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Thursday at 05:00 pm - 05:45 pm

HRN Happy Hour

It's 5 o'clock somewhere, and somewhere is Bushwick

Every Thursday afternoon, Caity, Kat, and the rest of the HRN team pile in the studio, grab a drink, and dish out the latest news from across the HRN airwaves with some special guests. You never know who will stop by for Happy Hour!

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Produced by Caity Moseman Wadler and Kat Johnson

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Caity Moseman Wadler

Caity is passionate about food access, sustainability, and urban agriculture.  She holds an M.A. in Food Studies from New York University and a B.A. in Molecular Biology/ Biochemistry from Middlebury College.  Prior to her graduate studies, Caity worked at a biotech startup where she engineered yeast to discover new antibody drugs, and took a whirlwind trip around the world before settling in New York City.  She enjoys cooking, kite-skiing, gardening, knitting, quilting, and hanging out with her silver lab puppy, Louie. Caity received the Julia Child Foundation Food Writing Fellowship for Heritage Radio Network’s Fall 2015 season, and joined the team full-time as Deputy Director in 2016.

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Kat Johnson

Kat grew up in rural Alabama, where sugar cane syrup, boiled peanuts, and banana pudding were staples of her childhood. She graduated from Auburn University (War Eagle) with a degree in Radio, TV, and Film.   While in school, Kat interned with Zero Point Zero and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. After graduating, she worked as a Post Production Assistant at ZPZ on the first season of The Mind of a Chef and the James Beard Award-Winning Extra Virgin.   Next, Kat moved into the world of restaurants. She was David Chang's assistant during the opening of Momofuku Toronto and when he won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef. She also had a stint as Marketing and Communications Manager for Unsukay Concepts in Atlanta.   Merging her love of food and radio, Kat joined HRN as Communications Director in January 2017. She's the co-host of Meat + Three, HRN Happy Hour, and HRN On Tour.   Kat is the proud parent of a shiba inu/terrier mix named Daisy Bucanine.

Latest Episodes

Pentagram’s Paula Scher and Jeff Close on HRN’s New Look

Episode 135, Aired: July 6, 2021
After two years of fundraising and planning, HRN is thrilled to unveil a new visual identity and website. To share some behind-the-scenes insight into the redesign process HRN’s Executive Director Caity Moseman Wadler and Communications Director Kat Johnson sat down with the iconic Pent...

Anna Bornstein of World Central Kitchen

Episode 134, Aired: July 1, 2021
From hurricanes and earthquakes to Covid-19, World Central Kitchen is always one of the first organizations on the ground anytime crisis strikes. Caity and Kat welcome Anna Bornstein, WCK's Relief Operations Lead to talk about their mission: using the power of food to nourish communitie...

Catching Up with Fulton Stall Market

Episode 133, Aired: April 29, 2021
Bob Lewis and Stephen Dima of Fulton Stall Market (located in New York City's South Street Seaport) join Kat and Hannah to kick off the season with a conversation on public markets, agritourism, CSAs, and the legend of Sloppy Louie's. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supporte...

Meet South Carolina's Chef Ambassadors, Part Two

Episode 132, Aired: April 22, 2021
This episode was produced in partnership with Discover South Carolina and Charleston Wine + Food. This week on HRN Happy Hour, we’re learning about South Carolina’s culinary scene from the people who know it best: its Chef Ambassadors! Meet Kevin Mitchell and Jamie Daskalis, of Charlest...

Meet South Carolina's Chef Ambassadors, Part One

Episode 131, Aired: April 15, 2021
This episode was produced in partnership with Discover South Carolina and Charleston Wine + Food. This week on HRN Happy Hour, we’re learning about South Carolina’s culinary scene from the people who know it best: its Chef Ambassadors! Meet Raffaele Dall’Erta and Jason Tufts, of Sumter ...

Gillian Zettler on the Future of Charleston Wine + Food

Episode 130, Aired: March 11, 2021
The Executive Director of CHSWFF (Charleston Wine + Food Festival) joins us to talk about favorite memories from the 2020 festival, what the organization has planned for a virtual celebration in 2021, and how they're using this 'off' year to strategize on how to make future iterations o...