Jackson Braider (independent producer, Allston, MA) has earned degrees in musicology and folklore. Before discovering radio, he worked in trade publishing, served as vice president for artists and repertoire at a small classical recording company, and taught folklore at the New School for Social Research in New York. He has contributed to: NPR’s Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and Day to Day; American Public Media’s Weekend America; and Public Radio International’s Studio 360, She Got Game and The Infinite Mind. Currently, his work is taking him to the nexus of technology and society. A longtime member of the New York singer/songwriter scene, Braider started losing his calluses as he fell into the thrall of radio production.