Katie Mingle

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Katie Mingle
Occupations Journalist, Podcast producer
Known for 99% Invisible , According to Need
Awards Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award (2022)
Website katiemingle.com

Katie Mingle is an American audio producer, editor, and journalist. She is best known for her work as a senior producer and editor for the design podcast 99% Invisible , where she created and hosted the limited-run series According to Need, which investigated homelessness in Oakland, California.

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Career

Mingle began her career in audio production at the Third Coast International Audio Festival, where she produced the radio show and podcast Re:sound. [1]

She later joined the staff of 99% Invisible , a design and architecture podcast created by Roman Mars. [2] During her tenure there, she served as a producer and the show's Senior Editor. In 2020, she launched a five-part investigative miniseries titled According to Need. [3] The series spent two years documenting the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on the bureaucratic obstacles faced by unhoused people attempting to secure shelter. [4]

Following her time at 99% Invisible, Mingle joined Serial Productions as a senior producer, where she worked on the series The Good Whale. [5] As of 2024, she works as an editor for Audacy. [6]

Awards and recognition

In 2022, Mingle's series According to Need was awarded the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, one of the most prestigious honors in broadcast journalism[ according to whom? ]. [7] The judges cited the series for its "comprehensive and compassionate" reporting on the systems surrounding homelessness. [7]

Her work on The Good Whale with Serial Productions was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2024. [5]

Selected audio works

References

  1. "Person: Katie Mingle". Third Coast International Audio Festival. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. Mars, Roman (April 3, 2014). "A Short History of the Modern Barcode". Slate . Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  3. "According to Need Credits". duPont-Columbia Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  4. "According to Need". 99% Invisible. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "The Good Whale". Peabody Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  6. "About Katie Mingle". KatieMingle.com. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "2022 Winners". duPont-Columbia Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2026.