Soledad O’Brien: From Covering Katrina to Shaping Stories for Netflix

23/08/2025 17 min
Soledad O’Brien: From Covering Katrina to Shaping Stories for Netflix

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Episode Synopsis

Award-winning journalist and producer Soledad O’Brien — known from CNN, NBC, and HBO, and now the CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions — joins Aaron to explore the enduring power of storytelling. From Hurricane Katrina to acclaimed documentaries, she shares why human stories resonate more than data and how details can transform the way we understand the world.


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