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LEAD how this story ends is up to us
LEAD Talks October 6 2025 Retired EPA Senior Toxicologist Mark Maddaloni
Our guest is retired EPA Senior Toxicologist Mark Maddaloni. He is the real "John" from Episode 1.
2025-10-26
09 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
LEAD Talks September 26 2025 Clean+Healthy NY Bobbi Wilding and Gabrielle Gonzales
Bobbi Wilding is the Executive Director and co-founder of Clean+Healthy, an organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society, in which every community and neighborhood is free of toxic chemicals. Wilding is the recipient of a 2019 Children’s Environmental Health Champion award from the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers. Gabrielle Gonzales is the Environmental Justice & Health Project Manager for Clean+Healthy and came to New York from Portland, Oregon. She got a BS in Environmental Sciences from Portland State University. As a Chicanx womxn, they hope to elevate populations that are often overloo...
2025-09-27
10 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
LEAD Talks September 19 2025 Darlene Medley Mother of Lead Affected Children
Darlene is a mother of lead affected children and an activist in Syracuse, NY.
2025-09-24
11 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
LEAD Talks September 11 2025 Assemblymember Jonathan Rivera from Buffalo
Welcome to LEAD Talks! Where communities can come together. This week we are honored to have as our guest, Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera. He is the Assemblymember for New York State’s 149th Assembly District, representing parts of the cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, the town of Hamburg including the villages of Blasdell and Hamburg, and the hamlet of Lake View. AM Rivera is the sponsor of The Lead Paint Right to Know Act, which passed the Assembly 106:to 40! He is a life-long resident of Buffalo, where he resides with his daughter, Ana. Growing up as the so...
2025-09-11
12 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
Episode 5 - Redemption
After years of carrying the weight of lead, Shannon and Cooper find a path out from under the darkness and into the sunlight. LEAD: how this story ends is up to us is an audio docudrama series that tells the true story of one child, his mysterious lead poisoning, and his mother's unwavering fight to keep him safe. A true story written by Shannon Burkett. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Merritt Wever, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, and Cooper Burkett.Lead was produced by Shannon Burkett. Co-produced by Jenny Maguire...
2025-06-25
23 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
Episode 4 - The Long Haul
As the deficits from the lead poisoning continue to intensify, Shannon looks to hold the people who hurt her son responsible.LEAD how this story ends is up to us is a true story written and produced by Shannon Burkett. Co-produced by Jenny Maguire. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Merritt Wever, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, and Cooper Burkett.Episode 4 features Eboni Booth, Sasha Eden, Kevin Kane, April Matthis, Alysia Reiner, and Mandy Siegfried. Casting by Alaine Alldaffer and Lisa Donadio. Music by Peter Salett. Sound Design by Andy Kris. Recording Engineer Krissopher Chevannes. ...
2025-06-11
18 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
Episode 3 - Fraying at the Edges
As the effects of the lead starts to take its toll on Cooper, Shannon desperately tries to navigate the severity of their new reality.LEAD how this story ends is up to us is a true story written and produced by Shannon Burkett. Co-produced by Jenny Maguire. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Merritt Wever, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, and Cooper Burkett.Episode 3 features Jenny Maguire, JD Mollison, Laith Nakli, Deirdre O’Connell, Carolyn Baeumler, Zach Shaffer, and Monique Woodley. Casting by Alaine Alldaffer and Lisa Donadio. Music by Peter Salett. Sound Design by Andy Kris. Re...
2025-06-04
21 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
Episode 2 - Stop the Spiral
As the lead takes its toll on Cooper's development, Shannon searches for answers. Desperate to get a handle on what was happening to her son, she grabs onto a life boat - nursing school. Andy tries to piece together the past to make sense of the present. LEAD how this story ends is up to us is a true story written and produced by Shannon Burkett. Co-produced by Jenny Maguire. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Merritt Wever, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, and Cooper BurkettEpisode 2 features Keith Nobbs and Frank Wood. Music by Peter Salett...
2025-05-28
10 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
Episode 1 - The Monster in the Walls
When a mysterious dust fills her apartment, Shannon, pregnant, living with her husband and their small child, was repeatedly told there was nothing in the dust. The truth begins to unravel when she gets a call from the pediatrician - the monster deep in the walls had been unleashed and was wreaking havoc on their son.LEAD how this story ends is up to us is a true story written and produced by Shannon Burkett. Co-produced by Jenny Maguire. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Merritt Wever, Alessandro Nivola, Cynthia Nixon, and Cooper Burkett. Episode 1 features Zak...
2025-05-20
21 min
LEAD how this story ends is up to us
LEAD - Trailer
*HOW THIS STORY ENDS IS UP TO US*LEAD: An audio docudrama series inspired by the true story of one child, his mysterious lead poisoning and his mother’s unwavering fight to keep him safe.Written and Produced by Shannon BurkettCo-Produced by Jenny MaguireDirected by Alan TaylorFEATURINGMerritt Wever (Unbelievable, Severance)Alessandro Nivola (The Brutalist, The Many Saints of Newark)Cooper Burkett (Lead Advocate, High School Student)Alysia Reiner (The Diplomat, Better Things...
2025-04-16
02 min