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 later cited in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and New York Times, 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 got a crash course in production logistics and talent management while filming under challenging circumstances: on horseback, motorbike, and while mountain-climbing. Despite its shoestring budget, the show received multiple Webby award nominations, and competed against big-budget 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.) During my arrest, I witnessed police engage in abusive behavior and felt compelled to report on it. My bosses were adamant that I stay silent on the matter, so I made the difficult decision to leave the company. My account of the arrest was published by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. I returned to the Wall Street Journal and resumed my coverage of politics and technology.

In the years since, I've led teams of producers, editors, and animators for outlets including CoinDesk, The Recount, and the aforementioned Pivot.

Want to talk about work? Please get in touch.