David Weinberg

Time Best Podcast, NPR's Marketplace

David Weinberg is a Los Angeles based journalist and radio producer. His podcast The Superhero Complex (iHeartRadio) was selected by Time magazine as one of the best podcasts of 2022 and was optioned by NBC. In 2023, his podcast Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto (Crooked Media) was optioned by FX. His podcast Welcome to LA was named one of the best podcasts of 2018 and 2020. He also makes the experimental short form podcast Random Tape. His stories have been featured on 99% Invisible, Radiolab, The World, Love and Radio, and the BBC. He was a staff reporter at Marketplace and a reporter at KCRW. His story "Grace of the Sea" was named "One of the 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015" by The Atlantic and his feature about an underground french fry maverick won a national Edward R. Murrow for best feature reporting in 2017. His print work has been published in The New York Times.

“Working with David in the workshop launched my career, gave me the confidence to produce podcasts and the foundational habits and skills that I've returned to in every project since. David is a deeply kind, fun instructor and mentor.”

“Great responsiveness to questions throughout and nice facilitation of discussion amongst the group. Everyone seemed like they felt safe to chime in and contribute. It was a very easy-going and relaxed learning environment. Fun!”

“What I learned from David has paved the road for every audio story I've produced since. He is an experienced teacher with a ton of patience. You will not be disappointed.”