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Meat and Three

A Square Meal For Your Ears

This zesty, weekly update on food stories and commentary is modeled after the Southern meat-and-three-sides concept: a deep dive and three shorts. Keep up with the latest food trends, the political economy and societal impact of food. Plus, enjoy storytelling about the personal relationships we all have with what we eat and drink. Discover your next favorite food podcast via our rotating contributors, and join us as we explore what the fork is going on in the world right now.

Meat and Three is the voice of Heritage Radio Network, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit food media mecca with over 40 weekly food shows and a mission to make the world more equitable, sustainable, and delicious. Meat and Three is hosted by HRN Executive Director Caity Moseman Wadler and Communications Director Kat Johnson.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

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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.

Hosted by

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

Summer Guide: Dinner Parties, To-Go Cocktails, and Local Ag

Episode 122, Aired: July 16, 2021

Pandemic restrictions are easing and things are changing quickly. We can eat indoors at restaurants again and host dinner parties. It’s exciting to go back to some of our favorite activities, but it can also be nerve-wracking. There might even be some pandemic-era changes that are worth...

(Mis)Labeling: Branding, Buzzwords and Belcampo

Episode 121, Aired: July 12, 2021

Have you ever heard the saying you should never judge a food by its label? Probably not since labels are supposed to give you useful information about the food within. What happens when that doesn’t hold true? This week on Meat and Three we’re looking at instances where labels mislead c...

Reparations and the American Rescue Plan

Episode 120, Aired: July 6, 2021

When we talk about agriculture in the U.S. there is often an archetypical American farmer that comes to mind. Perhaps they’re in overalls, maybe a cowboy hat, but they’re almost always white. The white farmer trope has become a fixture in America’s invented agricultural past. However, ...

Beauty is in the Eye of the Eater

Episode 119, Aired: June 28, 2021

How food is presented can shape the way we interact with it. Just take a look at your phone, for instance. Today’s world of social media is inundated with pictures of pretty food that make our mouths water. A picture is worth 1000 words, and looking good implies tasting good. This week,...

Find Your Own Food: An Introduction to Foraging

Episode 118, Aired: June 18, 2021

There are edible plants all around us, but without an expert, you shouldn’t go tasting random bushes. So where should you start? It may feel daunting, but the ability to find your own food, whether in urban parks or an untouched forest, opens up a world of cultural and culinary opportu...

Bug Out: Cicada Chaos and Radioactive Honey

Episode 117, Aired: June 7, 2021

We might think of insects as pests, annoying little creatures that enter our homes uninvited, that buzz incessantly and bite us without cause. But insects make the world go round. They can be found in nearly every environment, and it’s estimated that over 90% of the animal life forms on...

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