Vishakha Darbha

Audio producer for The New York Times Opinion section

A new podcast from New York Times Opinion, hosted by tech reporter Kara Swisher, about power and influence. Kara takes on C.E.O.s, senators, actors and activists — plus upstarts and gatekeepers you might not yet know but need to hear from. How did these people get power? How do they actually use it? And how does their power shape your life?

Sway

A podcast from New York Times Opinion. Every week, host Jane Coaston moderates and engages in debates between people with strongly-held opinions on the topics du jour. 

The Argument

COVID-19 survivors who were critically ill describe frightening experiences in the intensive-care unit. “I was positive they were trying to kill me,” one young patient says. She was experiencing ICU delirium. 

A Waking Nightmare for Covid-19 Patients

As China enters its eighth week of quarantine, people across the country are turning to Tik Tok for a comedic reprieve.

Quarantine Comedy 

American cities are getting more expensive, and families are being pushed out. Welcome to the future of urban living, where young people have to make a choice: money or babies? 

The Idea File: How Cities Became Childless

Why do serial murderers maintain such an enduring grip on the American psyche? A new video from The Atlantic investigates our public obsession with killers like Ted Bundy and the true-crime stories they inspire. 

American Is Obsessed With Serial Killers

More than a third of adults in the United States are obese. This statistic is often attributed to a confluence of unhealthy dietary practices, sedentary lifestyles, and genetics. But we may be missing the bigger picture.

The Idea File: Why It Was Easier to Be Skinnier in the 1980s

A series of provocative arguments from The Atlantic's writers and contributors.

The Atlantic Argument

The binding agent between Donald Trump and his backers is the president’s consistent demonstration of cruelty, argues writer Adam Serwer in the latest Atlantic Argument. From the president’s mockery of the disabled New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, to his denigration of Christine Blasey Ford, to his villainizing of undocumented immigrants, it has become clear that Trump galvanizes his base with invectives that target those who are suffering.

The Atlantic Argument: Trump Thrives on Cruelty

A sampling of my animation work. Clips include illustrations created from scratch as well as static art made by various artists at The Atlantic, Mother Jones and Grist.org, which were then animated by me.

Vishakha Darbha

Audio producer for The New York Times Opinion section

Sway

A Waking Nightmare for Covid-19 Patients

The Idea File: How Cities Became Childless

The Atlantic Argument

Animation Reel

The Argument

Quarantine Comedy

American Is Obsessed With Serial Ki...

The Idea File: Why It Was Easier to...

The Atlantic Argument: Trump Thrive...