Zoe Kurland is a journalist based in Texas. Her work has appeared in outlets such as New York Magazine, The New York Times, and on APM’s Marketplace. She holds two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Feature Reporting. She received a B.A. in English (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Columbia University. She currently works as a Reporter and Podcast Producer at Marfa Public Radio.
Audio
Marfa for Beginners - for Marfa Public Radio and PRX
Edith Warner’s Atomic Tea Room - for The Kitchen Sisters
Lost Women of Science Season 5: The Doctor and the Fix - for Scientific American
How the prickly pear cactus inspired a scientist seeking alternatives to fossil fuels for Marketplace
Cactus Poachers are Picking the Texas Desert Clean of Rare Species for Marketplace
In Rural West Texas, Demand for Well Water is Growing for Marketplace
In Efforts To Restore Fort Stockton’s Comanche Springs, Hope Springs Eternal for Marfa Public Radio
Texas Families Find Stability in Nature-Related Tourism for Texas Standard - Winner of 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
Writing
Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: Egg Salad for New York Magazine
Why Harold and Maude Remains One of Cinema’s Great Survivor Stories for Little White Lies
An Artist’s Apology for Bright Wall/Dark Room — featured in LitHub’s Best of the Net
Crying at the Opera for Bright Wall/Dark Room
Metropolitan Diary: Awnings for The New York Times
Silence and the Loss Of Self: On Kitty Green’s The Assistant for Bright Lights Film Journal
“Put the Blame on Mame”: Fragmentation and Commodification in Gilda for Bright Lights Film Journal
That’s Why I Don’t Own the World: Hollywood’s Hard Luck Ladies for Film International — featured in The Criterion Collection’s The Current
Not Like You Remember: On Darius Marder’s The Sound of Metal for Film International
Among Dim Shapes: Reading Sappho in Quarantine for The Nonconformist