Bio

I am an author, journalist, and research analyst.

As a journalist, I have written for American Prospect, AdExchanger, Adweek, Arc Digital, AV Club, Belt Magazine, Billford, Brooklyn Magazine, Business Insider, Civic Nebraska, Crain's Detroit Business, Daily Yonder, Deadspin, Decider, Digiday, Eephus, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, FiveThirtyEight, Freeman, History News Network, Huffpost, Inside Hook, Lincoln Journal Star, Maxim, Mental Floss, The Nation, New York magazine, O'Dwyer's, Omaha World-Herald, Poynter, Quartz, Ranker, Refinery29, Robot Butt, Rolling Stone, Salon, SB Nation, Slate, Smithsonian Magazine, Sports on Earth, Thought Catalog, Vice, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, and World Policy Journal.

In addition, I'm an analyst at eMarketer where I write in-depth reports for our subscribers, guest on podcasts, speak at conferences, and frequently appear as a source in press outlets such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, NPR, CNN, Bloomberg, and more. I also have lots of experience with public speaking and in recent years I’ve helped host and present at entertainment industry events and gave a TEDx speech. 

My first book, The Sex Effect, came out in April 2017. My second book, Sex Weird-o-Pedia, published June 2019. My third book, Rural Rebellion, debuted in 2021. My fourth book, 1999, was released in 2025.

If you happen to be looking for a reporter, consultant, data analyst, editor, or researcher, shoot me a message.