Hi! I'm an audio producer, journalist and feature writer based in Toronto. I work with CBC Podcasts and CBC Radio. Most of the time I focus on reported longform narratives about complex issues.
My audio work has won some awards (including a Webby Award, New York Festivals Radio Award, Signal Award and an Australian Podcast Award). My longform and investigative magazine writing has been nominated for some awards too, including two National Magazine Awards (Best Investigative Reporting, and Best Longform Feature) and a James Beard Media Award. I’ve also been a finalist for the APTN/CAJ Reconciliation Award. Last year, I was a showrunner with CBC Podcasts and our show was selected by The Atlantic as one of the 35 Best Podcasts of 2022.
I have ten years of experience as an audio producer (podcast, documentary, public radio), journalist and feature writer. I’ve worked with CBC Podcasts, CBC Radio, BBC Radio 4, NPR One, and elsewhere. I’ve also taught podcasting and audio documentary at Toronto Metropolitan University’s journalism school, and I was the founding associate editor of The Conversation Canada. My audio work and writing have been assigned in university classes on audio and creative non-fiction writing.
I started my journalism career recording from ice cream trucks in Scotland in the winter.
Some Work
Buffy, showrunner, (serialized podcast), CBC Podcasts, 2022
Bad Taste, story editor, (narrative-style podcast), SBS, 2021
Back to the Land, showrunner, (documentary series), CBC Radio, 2021
Our Rocks are Alive (audio documentary), BBC Short Cuts, 2021
The Acorn: An Ohlone Love Story (audio documentary), NPR, 2021
The New Lobster Wars, The Walrus, 2020, Finalist for two National Magazine Awards
Emu in the Sky (audio documentary), BBC Short Cuts, 2020
First Course, Granta, 2019
The Restaurant: A Table Divided (audio documentary), CBC Radio/KALW, 2018
Unreserved, Producer, CBC Radio, 2017-2021
The Fridge Light, Producer, (narrative podcast), CBC Podcasts, 2017
The Forgotten Army (audio documentary), CBC Radio, 2015
Some Press and Awards
Best Factual Podcast, Silver Award winner, Australian Podcast Awards, Bad Taste, 2022
Best Podcast in the Food and Drink category, Gold Award winner, Signal Awards, Bad Taste, 2022
The Atlantic’s ‘One of the 35 Best Podcasts of 2022’, Buffy, 2022
Best Investigative Reporting, National Magazine Award finalist, The New Lobster Wars, 2021
Best Long-Form Feature, National Magazine Award finalist, The New Lobster Wars, 2021
APTN/CAJ Reconciliation Award finalist, 2021
Profiled in In Digestion, 2020
James Beard Journalism Awards, Nominated for Best Profile, 2020
Special mention In Digestion’s weekly survey of the best online food media, 2020
Special mention in Alicia Kennedy’s weekly essay on the politics of food, 2020
National Native Media Award, Finalist for Best Podcast/Radio, 2020
New York Festivals, Silver Radio Award, The Fridge Light, 2018
Webby Award for Podcast and Digital Audio, The Fridge Light, 2018
Bello Collective’s top 100 outstanding audio pieces, The Fridge Light, 2017
Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Literary Journalism Award, 2017
Some Talks and Teaching
Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Journalism, Interviews and working with sound, Talk, 2021
Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Journalism, Audio Instructor, 2019, 2020
University of Toronto, Audio Workshop, 2018
