed to examine disparities in Minnesota. If you have comments or ideas about either program, you can reach me at @kellygordonmn | kgordon@mpr.org.
Recent Contributions
- From the archives: Dani Shaprio ponders marriage in 'Hourglass'
- Talking Volumes: Celeste Ng on 'Our Missing Hearts'
- From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020
- 'Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?'
- Ballot Box 101: How to get first-time voters to the polls
- Fresh takes on American history from three authors
- The best of Minnesota writers on stage for Talking Volumes
- Boyah J. Farah on how America made him a Black man
- From the archives: Emily Bernard and the complexity of being a black woman in America
- How art and poetry inspired Maggie O'Farrell's new novel