Erin Anderson
- Associate Professor
Erin Anderson is a multidisciplinary writer, audio producer, and documentary artist and an Associate Professor in the Writing Program and the Film and Media Studies Program.
She is co-creator and producer of the award-winning documentary podcast series CEMENT CITY (Audacy/Cement City Productions), named one of The New York Times top ten “Best Podcasts of 2024” and a 2025 National Magazine Award Finalist. The series recently appeared on the Essential Listening Poll “100 Greatest Podcasts of All Time.”
Erin’s independent radio and podcast work has been recognized by the Ambies, the Signal Awards, and the New York Festivals Radio Awards and been featured by the Third Coast International Audio Festival, the EBU Audio Storytelling Festival, and The New York Times. Her debut audio drama, Our Time Is Up, received a Sarah Lawrence College International Audio Fiction Award in 2016 and aired on NPR member stations across the country.
She has also published multimedia nonfiction and scholarly essays in journals of writing, performance, and digital culture and collaborated on installations and public artworks for venues ranging from the Pittsburgh International Airport to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Her work has been supported by residencies, grants, and fellowships from La Napoule Art Foundation, the Lucas Artists Program, Willapa Bay AIR, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She holds a PhD in Critical and Cultural Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.
LINKS
Listen to Cement City on Apple Podcasts
Listen to “Being Siri” on KCRW’s UnFictional
Listen to Our Time Is Up on PRX