Illustration: Sarula Bao

Illustration: Sarula Bao

From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, “Atlanta Is…” tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Featuring interviews with Ludacris, Will Packer, Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor Jamal Bryant, and many more.

Credit: Story Editor and Supervising Producer

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6ix9ine came out of nowhere to become 2018’s biggest new rapper. After a year of hits, beefs, and gang violence, he was becoming something else: hip-hop’s most famous cooperating witness. Narrated by Angie Martinez.

Credit: Senior Producer

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Infamous: The Story of YNW Melly is a Complex and Spotify Studios show about how hip-hop’s breakout star, YNW Melly, is at the center of a violent murder that tore a group of best friends and a Florida town apart. Hosted by Ace Hood.

Credit: Executive Producer

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Complex Subject: Pop Smoke is a Complex and Spotify Studios show about the life and tragic death of Brooklyn Drill rapper, Pop Smoke. Hosted by DJ Pvnch.

Credit: Supervising Producer, Co-Writer & Editor

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An audio essay about what my big Iranian nose means to me.

Published on Lenny Letter, Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter


A profile on the Egyptian satirist, Belal Fadl.

Published on Feet in 2 Worlds