SELECTED WRITING
Bloomberg News / Bloomberg Businessweek
on the corporate espionage scandal between two HR startups
on Zyn, nicotine, and Zynfluencers
on using AI to read ancient Roman scrolls
on Silicon Valley's harmful obsession with the AI apocalypse
on a musical instrument, its litigious creators, and weaponizing copyright
on WeWork, just a few months pre-implosion
on Instacart, just a few months after the spread of Covid
on Juicero
on OneTaste, a piece which is now being expanded into the book EMPIRE OF ORGASM
on humans secretly powering chatbots
San Francisco Chronicle
on SF's medical examiner case backlog, an investigation that led to the resignation of the city’s chief medical examiner
AUDIO
In 2020, I reported and hosted a seven-part narrative podcast about Adam Neumann and WeWork. Those episodes form the first season of Foundering, a podcast series from the journalists at Bloomberg Technology. Each season of Foundering brings listeners inside a different high-stakes drama from the tech industry. (Seasons two through four use different hosts and tell the stories of TikTok, Amazon, and John McAfee. Shawn Wen is Foundering's brilliant executive producer for all seasons; we wrote the scripts together and she's the reason the show sounds so good.)
To listen, start at the first episode of season one: on Apple podcasts, and on Spotify.
For our work on the WeWork podcast season, Shawn and I were named as finalists for the Livingston Award and won first place in the SABEW Best in Business audio category.
In 2024, I reported and hosted another season of Foundering, and teamed up with Shawn again. This time, for season five, the podcast chronicled the founding and abrupt coup attempt at OpenAI. The season is also an in-depth character study of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley today and someone we conclude is "slippery" -- whose word can't always be trusted.
To listen, start with episode one: on Apple podcasts, and on Spotify.
Livingston Award, finalist, 2021
SABEW Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Award, honorable mention, 2019
SABEW Best in Business, Audio, winner, 2020
SF Press Club, Podcast, winner, 2020
Online Journalism Awards, Audio series, finalist, 2021
National Headliner Awards, 2nd place, 2021
New York Festivals Radio Award, silver, 2024
SABEW Best in Business, Audio, honorable mention, 2024
Signal Award, Best Writing, bronze, 2024