Lauren is a producer for WBEZ’s local news broadcasts. Previously, she worked as a facilitator at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago. Lauren was also a production fellow at KNOM in Nome, Alaska, where she reported live from the finish line of the Iditarod sled dog race. Her work in Alaska earned five statewide awards. Before getting started in radio, Lauren got a B.A. in art history and wrote a thesis about monasteries in northern Greece. Outside of work, you can find Lauren performing in comedy shows across the city or eating a lot of Swedish Fish.
Lauren Frost
Producer
Stories by Lauren Frost
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Chicago-area youth tie climate change to schools
Students from the Chicago Climate Youth Coalition used Earth Day to push for more green policies in Chicago Public Schools.
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The climate risks of cooking with gas
Research shows gas stoves emit methane, even when they’re turned off, and carbon dioxide when they’re operating.
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A changing climate and unexpected freezes during spring
An untimely spring freeze can be dangerous for crops and home gardens in Illinois.
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Great Lakes water could become a hot commodity
The Great Lakes hold about a fifth of the world’s supply of surface freshwater, and that resource is under the threat of commercialization.
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Great Lakes water could become a hot commodity
The Great Lakes hold about a fifth of the world’s supply of surface freshwater, and that resource is under the threat of commercialization.
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Climate change presents a dilemma for some considering childrearing
A listener is conflicted about bringing kids into a world with an uncertain climate future. We talk to two experts with advice.
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‘Are we ready to engage in any soul-searching or introspection?’
To find meaning in the pandemic, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans believes we need to look inward.
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‘Without remembrance, we’d be like a ship without a sail’
West Side Rev. Marshall Hatch Jr. looked to the past for guidance as he led his community through COVID-19 and a racial reckoning.
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How the winter of 2021-2022 compared with recent years
Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford says December was among the warmest on record. But the cold and snow arrived in the new year.
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‘Rise to the challenge of blessing the moment’
For North Side Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a canvas upon which to practice patience, forgiveness and acceptance.
