Hi. I’m Natalia Silva, a Brazilian journalist and writer.
I hold a master’s degree from the Columbia Journalism School, and I’ve been working in audio journalism since 2019. I served as executive editor at Rádio Novelo, where I originally joined as a producer for Rádio Novelo Apresenta — a weekly narrative show similar in style to This American Life.
If you want more details about my career, you can find it on my LinkedIn.
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Most of my work is in Portuguese, but here are a few clips of pieces I produced in English during graduate school.
The other abortion pill
When Roe v. Wade was overturned and anti-abortion activists in the U.S. turned their attention to abortion pills, I felt a strong sense of déjà vu. Their tactics echoed a story I once reported back home. In the 1980s, Brazilian women were the ones who revealed to the world what would become the first widely used abortion pill — misoprostol. Today, however, they are among those who cannot access it, putting their lives at risk.
In this 30-minute episode, I talk to specialists from both Brazil and the United States about the parallels between these experiences — and what each country can learn from the other.
Don’t do it. Do it.
In this short story, I talk to a 12-year-old hockey player who’s preparing for a big change in his life. Soon, he’ll be allowed to make body checks—something that feels both thrilling and a little scary.
Message in a bottle
The backstory of the Golden Record — a message sent into the stars aboard the Voyager spacecraft — and the new attempt to correct the shortcomings of the original version.
Burning Hands
In this experimental piece, I attempt to translate the physical, lived experience of racism into sound.