Sean Cole came to Radiolab from the American Public Media program Marketplace where he reported on everything from the rental market in Dubai to a new type of hand gel laced with nicotine. He’s done stories for lots of different public radio programs including All Things Considered, Only a Game, Studio 360 and This American Life where he’s also worked on staff. Sean got his start at the Boston NPR-affiliate WBUR as a newsroom intern. He spent nine years there, ending up as a reporter and producer for the award-winning documentary series Inside Out. He writes poems, some of which have been published. And, yes, he wrote this bio.
Sean Cole appears in the following:
The Lost Art of Phone Phreaking
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Phreak
intr.v.
phreaked, phreak·ing, phreaks
To manipulate a telephone system illicitly to allow one to make calls without paying for them.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of freak1 (influenced by phone)
You can’t always trust the dictionary.

