Speak Easy: The Alexandria Times Podcast
Listen to Speak Easy on Spotify. Each month, Alexandria Times Editor Cody Mello-Klein sits down with interesting Alexandrians to chat about politics, the arts, business and all things Alexandria.
Cody Mello-Klein is a reporter and communications specialist at Northeastern Global News, housed within Northeastern University's Office of Communications.
Whether he's writing about politics, business or video games, Cody emphasizes the people at the heart of a story or organization. His passion lies at the intersection of art, commerce, technology and humanity.
He previously served as editor of the Alexandria Times, a weekly newspaper covering local news for a community just outside Washington D.C. He also hosted the Times' first podcast, Speak Easy, on which he interviewed interesting and notable members of the Alexandria community.
His freelance work in games journalism has also been featured in Wireframe Magazine and online at Kotaku, IGN, Heroes Never Die, VG247, Game Informer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun. His freelance work spans deeply reported investigative work to in-depth features of industry veterans like Ken Levine, always with a focus on the ways games intersect with and shape culture.
Cody previously co-hosted the weekly gaming news podcast PVA Radio.
Cody has worked in publishing and game design, reported on culture abroad in Greece, and done investigative work in partnership with WCVB in Boston. He's a creative, friendly, and curious writer with a great work ethic and a constant drive to improve his skills.
Listen to Speak Easy on Spotify. Each month, Alexandria Times Editor Cody Mello-Klein sits down with interesting Alexandrians to chat about politics, the arts, business and all things Alexandria.
Profiles
Artist Michael Ulman poured sweat, blood and steel into making an iconic piece of "Mad Max: Fury Road."
As a Northeastern student, Ray Shurtleff found himself helping investigate JFK's assassination with the Warren Commission.
Northeastern Hillel's Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow is descended from German resistance fighters, spies and post-war Nazi hunters.
Features/News
A group of researchers set out to test the limits of autonomous language models. What they found was troubling.
A deadly starfish wasting disease is plaguing the East Coast. Meet the Northeastern University researcher leading the charge to save them.
An expert explains why the music in the movie "Sinners," directed by Ryan Coogler, is captivating audiences and could be a modern classic.
Donald Trump has proposed deporting millions of undocumented immigrants, an unprecedented move that experts say could wreak economic havoc.
Journalism students uncovered and captured the many stories of Peru through their cameras, exposing the country's beauty and complexity.
From talent scouting and recording to promotion and licensing, Green Line Records handles it all for Boston's artists -- and it's all free.
A stage combat expert breaks down iconic movie fight scenes from choreography to character development to show how they elevate storytelling.
The long-in-the-works sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise blockbuster has been shattering expectations since it launched into the theaters on May 27, soaring to a $160 million domestic opening. The high-flying, practically shot jet plane action sequences and Cruise's inimitable star power have brought crowds to their feet.