Eleanor Vassili is a Greek-American radio and podcast producer based in Brooklyn, New York.

Her childhood years were spent exploring the streets of Athens and the small island of Paros on the Aegean Sea. After moving to the United States, she and her family spent their time traveling across the country selling handmade jewelry at county fairs, and then running around film sets in Los Angeles where she and her siblings worked as background actors. 

Eleanor originally pursued a career in social work at Western Washington University. In 2012 she shifted her focus to documentary film editing at The Edit Center, and in 2015 she went back to school at Hunter College for Film and Media Studies.

In 2018, Eleanor entered the world of audio as a Mobile Facilitator for the nonprofit public media organization StoryCorps, recording 350+ interviews with people across the country in partnership with NPR and the Library of Congress. In 2020, she became a Producer for StoryCorps, working on radio broadcasts for NPR’s Morning Edition. During this time, she also collaborated with Temple University on The Ongoing Revolution, working with experts in indigenous rights, marriage equality, healthcare, immigration, and environmental law to “highlight people in recent history whose vital stories of courage and inspiration are widely under-recognized.”

In 2021, Eleanor became Lead Podcast Producer for the Peabody-nominated StoryCorps Podcast, and later became Senior Podcast Producer, leading a small team through the development of podcast seasons from pitch to publication.

Most recently, Eleanor was a Podcast Producer for The 10% Happier Podcast, focusing on conversations at the intersection of science, mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing.

Across narrative audio, two-way interviews, and documentary storytelling, Eleanor is drawn to stories that illuminate the human experience and help us feel a little less alone.