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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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Caity Moseman Wadler

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.

Kat Johnson

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

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 and Aiken...

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 of the...

Presenting Fields Episode 1: Seeds and Time Travel

Episode 129, Aired: March 1, 2021

On this episode of HRN Happy Hour we're thrilled to present the first episode of one of HRN's newest shows: Fields. Fields brings you the stories of people who are working in urban agriculture—for money, for fun, to feed the hungry, and for entirely other reasons. In each episode, hosts Melissa...

Talking Podcasts with Jeff Gross

Episode 128, Aired: October 30, 2020

The HRN Crew (Kat, Caity, Hannah, and Jess) welcome Jeff Gross of Midroll/Stitcher to talk about the wild and wonderful podcast industry. Jeff shares some insights on how 2020 has changed listener behavior, as commute times have decreased but new "quarantine hobbies" have emerged. The crew talks...

Presenting: The Big Food Question

Episode 127, Aired: July 24, 2020

This week, we're presenting the third episode of HRN's newest show: The Big Food Question. How can our food system rebuild and reimagine amid the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19 and a long overdue reckoning with generations of inequity? As every corner of the food world grapples with issues that...

Eat Your Heartland Preview with Capri Cafaro

Episode 126, Aired: July 9, 2020

Today we feature episode 1 of Eat Your Heartland Out. Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning...

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