Dylan Heuer
About Dylan
I have launched eight podcasts, produced eleven series, conducted over 100 interviews, written dozens of scripts, and provided editorial feedback on more than 300 stories.
The content of my work spans current events, pop culture, news stories, and evergreen human interest pieces. I have produced short form stories and long form series and worked on shows featuring archival tape, live-to-tape roundtables, and highly produced scripts. Ultimately, what drives my work is a passion for learning, a love of writing, and a desire to share stories in an entertaining and accessible way.
My work has been recognized on Apple Podcasts' "New and Noteworthy" collection, Stitcher's "Episodes You Can't Miss," and Stitcher's "Top Society and Culture Podcasts." Features of my work have also appeared in The A.V. Club, Podcast The Newsletter, Chefs Collaborative, and Hark Audio. In 2021, my story for KCRW's Radio Race was awarded "Runner Up" by an esteemed panel of judges.
I discovered my love for radio at Wesleyan University, where I hosted a show featuring a feminist perspective on current events and interviews with student activists and artists.
In addition to creating podcasts, I love to cook, read books, do crafts, and hang out with my cat.
Dylan's Portfolio
The life and legacy of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco is at the heart of Afterlives, a podcast about trans lives we’ve lost and the ways their stories have reshaped our world. Known to light up a room, Layleen was an Afro-Latina trans woman in New York City who was sentenced to the city’s notorious jail complex on Rikers Island. She died there in 2019, at the young age of 27.
Hosted by Raquel Willis and inspired by her award-winning work on Out magazine’s Trans Obituaries Project, this 7-episode series celebrates Layleen’s vibrant life through memories from her family of origin and the community she discovered in New York’s famed ballroom scene. The series unpacks the systems that failed Layleen leading up to her death at Rikers through in-depth interviews with activists fighting against the criminalization of sex work, solitary confinement, and the epidemic of anti-trans violence. Afterlives is the story of Layleen’s life, and the fight that continues in her name today.
Experience
Skills
- Mixing
- Story Editing
- Show Development
- Research
- Reporting
- Producing
- Logistics and Coordination
- Interviewing
- Hosting
- Field Recording
- Field Producing
- Fact Checking
- Booking