Jody Avirgan

Podcaster and lifelong competitive athlete Jody Avirgan offers memorable lessons in creating team culture - drawing on what he's learned from playing with and covering top athletes - to help you achieve success as an individual, and by working together. Jody Avirgan is the host of the show "Good Sport" from the TED Audio Collective, the Radiotopia show "This Day In Esoteric Political History," and serves as story editor and executive producer for a number of projects including "The Run" from MLB and Audacy, "The Line" from Dan Taberski and Apple Podcasts, Adam McKay’s "Death at the Wing" from Hyperobject Industries, and "Oprahdemics" from Radiotopia. Previously, he ran and hosted "30 for 30 Podcasts," part of ESPN Films and was a producer at WNYC radio, working with shows including "On The Media," "Marketplace," "Freakonomics," and "99% Invisible." Avirgan is the founder of Roulette Productions and developed FiveThirtyEight Podcasts, which covered politics, pop culture, and how data affects our lives.

Avirgan’s shows and series consistently reach large audiences, finding their way to the top of the iTunes charts and receiving critical acclaim. He is also organizer of the Pro-Democracy Podcast Coalition, a network of podcasts who have committed to sharing messages about protecting our democracy and reducing political corruption. Avirgan has spoken for groups including IAB Upfronts, TEDx, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, and more. He serves as a podcast judge for the Webbys and mentors for New York's podcast certification program.

In addition to his podcasting career, Avirgan is a fluent Spanish speaker, a former professional Ultimate Frisbee player and coach, and is highly active in diverse audio projects. He is a regular host on the Hark podcast discovery app for "Hark Daily" and hosts the comedy and storytelling series "Ask Roulette," now a newsletter. He recommends podcasts as part of the Sunday Long Read newsletter and contributes significantly to the field of audio media.