About Me

Alec is a podcaster, YouTube producer, and writer. He’s worked with Slate, More Perfect Union, and Cited Media. He is also the former head of Wisecrack, where he explored the intersection of culture, history and philosophy.

He currently lives in Brooklyn.

Work

Audio

“Simon Kuznets and the Invention of the Economy,” Cited Podcast

“The (ir)Rational Voters,” Cited Podcast

“Effective Altruism and its Critics,” Hi-Phi Nation, Slate

Video

“Do Robots Deserve Rights?” In a Nutshell
“Plato’s Best and Worst Ideas,” Ted-Ed
“How Big Food Distorts Science,” More Perfect Union
“The Internet Was a Mistake,” Wisecrack
“How Nonsense Conquered the Workplace,” Wisecrack

Other Projects

Wisecrack on Medium (Editor-in-Chief)