My biggest project yet. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award: You Didn’t See Nothin.
In 1997, Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma by a gang of older white teens simply for being Black in a white neighborhood. The media quickly turned towards stories of reconciliation and racial healing, with cooperation by Black leaders and the attacker’s family. At the time of the attack, host Yohance Lacour was in his early 20s, writing plays, selling weed, and living at his dad’s house on the South Side of Chicago. Unable to stand by as the media transformed the hate crime into a fairy tale of racial reconciliation, Lacour began working with a local neighborhood newspaper to investigate the vicious hate crime. You Didn’t See Nothin finds Lacour back in Chicago after a 10-year prison sentence, tracking down key players to examine how the story connects to the present moment, reflect on his role as a journalist and storyteller, and explore the exploit of power in Chicago.
Part-memoir and part investigation, the seven-part series uses archival audio and new interviews with those involved to bring a fresh perspective to the narrative and correct the historical record of this case nearly 25 years later.
as story editor
Untitled ANCSA Contaminated Lands Podcast (estimated 2026)
A 6-episode podcast about the history and present day challenges of contaminated lands conveyed via the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
Jax & Phoebe Make a Planet (estimated 2026)
Jax & Phoebe Make a Planet is a limited-run podcast that will explore all the major chance events in earth history that needed to take place to get to the moment where two humans are able to hang out and bake an apple pie together.
The Alaska Myth (2023)
A podcast about how Alaskans view their history and themselves. A deconstruction of settler colonial myths.
“The Career Woman's Disease” (2020) - Tight Lipped
An episode tearing open the myth that Black women don't develop endometriosis, and the ripple effects it has on Black women today.
“Did I Dream?” (2020) - Tight Lipped
An episode examining medical gaslighting in regards to chronic vaginal and vulvar pain.
as senior producer / producer
Heat List (2025)
The Chicago Police Department crafts a scientifically-backed, cutting-edge predictive policing tool to identify folks caught up in the cycle of gun violence on Chicago’s streets. It’s meant to save lives, but will it do more harm than good? Heat List follows the story of the Thomas brothers - up and coming rappers on Chicago’s north side who find themselves on the the list. Ambie Award nominated podcast from Wondery and Vespucci.
You Didn’t See Nothin (2023)
Produced along with my colleagues at the Invisible Institute. Distributed by USG Audio.
as creator
“A Name That Sounds Pretty” (2022) - Short Cuts
I was named after a license plate that was named after… First aired on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts.
“[redacted] mixtape” (2022) - Short Cuts
I got mad when my coworker said the n word. So I did what any artist would do and made some art about it. First aired on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts.
“Crushing (Redux)” (2022) - Short Cuts
A slight modification to my original Crushing piece. First aired on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts.
“Chasing a Meaning” (2021) - Short Cuts
When Angel Olsen said “I’m gay.” First aired on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts.
“Learning/Unlearning” (2020) - Short Cuts
Ciarra Jones grew up in a home that taught her that being perfect was the only way to be if she were to survive white supremacy. But even at Harvard Graduate School, Ciarra learned her perfection wasn't enough. Through gardening, Ciarra's plants showed her a gentler way of being. First aired on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts.
“THRU COMPRESSION, LOSSY” (2020)
A sound collage made during the stay-at-home order period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Ex(cuse)planations” (2019)
How does this make you feel? How does saying "sorry" make you feel? How does it feel when people say "sorry" to you? This piece used found sound and was assembled and scored start-to-finish at the one-day Resonant Residency. 2023 On Air Fest Official Selection winner.
“An Interrogation” (2019) - Short Cuts
Where does your desire come from? What patterns does it follow? This non-narrated, commissioned audio doc asks those questions and more, interrogating the origins of desire in interviewed queer and trans folks of color.
“Gargling” (2019) - Re:sound
From raw audio recorded in 2017 when I first moved back in with my dad after he was diagnosed with cancer, I created an audio piece about our house and the frustration of caring for an elder.
“Crushing” (2019)
Some people love crushes. Some people hate them. This non-narrated audio documentary explores the motivations behind when you choose to act or not act on your crush feelings.
as sound designer
“Courtney’s Book Bag” (2020) - Somebody
A bonus episode of the award-winning podcast Somebody, this episode incorporated interview tape, archival media, voicemails, and field recordings to share more of the story behind Courtney Copeland’s death, as investigated by his mom Shapearl Wells.
“What Use Are Flowers?” (2019) - Make-Believe Association
Assistant sound designer for this Lorraine Hansberry adaptation that mixed live performance with studio recordings.