"Stunning and essential.”

George Saunders, Author; for Palestine Speaks


“A breathtaking work of journalism. This is so in-depth and intriguing, well written and well edited, and sophisticated overall. It stands out above the rest in a very competitive category of food writing entries. I’m an award-winning food writer myself and I bow to this journalist. Incredible.”

–SD Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards; for
“Fish farm to table”


“Thank you for adding “derive” to my vocabulary.”

–Fan Mail

Jordan Howlett photo: Matt Furman
Direction + Production: Mateo Hoke


“Sleepwalking Through San Diego reads like the culture section of the New Yorker.”

—Fan Mail


Photo: Matt Furman
Production + Direction + Story: Mateo Hoke


“This is a rare and courageous book.”

Ben Ehrenreich, journalist and author of Ether and The Suitors; for palestine speaks


“Shame on you.”

–Fan Mail

“I think I love you.”

–Fan Mail


“You will not find a more riveting indictment anywhere of our reckless use of solitary confinement, nor one told through such a variety of moving, poignant voices.”

Adam Hochschild, author of “King Leopold’s Ghost;” for six by ten


“Deeply moving and profoundly unsettling.”

Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; for Six by Ten


“You perfectly captured the essence.”

–Fan Mail