Ashley Fantz's guest appearances

Ashley Fantz

Choose the Hard Way

True Crime Binge

Jason McCarthy

Rebecca Rusch

Tom Taylor

Andy Stumpf

Dan Doty

Tony Blauer

Eric Matthies

Camille Ricketts

Randy Hetrick

Jeff Provenzano

Pete Holman

Michele Wucker

Barbara Morgan

Jeremy Powers

Phil Gaimon

OwlTail

On the day that “Suspect II: Vanished in the Snow” rose to top of the iTunes and Amazon podcast charts, co-creator Ashley Fantz was rolled into an operating room at Stanford for open-heart surgery.   Ashley reported, hosted and co-wrote the show that explores the facts behind the case of a child who was abducted and murdered in 1984. Before her work with Campside Media, Ashley’s award-winning investigative journalism was featured in the likes of CNN, the Oxford American, Salon, and Newsweek, garnered widespread accolades and created real change in the world.  In this episode, Andrew Vontz and Ashley explore her journey to, through and beyond open-heart surgery and her experience creating the #1 rated podcast in the world. They talk about parenting, stress management, the creative process, the impact of operating in the true crime space and more.  To learn more about Ashley, listen to a 2019 Choose the Hard Way episode where she shares the behind the scenes experience of being a CNN reporter, and check out the show notes.   Ashley Fantz  Twitter | Website Suspect II: Vanished in the Snow Watch on YouTube Sign up for the Hard Way Newsletter  - - - - - - - - - -  Choose The Hard Way Website | Instagram Andrew Vontz LinkedIn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher

On the day that <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Suspect II: Vanished in the Snow”</a> rose to top of the iTunes and Amazon podcast charts, co-creator <a href="https://www.ashleyfantz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashley Fantz</a> was rolled into an operating room at Stanford for open-heart surgery. <a href="https://twitter.com/afantz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ashley</a> reported, hosted and co-wrote the show that explores the facts behind the case of a child who was abducted and murdered in 1984. Before her work with Campside Media, Ashley’s award-winning investigative journalism was featured in the likes of CNN, the Oxford American, Salon, and Newsweek, garnered widespread accolades and created real change in the world. In this episode, Andrew Vontz and Ashley explore her journey to, through and beyond open-heart surgery and her experience creating the #1 rated podcast in the world. They talk about parenting, stress management, the creative process, the impact of operating in the true crime space and more. To learn more about Ashley, listen to a 2019 Choose the Hard Way episode where she shares the behind the scenes experience of being a CNN reporter, and <a href="http://choosethehardway.com/episodes/ashley-fantz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out the show notes.</a> Ashley Fantz <a href="https://twitter.com/afantz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.ashleyfantz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suspect II: Vanished in the Snow</a> Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@choosethehardway2403" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Sign up for the <a href="https://www.choosethehardway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hard Way Newsletter</a> - - - - - - - - - -  Choose The Hard Way <a href="https://www.choosethehardway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hardwaypod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Andrew Vontz <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvontz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Subscribe: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/choose-the-hard-way/id1441900901" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0T02okolXVCuNGmd2nvZLb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jaG9vc2V0aGVoYXJkd2F5LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIq4ea04_7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/332425&amp;af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/332425&amp;deep_link_value=stitcher://show/332425" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>

Journalist Ashley Fantz on Co-Creating the #1 Podcast in the World & Having Open-Heart Surgery

In today’s episode, Bob and Erica are joined by award-winning investigative journalist and host of Wondery’s Suspect Season 2, Ashley Fantz. Bob asks Ashley about her career working as a CNN reporter and how she broke a story involving the destruction of untested rape kits by law enforcement. They then discuss the subject of Season 2 of Suspect, “Vanished in the Snow,” the 1984 murder of Jonelle Matthews. You can hear more about the case and binge all episodes of Suspect, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826.

In today’s episode, Bob and Erica are joined by award-winning investigative journalist and host of Wondery’s Suspect Season 2, Ashley Fantz. Bob asks Ashley about her career working as a CNN reporter and how she broke a story involving the destruction of untested rape kits by law enforcement. They then discuss the subject of Season 2 of Suspect, “Vanished in the Snow,” the 1984 murder of Jonelle Matthews. You can hear more about the case and binge all episodes of Suspect, here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826</a>.

123: Ashley Fantz

Why did police destroy over 400 rape kits in cases where the statute of limitations hadn’t expired or when there was no time limit to prosecute? That’s the question that drove CNN reporter Ashley Fantz and her colleagues Sergio Hernandez and Sonam Vashi to spend more than a year to create Destroyed, a multi-media investigative report that has already led to changes to how police handle rape kits, calls for legislation and more changes on the way.    On this episode, Ashley shares the challenges she had to overcome to report this story and takes you inside the mind of a journalist who has tackled some of the toughest problems in society and the world. She gives an inside look at how editorial teams tackle highly-complex, data-driven reporting, her process and how she navigates the emotional geography that comes with writing investigative reports about hard hitting topics including child abuse, the high suicide rate among military family members, the war in Syria and the deadliest tornado in U.S. history in Joplin, Missouri.  I’ve known Ashley for more than two decades since we met as students at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I deeply admire the direct impact she has made in the world with her tenacious reporting and I’m thankful for what she shared on this episode. Follow her on Twitter @afantz. You are what you overcome. #choosethehardway.-Thanks for listening. If you have questions, comments or want to suggest a guest please reach out to @hardwaypod on social or email me at choosethehardway@gmail.com. I’ve had times in my life when I’ve been in hot pursuit of my dreams and gave up when I hit obstacles I didn’t think I could overcome. After more than two decades working with the world’s top performers, I’ve learned that to be the best in the world, or just find your personal best, you have to choose the hard way. There aren’t shortcuts or hacks that will get you there. And you’re going to fail over and over along the way. By sharing these stories, I hope to empower more people to reach beyond who they think they are and just keep going, no matter what they encounter in life.  You can help me make it happen when you take a moment to subscribe to Choose the Hard Way, leave a review and rate the show on iTunes or wherever you listen. It only takes 30 seconds, I truly appreciate it, and so will the people who you help find the show. You can also sign up for the Choose the Hard Way newsletter to get more information about episodes, guests and awesome things when you go to www.choosethehardway.com/newsletter.

Why did police destroy over 400 rape kits in cases where the statute of limitations hadn’t expired or when there was no time limit to prosecute? That’s the question that drove CNN reporter Ashley Fantz and her colleagues Sergio Hernandez and Sonam Vashi to spend more than a year to create Destroyed, a multi-media investigative report that has already led to changes to how police handle rape kits, calls for legislation and more changes on the way.   On this episode, Ashley shares the challenges she had to overcome to report this story and takes you inside the mind of a journalist who has tackled some of the toughest problems in society and the world. She gives an inside look at how editorial teams tackle highly-complex, data-driven reporting, her process and how she navigates the emotional geography that comes with writing investigative reports about hard hitting topics including child abuse, the high suicide rate among military family members, the war in Syria and the deadliest tornado in U.S. history in Joplin, Missouri. I’ve known Ashley for more than two decades since we met as students at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I deeply admire the direct impact she has made in the world with her tenacious reporting and I’m thankful for what she shared on this episode. Follow her on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/afantz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@afantz</a>. You are what you overcome. #choosethehardway.-Thanks for listening. If you have questions, comments or want to suggest a guest please reach out to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hardwaypod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@hardwaypod</a> on social or email me at choosethehardway@gmail.com. I’ve had times in my life when I’ve been in hot pursuit of my dreams and gave up when I hit obstacles I didn’t think I could overcome. After more than two decades working with the world’s top performers, I’ve learned that to be the best in the world, or just find your personal best, you have to choose the hard way. There aren’t shortcuts or hacks that will get you there. And you’re going to fail over and over along the way. By sharing these stories, I hope to empower more people to reach beyond who they think they are and just keep going, no matter what they encounter in life. You can help me make it happen when you take a moment to subscribe to Choose the Hard Way, leave a review and rate the show on iTunes or wherever you listen. It only takes 30 seconds, I truly appreciate it, and so will the people who you help find the show. You can also sign up for the Choose the Hard Way newsletter to get more information about episodes, guests and awesome things when you go to <a href="http://www.choosethehardway.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.choosethehardway.com/newsletter</a>.