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Todd Krainin’s Journalist Portfolio

Jay Austin's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House

Jay Austin's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House

Jay Austin builds an illegal tiny house in a city that hasn't updated its zoning codes in 56 years.

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Explorers Train to Fight Terrorists, and More

Explorers Train to Fight Terrorists, and More

For years, teenage members of the Explorers, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts, have trained to fight terrorism,…

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The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks

The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks

Behind the dubious medical claims of Dr. Mehmet Oz and Deepak Chopra is a decades-long strategy to promote al…

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Travel Shows Were Boring as Fuck. Then Came Anthony Bourdain.

Travel Shows Were Boring as Fuck. Then Came Anthony Bourdain.

The late travel host changed television—and my life.

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A Crackdown on Cash and Bitcoin? Curbing Crime vs. Empowering the Surveillance State

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Reason Podcast Economists Kenneth Rogoff and Lawrence H. White face off over what the impact would be of a ban on cryptocurrency and phaseout of the $100 bill. Todd Krainin | 12.14.2018 11:11 AM "Governments of the advanced industrial economies should phase out the use of paper money in the form of large-denomination notes and sharply restrict the use of cryptocurrencies." That was the resolution at a public debate hosted by the Soho Forum on December 3, 2018.
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Is There a 'Rape Culture' on College Campuses? Watch the Debate.

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Reason Podcast Journalist Cathy Young faces off against sociologist Michael Kimmel-with opening standup from comedian Dave Smith. Todd Krainin | 4.4.2018 3:02 PM "There is a rape culture on college campuses that creates an unsafe environment for female students." That was the resolution for the Reason-Soho Forum debate at the Subculture Theater in New York's East Village.
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Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? Peter Schiff vs. Erik Voorhees

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Reason Podcast Watch the debate. Todd Krainin | 7.19.2018 10:30 AM On July 2, 2018, Reason and The Soho Forum hosted a debate between Erik Voorhees, the CEO of ShapeShift, and Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM AWARD

2016 - Documentary

Judge’s comment: “An absolute flood of interesting information presented in an intellectual but easily digestible short documentary. I could have easily watched a full- length documentary produced by Krainin on this subject - or any subject. Fantastic work.”

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM AWARD

2016 - SCIENCE/HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY REPORTING
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PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS

2007 - Best New Talent

The “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (P×3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.

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UNICEF PHOTO OF THE YEAR

2009 - Photo of the Year (Honorable Mention)

The United Nations Children's Fund grants the “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award” to photo series that best depict the personality and living conditions of children worldwide in an outstanding manner.

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