The Mentor

Ochenta Stories

A journalist in California takes on a mentee during lockdown.
CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and written by Clare Wiley. Clare Wiley is a journalist and audio producer from Northern Ireland, based in Los Angeles. She covers culture and social issues, with reporting in The Guardian, Vice, Al Jazeera and others. Her mentee, Sophia Moore, is an 18-year-old writer based in Southern California. She is an avid journalist and personal essayist, covering politics, music, and more for Lithium Magazine and Affinity Magazine at current. The Spanish version of the story was voiced by Ana Camila Montoya and Lisha Lopez, and the sound design of the piece was made by me, Chiara Santella.
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