Work
Curious and inquisitive by nature, I produce podcasts, strategic communications, audio documentaries, feature stories, and field production that is thoughtful, nuanced, and thoroughly researched and edited. Here is a selection of some of my favorite work.
Podcasts
I have worked on a wide variety of audio journalism podcasts ranging from serialized narrative and investigative podcasts, to weekly pop culture and interview shows, to educational podcasts for parents.
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Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
ABC Audio
My Role: Producer
The Case Against Diddy traces the rise and fall of music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs. This limited run series excavates how whispers of alleged abuse came to light, resulting in a federal criminal indictment and high profile trial that could put the entertainer behind bars for the rest of his life.
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Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery
ABC Audio
My Role: Senior Producer
The Karen Silkwood Mystery is a five-episode investigative documentary podcast from ABC Audio that reexamines the suspicious death and historical legacy of America’s first nuclear whistleblower.
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Monumental
PRX
My Role: Senior Producer
Monumental is a 10-episode anthology podcast series from PRX that takes a fresh look at the contested and shifting landscape of monuments and memorials across the greater U.S., with an emphasis on first-person storytelling.
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Sent Away
APM Reports
My Role: Producer
Sent Away is an award-winning investigative podcast from APM Reports examining abuses in Utah’s ‘troubled teen’ residential treatment industry.
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In Deep
APM Reports
My Role: Producer
In Deep (Season Two), is a narrative documentary podcast from APM Reports about what happens to people when systems fail after a climate disaster.
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Early Risers
Minnesota Public Radio
My Role: Senior Producer
Early Risers is an interview podcast from Minnesota Public Radio that offers guidance to parents and caregivers on how to talk with very young children about race and racism.
Strategic Communications
I develop and produce original audio content that amplifies an organization’s work and impact. Here’s a selection of current and past projects.
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Tomorrow's Cure
Mayo Clinic + PRX
My role: Senior Producer
I led production on the season one launch of Mayo Clinic’s flagship podcast about medical innovation and the future of healthcare.
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Milk Street Radio
My role: Producer
I collaborate with the editorial leadership team at Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio to create original branded content spotlighting local chefs and distinctive food brands.
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The Insightful Leader
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
My role: Senior Producer
I write and produce podcast episodes that translate the research of Kellogg faculty into practical management tips and leadership advice anyone can use.
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Side by Side
University of Minnesota Extension
My role: Senior Producer
I served as an editorial consultant and audio producer for the season one launch of the University of Minnesota’s Side by Side podcast. Each episode features an in-depth conversation about how urban and rural communities are more connected than we think and why we should care.
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Reimagine Aging
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
My role: Producer
I produced the audio for Reimagine Aging, a limited-run podcast series that tells stories about innovations in housing, transportation, technology and dementia care across the state of Massachusetts.
Audio Documentary
I have produced two in-depth historical audio documentaries about 20th century Minneapolis social history.
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A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned
“A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned” is a feature-length audio documentary that revisits the causes and consequences of racial unrest and street violence that brought National Guard troops to North Minneapolis during the turbulent Long Hot Summer of 1967. Similar to the racial justice protests we saw in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the late 1960s were a time when pent-up frustrations about racial discrimination came to a head on city streets across the United States.
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The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis
“The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis,” is a feature-length audio documentary tracing the life and legacy of Anthony Brutus Cassius, an overlooked Twin Cities labor organizer, civil rights leader and entrepreneur who fought to be the first Black person in Minnesota to get a liquor license and open a bar in downtown Minneapolis in the late 1940s. I co-produced this work, which included a party and community listening event, in collaboration with Twin Cities food writer and professional chef Mecca Bos.
Audio Features
My award-winning audio features about Minnesota people, arts and culture have aired on NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered and Here and Now as well as the BBC, The World and Latino USA among other outlets.
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You Have Dark Skin and You Are Beautiful: The Long Fight Against Skin Bleaching (NPR)
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Poets And Poetry Lovers Alike Lament Loss Of 'The Writer's Almanac' (NPR)
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How Black Lives Matter Got An Anthem (KFAI and BBC Cultural Frontline)
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Dancing Underwater While Trying Not To Drown (KFAI)
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How Chef Yia Vang Is Putting His Own Twist On Hmong Cuisine (The World)
Field Production
I am a go-to field producer for national and international outlets doing reporting and production in the upper Midwest. This includes tape syncs, documentary audio production, vox pop. research and in-depth interviews with local sources.
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Tape Syncs
I have conducted tape syncs for NPR, Pushkin Industries, Radiolab, The World, WNYC, Invisibilia, Pacific Content, Politico, Pineapple Street Studios, Little Everywhere, Audible, LAist Studios and many others.
Here are some samples:
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My Kit
Tascam DR -100MKIII audio recorder | Audio Techinca AT897 shotgun mic -
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
Lemonada
I field produced a segment of this episode profiling the life and work of a Minneapolis-based indigenous death doula.
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Field Recording with NPR’s Yuki Noguchi
I worked on location with NPR correspondent Yuki Noguchi while she was reporting a series of stories from Minneapolis. I also contributed original research and conducted interviews that were included in Yuki’s reporting.
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Pod Save America: On the Ground in Iowa
Crooked Media/Pineapple Street Studios
I spent several days recording field audio and interviews at the Iowa State Fair for a limited-run podcast series about the Iowa caucuses.
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The Special
T Brand Studio
I conducted all of the interviews and field reporting for this Minneapolis-focused episode of The Special – a limited-run branded podcast series from the New York Times’ T Brand Studio spotlighting the food, arts and culture of six U.S. cities.
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Uncared For: Reimagining Birth
Lemonada Media
I collected field audio and conducted the anchor interview for the final episode of this narrative podcast series about maternal health.
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The Wilderness
Crooked Media
I recorded field audio and interviews with political strategists and grassroots organizers in central Minnesota for Crooked Media’s podcast about the leadup to the 2020 election.
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To Chan Marshall: A Letter to Cat Power
KCRW
My vox pop interviews with Twin Cities Cat Power fans are woven into this episode of KCRW’s Lost Notes podcast.