Double Play was an occasional series of radio dramas I created while at Only A Game. For this piece, I shortened and adapted a book chapter, directed the voice talent, created the sound design and executed the final mix. Listen with headphones.

From the start, I knew I wanted Heather Hardy to tell her own story. But not every person -- and especially not every athlete -- is capable ot the introspection required for a non-narrated piece. The minute Heather started answering my first question, I knew we'd be fine.

When I was a kid on the swim team, my mom would warn me not to go into the pool too soon after eating. Turns out, her fears can be traced back to the Boy Scouts, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and a myth that just never seems to go away.

Reporter Shira Springer and I collaborated on this story, looking back at the 1970 boycott staged by the nine members of the Syracuse 8. This piece felt particularly relevant, as many of the same themes were playing out with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

I love to use this story as an example in my classes. After the interview, I wasn't sure I had enough good material for a story. But with a little creativity, I put together this piece and won the 2017 National Murrow Award for Sports Reporting.

I love quirky, deep dives into history, and this is one of my favorites. It started with a listener who had solved a family mystery and led me down the rabbit hole of information about a doomsday cult from Benton Harbor, Michigan.

I've had a lot of wacky ideas in my day, but trying to turn a web comic into a radio piece might have been among the wackiest. Luckily, the artist was game, and the finished story proved to be interesting and thought-provoking.