Meet the Team
Behind the RIP CURRENT podcast
Toby Ball
Creator and Host
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Toby Ball is a critically acclaimed author and longtime podcast host and creator, as well as founder and CEO of Bear Island Media. In his previous podcast Strange Arrivals, Toby unravels history's most famous cases of alien abductions and extraterrestrial encounters, and garnered more than 3 million downloads over three seasons. Since 2014, Toby has co-hosted Crime Writers On…The Original True Crime Podcast, a twice-weekly show reviewing the hottest true crime and mystery podcasts, shows and pop culture, with more than 28 million downloads since its inception. He hosts the Patreon-only Toby Ball’s Deep Dive Book Club, which features a monthly conversation with a rotating cast of podcasters, academics, authors, and other interesting people to discuss the best in true crime books.
Toby is author of the critically acclaimed City Trilogy of suspense novels: The Vaults (St. Martin's Press, 2010, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly starred reviews), Scorch City (St. Martin's Press, 2011), and Invisible Streets (Overlook Press, 2014, Publisher’s Weekly starred review).
Toby has been a guest on many podcasts including Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, Undisclosed with Rabia Chaudry, The JV Club with Janet Varney, and others. His work has been recommended and reviewed by The Strand Mystery Magazine (10 Top Overlooked Modern Crime Novels), Daily Kos (Noir as Social Commentary), and Rolling Stone (Beyond 'Serial': 10 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Follow).
Alexander Williams
Executive Producer
Alexander Williams is an award-winning writer, producer and sound-designer whose podcast credits include hit true crime projects (Atlanta Monster, The MLK Tapes), scripted narrative series (Bridgewater, The Mantawauk Caves), deep-dive, multi-part documentaries (Strange Arrivals, Unobscured) and popular chat shows (Ridiculous History, Noble Blood). He co-created, wrote and directed the horror anthology series 13 Days of Halloween and created and hosted the podcast Ephemeral, a sound collage history podcast examining stories nearly lost to time.
Mary Catherine Garrison
Co-host
Mary Catherine Garrison is an accomplished stage and screen actor. She received a BFA in acting at University of Evansville and an MFA in acting at University of California, San Diego. Her Broadway debut was in The Man Who Came to Dinner with Nathan Lane. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including in a recurring role as Sophie Brookheimer in Veep. She stars as Tricia Miller in the HBO hit series Somebody Somewhere. She played Squeaky Fromme in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins.
Geoff Sanoff
Composer
Composer and Grammy Award winner Geoff Sanoff is best known for his studio work recording, mixing and producing artists including Little Steven Van Zandt, Jesse Malin and Fountains of Wayne. He has been working in music for three decades beginning with his time playing bass in DC indie band Edsel, NYC's Paramount Styles and his current post-punk/kraut rock endeavor Zwei Null Kwei (ZNZ). Most days, you'll find him behind the mixing board at Steven VanZandt's Renegade studios working on projects with Wicked Cool artists like Wyldlife, the Jellybricks, and independent bands like Savak and Fake Names.
Reema El-Kaiali, Jesse Funk, Gnoems Griffin
Producers
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Reema El-Kaiali (they/them) is an Atlanta-based, Palestinian-American podcast producer, audio engineer and sound designer with credits in scripted fiction (13 Days of Halloween, Bridgewater), multi-part documentaries (Strange Arrivals) and talk shows (Noble Blood, Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities, Haunted Road). When they aren't setting up microphones for work, you can catch them screaming into one with their band.
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Jesse Funk is a producer, audio engineer and sound designer from New York with credits in true crime projects (Facing Evil and The MLK Tapes), scripted fiction (13 days of Halloween, Consumed) and other popular shows (Grim & Mild and American Shadows). After work, you can find Jesse on the golf course.
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Gnoems Griffin (they/them) is a producer, audio engineer and sound designer from Atlanta with credits in true crime and multi-part documentary (Freeway Phantom, Strange Arrivals), scripted fiction (13 days of Halloween, Consumed) and talk shows (Noble Blood, Sounds Like A Cult). After work, you can find them on the roller derby track!