Last week I got to meet Joe Berlinger, a documentary hero of mine. As we chatted, I had a realisation about a failed documentary idea of mine - and in talking to him, I got closure.See you in the comments section: https://www.webworm.co/p/failureandclosure This is a public episod ...Show more
Tear Gas & Rubber Bullets: The National Guard Has Moved In
Getting tear gassed by the National Guard fucking sucks. Everything stings, you can’t breathe, and you can’t see. You can hear just fine — the almost comical pop-pop-pop of more tear gas canisters arcing over the crowd. It strikes you how everyone has their own unique cough; thei ...Show more
The National Guard is in LA
Hi, Tear gas in the air, a lot of coughing. A lot of guns. And anger.But so far, peace.I’ll be going live throughout the day here on Webworm. If you have the app, you’ll automatically see when I go live.UPDATE, 7.45pm PT: For anyone who missed the lives — the quality was pretty p ...Show more
On Taking A Life
I wanted to share the short audio documentary I created for Flightless Bird about the execution of a quite possibly innocent man, Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams. I travelled to Jefferson City, Missouri, as both the victim’s family and the original prosecutor in the case urged law ...Show more
The Secret In The Safe
Today’s Webworm story comes in the form of a short podcast episode. It’s the sort of story I tend to be attracted to — a tale that’s weird, dark and strangely redemptive. And true. I came across it while researching a story about US prisoners who volunteer to fight fires. Matt wa ...Show more