SVP/Original Content, Audible
Eric Nuzum loves hearing stories and telling stories. He is the senior vice president of original content development at Audible, where he is building the next platform for top-shelf spoken-word listening. Before coming to Audible, Nuzum was the vice president for programming at NPR. While there, he created a number of well-known shows, like Invisibilia, TED Radio Hour, and Ask Me Another. He also managed NPR’s relationships with a lot of beloved public radio programs, like Car Talk, Fresh Air, and Radiolab. Nuzum has written three books: a polemic against music censorship (Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America), a cultural deep dive on vampires (The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula), and a memoir entitled Giving Up the Ghost: A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted.