We Keep Us Safe

NPR, KUOW, The Seattle Times (2026)

Published as a season of NPR’s Embedded podcast, We Keep Us Safe investigates the unsolved killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. at a Seattle protest known as CHOP in 2020. I co-created the series and served as a co-host and reporter, working alongside partners from The Seattle Times and NPR.

We Keep Us Safe was:

• adapted into episodes of NPR’s The Sunday Story and Code Switch.

• featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.

• among the top 20 series on Apple Podcasts.

• one of The Guardian’s best podcasts of the week.

Read more about our investigation’s findings on NPR and in The Seattle Times.

Adults in the ROom

KUOW (2026)

In Adults in the Room, host Isolde Raftery re-investigates an alleged sexual-abuse scandal at her high school that altered students’ lives, including her own. As a producer, I helped develop, report, and write the series.

Adults in the Room was:

• among the top three overall shows on Apple Podcasts.

• the No. 1 series and No. 1 society and culture show on Apple Podcasts.

• covered by The Seattle Times: “It’s not just people in Seattle who have been riveted to the story.”

• “a huge thumbs up from me… truly excellent” – Rebecca Lavoie of Crime Writers On.

Lost Patients

KUOW, The Seattle Times (2024)

Lost Patients investigates why America loses people who experience psychosis to an endless loop between emergency rooms, jails, and the streets. I co-created the podcast, served as host and producer, and reported the series alongside partners from The Seattle Times.

Lost Patients was:

• nominated for a 2024 Peabody award.

• winner of a Livingston Award in national reporting, a Scripps Howard Award, and a Sigma Delta Chi Award.

• downloaded more than a million times, making it one of the most listened-to new podcasts of 2024.

• the No. 1 documentary show on Apple Podcasts.

• selected by Apple Podcasts for its “Spotlight” feature and “Shows We Love” for 2024.

• adapted into episodes of NPR’s The Sunday Story, WBUR’s On Point, and Reveal.

The Walk Home

KNKX, The Seattle Times (2022)

The Walk Home investigates the killing of Manuel Ellis by police in Tacoma, Wash., a case intertwined with the racial justice protests of 2020. I co-created the podcast and served as senior producer, helping lead a cross-organizational team of journalists in reporting and writing the series.

The Walk Home was:

• winner of a national Edward R. Murrow Award and PMJA Award.

• a finalist for a Livingston Award and Scripps Howard Award.

• one of Vulture’s Best Podcasts of 2022.

• adapted into an episode of NPR’s Up First.

Outsiders

KNKX, The Seattle Times (2020)

Outsiders examines the rise of unsheltered homelessness on the West Coast by chronicling one city’s attempts to manage the crisis for more than a year. I created the podcast, served as host and producer, and reported it alongside partners from The Seattle Times.

Outsiders was:

• a “narrative feat” and one of the Best Podcasts of 2020, according to TIME.

• “outstanding” and a “feat of narrative balancing,” according to Vulture.

• a finalist for a Livingston Award in national reporting and a Third Coast Award.

• winner of two national PMJA Awards.

Read more about the questions driving Outsiders, our findings, and reflections on our reporting in Olympia, Wash.