I tell stories about unlikely alliances—how people and movements intersect in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable.
I’ve interviewed veterans pushing for legal access to psychedelic drugs, and Muslim Americans joining conservatives in opposing LGBTQ-affirming schoolbooks. I’ve produced episodes on Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize winner who dedicated her award to Donald Trump, and on Syrian President al-Sharaa's path from U.S.-designated terrorist to White House guest. My work spans foreign policy, U.S. news, and science.
For nearly a decade, I’ve produced, hosted, and reported for podcasts and radio shows, including Vox’s "Today, Explained" and Al Jazeera’s YouTube-first program "The Take." I now work as an independent journalist and am available for freelance and contract assignments.
CLIPS
WORLD
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s high-stakes bid to remake Syria for Al Jazeera
Why did it take months to free a US teen from Israeli prison? for Al Jazeera
Conned into the Russian Army for Vox
FIFA World Cup in Qatar series for Vox
PSYCHEDELICS
MDMA’s 40-year fight for medical approval continues for Vox
Was it DMT? Or was it heaven? for PRX’s Altered States
Ecstasy Therapy series for Vox
GAZA
Is Israel a settler-colonial state? The debate, explained for Vox
Amid ceasefire, Omar El Akkad on the politics that betrayed Gaza for Al Jazeera
A call from Gaza for Vox
MIGRATION
Why is Donald Trump fixated on South Africa? for Al Jazeera
From Kabul’s airport to Virginia’s burbs for Vox
"Bringing the border to Biden" for Vox
CURIOSITIES
Honey, they stole the bees for Vox
The $5,000 butt for Vox
How the Hawaiian steel guitar changed American music for Smithsonian Magazine
The unexpected history of the air conditioner for Smithsonian Magazine
