Podcast and Video

I collect tape in the field for podcasts, am experienced with both TV and radio interviews and do basic filming and editing.


I started out my freelancing career over 10 years ago, making short news videos for an agency in Europe called ZoomIn TV when I lived in Mexico City.

Recently, I’ve found a new home in podcasting. I love collecting tape in the field and thinking about storytelling in sonic ways, not just visually. Below are some of these examples, along with some of my live TV appearances (many many others never made it into sharable social media clips), and some other (slightly dated) news videos. I haven’t sought out video news projects in a while, but still shoot and have the equipment for quality HD and 4K video.

Crude Awakening: Why Ecuador voted to stop drilling in the Amazon (Climate One, Podcast)

June 28, 2024

YASUNI, ECUADOR – A podcast about the Yasuni referendum in Ecuador, where the country voted to stop oil drilling in the national park, while most who live in or near the park voted to keep drilling. I traveled to the Amazon to talk to people and find out why.

My fieldwork starts around the 24:00 mark, but listen to an insightful interview with Kevin Koenig first. Listed here.

Chaos in Ecuador as Gunmen storm live TV (CBC The Current, Radio)

January 12, 2024

QUITO, ECUADOR – I helped CBC out with this episode of The Current, collecting testimonies from people on the streets of Quito and their reaction to the spike in violence in the country. In short: people are worried. Jordan, 23, from Esmeraldas said several of his childhood friends were killed last year. Others have stopped going out alone or going or going out after 7pm. The tension, uncertainty and fear is inescapable. Listen here.

In Carmen’s Hands (World Affairs, Podcast)

August 6, 2021

QUITO, ECUADOR – A few months ago, the California based World Affairs podcast contacted me to talk about a previous article I had written about Carmen Carcelen, an Ecuadorian woman who lives in the small town of Juncal, near the border with Colombia, and turned her home into a shelter for Venezuelans migrating through. By 2019, she had received over 8,500 Venezuelans in her home. Listen here. (Photo credit: Jonatan Rosas)

Escaping coronavirus in Ecuador’s Amazon (Al Jazeera’s The Take, Podcast)

July 27, 2020

QUITO, ECUADOR – In May, Al Jazeera interviewed me for their podcast The Take about how Indigenous communities in Ecuador’s Amazon were forced to deal with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, lock down, environmental disasters, and oil spills in their communities all at once. Listen here. (Photo credit: Jerónimo Zúñiga)

Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World, Live news spot)

October 3, 2019

QUITO, ECUADOR – I spoke with TRT World about Ecuador’s national strike, where protesters paralyzed 20 provinces for over two days (so far). The protesters are angry over a series of labor and tax reforms, and the cutting of gas and diesel subsidies that saw the price of diesel more than double over night. Watch here.

Ecuador’s new policy for Venezuelans crossing the border (TRT World, Live news spot)

August 18, 2018

QUITO, ECUADOR – I spoke with TRT World about Ecuador enforcing their new policy for Venezuelans trying to cross the border and enter the country, now requiring the hold passports. This was put into effect Saturday, Aug 18 and is going to make things a whole lot worse for a lot of people before it makes things better. Watch here.

Ecuadorians say Lenin Moreno’s Victory is a Win for Poor and Working People (The Real News, Video)

April 3, 2017

QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuadorians elected a new President Sunday, voting to keep the current left-wing party of President Rafael Correa in power. Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Allianza Pais headquarters Sunday night to celebrate the win. This is my on the ground video report for The Real News. Watch here.

Afro-Colombians Place Hope in the Peace Process (The Real News, Video)

August 22, 2016

PUERTO TEJADA, COLOMBIA – After over 50 years of civil war, the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas are closer than ever to signing a final peace deal. But some people in the country support the peace process more than others, mainly the country’s black and indigenous populations – Those who have been the most affected by the decades of fighting. This is my on the ground video report for The Real News. Watch here.