I'm a writer based in Los Angeles. In 2011, I started making radio pieces: feature stories and audio documentaries for shows like All Things Considered, The World, UnFictional, The Frame, Design and Architecture, Good Food, The Organist and Studio 360. Click on any of the images below for more information and to hear the radio story.

(*Festival award winners and finalists.)

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The Couple in 303*

The most wanted man in America was my neighbor for 15 years.
Candypants

A young gay Chicago couple invented edible underwear -- and made millions.
Smart Old Broad Returns*

How competitive air guitar saved Maureen O'Neill's life.

On Stage With the Philharmonic
On Stage With the Philharmonic

What does a concert at Disney Hall sound like -- to the orchestra?

The Tao of Cookie
The Tao of Cookie

A short, strange trip with a man who loves music, hash and the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
A Sewing-Machine "Bolero"

Artist Lun*na Menoh makes music from sewing machines.

In South Africa, a Call for Fake Americans
In South Africa, a Call for Fake Americans

Why Cape Town actors want to sound Californian. 
This Cadaver Sings an Aria

Inside David Lang's grisly, darkly funny new opera.
Getting Paid to Party

My night with the beautiful people.

Bringing Back the United Artists
Bringing Back the United Artists

The remarkable history of one of downtown's grand old movie palaces.

The Voice of the Wildflowers
The Voice of the Wildflowers

Actor Joe Spano has made a career of playing cops. He also speaks for the bluebells.

Orson on Wonderland
Orson on Wonderland

Welles's personal assistant recalls the great director's twilight years.
Queasy Dining at the Magic Restroom Cafe*

Where the food is served in toilet bowls.

The Broad Gears Up
The Broad Gears Up

Want to open a major new museum? Here's how.

Scaling the Walls
Scaling the Walls

Can an experimental composer turn Frank Gehry's home into music?

The King of Junk
The King of Junk

In a barren patch of the Mojave, sculptor Noah Purifoy built himself a world.
Hollywood Veterans Keep On Shooting

This retirement community has its own TV network.
Labyrinths of Los Angeles

One walks these paths in a manner most meditative.

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Fowl vs. Fowl

Behind the scenes at a chicken beauty pageant.
How L.A. Markets Got Their Names

There really was a Mr. Smart and a Mr. Final.

Maintaining Metropolis II
Maintaining Metropolis II

Art conservator Alison Walker runs the world's smallest city.

Visiting Tokyo's Animal Cafes
Visiting Tokyo's Animal Cafes

Where cats and owls are stuck in dead-end jobs.

Tiki Paradise Lost
Tiki Paradise Lost

It's a dark day for Rufus, the giant carrot-eating fish.

New Year's Eve at the Smoking Deaths Sign
New Year's Eve at the Smoking Deaths Sign

L.A.'s weirdest end-of-year tradition.
Cali Likes a Lichen

These are heady days for members of the California Lichen Society.

The Aqualilies, Making a Splash
The Aqualilies, Making a Splash

Water ballet makes a comeback, on film and in the pool.

The Mini-Market Report
The Mini-Market Report

See what's fresh and in-season at your local convenience store!
The Battle for Carthay Square

Preservation, property rights and one man's Egyptian temple.

The Burrito Bracket
The Burrito Bracket

On the road with Nate Silver's full-time burrito correspondent.
Santa Hats and Matzo Balls

What's the deal with eating Chinese and deli food on Christmas?