Portfolio

The Grid: The Zero-Carbon Backbone
Texas's power grid broke down in a spectacular way in February of 2020. How did this failure play out in people's lives? What it tells us about the switch from polluting sources to a zero-carbon system? This is the first episode of a five-part limited series I produced alongside an executive producer.

You Use Data Centers
I produced the first season of Google's documentary podcast about data centers, Where the Internet Lives, alongside an executive producer.

Balancing: The High-Wire Act of the Distributed Grid
Texas's power grid almost went down for weeks or months in February of 2020. This episode goes inside the grid control room where the grid almost collapsed. We also explore how adding renewables and batteries can help -- but also make the grid more complex. This is the fourth episode of a five-part limited series I produced.

From Landfill to Solar Farm in a Black Houston Neighborhood
A former oil-and-gas man catches the solar bug, bringing a solar farm and lower energy bills to a historically black neighborhood in Houston called Sunnyside.

The Race to Green Steel
Multiple technologies are racing to decarbonize steel. The flashiest and most exciting? Hydrogen. It's basically the Usain Bolt of contenders.

Understanding the transmission bottleneck
The U.S. power grid is clogged, and it’s holding back the energy transition. This is one Signal-award-winning episode of this Apple-charts topping weekly show. I produced 200+ episodes, owned end-to-end production, and helped to launch the show.

The Columbia Eagle Mutiny
In 1970, two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. This is the first of a four-part series I edited on the Columbia Eagle Mutiny.

For the Love of Concrete
A love story about concrete. This episode break downs our relationship with the stuff, and why it's so dysfunctional. I visited a concrete factory for this episode.

The Battery Recycling Dilemma
Batteries are transforming global energy. This five-part series explores the battery supply chain from mining to recycling. I helped to produce the series and for this episode I visited a battery recycling plant in Georgia.

Hirshhorn Hits 30-Year Attendance High, One Selfie At A Time
In a feature story for WAMU in D.C. I explored why attendance at the Smithsonian's Hirschhorn Museum was peaking.
