Matt Collette is an executive producer at WNYC Studios. He’s worked on Trump, Inc.; Nancy; and Free Shakespeare on the Radio at WNYC, as well as The Washington Post’s daily news podcast, Post Reports. He has a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Matt Collette appears in the following:
Should We Return National Parks to Native Americans?
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Experiment revisits a conversation with the Ojibwe writer David Treuer, who believes we can make our national parks, sometimes called “America’s best idea,” even better.
A Friend in the Execution Room
Thursday, November 11, 2021
The Experiment revisits our March conversation with Yusuf Ahmed Nur, a Somali immigrant and business professor who volunteered to witness the U.S. government execute someone.
Here for the Right Reasons? Lessons From '90 Day Fiancé'
Thursday, May 06, 2021
What does a guilty-pleasure reality show teach us about immigration and democracy in America?
The Problem With America’s National Parks
Thursday, April 15, 2021
The story of our national parks, sometimes called “America’s best idea,” leaves out a very big group of people. The Ojibwe writer David Treuer is trying to change that.
The Crime of Refusing Vaccination
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Where do our rights over our own bodies end and our duties to others begin? An answer lies in the story of a 1905 Supreme Court case about government-mandated vaccines.
The Volunteer
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Yusuf Ahmed Nur volunteered to counsel a man on death row. He never intended to witness the execution.
Inventing ‘Hispanic’
Thursday, March 11, 2021
How did a hugely diverse group of people in the United States get lumped together? The answer involves Chicanos, the census, and Celia Cruz.
Lost Cause
Thursday, March 04, 2021
What does it take to overcome one of the oldest disinformation campaigns in American history?
Que Viva la Pepa: Introducing The Experiment
Monday, January 25, 2021
Stories from an unfinished country. A new series from The Atlantic and WNYC Studios.
And Now, The End Is Near
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A birth certificate, a bar receipt, a newspaper ad, a board game, a Ziploc bag of shredded paper, a pair of museum tickets, some checks, and a USB drive. The series finale of Trump, Inc.
Nobody Wants To Work With The Trumps Anymore
Friday, January 15, 2021
Andrea Bernstein talks to David Fahrenthold and Zach Everson about what's next for President Trump's private businesses. Plus: An announcement on the future of Trump, Inc.
Midnight Regulations
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Trump administration is trying to push through dozens of new regulations before Inauguration Day.
You're Fired
Thursday, November 12, 2020
As the Trump campaign wages a haphazard legal campaign against the rightful outcome of the 2020 election, the Trump administration is working to remake the federal bureaucracy.
Radiolab: What If?
Saturday, October 31, 2020
We're all wondering how the 2020 election will pan out. Our colleagues at Radiolab went looking for answers.
Trump, Inc.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The story of corruption in the Trump administration isn’t just about individual people or their actions. It's how Trump's way of doing business has pervaded our entire democracy.
Who Matters In America
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Trump, Inc. co-host Andrea Bernstein sits down with Kai Wright, host of The United States of Anxiety, to discuss how American history informs the 2020 election.
Trump, Mnuchin, And The 2017 Tax Overhaul
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
President Trump's 2017 tax overhaul was supposed to pay for itself. It didn't.
Why We Still Don't Know The Truth About Russia
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann offers a new account of the inner workings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Trump.
The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms, Too.
Thursday, October 01, 2020
Kushner Companies received a near-record sum from the government-backed lender. Should they default, taxpayers could be forced to foot a majority of the bill.
Trump's Taxes, Finally
Monday, September 28, 2020
President Trump has spent years fighting with politicians and prosecutors who wanted to see his taxes. Now we know what he’s been hiding.
