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Alexandra Salmon

Alexandra Salmon is an independent audio producer who has a background in clinical social work and cancer education. She is drawn to stories about human complexity. When she doesn’t have her headphones on, you can find Alexandra hanging out with her family, forcing herself to run, or eating anything sour.

Latest Contributed Stories

Chris Thomas and Alexandra Salmon sit on a bench in Madison, Wisconsin. Chris would like to establish a similar one in a park as her memorial bench. (Photo by Alexandra Salmon)

November 27, 2023

Preserving a memory: A meditation on home and memorial benches

When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, how do we choose to preserve the memory of that person? Radio producer Alexandra Salmon and her mother-in-law Chris Thomas of Madison, ...

Leon Thomas explores bins of electronic waste at the Dane County Landfill. (Photo by Alexandra Salmon)

October 19, 2023

Rethinking consumption at the Dane County Landfill

Estimates show that it takes roughly 450 years for a plastic water bottle to decompose. While this number is staggering, the question is: How does our behavior change once we ...

Maureen McCollum2023-08-29T16:05:39-05:00