CO-PRODUCTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
Akathisia Stories, a co-production of MISSD and Studio C, is a podcast series that features interviews and news concerning the adverse drug reaction akathisia and medication-induced suicide. On the latest episode, we hear from two remarkable individuals who are at the forefront of a collaborative effort to raise awareness about the critical issues of mental health and polypharmacy challenges faced by our military personnel and veterans. Joining us are Wendy Dolin, the founder of MISSD, and Mike Tellerino, the director of K9s for Veterans.
Resistance, Resilience & Hope: Holocaust Survivor Stories, a co-production of Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center and Studio C, is a podcast series hosted by Andy Miles which tells the stories of nine Holocaust survivors in the Chicago area.
During the Holocaust, the survivors in the series ranged in age from toddlers to teenagers, some of them held captive in urban ghettos and remote concentration camps, others in hiding and on the run.
Turning A Million Eyes To Save Lives was a podcast co-production of Innocents at Risk and Studio C. This monthly series aimed to educate and motivate listeners through a series of conversations with flight attendants and passengers, transportation officials, government officeholders, and anti-trafficking activists who are helping to save the lives of women and children. The most recent episode featured an interview with Michael Camal, senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign.
ABOUT ANDY MILES
Andy Miles has written for various publications on the arts, history and culture; made audio documentaries; worked in public television and radio; owned and operated a company specializing in congressional hearing transcripts; and for nine years owned and managed the gallery, shop, performance and teaching space Transistor Chicago. For Transistor he also produced the Transistor Radio webcast, hosting a number of music shows, two of which—“Dead Flowers” (renamed “Keep On Pushing”) and “Emotional Rescue”—have now been revived to form, with “Giant Steps” and “Body and Soul,” a quartet of decade-exhuming programs.
Currently he operates Studio C and works at WCPT Radio with the title Production Director/Board Operator; he also produces the WCPT Heartland Signal News Minute and WCPT Progressive Calendar features. Working in collaboration with Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, he recently hosted the Resistance, Resilience & Hope: Holocaust Survivor Stories podcast; likewise, for MISSD (the Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin) he hosts the Akathisia Stories podcast and for the anti-human trafficking nonprofit Innocents at Risk the series Turning a Million Eyes to Save Lives. In 2021, Eckhartz Press published Perspectives in Black and White: A Concise History of Evanston’s Struggle to Rid Itself of Segregation and Racism, the book Andy co-authored with his father, Michael Frank Miles.
Born near Chicago and currently residing in Evanston, he has also called Madison, Washington, D.C., Berlin, and Chicago home. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has played drums and bass in a bunch of bands (and released a solo album under the name Rayograph), loves old movies, and is a tennis, biking, hiking, and ping-pong enthusiast.
TRANSCRIPTION
Studio C's Andy Miles has been producing high-quality transcripts for 20 years. Previously, he owned and operated Capital Transcripts, a transcript service that focused on congressional hearings and foreign policy think tank events. Recently he has transcribed events for The Council on Foreign Relations, The Brennan Center for Justice, The Atlantic Council, The Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe, the Department of Defense, and the long-running PBS series "Washington Week," as well as podcast transcripts for the Illinois Holocaust Museum, The Morten Group, MISSD (the Medication Induced Suicide Prevention & Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin), and more.
There are plenty of (subpar) software-generated transcription services out there to choose from. We are not one of them; our transcripts are produced by human beings (usually Andy) with great attention to detail and accuracy.
DESIGN SERVICES
Andy Miles offers digital and print design at a very affordable rate. Visit the Graphic Design page to see more work samples.
STUDIO PROJECTS
Studio C’s Evanston location is now closed but we continue to record clients on location and online. If you would like to inquire about rates and availability, or book a session, please reach out to Andy Miles at studio.c.chicago@gmail.com.
LIFE STORIES
“My father loved the whole experience and we are all super thrilled with the end result. Andy deftly facilitated my father’s own unique way of recalling stuff, guided him through a variety of personal and career-based events with ease, and posed intriguing questions submitted by each of the grandkids. We love the fact that my dear father’s voice, laughter, musings, emotions, memories, points of pride and advice are now captured in an easy-to-access link, audio file, and transcript which we will treasure for years to come. Highly recommended for anyone hoping to create a lasting (and affordable!) collection of current thoughts and special memories, spoken by that someone you love.”
AVAILABLE NOW
Studio C’s Andy Miles co-authored, edited, and did the page layout and cover design for the second edition of this book. Learn more
