Sarah Sandbach

Executive Director, Radiolab & Executive Producer, Terrestrials

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Executive Director, Radiolab

Sarah Sandbach is the Executive Director of Radiolab and Executive Producer of its family-friendly nature podcast, Terrestrials. She leads audience and revenue strategy, oversees partnerships, special projects, and manages day-to-day operations for the show.

Previously, Sarah served as Managing Director of Strategic Planning at New York Public Radio, where she led the development and launch of Radiolab's new membership program, The Lab. She has worked across a range of acclaimed WNYC productions, including On the Media, The New Yorker Radio Hour, and Death, Sex & Money, in addition to editorial partnerships with The History Channel, The Atlantic, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Public Theater.

Prior to joining WNYC in 2016, Sarah worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Pace Prints. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Trinity College.

Sarah Sandbach 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, ...

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The Sea Troll: An Everlasting Shark?

Friday, June 20, 2025

How to survive for centuries.

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An illustration of a person walking through the snow dwarfed by the footprints of a large animal.

Terrestrials: The Snow Beast

Friday, May 02, 2025

The unpredictable story of a globetrotter.

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The Bullseye: Treasure Hunt to Recursive Islands

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Join us on a wild recursive island adventure. 

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An Ocean in Space

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

A poem to represent all of humanity. 

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The Crystal Ball: Giant Honeybees Who Predict the Future

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

How to save all the honey bees in the world.

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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.

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The Stumpisode: The Wild World of Tree Stumps!

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

How dead trees sustain the living.

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A track of hoofprints snakes through a vast, lush meadow. At the horizon the silhouette of a mule rears triumphantly against the blazing sunset.

The Hybrid: A Miracle Mule

Thursday, October 27, 2022

WNYC Studios
A fantastical mix of two beasts comes together, thrives, and does something scientists thought it could never do

A framing of tropical plants give way to a view of a surfer with outstretched arms as if walking on water. Behind them, a golden sunrise becomes one with the waves, painting the ocean with brilliance.

The Water Walker: One Surfer’s Epic Escape

Thursday, October 20, 2022

WNYC Studios
A muscly earthling figures out a way to stand on the waves.

With their back towards us, a human figure holds themselves on a giant tree branch. Their hair blows in the wild as they behold a trio of eagles flying through a sunburst sky.

The Trio: A Bald Eagle Love Story

Thursday, October 06, 2022

WNYC Studios
Look up in the sky! It is something that scientists thought could never happen.

A person stands facing a deep tropical forest, dwarfed by massive plants of various greens. Sets of red eyes peek out from the darkness.

The Guardian: Tsetse Fly Defenders

Thursday, September 29, 2022

WNYC Studios
A winged creature frightens countless villagers but may be a kind of protector.

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The Mastermind: An Octopus Heist

Thursday, September 22, 2022

WNYC Studios
A color-changing creature many people assumed to be brainless outsmarts his human captors.

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Richard II: Episode 4

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Richard is imprisoned and Bolingbroke is now King Henry. But the new king immediately faces new challenges.

Richard II: Episode 3

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Bolingbroke’s power increases, and his men urge him to claim more than just his stolen inheritance. He confronts Richard at Flint Castle, and the king agrees to return to London.

Richard II: Episode 2

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

King Richard’s wealthy uncle, John of Gaunt, is on his deathbed, heartbroken over the banishment of his son, Bolingbroke.

Richard II: Episode 1

Monday, July 13, 2020

The Duke of Gloucester has been murdered. Now the young King Richard must settle a dispute between two members of his court over who is responsible for the killing.

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