I hosted and produced Gays Against Briggs, the ninth season of Slow Burn, Slate’s flagship narrative podcast. Over seven episodes, I explored one of the most consequential civil rights battles in American history: the first-ever statewide vote on gay rights.
In 1978, state Sen. John Briggs put a proposition on the California ballot attempting to ban gays and lesbians from working in public schools. If it passed, it would fuel a growing backlash against LGBTQ people in all corners of American life.
The show tells the story of the anti-gay movement of the 1970s and the sprawling, infighting, joyous opposition—led in part by then-unknown Harvey Milk—that rose up to stop it. It culminates with new reporting on a shocking act of violence that rocked San Francisco and the little-known queer riot in its wake.
I reported and hosted an episode of 99 Percent Invisible on Lincoln Heights, a majority-Black suburb of Cincinnati with an unbelievably rich history. The town has spent 80 years in a maddening battle against an open-air police shooting range that terrorizes residents with the noise of gunfire all day long.
In 1995, at a fertility clinic in California, patients entrusted their dreams—and their genetic material—to a doctor who followed no code of ethics but his own.
I guest-hosted one of Slate’s narrative podcasts to report the story of how one of the biggest ethical breaches in American medical history became one woman’s personal nightmare.
I’ve co-hosted Outward, a weekly Slate podcast, since 2018. It’s a cheeky salon that brings unexpected perspectives and deep curiosity to queer culture and politics, inviting listeners into a colorful conversation about LGBTQ life.