"Hello, Goodbye"... to Co-Host Kia Miakka Natisse

Go behind the scenes with Kia [View this email online]( [Invisibilia]( As we count down to our final episode, we’ll be running a feature in the newsletter called Hello, Goodbye spotlighting our team members. We hope you’ll miss us as much as we’ll miss you. Sincerely, The Invisibilia Team --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Goodbye to Co-Host Kia Miakka Natisse --------------------------------------------------------------- Invisibilia Co-Host Kia Miakka Natisse. Photo Credit: Brandon Waston I’ve got a substack – it’s called Raise Your Hands and Scream. To begin publishing Spring/Summer 2023. [Sign up now]( it’s free. You can follow me on [Instagram.]( Invisibilia Origin Story: I have probably sent the first episode of Invisibilia to all my friends at some point. [The Secret History of Thoughts]( for me, was a revelation worth sharing, and I quickly became a fan and evangelist for the show. I listened whenever I was looking for a bit of wisdom, or struggling with something in my life. Years later, I was lucky enough to be granted a spot in the [Third Coast Radio Residency]( where I met B.A. Parker. She worked for the show at the time, which I thought was extremely impressive. Caption: Dinner at the 2019 Third Coast Residency. Pictured from left: Ruth Tam, B.A. Parker, Ariana Martinez, and Kia Miakka Natisse. When Parker moved on to another job opportunity, she mentioned my name. I am forever grateful to Parker for doing that – it truly revealed the power of someone saying your name in a room. I came to NPR and Invisibilia in 2019 on what was supposed to be a temporary assignment and stayed. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to host this show. Favorite episodes you've worked on: All the stories I’ve worked on are my favorites, for different reasons! Traveling with Hanna Rosin to tape the kids at a camp in Boston for [The Confrontation]( was a lot of fun, and the first time I’d gotten to travel to report a story. There was a very captivating energy in that space, and I really enjoyed the work of field reporting. Some of the graduating youth of the 2019 Summer Leadership Program. [The Great Narrative Escape]( was a fun immersive radio experience – that type of audio that always feels exciting to me. Making a moody and vibey soundscape for the [Friends with Benefits]( episode was a chance for me to marry my love of music with story in a really felt way. Shout out to producer Addie Lancianese on the sound design and scoring. [Freedom Diving]( was a labor of love! It was also very much an episode that allowed me to really stretch and experiment with form and style. Khoebe forever. Kia in her homemade recording booth, on Facetime with producer Phoebe Wang, recording audio for the Freedom Diving episode. Their combined powers are Khoebe. Invisibilia insights you’ve actually used in real life: One of the most interesting and fruitful research wormholes I’ve ever been down was a small anecdote from the episode [The New Norm](. It was about Claire Nuer, a leadership coach who used the power of her thoughts to essentially stave off illness. She had a small cancerous growth in her eye and she meditated daily about a blanket surrounding the eye, so that the cancer would not spread. Years later, when she ultimately had to have her eye removed, doctors found that the cancerous growth was surrounded by nerves. It’s a controversial anecdote, but it has always stuck with me. The mind is a powerful tool. BTS moments seared into brain: Working late, 2019 at the NPR offices. Some of the team of Invisibilia 2021, The Friendship Season. Yowei and Kia in 2022, after delivering keynote address at VCU’s Resonate Podcast Festival. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [invisibiliamail@npr.org](mailto:invisibiliamail@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Pop Culture Happy Hour, Code Switch and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Invisibilia emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]