Revisiting: Nausea and Forehead Mics - Reporting in Zero Gravity

Revisiting: Nausea and Forehead Mics - Reporting in Zero Gravity

May 5, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Andrew Leland shares his challenging reporting experience for Radiolab, including issues like nausea and navigating zero gravity.

Almost every reporting trip has its pitfalls. Andrew Leland's story for Radiolab in 2022 had more than most including nausea, flying in the equivalent of zero gravity, and his blindness. On this encore episode of Sound School, Andrew lays out how he navigated it all.

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