Todd Melby is a reporter, author and podcast producer.
A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere
“Much like the movie it dissects, this book is quirky and intelligent, with surprising revelations.”
— Library Journal
Podcasts
Todd is the producer and host of The Drunk Projectionist, a podcast that’s buzzed about movies. He’s also a contributor to Us & Them, a podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting. He’s currently working on an Us & Them episode about one woman’s attempt to save a small town newspaper in coal country.
Documentaries
Black Gold Boom, his public media series on North Dakota’s oil boom, featured stories of hope and despair. Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70 and Death’s Footprint, radio documentaries he co-produced with Diane Richard, won national Edward R. Murrow awards. He lives in Minneapolis.
About Todd
Todd is the Weekend Editor at MPR News.
In 2021, A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of ‘Fargo,’ his book about the Coen Brothers’ movie, was published. Black Gold Boom, his public media series on North Dakota’s oil boom, featured stories of hope and despair. Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70 and Death’s Footprint, radio documentaries he co-produced with Diane Richard, won national Edward R. Murrow awards. He lives in Minnesota.