Haleema Shah

Producer

Haleema Shah joined Today, Explained in 2019. She produces, reports, and guest hosts episodes on the controversies and curiosities of the day. She reported on migrants caught in the middle of a political tug-of-war over the US-Mexico border, lead-produced a series on the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and hosted an episode on the $5,000 butt. Haleema lives in Washington, DC, and is a registered yoga teacher.

Mexico’s top cop is on trial along with the war on drugs

By Haleema Shah February 22

Can art destruction save us from climate destruction?

By Haleema Shah December 22, 2022

DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stunts

By Ellen Ioanes and Haleema Shah September 17, 2022

19 books from the 2010s we can’t stop thinking about

By Constance Grady, Ezra Klein, and 17 more December 13, 2019