Anna Casey is writer, audio producer and journalist based in Washington, D.C.
Her reporting focuses on the intersection of health, policy and the environment. Originally from Tulsa, Anna received an M.A. in Journalism at University of Texas at Austin before working as a producer for The 21st, an award-winning state-wide talk show from Illinois Public Media. A producer job at NPR and WAMU’s 1A brought her to D.C., and she now works as a booker for an international production company, Feature Story News.
Selected work:
2024
The 21st: How raw milk became a political statement
The 21st: New documentary explores Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality
The 21st: Climate of Misinformation: How did weather get politicized?
The 21st: Forced Assimilation: America’s reckoning with Indian boarding schools
1A: Texas’ ban on gender-affirming care, one year later
1A: The psychology of jury selection
1A: Alabama, embryos, and invitro fertilization
1A: In Good Health: The nation’s hydration fixation
1A: The five love languages and other relationship myths, debunked
1A: Texas doctors say ambiguous abortion laws are creating fear
2023
1A: More people are putting their hopes of parenthood on ice
1A: How extreme heat effects our mental health
1A: The Birmingham Movement, 60 years later
1A: What happens when a hospital closes?
1A: 370 years later, Connecticut is exonerating accused witches
1A: The future of sperm-related birth control
1A: The issue of religious charter schools
1A: The new era of UFO research
2022
1A: Being a trans kid in Texas
1A: Unpacking religious faith in America during COVID
1A: Is it time to rethink sex ed?
1A: The poll watchers primed with disinformation
1A: Prenatal genetic tests are popular, but the results can be misleading
Additional clips:
The 21st: Bias In ADHD Diagnosis
NPR and The 21st: Mobile Home Owners Are Upset About Rising Costs To Rent Land
NPR and KFF Health News: Texas Parents Have Unanswered Questions About School Vaccination Rates