The Current, Canada’s Most Listened to Radio Show
Here are some of the stories I got to work on for The Current.
“GMO pigs’ cautionary tale of genetically modified food research” aired November 2, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Electrical brain stimulation moves from lab to home, experts wary” aired October 13, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Deep sea mining’s new frontier poses environmental risks” aired September 29, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Scientists reverse the cognitive effects of aging in mice” aired September 28, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Alan Kurdi photo demands the world to care about refugees” aired September 4, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Ashley Madison leak reveals secrets better left unseen” aired August 21, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Patient-funded clinical trials may do more harm than good” aired August 14, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Oath Keepers’ presence in Ferguson raises concerns” aired August 13, 2015. (Pitched it)
“Statehood may be Puerto Rico’s debt crisis situation” aired August 6, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Vice’s Broadly sparks debate on niche-ification of women’s stories” aired August 5, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Long campaign trail ahead means all eyes on the economy” aired August 3, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Dutee Chand wins case for high testosterone female athletes” aired July 29, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“‘Vocal Fry’ undermines empowering young women, says Naomi Wolf” aired July 28, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Climate activists should focus on public health to inspire action” aired July 27, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Sandra Bland’s death ignites Black Women’s Lives Matter movement” aired July 17, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“China’s stock market intervention might do more harm than good” aired July 16, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Who’s to blame for Greece’s debt: the lenders or the borrower?” aired July 8, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Spreading wildfires a wakeup call to better manage our forests” aired July 7, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Robot Chef could revolutionize or kill home cooking” aired June 23, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Deep Learning Godfather says machines learn like toddlers” aired May 5, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“‘The Messenger:’ Death of songbirds is environmental warning” aired May 1, 2015. (Produced it)
“Amazon tribe’s gut bacteria reveals toll of Western lifestyle” aired April 20, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Blackwater reveals double-edged sword of using mercenaries” aired April 15, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Orthorexia Nervosa: Extreme clean eating, possible new disorder” aired April 14, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Living in Yarmouk refugee camp is hard enough. Then ISIS showed up” aired April 9, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Spiderman patent case could impact medical research law” aired April 8, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Neuroscientist says brain scans can validate chronic pain” aired April 7, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Doctors fight for their fight to refuse care over religious beliefs” aired March 25, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Kids learn computer code in classrooms to help with problem solving” aired March 24, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Netanyahu wins Israeli election with hard line security stance” aired March 19, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“National drug plan could save billions, researchers say” aired March 18, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Canada’s requests smartphone password, debate ensues” aired March 13, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Eike Batista: The rise & fall of the world’s 7th richest man” aired March 9, 2015. (Pitched and Produced it)
“‘Under the Dome’ confronts China’s dire air pollution crisis” aired March 4, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Sao Paulo’s extreme water shortage worrying for water rich Brazil” aired March 03, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Women get ahead in Canada’s public service” aired February 25, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“ISIS terror threats, sets its sights on Rome” aired February 20, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Security journalist fears Barrett Brown case will prompt crackdown” aired February 19, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Autism study finds no two cases are the same, redefining diagnosis” aired February 17, 2015. (Pitched and produced it)
“Star’s Gardasil story points to larger issue in health reporting” aired February 13, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Vaccinations: Pro and Anti-Vaxxer parents make their cases” aired February 9, 2015. (Produced it)
“Implement mandatory airplane tracking, says Air Safety Investigators” aired February 3, 2015. (Pitched and helped produce it)
“Why ISIS wants failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi” aired January 30, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Conservatives move to introduce life sentences without parole” aired January 29th, 2015. (Helped produce it)
“Who are anti-vaxxers?: Understanding the anti-vaccination movement” aired January 28th, 2015. (Pitched & helped to produce it)
