PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

NEW YORK TIMES

What It Took for a Country With a Strong Gun Culture to Give Them Up

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Comparison of Gun Control

  • Mass Shootings

  • Australia's Gun Control Measures

  • Gun Amnesty

  • Firearm Deaths

  • Permits

  • USA

  • Second Amendment

PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Elon Musk Lost to Trump. He Can’t Get Over It.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Trump

  • Elon Musk

  • Big Beautiful Bill

  • Federal Contracts

  • EV Tax Credits

PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

THE GUARDIAN

Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’!

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Feminism

  • Gender Inequality

  • Gender Pay Gap

  • Gender Roles

COMMISSIONED WORK

SOJOURNERS

What works to address homelessness.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Homelessness

  • Homeless Veterans

  • Handcuffs / Arrest

  • Mental Illness

  • Involuntary Hospitalization

  • Institutionalization

  • Homeless Encampments

Alternate versions

COMMISSIONED WORK

SOJOURNERS

Theological uncertainty is a condition. Abandonment is a decision.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Stop the bus

  • Transgender Rights

  • LGBTQ+ Rights

  • Defending Trans Neighbors

  • Progressive Christianity

  • Stopping / Impeding

PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

NEW YORK TIMES

The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Trade War on China

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Trump

  • China

  • Fentanyl

  • Overdose

  • Tariffs

  • Trade war

COMMISSIONED WORK

TEXAS TRIBUNE

Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Data Centers

  • Hood County

  • Rural Texas

  • Land Use

  • Water Consumption

  • Environmental Impact

  • Community Opposition

COMMISSIONED WORK

TEXAS TRIBUNE

An unprecedented data center boom means new challenges for Texas. Find out what’s planned near you.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Data Centers

  • Texas

  • Data Center Expansion

  • Electricity Demand

  • Texas Power Grid

  • Data Center Locations

  • Land Use

  • Artificial Intelligence

COMMISSIONED WORK

TEXAS TRIBUNE

While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Data Centers

  • Transparency

  • Community Opposition

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Local Government

PERSONAL PROJECT

ELECTIONS 2024: Choosing Between an Aging Biden and Criminal Trump

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Biden

  • Trump

  • Red/Blue

  • Age Concerns

  • Criminal Charges

  • Biden’s Health

  • Indictments

PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

New York Times

How to Tell the Difference Between Regular Distraction and A.D.H.D.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • ADHD

  • Mental Health

  • Hyperactivity

  • Procrastination

  • Executive Functioning

  • Emotional Regulation

  • How Medications Help

PERSONAL PROJECT

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Mrs. Maisel

  • Joel Maisel

  • Susie Myerson

  • Rose Weissman

  • Abe Weissman

  • 1950’s

PERSONAL PROJECT

Based on:

ROE V. WADE

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Protests

  • Judges

  • White House

  • Documents

  • News

  • Trump

  • Women

PENITENCIA PODCAST - EPISODE COVERS

YouTube / Apple / Spotify

MAYRA - EPISODE SYNOPSIS

After attempting to kill her mother due to the violence she suffered even before she was born, Mayra's story is the greatest lesson on how normalized violence and childhood trauma generate more violence.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • As a baby, she was sold in exchange for drugs.

  • Her mother taught her how to prostitute herself.

  • She got romantically involved with a hitman.

  • She believes in Santa Muerte.

  • She loves to sing.

  • She kidnapped her mother and tried to kill her.

  • She stabbed her grandmother in the neck with a syringe.

PENITENCIA PODCAST - SPECIAL EPISODES COVERS

YouTube / Apple / Spotify

EPISODE SYNOPSIS

Luis Alejandro recounts his personal struggle with schizophrenia, detailing how it contributed to committing a serious crime.

KEY CONCEPTS:

  • Believes he has powers

  • Claims he causes natural disasters with his energy when angry

  • Refers to himself as "El señor de los mares" (The Lord of the Seas)

  • Believes the spirit of a cat is within his soul

  • Believes he was born in Babylon

  • Admits to killing someone and eating their heart to gain their power