I produced or co-produced the below segments on NPR's talk show, 1A. I booked guests, conducted research, found and edited sound clips and voicemails, and wrote the script and web copy.

The Pandemic Saw A Spike In Traffic Deaths. What's Being Done To Stop it?

When cities shut down at the start of the pandemic, streets were emptier. But deaths and serious injuries spiked for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike. It didn't stop once cities reopened; the first half of 2021 had the largest six-month jump in traffic fatalities on record.

Criticism Of Travis Scott Mounts After Astroworld Tragedy

At least eight people have died and 300 hundred were injured due to crowd surges this weekend at a Houston-based music festival called Astroworld.

'Speaking Of Race' With Celeste Headlee

In her new book, “Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism — and How to Do It,”  journalist and author Celeste Headlee uses science, research, and her own lived experience to explore the best ways to have proactive conversations about race.

The Fight For Indigenous Religious Freedom

Oak Flat is about 4,300 acres of desert landscape in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, about an hour east of Phoenix. For the Apache, it’s a sacred religious site. The area also has a massive copper deposit. In a 2014 deal, Congress gave part of Oak Flat to one of the world’s largest copper mining companies.

More Than Squid Game: The International Rise Of K-Dramas

According to Netflix, U.S. viewing of K-dramas has doubled since 2019, and accelerated even more since the start of the pandemic. But the rise in K-dramas popularity outside of Korea has been years in the making, from immigrants selling VHS tapes in Korean grocery stores to volunteers around the world subtitling shows online

American Households Were Slowly Getting Back To Normal. Then Delta Hit.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to many American households. Kids without Internet access had a hard time logging on to learn remotely. Families without health insurance struggled to afford medical care. By now, some experts predicted these problems would already be subsiding.