About

CROSSING THE LINE (CTLpod) is a verite’ style audio documentary series telling stories from the frontlines in the fight for reproductive freedom. The series follows individuals who seek abortion services and the heroes who help along the way. Each episode allows the listener to experience the numerous barriers faced and the ways people overcome them as the battle for abortion rights rages. 

Some podcast episodes were recorded before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned Roe v. Wade.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Go to Abortion Resources to learn how to access abortion pills, find abortion clinics, and learn about what states have banned abortion. Check out our Take Action pages to get involved.


The Team

We are born creators, fueled by passion and guided by purpose. We inspire change and catalyze action by addressing the most pressing threats to abortion access and reproductive freedom. We are honored to partner with frontline activists and providers to tell the stories of women, and non-binary people, striving to exercise their right to personal autonomy and choice.

Lisa Caruso

Executive Producer/Creator

Kathleen Bedoya

Co-Producer

Alex Demyanenko

Executive Producer

Joanna Friedman

Lead Field Producer

Dominica Ruelas

Associate Producer

Charity Tooze

Impact and Partnerships Strategist

Sarah Bullion

Researcher

Erin Essenmacher

Field Producer

June Neely

Production Coordinator

Lynn Hughes

Field Producer

Tatiana St. Phard

Narrator

Valeri Ortiz

Composer

CTL is produced by Population Media Center’s US Content Division with Red Cup Agency and Pidge Productions. 

Created by Population Media Center

Crossing the Line is produced and distributed by Population Media Center, a global non-profit and broadcast production partner. We create life-changing, popular entertainment for social and environmental good. Programming like Crossing the Line engages people on the most personal level — by telling transformative stories. We make the shows that remake our world.

Crossing The Line Partners

CROSSING THE LINE (CTLpod) is a documentary-style abortion podcast series telling stories from the frontlines in the fight for reproductive freedom. The series follows individuals who seek abortion healthcare and the heroes who help along the way. Each episode immerses the listener in the numerous barriers patients, abortion doctors, and advocates face and how people overcome them. All while the battle for abortion rights rages across the U.S.