Joe Plourde is a sound designer, engineer, musician, and the Technical Director at WNYC Studios.
He has worked on many podcasts for WNYC Studios, including: Keeping Score, Terrestrials, The Experiment, La Brega, Blindspot, Scattered, The Anthropocene Reviewed, Come Through, Note to Self, and 2 Dope Queens. Before joining WNYC, he spent years working in recording studios and on various freelance projects around NYC. He’s also an avid cook and loves trying new things.
Joe Plourde 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, ...
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.
Good Things: Home Grown Native Plants
Friday, August 04, 2023
It takes something extra to thrive in New York City, especially if you are a plant! That’s why the Parks Department has 13 acres to grow plants specifically adapted to the 5 boroughs.
Good Things: Mall Santa
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
In an attempt to get into the holiday spirit, WNYC’s Amy Pearl headed to the mall.
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.
The Mastermind: An Octopus Heist
Thursday, September 22, 2022
A color-changing creature many people assumed to be brainless outsmarts his human captors.
Digital Life Is a Moral Mess
Monday, August 22, 2022
It seems like digital technology – from Facebook to cryptocurrency – could do great harm to society. Should that change how, and if, we use it?
Let’s Hear It For The Summer Playlist
Friday, August 19, 2022
An update on our summer playlist project with song contributions from listeners and our team.
Monkeypox: The Making of an Outbreak
Monday, August 15, 2022
Colonialism. Militarism. Homophobia. It took decades of neglect and selfishness to create this viral outbreak.
Keeping Score: Part 4
Thursday, June 30, 2022
After the Jaguars compete in the city championship, students and coaches ask: was it all worth it?
