Amy Gastelum

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As a writer, reporter, producer, and human I take a fun and collaborative approach to work. Life is short. I like to make work I'm proud of and I want to have a good time.
Member since 2012

Location

  • Indianapolis, IN

Portfolio

Languages

I speak Spanish conversationally

Contact Amy

Amy is available for

I'm available for part-time production or editing work and tape syncs. After three years as an audio storytelling instructor at Indiana University's Media School I am accustomed to and enjoy working on stories with producers of all levels from the concept stage to final script edits. Helping a student or client realize their vision for a story is a particular joy. My work as a home visiting nurse makes me especially skilled at helping my clients clarify and execute their goals with empathy, warmth and professionalism while respecting their unique voice.

If you need help with Tape Syncs in central Indiana, I'm your man. Transom's own Rob Rosenthal taught me how to get the best sound for your project. I've done tape syncs for This American Life, The Sporkful, Campside Media, and others.
  • Editing
  • Producing
  • Recording
  • Reporting
  • Scripting
  • Writing
  • Teaching

About Amy

Amy Gastelum is a freelance writer and radio producer. She’s lived and worked in Indianapolis, New York City and Providence. Gastelum earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Indiana University in 2008. She began her nursing career at the county hospital in Indianapolis and has continued to work in underserved communities, specializing in mother/baby care, primarily making home visits.
 
In 2012 she graduated from the eight-week intensive Transom Story Workshop for radio storytelling. Since then, she has reported on health for several outlets, co-produced Mother: A Podcast, which ran from 2014 through 2017 and has taught Audio Storytelling at Indiana University's Media School since 2016. She is currently working toward an MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing at Butler University  and is a happy part-time member of the production team at Making Contact.  Her work can be found at PRI’s The World, Guernica Magazine, NPR News, Side Effects Media, Undark Magazine, and This Land Press. Gastelum became a mother in 2014. 

Amy's Portfolio

Mother: A Podcast

Mother is a thirteen episode podcast which explores concepts of origin, creation and identity. In one episode, incarcerated mothers share their mothering manifestos after hosts Amy and Anne discuss the birth of the Italian Futurist movement via manifesto by fascist, F.T. Marinetti. In another episode, guest producer Skyler Swenson tells the story of a Korean American adoptee who becomes a Nurse Midwife after learning her biological mother gave birth alone. That story is followed by a summary of the social realities, laws and financial incentives that led to mass adoption of Korean children by American families in the 1980s. In the final episode, Meg Crane details how she conceptualized, designed and marketed the first home pregnancy test and never got full credit. While each episode is unique, the project doesn't flinch as it tells riveting stories that pull universal human threads.

Experience

Skills

  • Tape Syncs
  • Story Editing
  • Reporting
  • Producing
  • Interviewing
  • Field Recording
  • Composition

Equipment

  • Zoom H5 recorder, Sony PCM recorder
  • Sony omnidirectional mic, Rode shotgun mic
  • Hindenburg, Audition and Descript