House of Maduro: Palace to Prison

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I just finished producing a documentary about Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela for Fox Nation. Hosted by Rachel Campos Duffy. Promo and description below.

Nicolás Maduro is in federal custody, facing drug trafficking charges. Decades of socialist policies, mismanagement, and corruption hollowed out Venezuela's economy, sparking poverty, mass migration, and despair. Instability and crime have spread across the Western Hemisphere and into the U.S. Can America overcome internal challenges and guide the Caribbean nation toward prosperity? Watch on Fox Nation.

Guests include

  • Daniel Di Martino- Venezuelan Economist, Manhattan Institute Fellow

  • Ryan Berg-

  • Andrea Linares- FOX Noticias Anchor

  • Derek Maltz- Fmr. Acting Admin. DEA

  • Juan Guaido- Fmr. Interim Venezuelan Preisdent

  • Phil Flynn- Energy expert, Fox Business Network Contributor

"JFK: The Conspiracy Continues" with Gregg Jarrett

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President Trump released all the JFK files. We learn more about covert CIA actions in the 1960s. Hosted by Gregg Jarrett. Watch on Fox Nation.

Guests include

  • Jefferson Morley, Founder of The JFK Facts Substack

  • Larry Schnapf, Host of the JFK Facts Podcast

  • Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets

  • Chris Naylor, Executive for Research Services, National Archives

  • Jim Byron, Senior Advisor to the Archivist, National Archives

A Brief History of Flus

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I lead-produced a special for Fox Nation and Fox News Channel about the history of the flu. Hosted by Harris Faulkner, our special looks at the Spanish Flu (1918), the Asian Flu (1957), the Hong Kong Flu (1968), the Swine Flus of 1976 and 2009, as well as the SARS CoV-19 virus we are currently dealing with. The full doc is available on Fox Nation. Promo clip below.

My Colleagues and I Produced a Doc about Race and Affirmative Action

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Businessman Ralph Taylor, who learned he is 4% Black from a DNA test, is classified as Black by his state government and White by the federal government. This racial inconsistency means he’s eligible for affirmative action programs in Washington state but not in Washington, D.C. But rather than seeking to financially benefit from programs meant to redress past racial grievances, Taylor says he’s out to prove that “there is no valid definition of race.”

HuffPost article
Daily Mail writeup

Exciting News! Launching a new doc series! Watch this interview with Jason Rezaian!

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I'm launching a new weekly documentary series on Verizon Media with my awesome friend Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani (someone for whom I have nothing but the most effusive of praise) and a team of excellent producers whose names you don't know but who deserve praise. It's currently available on the Yahoo app in Roku and on the HuffPost website.

One of our first one-on-one interviews is with the Washington Post's Jason Rezaian, who spent 544 days in an Iranian prison and experienced Islamic justice. He wrote about it in his new book 'Prisoner'.

Watch the video interview here.

Swamp Watch: Google and Lapdog Professors

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Swamp Watch: Google and Lapdog Professors

Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook are, in some ways, more powerful than our federal government. The tech giants decide what information we see - and what we don't. Their decisions can close down whole industries. For many years, they stuck to sunny California. But today they're a huge presence in the Washington swamp, spending millions to make sure legislation goes their way, providing a lucrative revolving door between industry and government. And they're even secretly funding lapdog professors to make their arguments for them.

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Swamp Watch: The United Nations

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Swamp Watch: The United Nations

The annual UN General Assembly starts in New York this Tuesday, with President Trump scheduled to speak that morning.The UN is a sprawling international bureaucracy with endless different bodies and agencies. Its executive arm, the Secretariat, has a five and a half billion dollar budget... 22 percent of which is funded by you, the U.S. taxpayer. So, where exactly is your money going?

The United Nations is tonight's Swamp Watch.

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Swamp Watch SPECIAL!

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Swamp Watch SPECIAL!

Given Swamp Watch's measurable popularity, Fox decided to run a Swamp Watch Special on Sunday. We aired a montage of Swamp Watch clips and interviews with the indispensable Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel, former lobbyist and convicted felon turned anti-corruption activist Jack Abramoff, Representatives Mike Gallagher and Ro Khanna, and New America senior fellow Lee Drutman.

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Swamp Watch: Export-Import Bank

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Swamp Watch: Export-Import Bank

Some of the swampiest parts of Washington operate in the dark. The little-known Export-Import Bank is our official export credit agency, helping foreign buyers of American manufactured goods with sweetheart deals. It's also a hub of corporate welfare and a burden on the taxpayer. The bank benefits huge corporations and harms the taxpayer through subsidized loans at below-market interest rates.

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Swamp Watch: Big Banks

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Swamp Watch: Big Banks

There's a revolving door between big banks and the Treasury Department, and lots of people are getting rich off our tax dollars. Jack Lew is a great example. He worked at CitiGroup, which received a lot of TARP funding; then he got a large bonus from the company; and shortly afterwards, he started working for the federal government. How nice. Let's see who else we'll find in this swamp.

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Consulting producer on VICE on HBO's Iran Documentary

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Consulting producer on VICE on HBO's Iran Documentary

I recently completed work as a consulting producer for VICE on HBO for their documentary on US-Iran relations, the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, and the country's nuclear program. The piece was hosted by Shane Smith and came out great.

I worked alongside two full-time VICE producers to secure exclusive access to a nuclear facility, as well as complete all the other pre-production tasks required to get an American crew to cover a story inside the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The documentary debuted on Friday April 29 at 11pm ET on HBO

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