AUDIO WORK
Kat has produced, edited, hosted, and launched audio projects such as Point of Origin, Climate Cuisine, The Margaret Cho, The Infatuation Notcast, and The Curious Eater. Her three-part audio series, Why is That a Thing?, was a 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for In-Depth Reporting finalist.
Me being amazing at audio production
CLIMATE CUISINE (PRODUCER, EDITOR)
Climate Cuisine is a podcast that explores how sustainable crops are used in similar climate zones around the world. As the world faces alarming upward shifts in base temperature, climate-centric conversations about crops become increasingly important to the resiliency and survival of our food systems. (Whetstone Radio, 2022)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“The Heart-Shaped Tuber That Created Humankind” ☻ “Why All the Bananas at the Grocery Store Taste the Same” ☻ “The Tropical Starch Behind Fufu and Boba”
WHETSTONE AUDIO DISPATCH (EDITOR)
The “Tunisian Baguette Revolt,” is beautifully reported by Tunisia-based journalist Layli Foroudi about the 2011 Tunisia political protests and how baguettes were employed as a symbol of resistance. Layli interviewed several key individuals connected to the movement about their firsthand experiences, and why baguettes have become so critically important as a form of the uprising in Tunisia. (Whetstone Radio, 2023)
SELECTED EPISODE:
POINT OF ORIGIN (EDITOR)
Point of Origin is about the world of food, worldwide. Each week we travel to different countries exploring culture through food, examining its past and present, and what it teaches us about who we are and how we came to be. (Whetstone Radio, 2019)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“Naija! Examining Nigerian Food” ☻ “A New, New Nordic?” ☻ “Korean Food and Modernity”
THE MARGARET CHO (EDITOR)
Through Margaret Cho's iconic work in comedy, fashion, music, and activism, she’s developed deep, lasting friendships with a bunch of famous people—while never losing her desire to search for and support the next big thing. (Earios, 2019)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“Quentin Tarantino” ☻ “Diablo Cody and Durk Dehner & S.R. Sharp” ☻ “Alok”
FILLING THE VOID (EDITOR)
Riding roller coasters, baking sourdough bread, needle pointing—what do you do when there’s no work left to do? Discover your hidden hobby alongside Lesley Arfin, as she interviews her guests about the things that make them happy. (Earios, 2019)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“Songwriting with Dan Harmon” ☻ “Knitting and Meditation with Vanessa Bayer” ☻ “Hiking, Cooking, and Scamming with Kate Berlant”
THE CURIOUS EATER (PRODUCER, EDITOR)
The Curious Eater features stories from chefs, farmers, food makers and more shared live in the Bay Area. In each episode, host Pei-Ru Ko sits down with a storyteller to dig deeper into topics like taking risks, balancing work and relationships, and navigating the food space as a person of color. (Food Culture Collective, 2020)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“Nik Sharma of A Brown Table” ☻ “Aileen Suzara of Sawira Kitchen” ☻ “Brahm Ahmadi of Community Farms Market”
THE INFATUATION NOTCAST (HOST, PRODUCER, EDITOR)
It's not a podcast! The Infatuation staff discusses the latest in LA restaurant news, where you should be eating, and what Criss Angel has been up to lately. (The Infatuation, 2020)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“The Mold That Broke The Camel’s Back” ☻ “We’re Not The Health Department”
BLACK DESSERTS (EDITOR)
Black Food Folks presents a limited series focusing on the life and work of Black pastry chefs. The series will focus on a diverse collective of chefs, bakers, chocolatiers, and educators to explore their career paths and the historical context in which they do their work. (Black Food Folks, 2019)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“The Makers” ☻ “Just Desserts” ☻ “Bakesale Resistance”
SOIL TO SOIL (EDITOR)
Soil to Soil serves to connect the dots in the lifecycle of clothing and material culture, offering a look at how, and why, Fibershed communities are working to cultivate fiber and dye systems that build soil and protect the health of our biosphere. (Fibershed, 2019)
SELECTED EPISODES:
“Is American Textile Milling Still Alive?” ☻ “How Fibersheds Can Shape Alternative Futures”
ASIAN ART MUSEUM (AUDIO ENGINEER)
Food Is Healing explores the role of food in the lives of seven food changemakers. Those who took on deep introspection and personal transformation and now are actively working to provide healing to individuals, communities, and our planet through their mission-driven work. (Food Culture Collective, 2019)
SELECTED CLIPS:
“Sana Javeri Kadri, Tamarind Candles” ☻ “Stephen Satterfield, A Well-Worn Notebook” ☻ “Pei-Ru Ko, Taiwanese Rice Cooker”
WHERE IT HAPPENED (AUDIO ENGINEER)
Based on a real revenge fantasy, Where It Happened is about a girl who seeks to free her younger self by going head-to-head with the man who sexually assaulted her when she was eleven. (Raissa Reis, 2021)