[1] In 2008, Raz spent a year as a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University where he studied classical history.

In 1998, he served as personal research assistant to former "Murrow Boy" NPR Senior News analyst Daniel Schorr.

[3] He then served as a general assignment reporter, covering the 2000 presidential primaries[4] and the story behind the famous Doors song "Light My Fire" where he interviewed all surviving members of the band.

While in London, Raz covered stories across Europe and the Middle East including the Iraq War where he spent more than 6 months in 2003 and 2004.

During his time at CNN, Raz covered the death of Yasser Arafat, the rise of Hamas, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank,[11] and the incapacitation of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

[13][14] In 2009, after a sabbatical year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Raz became the weekend host of All Things Considered.

In December 2012, he stepped down from that position in order to expand the TED Radio Hour into a new weekly program to air on NPR beginning in March 2013.

Raz and Thomas also created a children's production company, Tinkercast, which produces Wow in the World.