Family Ghosts Creators & Guests

Sam Dingman is the creator, host and producer of Family Ghosts at Panoply.

Jayson de Leon is an audio producer. Currently, he is a producer for “99% Invisible.”Previously, de Leon was a producer for Slate, where he produced seasons 5 and 6 of “Slow Burn,” launched and led production of Slate’s daily news program “What Next,” and was the founding producer of “Trumpcast.” Before joining Slate, he produced season 1 of “Family Ghosts.” Before that, he was an intern at NPR’s “Planet Money.”de Leon  received his B.S. in Business Economics from the University of Central Florida.

Keisha Dutes is a programmer, interviewer, and a co-host of TK in the AM Podcast.

Gastor Almonte is a stand-up comedian and storyteller.

Maggie Carson is a songwriter, banjo player, and singer.

Kimberly King Parsons is an author.

Gianmarco Soresi is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.

Dr. Njoki McElroy is an author, renowned scholar, performer, teacher, and master storyteller.

Erin Barker is a writer and editor, and the first woman to win The Moth's Grand SLAM storytelling competition twice. She also hosts the show The Story Collider.

Jocelyn Mackenzie is a Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, percussionist, songwriting coach, artist, and stylist.

Richard Cardillo is an impassioned advocate, activist, and storyteller.

Jim O'Grady is a features reporter at WNYC.

Nimisha Ladva is a writer, storyteller, playwright, and performer.

Sandi Marx is a retired talent agent, show host, story-teller, and seven-time Moth StorySLAM champion.

Veralyn Williams is a journalist and radio producer. She tackles questions of identity, social norms, and community. Currently, she is senior producer for WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety."Previously, Williams produced the WNYC shows "Radio Rookies" and "The Stakes." For Slate Magazine, she has produced the shows "Represent," "The Waves," and Panoply's "Family Ghosts." She also worked as managing editor of Brooklyn Deep, a digital investigative news, analysis, and data website chronicling neighborhood change in Central Brooklyn.Williams received her B.A. in Mass Communication and Media Studies from Hunter College.

Micaela Blei is a story editor, storyteller, and educator.

Mary Terrier is a fictional writer.

Susan Kent is a writer, storyteller, and Deep South refugee living in Brooklyn.

Josh Ritter is a singer, songwriter, musician, and author who performs and records with the Royal City Band.