Podcasts
Here are seven seasons of my podcast Deep Cover and other selected pieces of audio journalism.
Deep Cover — Seven Seasons
 | Season 7 — The Family Man A father’s secret life, the crimes he committed in the name of family, and what his daughters discovered. |
 | Season 6 — The Truth About Sarah A woman’s astonishing double life—and the trail of questions she left behind. |
 | Season 5 — The George Santos Story The rise and unraveling of a politician whose biography seemed too extraordinary to be true. |
 | Season 4 — The Nameless Man A cold murder, two obsessed detectives, and a family still searching for answers. |
 | Season 3 — Never Seen Again A disappearance opens a haunting investigation into what it means to vanish without a trace. |
 | Season 2 — Mob Land A story of organized crime, shifting loyalties, and the people caught between them. |
 | Season 1 — The Drug Wars An FBI agent goes undercover inside a sprawling drug organization—and finds the case is larger than anyone imagined. |
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Selected Audio Stories
These are a few of my favorite one-off audio stories that I’ve done over the years for This American Life, All Things Considered, and elsewhere.
Switched at Birth
Two baby girls are switched at birth in 1951—and one mother keeps the truth secret for more than forty years.The Collector
A rare-documents expert acquires a mysterious artifact that could rewrite history—if it is real.What About Dad?
A father disappears for thirty years, then suddenly returns needing help from the family he left behind.Shrapnel
A Marine comes home from war carrying fragments of the battle inside him, in more ways than one.Audio Archive by Outlet
This American Life
Switched at Birth · The Collector · Magic Words
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The New Underground Railroad · Nazi Gold · For a French Burglar, Stealing Masterpieces Is Easier Than Selling Them
Snap Judgment
Surviving Ebola · What About Dad? · Shrapnel
Planet Money
All Things Considered
I was a contributor to All Things Considered for many years. Here are many of my stories, organized by theme.
Family Dramas
Journeys to Unusual Places
Life on a Volcano · The Underwater Town · Tower of the Arctic · The Last of the Malibu Hillbillies · Island of the Storm Riders
Stories About Me and My People
Christmas Day Movies Presents… · The Hot Dog Vendor and the U.S. Constitution · My Grandfather’s Trip to the Moon · Grandpa’s Birth · Bed Bugs · A Criminal Coincidence · Urban Legends
Book Reviews
Night Soldiers · Zombie Survival · Shipwrecked · The Winds of War
Pop Culture: TV, Music, and Video Games
Mad Men · A New Game That’s Good—Too Good · Old Bootlegs · Sidekicks
Stories on Fame and Celebrity
Rolling Out the Red Carpet · Bikini Waxer · My Fictional Friends · Hollywood Mythology · Acquired Situational Narcissism · The Dark Side of Fame