Celeste Headlee & Mary Elizabeth Williams

Teaches at 92nd Street Y

Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee, before co-hosting The Takeaway, was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR’s Day to Day, covering everything from the auto industry to the 2008 presidential election to toilet smuggling. Previously, she was a reporter at public radio station WDET Detroit and the local Morning Edition anchor at public radio station KNAU in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her news reports have aired on NPR, the Pacifica Network, National Native News and Public Radio International. Her work has been honored with multiple awards from the Michigan Chapter of the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Metro Detroit Society of Professional Journalists.

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Mary Elizabeth Williams is a writer, consultant and radio commentator. She has written for Salon.com, The New York Times, The New York Observer, TV Guide, Smith and Yoga Journal. In addition, she is a culture critic for PRI's The Takeaway and has been a regular commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.