Who We Are
We make inspiring audio, opening windows to new worlds for our listeners.
We support and nurture the people we work with through sustainable and equitable collaboration.
Reduced Listening draws on years of podcast and radio making to craft award-winning audio. We care about culture and stories that don’t otherwise get told, and we aim to bring our creativity, our editorial vision and our values together in every piece of work we make.
The company is made up of journalists, curators, art lovers, DJs and audio witches. We work collectively and collaboratively to bring the best combination of skills to new projects, with our team of staff and wide pool of freelancers.
With extensive experience making audio for the BBC, running weekly strands and conceiving and delivering dynamic podcasts, Reduced Listening will be an engaged and creative partner on your next audio project.
We are committed to building an audio industry which represents the world we live in and are actively working to create a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reduced Listening is a partner in Multitrack, supporting emerging producers from BAME and lower socio-economic backgrounds. More information here
Joby Waldman
Managing Director Joby Waldman (he/him) has 20 years of experience making radio and podcasts, across documentary, music shows, sound installations and audiobooks. Recent productions include Decode for Spotify and Lockdown Theatre Festival for BBC Radio.
joby@reducedlistening.co.uk
Peter Meanwell
Creative Director Peter Meanwell (he/him) has worked in music and the arts for the last 15 years, making and exec'ing radio, curating festivals, and mentoring. peter@reducedlistening.co.uk
Sarah Kenny
Finance Director Sarah Kenny (she/her) has over 15 years of production management experience in the audio and tv industries working across drama, documentaries, music programmes and news. She looks after our finances and contracts.
Sarah@reducedlistening.co.uk
Nicole Logan
Nicole (she/her) is our Head of Development, leading on new business development and supporting both clients and producers with new initiatives and ideas, across podcast and radio.
Dan Jackson
Dan (he/him) is our Head of Production with twenty years' experience making TV, Radio and Podcasts at ITV, the BBC and indies. He works across all our productions, to support our directors, staff and freelancers and takes care of our business affairs, contracts and production planning.
Rebecca Gaskell
Rebecca (she/her) is the exec for our music programmes, Late Junction and Freeness for BBC Radio 3, as well as the new Dream Fuel with Arlo Parks series for 6 Music and BBC Sounds. She also produces Unclassified for Radio 3 as well as documentaries and podcasts. She recently produced the Mahan Esfahani series My Problem With... for Radio 3.
Chris Elcombe
Chris (he/him) is the exec producer on Freeness for BBC Radio 3 and he also produces documentaries. His recent productions include working as the exec on the Afropean podcast for the National Geographic and producing The Tidal Sense Sunday Feature for BBC Radio 3.
Katie Callin
Katie (she/they) produces Late Junction for BBC Radio 3 and has also produced the Back to Earth podcast for the Serpentine Gallery and co-produced Arthur Cares for BBC Radio 4.
She is currently working on a major new series with Arlo Parks for 6 Music and BBC Sounds.
Tej Adeleye
Tej (she/her) currently produces Freeness for BBC Radio 3. She has also recently won a commission for an Audio Content Fund series called Giant Steps which she will be producing for Jazz FM.
Gabriel Francis
Gabriel (he/him) produces Late Junction for BBC Radio 3, as well as being across the delivery and post production paperwork for our BBC programmes including Dream Fuel with Arlo Parks for BBC 6 Music. He is also the office manager, coordinates our recording equipment and manages our website and social media accounts.
Silvia Malnati
Silvia (she/her) is our assistant producer and works on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, Freeness and Unclassified. She is across the delivery and post production paperwork for our BBC programmes and is also an assistant and researcher on Spotify’s Decode podcast.
Barney Rowntree
Barney (he/him) is a founding director of Reduced Listening and a freelance exec producer and producer. He is currently working on a major new crime podcast for Audible.
Jack Howson
Jack (he/him) is a freelance exec who has worked for us in arts radio and podcasts and he also produces documentaries and drama. His recent productions include Decode for Spotify, regular podcasts for the Serpentine Gallery and Lockdown Theatre Festival for BBC Radio 3 and 4.
Alannah Chance
Alannah (she/her) works with us as a freelance exec producer and senior producer. She was the exec producer of Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 and the For All I Care podcast for the Wellcome Collection and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. She produced the Electronic India documentary for BBC Radio 3 and the New Weird Britain series for BBC Radio 4.
Rachel Byrne
Rachel (she/her) is a freelance producer who has worked with us on Decode for Spotify, Late Junction for BBC Radio 3 and Dream Fuel with Arlo Parks for 6 Music and BBC Sounds.
Femi Oriogun-Williams
Femi (he/him) works with us as a freelance producer, sound designer and composer. His projects include the Get Up Stand Up Now! podcast for Somerset House and the Afropean Podcast for National Geographic. He is currently in production with a podcast series for the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
Tess Davidson
Tess (she/her) is a freelance researcher and producer. Her recent projects include research work on A Life in Music for BBC Radio 4 and producing the Destination USA podcast series for Index Ventures.
Ant Adeane
Ant (he/him) is a freelance producer who undertakes regular development work with us as well as producing documentaries. He recently produced Unplayable:Disability and the Gaming Revolution for BBC Radio 4.