Karen Given is an award-winning podcast showrunner, story editor and coach. A veteran of public radio, Karen is the former executive producer and host of NPR’s Only A Game. She won the national Edward R. Murrow award twice, in 2007 and 2017. Since leaving public radio, Karen has focused on the podcast space, most notably on Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story, one of The Atlantic’s top 25 podcasts of 2023. Karen’s other projects include, The Afghan Impasse, a special season of The Negotiators, from Foreign Policy and Doha Debates; Before We Go, and What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation. Given teaches narrative storytelling workshops and writes Narrative Beat, a free newsletter for journalists and podcast makers who want to tell better stories.