Reena Flores

Washington, D.C.

Supervising senior producer

Education: University of California at Berkeley

Reena Flores is the supervising senior producer on The Washington Post's audio team. She works on the flagship daily news podcast, "Post Reports." She led production of The Post's first long-form investigative podcast, "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates" -- a seven-part series on the aftermath of a sexual assault. The podcast was named one of Apple's best podcasts of the year in 2020. She also led production on the investigative podcast "Broken Doors," which was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting in 2023. Before joining The Post, Flores was a video and podcast
Latest from Reena Flores

Running for Congress in a gerrymandered district

What Michael B. Moore’s congressional race tells us about gerrymandering, and how a Supreme Court decision affects the future of American democracy.

September 5, 2024

Why some disabled workers make $1 an hour

Across the country thousands of disabled workers are making less than a dollar an hour. Today, an investigation into the federal program that allows workers to earn subminimum wages, its lack of oversight and why so many families still support it.

September 3, 2024

The Trump campaign, upended

This is not the presidential race that former president Donald Trump prepared for. Today, we unpack the state of the Trump campaign, its struggles to adapt and its strategy to face a new opponent.

August 28, 2024

How NASA plans to rescue two astronauts stuck in space

Almost three months ago, two NASA astronauts flew to space in a Boeing spacecraft – and have been stuck at the International Space Station ever since. Today on “Post Reports,” what went wrong and what this could mean for the future of spaceflight.

August 27, 2024

Coach Walz’s ‘freedom’ game plan

Coach. Teacher. Minnesota governor. On Wednesday, the many roles of Tim Walz defined the night when he formally stepped into a new role: Democratic nominee for vice president.

August 22, 2024

The strategy behind Ukraine’s move into Russia

In recent weeks, Ukraine launched a surprise attack into Russia, taking land and capturing Russian prisoners of war. Today, The Post’s Ukraine bureau chief, Isabelle Khurshudyan, explains how Ukraine’s incursion may change the trajectory of the war.

August 22, 2024

Why is the U.S. obsessed with sanctions?

The United States has imposed economic sanctions on roughly one-third of the countries in the world, with more than 15,000 sanctions currently in effect. Today, why the U.S. has embraced economic sanctions, even though their effectiveness remains open to debate.

August 19, 2024

The Democratic voters who aren't ready to forget Gaza

Today, how one Palestinian American neighborhood in Chicago could be a bellwether for the outcome of the presidential election.

August 13, 2024

TikTok, Big Tech and where your data is going

The Justice Department sued TikTok, alleging the app allows kids to make accounts and then amasses data on them. But TikTok is just one of many apps and websites that constantly observe, identify and track users.

August 7, 2024

The story behind a landmark prisoner swap

Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin.

August 1, 2024