Basics

I host and report for NPR’s daily podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money.

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Details

Before joining NPR in Washington DC, I reported for public radio stations Boston, Cleveland and New York City.

I cover a wide variety of topics through the lens of economics, business, labor, money, and the law. One week, I might explain the rise of AI-generated merchandise or the market for human cells. The next, he may explore the impact of banning affirmative action or the blurry legal line between creativity and theft.

I want to help people understand the economic forces that shape their lives. At times, that’s meant riding along with gig workers, spending days at a struggling restaurant, or combing through data to pinpoint which banks aren’t lending in Black neighborhoods.

Once, I wrote an audio drama about inflation.

I got interested in journalism while studying media law at the University of Maryland School of Law. Later, I earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Since switching careers, I’ve felt lucky to have a job that allows me to ask questions, to better understand our world, and help others understand it, too.

Awards, Honors, and Other Things

  • Ambie Award (2026) for Best Business Podcast: The Indicator from Planet Money

  • National Edward R. Murrow Award (2022) for Excellence in Sound: “'Time to Cut Losses': Inside the Final Days of a Boston Restaurant”

  • Public Media Journalists Association Award (2021) for Spot News and team breaking news coverage of a racial justice protest in Boston.

  • Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (2021) for Excellence in Writing

  • National Edward R. Murrow Award (2019) for sports reporting and a Gracie Award (2019) for feature reporting: “Cleveland Softball Gets a Financial Assist from the Chinese”

  • Bringing Home the World Fellow (2019): Reported from China on the effects of the trade war, and from Hong Kong on pro-democracy protests.

  • Ohio Society of Professional Journalists: Best Radio Feature Reporting (2018)

  • US-Japan Journalism Fellowship (2018): Reported from Japan on trade tariffs, an aging steel town, and an unlikely retail giant.

  • AIR New Voice Scholar (2017): an honor highlighting emerging talent in public media

  • Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (2017): contributed to Best Radio Series, “Divided by Design,” and Best Continuing Radio Coverage for reporting about Puerto Ricans who moved to Cleveland after Hurricane Maria.