In this segment on SB 8, Texas’ new abortion law, I’m particularly fond of the package-y top, throwing backwards and forward between the guest and the host. It was a bit of a challenge to make on deadline, but I think the effect was worth it. Starts at 01:00
The Intelligence: Kabul bombings
We created this piece on a fast turnaround in the wake of the bombings at Kabul Airport on August 26. We tried to differentiate our coverage by looking at the global picture of jihadism and how that could now change. Starts at 1:00
Checks and Balance: The western paradox
The aim of this package was to introduce the historic allure of the western states - and some of the challenges they currently face. It was great to get out in the field and record in such an alive environment. Starts at 3:20.
The Intelligence: The Netherlands confronts its colonial past
This segment explores a new exhibition at the Rijksmuseum about the Netherlands’ relationship with slavery. It was an incredibly sound rich piece - with interviews with a woman born into slavery, folk songs and plantation bells. Starts at 9:42
The Economist: The best podcasts of 2020
I wrote about what I thought were the best podcasts of 2020 for The Economist. They offered culinary advice, investigated catastrophes and told personal stories… (read more)
Macron's diplomatic push
This week our correspondent joined Emmanuel Macron on his visit to China. The French president is stretching his diplomatic wings, and has some striking views about Europe’s place in the world.
I worked with other producers to sculpt our correspondent’s French-language interview into a concise segment. Work included scripting questions, translation, editing and sourcing archive
The Peter Project
In 1943, a Japanese-American child moved in with my grandfather's family in Cleveland, Ohio. The child, Peter, had just left the internment camp and would stay with the Hertzes for the duration of the war. In this podcast, I explore how that really happened - and how it's different from the story we've passed on. Part history, part mystery, reporting this story took me to Maine, Cleveland and, eventually, Seattle.
