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I make sound-rich stories for radio stations.

 

Romance on the Connecticut: ‘Loquatious’ retirees nearly miss their moment

Part 4 of Life on the Connecticut, a series I made for NEPM, VPR, NHPR and the New England News Collaborative.

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“Fix it and move on”: Life on the Connecticut with ridiculous rent and a special kind of ‘energy’

Part 3 of Life on the Connecticut, a series I made for NEPM, VPR, NHPR and the New England News Collaborative.

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Once a ‘floating sewer,’ changes to the Connecticut River contribute to rebirth, hardship

Part 2 of Life on the Connecticut, a series I made for NEPM, VPR, NHPR and the New England News Collaborative.

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Working, grieving and getting by along the Connecticut River

Part 1 of Life on the Connecticut, a series I made for NEPM, VPR, NHPR and the New England News Collaborative.

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Dude paddles the Connecticut River in a ‘very hokey watercraft’

It would be difficult to overstate just how janky David Rothstein’s pumpkin/boat actually appeared

Listen the story at New England Public Media

National Edward R. Murrow Award Winner for 2023

We catch a thermal and up we go

I followed a group of paragliders to the peak of Mount Tom — and off of it.

This story won a 2023 national Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Sound!

Listen to the story below, or check it out at New England Public Media

 
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Mrs. Anderson will do just fine

Fans of blues legend Robert Johnson have been inventing racist and ridiculous stories about his origins for decades. In a new book, Johnson’s 94-year-old stepsister, Annye Anderson, tells the blues musician’s actual story — and her own.

Listen to the story below, or check it out at NPR’s All Things Considered

 
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Remote learning: make it ambitious and make it real

Wiley James is the knife-wielding protagonist of this piece I made for NPR’s Morning Edition.

Listen to the story below, or read the more expansive version at NPR.

 
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The end of the world is nigh — on the Q train

"At some point I thought, 'There's no Richard. There's just an old white guy standing up in the subway car yelling.

Listen to the story below, or check it out on NPR’s Morning Edition

 
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Dude, that’s gonna hurt a lot

Downhill Skateboarders Seek 'Mellow' 70 MPH

listen to the story below, or check it out at WBUR

 
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Can we stay focused on the fascists?

Loretta Ross Addresses the Call-Out Culture

Listen to the story below, or check it out at New England Public Radio

 
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It’s OK — at least I got the flame

Zoom school? Nah. Firebuilding? Yes! Wilderness schools are busy during the pandemic, with more kids than ever spending part of their week embedded in the woods. That’s great news for outdoor educators, except for one question: Who gets to go?

Listen to the story below, or check it out at NPR’s All Things Considered.

 
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Not all acts of confrontation and reconciliation occur in public.

listen to the story below, or check it out at WBUR, or listen to a shorter version on NPR's Here and Now

 
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We are parents with lived experience raising a child with a mental health challenge

In this 3-part series for New England Public Media, I speak with 3 extraordinary mothers, plus doctors, therapists, hospital CEOs, social workers and one cool kid about the escalating crisis in youth mental health.

Part 1 is about the Pile-Up in Emergency Rooms. Part 2 is about the Limits of Acute Inpatient Care. Part 3 is about the Shortage of Child Therapists. Click on the links, or listen below.

 

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