Rachel Palmer
Rachel is an artist, designer, educator, and James Beard Award-winning podcast producer based in Santa Barbara, California. Rachel has been working at the crossroads of art, communication, environment, and food for the past ten years. She is a producer and co-host of Copper & Heat Radio, and the design lead for Copper & Heat’s production studio. She studied broadcast journalism and has a background ranging from working in radio to managing educational programs at an environmental nonprofit. Rachel’s podcast work on Copper & Heat Radio has been recognized with an IACP award for Best Podcast (2020), and two James Beard Media Awards – for Best Podcast (2019) and Best Audio Programming (2023).
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Copper & Heat Radio is a podcast that explores the forces that shape our meals through narrative, sound-rich audio stories. Primarily released as thematic seasons, past topics covered have ranged from questioning the exclusionary traditions around gender in fine-dining kitchens – to dissecting the concepts of value and craft in the world of food. Copper & Heat Radio is a two-time James Beard Media Award winner for Best Podcast (2019) and Best Audio Programming (2023).
“...a deep dive into the exclusionary traditions around gender, identity and femininity in the kitchens of fine-dining restaurants.”
— The New York Times
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