senior producer @ClickHereShow
New York, NY
Joined November 2011
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Technology promised us better evidence. Sharper pictures and video. But what happens when all that evidence stops convincing us? This week on @ClickHereShow, the story of one family, one photo, and the fragile thing AI may be changing most: trust. podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcas…
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Even the safest automakers can get tripped up by code. On @ClickHereShow, we look at what happened when a #Volvo software update went wrong — and what it reveals about the risks of “move fast and break things” on the open road. #tech #cars
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My latest for @ClickHereShow: under the Trump admin, ICE arrests have doubled this year. Raids have become more visible, aggressive, and militarized. So activists turned to apps and social media. What happens when speech and dissent move from the streets to the cloud?
When the #Trump administration began rounding up #immigrants, a new kind of resistance took shape — digital, crowdsourced and built for the smartphone era.
Activists used apps and social media to keep watch on the government. But before long, the government started watching back.
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We usually think of getting online as something that requires cables strung under oceans or buried beneath our feet. Mahesh Krishnaswamy of Taara thinks the future may lie in beams of light pointed at the sky.
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What does it take to get everyone online?
This week on @ClickHereShow, we meet a Mississippi farmer who's chasing a signal, and discover that what’s really at stake isn’t just access to the internet — it’s access to the future itself.
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When Richard Hunter heard about Kentucky’s generous crypto incentives, he packed up his bitcoin machines and pointed them south. He imagined a booming business, jobs for locals, and maybe — just maybe — a shot at redemption. But what he got … was a buzzkill.
More on Click Here's Mic Drop:
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This week on @ClickHereShow, we traveled to Kentucky for a story on bitcoin mining.
Since the collapse of coal, Eastern Kentucky has lived through a procession of supposed revivals. Each new idea was treated as something close to salvation.
We spent four days driving across the state, and it became clear that things like cryptomining and AI data centers may not offer a break with history — just a continuation of it.
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In case you missed it, here's our Kentucky Bitcoin story in @WIRED. Props to @zdhirsch who traveled with me to Kentucky for this. wired.com/story/kentuckys-bi…
It’s true - ‘If All Else Fails’ has been nominated for a Webby! Will you help us win a People’s Voice Award also? That would be huge and you can vote here: click.email.webbyawards.com/…
Thank you for the shout @Transom_org !
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Shouting out two Transom Workshop alumni for their well-deserved #Webby nominations: @zdhirsch from the "If All Else Fails" team at @ncpr; and @MelodyRowell with the indie podcast "Less Radical." Such an impressive roster of nominees -- go vote! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV…
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my latest work for @ClickHereShow: the early internet was ushered in with so much hope for its utopian possibilities. But the founder of the @citizenlab , @RonDeibert , suspected there was a dark underbelly of surveillance and censorship and he was determined to unmask it.
This week on @ClickHereShow, @RonDeibert tells us about how he and his team of digital sleuths at @citizenlab have been holding purveyors of high-tech surveillance to account.
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The U.S.’ worst aviation tragedy in more than two decades followed years of alarms and close calls before luck finally ran out ➡️ politi.co/40BXch2
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With safety deportation plans and 'Know Your Rights' workshops, labor organizations and workers’ centers are offering critical resources to their immigrant members.
documentedny.com/2025/01/29/…
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Enforcement was already on the rise before Trump’s inauguration.
Now, street sellers are avoiding any risk of getting a criminal ticket that could make them ICE targets.
thecity.nyc/2025/01/30/migra…
This month I started a new job as a producer on @ClickHereShow hosted by @NPRDina covering tech, hackers and surveillance. The first episode I worked on is out today, about Australia's strict tech laws and a messaging app that took a stand on privacy:
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My story out today: @pghpublicradio has finalized a union contract with higher pay, expanded parental leave and protections against artificial intelligence: no replacing reporters with robots. Ditto for DJs, producers and editors.
wesa.fm/economy-business/202…
