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Curious reporting. Real sources. Clean copy.
I’m Aubrey Byron, a St. Louis–based freelance journalist covering transportation and cities, the outdoors, food, and culture and technology. My reporting has appeared in Slate, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, GearJunkie, Streetsblog USA, and Feast Magazine.
Reporter’s notebook
Bylines in 9+ publications
Long-form features and news
Gear reviews, field-tested
Podcasts & video, produced end-to-end
Expert interviews: scientists, chefs, policymakers
— Based in St. Louis, MO
As published in
Slate
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
GearJunkie
Streetsblog USA
Feast Magazine
St. Louis Best Bridal
NextSTL
Seasons
Strong Towns
Selected clips
Start with these
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Slate · Culture
The People Who Study Fungus Know Why It’s Suddenly Taking Over Horror
The Last of Us isn’t the only recent story to rely on fungal fright. Mycologists explain why the genre found its new monster.
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Streetsblog USA · Transit
Amtrak’s Patchwork Policies Could be Deterring the Most-Obvious Riders — Cyclists
Whether you can bring your bike on your next Amtrak trip should be a simple question. It isn’t, and that costs riders.
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GearJunkie · Outdoors
How to Keep Your Aging Adventure Dog Active: A Veterinarian Weighs In
A first-person story about my aging dog, Darwin, paired with advice from a veterinary behavioral medicine professor on adjusting routines, recovery, and gear.
Beats
What I cover
Transportation & cities
- Amtrak’s patchwork bike policies STREETSBLOG
- How crash coverage blames cyclists NEXTSTL
- Eating your way down the Katy Trail FEAST
Outdoors & gear
- The opposite of minimalism in bikepacking GEARJUNKIE
- Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 review GEARJUNKIE
- Swift Industries Zeitgeist Pack review GEARJUNKIE
Food & lifestyle
- How omicron crippled St. Louis restaurants FEAST
- A first foray into mushroom foraging FEAST
- Vegetarian Slingers and heavy metal at The Crow’s Nest FEAST
Culture & tech
- Why fungus is taking over horror SLATE
- The care gap for Indigenous seniors SEASONS
- TikTok seniors and VR for loneliness SEASONS
Beyond print
Audio & video, reported the same way
1.27M+
Across podcasts
Produced three branded podcasts for projects with a combined audience of listeners and readers over 1.27 million.
25K+
NeedleStack
Lead producer and co-host of a research podcast on open-source intelligence, scripting episodes with analysts and engineers.
9K+
Feast on St. Louis
Produced a video series interviewing leading chefs, helping grow the Feast YouTube channel past 9,000 subscribers.
For editors
What you get when you assign me a story
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Pitches with sources lined up
Original angles, identified data points and experts before you say yes.
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Interviews that go deep
Scientists, chefs, policymakers, and engineers, translated for a general reader.
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Copy that needs a light edit
Nine years of writing, including as an editor myself. I file the way I’d want to receive it.
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Multimedia when it helps
Photography, audio, and video available to go with the story.
“Not many can write quality, engaging social media copy. Fewer people can write thoughtful long-form pieces, and only a rare few can do both so well.”
Kasey Carlson · Former colleague at Feast Magazine
Assignments
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