Podcasts
I started off telling audio stories for All Things Considered and This American Life. Now I host my own show, Deep Cover (on Pushkin), which the New York Times picked as one of its best podcasts of 2024 and which recently hit #1 on the Apple charts. You can find all of my audio work below. Enjoy!
Deep Cover: Seasons 1-7
Deep Cover is a narrative podcast, produced by Pushkin. It’s about people who lead double lives. We explore webs of deception and dark underworlds, with rigorous investigative journalism.
All Things Considered
I started off telling audio stories for All Things Considered. Explore my contributions here.
This American Life
Switched at Birth
On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital in small-town Wisconsin. The infants were accidentally switched, and went home with the wrong families. One of the mothers realized the mistake but chose to keep quiet -- until the day, more than 40 years later, when she decided to talk. (Running time 1 hour.)
The Collector
Jake tells the story of a rare documents expert, John Reznikoff, who came into possession of some materials which—if authentic—would change history. Then things got complicated. Scroll down, it's the second act (32 minutes).
Snap Judgement
Surviving Ebola
My new NPR story on a mom who made her own Ebola suit -- MacGyver style -- and saved her son's life.
What About Dad?
What happens when you dad dissapears for 30 years and then suddenly needs your help?
Shrapnel
When the fight is over we still have to deal with the pieces of the battle that remain inside. This is the story of one Marine's struggle.
One-Off Stories
The New Underground Railroad
on The New Yorker Radio Hour: The tale of a secret house in Bufffalo, N.Y., and the people who are risking their lives to get there.
Nazi Gold
on The New Yorker: While I was in Poland, reporting my "Nazi Underground" story for the New Yorker, I also made a 20-minute radio documentary.
The Buffalo Talk Off
on Planet Money: A journey into the world of debt collecting.
The Dark Side of Fame
on NPR: Read the text of Jake's latest commentary on Susan Boyle and the dark side of fame.