Getting the Story

After over a thousand conversations with scientists, I can talk science with the best of them. I'm an accomplished interviewer who can put experts at ease and capture a compelling story. I'm also skilled at condensing technical information into a clear, concise and entertaining presentation.

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Podcast/Radio

Point of Discovery

I produce the monthly science podcast, Point of Discovery, about how scientists at the University of Texas at Austin make breakthroughs on the cutting edge of research.

Evolution Inspires Anthrax Cure

The Last First Planetary Mission

Four Potatoes

I produce the Four Potatoes Podcast, where I interview the people who keep traditional American music and dance alive in Central Texas. It's like Story Corps meets American Routes. Check it out:

Episode 5: Texas Songcatcher, Part 2

Episode 4: Texas Songcatcher, Pt. 1

Episode 3: You Say You Want a Revolution

Episode 2: Mammie Played Banjo

Episode 1: Ol' Squealer.

Earth & Sky

From 1995 to 2006, I was a writer and producer for the daily science radio program Earth & Sky. I wrote over 500 ninety-second radio segments for Earth & Sky.

Pulse of the Planet

DEPTHX - Antarctica, September 17, 2007

DEPTHX - Microbes, September 12, 2007

DEPTHX - Robot Map, August 22, 2007

DEPTHX- Practicing for Europa, August 21, 2007

Loh Down on Science

I freelance wrote a two-minute segment for the Loh Down on Science, CalTech's daily science radio program. Here it is:

Sexy Flowers, Loh Down on Science, July 11, 2006

Kid's Earth & Sky

I co-wrote and co-produced a series of 52 ninety-second science radio segments for a younger audience called Kids Earth & Sky.


Videos & Audio Slideshows

New Stash of Ice Age Fossils, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, December 2013

The Secrets of Caves, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, January 2013

Skeletons in the Closet, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 2012

Henry Darcy, The Man Who Saved Dijon, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, February 2012

Scott's Hut: Tour a Relic of Polar Exploration, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 2011

Hidden World: Antarctica Through A Geologist's Lens, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, May 2011

Cranfield Carbon Storage Project, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, Fall 2010

Fly Me to the Moon, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, April 2010

Troubled Waters, UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, October 2008