Selected Work

Check out some of my favorite pieces below. You’ll find horses, jumpsuits, placentas, and, of course, butts.

Audio

Man Against Horse – Radiolab
A 50-mile race through the Arizona mountains pits ultramarathoners against actual horses—and upends what we think we know about the human butt.

Everyone’s Got One – Radiolab
An episode about the placenta: part organ, part mystery, and totally misunderstood.

Small Potatoes – Radiolab
A challenge to find meaning in the things we overlook

Essays

Horse Girl – The Believer
A deep dive into the horse girl trope—her power, her obsession, and what she tells us about girlhood and freedom. (honored as a Notable Mention in Best American Travel Writing 2020 and Best American Sports Writing 2020)

The Jumpsuit That Will Replace All Clothes Forever – The Paris Review
What a single garment can teach us about clothing, capitalism, political art, and utopias

A Beginner’s Guide to Fly-Fishing with Your Father – Longreads
An investigation of chocolate-chip pancakes, A River Runs Through It, and gender (honored as a Notable Mention in Best American Essays 2019 and Best American Sports Writing 2019)