Colin McNulty is an award-winning documentary maker and senior producer of podcasts for WBEZ.
At WBEZ, he was lead producer on Making Oprah, Making Obama, Public Official A, and the first season of Motive.
Two of Colin’s documentaries won consecutive Third Coast International Audio Festival awards. “Burroughs at 100” won Director’s Choice in 2014 and was aired in its entirety on This American Life in 2015. The other, “Sounds Up There,” won Silver at Third Coast in 2015. Colin has also produced for BBC Radio, WFMT, NPR, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Colin McNulty
Former Senior Podcast Producer
Stories by Colin McNulty
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Episode 8: Bloodlines
Clark Martell led neo-Nazi skinheads. Then, he disappeared. His trail reveals how sex, money and blood have kept the movement alive.
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Episode 7: Tipping Point
Atomwaffen was the most extreme white supremacist group, pushing for societal collapse. Today, their ideas are on the streets.
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Episode 6: The New Nazis
When Brendan Sweeney marched with white supremacists in Charlottesville, he thought he was part of something new. And then he was doxed.
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Episode 5: What To Do With Christian
Christian Picciolini grew a violent hate movement for eight years. After he left, it continued to grow. What’s his role in fixing the harm?
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Episode 4: Boots To Suits
Daytime TV discovered neo-Nazi skinheads, and it was a ratings bonanza. But it also helped to grow the hate movement across America.
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Episode 3: Union And Division
The Chicago Area Skinheads were among the first racist skinhead crews to organize in the U.S. How one brutal event brought them down.
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Episode 2: Romantic Violence
It was the ‘80s. Reagan was president. And for angry teens, the punk scene provided a family and expression. Until the Nazis showed up.
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Episode 1: The Hate Crate
In the 1980s, it seemed organized white supremacy was declining. But a generation of racist skinheads breathed new life into the movement.
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Preview The New Season Of WBEZ’s Motive
To understand today’s white supremacist movement, look at the last time hate pulled in young Americans. Preview WBEZ’s new season of Motive.
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Update: Commuted
Under President Donald Trump, there was always a chance Rod Blagojevich would be released early. On Feb. 18, 2020, it finally happened.
