Barak Wright is an independent writer and producer.

He finds and tells the stories of uncommon characters working their way through unusual problems—performance magicians, commercial fishermen, ex-cult members and germ scientists, to mention a few.

His reporting and writing has appeared in audio and print—Proof by America’s Test Kitchen, Clearstory by This Old House, UnFictional by KCRW, The Pulse by WHYY, and Religion & Politics by Washington University in St. Louis.

He’s also provided technical assistance for This American Life, BBC, NPR, APM, Gimlet, ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast, and podcasts from Outside Magazine and Stanford University, among others.

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