Hi! I’m an Austin-based podcast producer and journalist with ears for true crime, criminal justice, and stranger than fiction projects. I’ve produced podcasts for outlets including The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and Puck News, and my work has been anthologized in Best True Crime Stories of the Year (Crime Ink), featured on Bloomberg’s 2024 Jealousy List, and selected as an Editors’ Pick on Longreads.

My podcast The Problem With Erik, which I pitched to Texas Monthly, co-wrote, and produced, premiered in the Apple Podcasts top 20. It won a Headliner’s Foundation award for storytelling and has been optioned by Skydance to be a scripted tv series.

Other podcasts I’ve produced include Cadence13's Edward R. Murrow-Award winning documentary podcast Gone South, About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin hosted by Julia Ioffe, and Audacy's Glitter and Might.

My background is in screenwriting, production, and development, and my television credits include season two of Emmy award-winning 'Euphoria' and season one of Amazon Prime's 'Outer Range.'

When I’m not working, I can be found swimming, binge-watching documentaries, or day-tripping around Texas.

Email
marianaworrel@gmail.com