Zachary Turner is an environmental reporter, host of the Swamp Boy pod, and admirer of natural phenomenon. He graduated—twice—from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in journalism and a bacherlors in French, which he speaks. His work has appeared on NPR, WUNC, WBUR's Here & Now, The Assembly, and INDY Week. He grew up in central North Carolina, raised by his parents, and closely supervised by the many trees of the Carolina piedmont. He lives in Durham.

Swamp Boy is an environmental podcast and newsletter that covers the Old North State. My master’s thesis examined elements of environmental sustainability through the lens of urban natural spaces. I’ll release the pilot episode in June 2023. I also recently started the Swamp Boy newsletter and podcast about environmental stories in my home state of North Carolina. Subscribe now on Substack.