conor gillies
public radio producer

conor is an audio producer at radio open source—the first ever podcast—where he researches, records, and edits their weekly show on wbur. he specialises in cultural documentaries, and has recently produced features on the bauhaus, bob dylan, and the art of wildness.

conor is also currently producing an six-part podcast for jacobin magazine about the history of public housing in boston, and occasionally writes about public radio for magazines like the awl. he was a speaker at the sound education 2019 conference.

previously, conor produced news for here and now (wbur), and developed stylus, a four-part podcast on silence, music, and listening sponsored by wbur and prx.

born in the uk and raised in maine, conor now lives in rhode island with his wife and their two cats. together the four of them run publicradio.info.