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ContributorSean ColeRobyn Semien
Sean Cole
Robyn Semien
Sean contributed to the show on and off starting in 1999, and then came on staff in February 2014. He's also worked as a producer at Radiolab, a regular contributor to Marketplace, and a freelance reporter for lots of other shows and podcasts including Studio 360 and 99% Invisible. His career started at WBUR in Boston where he was a news-writer, engineer, announcer, field-producer, reporter and, finally, a correspondent for the station's award-winning documentary unit Inside Out.
548: Cops See It Differently - Part Two
Act Two: Comey Don't Play That
FBI Director James Comey gave a speech this week calling for law enforcement to redouble itsefforts to serve the black community, and calling for a conversation about race in policing. Producer Robyn Semien has noticed that local big city police chiefs do not think race is a factorin the newsmaking incidents where white officers kill unarmed black men.