After earning a bachelor’s degree in art history and environmental studies at Macalester College and a brief stint in West Texas, I spent several formative years living and working across Alaska. I eventually went back to school to pursue my passion for international journalism, getting a mster’s in international journalism at City, University of London. With a newfound love of audio (as the podcast market was just beginning to really take off), I worked as a co-producer of The Gender Knot podcast, while completing my master’s degree. I've also done reporting for The Press Association, been an investigative tech reporter for Point + Engadget, and worked for Forbes, where I covered the art world and cultural start-ups in Europe. My 2022 episode of the podcast Out There – “America’s Best Idea?” – won an International Women’s Podcast Award for ‘Changing the World One Moment at a Time’.

For four years, I hosted, produced, and edited DW’s weekly environmental program, Living Planet, before co-creating and launching the award-winning DW podcast Don’t Drink the Milk – The curious history of things, named ‘Best Culture & Lifestyle Podcast’ by the Publisher Podcast Awards in 2024. Along with my colleague, Charli Shield, we made a special series for Living Planet in 2025 called The Cost of Climate Change, which received an AIB nomination, Bronze and People’s Choice Lovie Awards, a Silver Signal Award, and won the bronze medal at the URTI International Radio Grand Prix. I also regularly produce episodes for the BBC World Service’s CrowdScience as a freelancer and am now working as part of DW’s Format Development team to conceptualize and launch new podcasts in multiple languages.