Ana González is the Senior Producer of Terrestrials, a kids podcast from Radiolab and WNYC. Previously, she was the producer for Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows, a co-production of WNYC and the History Channel, which won a 2024 Peabody Award for Podcast & Radio. Ana got her start as the producer and host of Mosaic, a show about immigrant experiences from Rhode Island Public Radio and teaching middle and high school-aged kids how to make podcasts with WHYY. Ana graduated from Brown University with a degree in jazz studies, which guides her ear for rhythm, voice, and magic.
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Ana González appears in the following:
The Fuzzy Ruckus: The Power of Lichen
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Artist Ashley (Ash) Eliza Williams was so shy growing up that they found it hard to speak to people. Instead, they withdrew from the world of humans and found comfort in the forest, ...
Music and Nature With Yo-Yo Ma
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Ana González discusses Our Common Nature, WNYC’s new podcast with Yo-Yo Ma that she hosts, featuring musical collaborations in nature.
Our Common Nature: West Virginia Coal
Friday, November 21, 2025
Yo-Yo Ma tries to tap into the vein of coal that runs through West Virginia.
Yo Yo Ma Seeks 'Our Common Nature' Through Music
Wednesday, October 08, 2025
A new podcast series called "Our Common Nature" follows renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma to as he collaborates with musicians across the US whose compositions deepen our emotional connection...
The Bullseye: Treasure Hunt to Recursive Islands
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Join us on a wild recursive island adventure.
The Crystal Ball: Giant Honeybees Who Predict the Future
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
How to save all the honey bees in the world.
The Snowball: Extreme Squirrels in the Arctic
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
We learn about the arctic ground squirrel — the only mammal that can survive in a braindead state for weeks.
The Stumpisode: The Wild World of Tree Stumps!
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
How dead trees sustain the living.
Probing Where the Sun Does Shine: A Holiday Special
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
A holiday tour to our neighborhood star and an ocean in space.
Terrestrials: Stumpisode
Friday, October 04, 2024
As dead as they seem, tree stumps are hubs of life and relationships.
The Hybrid: A Miracle Mule
Thursday, October 27, 2022
A fantastical mix of two beasts comes together, thrives, and does something scientists thought it could never do
The Water Walker: One Surfer’s Epic Escape
Thursday, October 20, 2022
A muscly earthling figures out a way to stand on the waves.
The Unimaginable: How Gravitational Waves (Literally) Rocked Our World
Thursday, October 13, 2022
An invisible entity journeys to Planet Earth and literally rocks our world.
The Trio: A Bald Eagle Love Story
Thursday, October 06, 2022
Look up in the sky! It is something that scientists thought could never happen.
The Guardian: Tsetse Fly Defenders
Thursday, September 29, 2022
A winged creature frightens countless villagers but may be a kind of protector.
Terrestrials: The Mastermind
Friday, September 23, 2022
Lulu Miller, intrepid host and fearless mother of two boys, went off and put together a little something for kids. All kids: hers, yours, and the one still living inside us all.
The Mastermind: An Octopus Heist
Thursday, September 22, 2022
A color-changing creature many people assumed to be brainless outsmarts his human captors.
