Hi, I’m Evan.

For the last 15 years, I’ve produced videos & podcasts about tech, media, business, and politics for outlets you know and love, and also The Onion. My work has won some awards and been nominated for still more. Some of my career highlights:

- I asked President Obama about his use of lethal drones, which prompted his first-ever disclosure of the drone program operating in Pakistan. His answer was cited in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and New York Times which resulted in the release of "the drone memo," and contributed to a diplomatic falling out with the Pakistani government.

- I produced 200 episodes of Pivot, Vox Media/New York Magazine’s flagship podcast and one of the top 20 podcasts in US news. During my time at Pivot, we provided essential coverage of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, and I platformed critical perspectives from writers and activists like Edward Ongweso, Jr., Evan Greer, Rani Molla, and Malcolm Harris.

- I co-wrote the sketch Kevin Bacon Explains the 80’s to Millennials.

I strive to make work that's weird, fun, informative, and never, ever, boring. (That's not a dig at boring. Some of my favorite hobbies are boring.) I love finding interesting characters, unexpected developments, and impactful ways that people are working to shape the world. Sometimes that means firing off 3D-printed guns, working with Sesame Street Muppets, driving across North America with a solar-powered car, or traveling to Gaza.

In 2010, I produced, shot, and edited the independent travel series Jet Set Zero. I spent a year working from huts, cabins, hotels, and parts unknown in Vietnam, Ecuador, and Thailand. I managed our talent, logistics, and filmed in challenging circumstances: on horseback, motorbike, and while mountain-climbing. Despite its shoestring budget, the show received multiple Webby award nominations against competitors like the New York Times.

I joined Mashable in 2012 and helped lead its video efforts, working on everything from comedy series to short documentaries to collaborations with Internet-famous cats, and LOTS of tech coverage. Mashable was at the heart of the social media revolution; our videos were viewed by millions, and covered by rivals and larger media. In 2015, I took the skills and lessons I'd learned at Mashable to the Wall Street Journal, and continued to cover tech, business, and politics.

In 2017 I was arrested while covering protests outside Donald Trump’s inauguration. The charges were swiftly dropped when courts acknowledged that I was, in fact, a journalist working for an online news site. (Eventually, prosecutors would drop charges against everyone arrested that day.) When I tried to write about my experience in jail, my bosses insisted that I remain silent. Instead, I left the company and published my account of the arrest with the Freedom of the Press Foundation. I returned to the Wall Street Journal and resumed my coverage of politics and technology.

Currently, I produce The Atlantic Re:Think podcast The Most Interesting Thing In AI, hosted by CEO Nicholas Thompson. I also work as a screenwriter, utilizing my wealth of experiences to craft imaginative features and shorts that are grounded in reality. My clients include AWRY Productions in Los Angeles and Third Culture Content in Seoul. I've also continued to lead teams of producers, editors, and animators for outlets including The Atlantic, The Recount, and the aforementioned Pivot.

Want to talk about work? Please get in touch.