Our work has been covered by The New York Times, Vulture, Elle, Forbes, Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, W, Interview, GQ, PASTE; with hosts interviewed on ABC News, CBS Morning, NPR, New York Public Radio, Access Hollywood, NBC News, Investigation Discovery, Good Morning America, and the Tamron Hall Show. Our shows have also been covered on other top podcasts, including Stuff Mom Never Told You, Slate’s Political Gabfest, You’re Wrong About, and more.
School of Humans podcasts have been recognized by the International Women’s Podcast Awards,
The Signal Awards, and as Webby finalists.
The International Women’s Podcast Awards
“Moment of Comedy Gold” for SANCTUM UNMASKED
“Moment of Compelling Storytelling” for UNREFORMED: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
The Signal Awards
SISTERS OF THE UNDERGROUND and UNREFORMED: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children both received Gold Awards for “Best Limited Series, History”
The Signal Awards
UNREFORMED: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children received the Listener’s Choice for” Best Host of a Limited Series or Special” and “Best Limited Series or Special”
“[Astray] also helps debunk the idea of India Syndrome rationalizing that to create a generalized term that describes a whole country based on someone’s limited experience with it is reckless and irresponsible…The quest for enlightenment has taken westerners to exotic locales in search of answers and Astray attempts to unpack those questions and help us find the way back.”
GQ, 2023 (Sanctum Unmasked): How Karley Sciortino Defined Sex Advice for the Indie Sleaze Generation
Interview Magazine, 2023 (Sanctum Unmasked): Karley Sciortino Takes Liara Roux Inside SNCTM, the Infamous VIP Sex Club
W Magazine, 2023 (Sanctum Unmasked): Karley Sciortino Takes on the Secret L.A. Sex Club in Sanctum Unmasked
New York Times, 2023 (Founding Son): An Avett Brother Meets a Founding Son: John Quincy Adams
Stereogum, 2023 (Founding Son): The Avett Brothers’ Bassist Has A New Podcast About John Quincy Adams
Vulture, 2023 (Unreformed): The Best Podcasts of 2023 (So Far)
Atlanta Magazine, 2023 (Unreformed): A new podcast examines an Alabama reform school that functioned more like a prison farm for Black kids
Montgomery Advertiser, 2023 (Unreformed): Podcast exposes horrors of Mt. Meigs reform school in Alabama
Teen Vogue, 2023 (Unreformed): Josie Duffy Rice on the Unreformed Podcast and Racism in American Schools
The Guardian, 2022 (Red Elvis): Best Podcasts of the Week
Pod Sauce, 2022 (Big Brother): ‘Big Brother: North Korea’s Forgotten Prince’ details one of the most mind-boggling assassination plots – Kim Jong-un’s brother
Podcast Business Journal, 2022 (Autism’s First Child): History Of Autism Podcast
The Guardian, 2022 (Autism’s First Child): Best podcasts of the week (9/1/22)
Forbes, 2021 (Astray): Examining The Dangers Of Enlightenment In ‘Astray’ Podcast From iHeartMedia
Rolling Stone, 2021 (Hell and Gone): How a Podcasting PI Went From Dating Columnist to Cracking Cold Cases
Tamron Hall Show, 2021 (Hell and Gone): How the “Hell and Gone” Murder Mystery Podcast Led to a Break in a Decade-Old Cold Case
Radio Online, 2021 (Long Shot): iHeart and School of Humans Launch New Podcast "Long Shot"
Vulture, 2020 (Vulture): This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Killer Clowns, Cult Prophets, and More
Investigation Discovery, 2020 (Hell and Gone): Catherine Townsend Opens Up About Working on Her Podcast ‘Hell and Gone
Dr. Oz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2018 (Hell and Gone): Rebekah Gould's father appears on 'Dr. Oz' to discuss her murder, 'Hell and Gone' podcast
The Pulitzer Prize Finalist in General Nonfiction, 2017 (Autism’s First Child, book): In a Different Key: The Story of Autism, by John Donvan and Caren Zucker (Crown)
The Atlantic, 2010 (Autism’s First Child, book): Autism’s First Child