If All Else Fails
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural communities across the country, gaining support from mainstream voters and local police. In our new podcast, Emily Russell and I investigate extremist groups and militia movements in upstate New York, why they're drawing support, and what kinds of threats they pose at a pivotal moment for democracy in the United States. Produced independently and ad-free in partnership with North Country Public Radio.
Credits: Senior Producer, Reporter, Host, Mix, Sound Design
Released: January 2024
Trending Globally
On this award-winning podcast from Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the world’s leading social scientists discuss their research and findings. I’ve been a co-producer since July 2023, writing interview prep and host copy, fact checking, curating archival tape, and assembling, editing, and scoring episodes in Audition.
Credit: Producer
Released: Bi-weekly
Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder, & Pegasus Spyware
For PRX, Exile Content, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, this serialized investigation examines the assassination of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The series exposes the role of NSO Group’s Pegasus software in tracking his inner circle prior to his murder, and reveals the growing threat of surveillance to people, journalists, and activists across the globe. I assisted the co-hosts with pre-launch show development.
Credits: Story Editor and Producer (Episode 1)
Released: January - May 2023
Intrigue: The Immortals
Over the last hundred years, we’ve seen global life expectancy double. Could it happen again? In The Immortals, technology reporter and psychologist Aleks Krotoski explores the extreme frontiers of longevity science, and the Silicon Valley billionaires working to overcome aging and even death. My role was to edit and mix a combination of episodes into an hourlong special for radio broadcast in the UK.
Credits: Producer (Omnibus II).
Released: September - October 2023
Queen of the Con
For iHeart Media. A reality TV producer embarks on a quest for justice after falling victim to a fraud, perpetrated by a glamorous Irish heiress… who turns out to be neither Irish nor an heiress. Using sound effects and dramatized recreations, this nonfiction story unfolds in a quirky, lighthearted style. My role was to score the show and build its immersive soundscapes.
Credit: Sound Designer (Seasons 1, 2, 5, 6)
Released: September 2024 (S6 - “The California Girls”); March 2024 (S5 - “The Athlete Whisperer”); May 2022 (S2 - “The OC Savior”); September 2021 (S1 - “The Irish Heiress”)
Morally Indefensible
This series from FX Networks explores the story behind The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm’s seminal work on the ethics and behaviors of nonfiction writers. The show uses never-before-heard tapes of Malcolm’s interviews with true crime author Joe McGinniss and convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald. A companion podcast for FX docuseries A Wilderness of Error.
Credits: Producer, Sound Designer
Released: August - September 2020
American Jihadi
In this series from Fifth Season / Endeavor Audio, conflict journalist Christof Putzel struggles to cover Omar Hammami, an American-born terrorist leader living in Somalia. It’s a career-making story with huge national security implications, but Putzel develops an uncomfortable friendship with his subject and feels indebted to Hammami’s family in Alabama. This podcast features the voice of the late journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud, who was the show’s senior producer.
Credits: Producer, Sound Designer
Released: December 2019 - February 2020
North Country in the House
A deeply reported conversation podcast on the 2018 House of Representatives race in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Each week leading up to Election Day, reporters from the North Country Public Radio news team sat down to sort through the facts, dig into the candidates and issues, and share the voices of real people in the region.
Credits: Reporter, Producer
Released: September - November 2018
Life of the Law
An investigative journalism series from the Tides Center, examining the many ways the law intersects with our lives. Mixed and sound designed these three episodes in 2015: