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Kate Mishkin
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Podcast producer, reporter, writer
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Join an audio journey to uncover Jewish roots by tackling life's toughest questions head-on in this compelling documentary. Tune into Kate Mishkin's Shofar, So Good!
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm beyond excited to share a podcast I've been working on this year: "Shofar, So Good!" is a personal exploration into what it means to be Jewish — asking life's most unanswerable questions about forgiveness, death and identity.

The first four episodes are live! open.spotify.com/show/0MgrOKL...
February 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Many musicians who lost homes in LA's fires also lost instruments, marked-up scores and community. As one told me: “To me, the difference between us and a carpenter is ... I feel like our tools contain magic. They’re like talismans.” For @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Los Angeles musicians lost homes, studios and instruments: ‘A part of you is gone’
From the piano used for The Wizard of Oz to backyard studios, losses have performers and composers concerned for the future
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Vermont and New York recently became the first states to create “Climate Superfund” laws, which will require energy companies to help pay for the costs of dealing with extreme weather and climate change. As wildfires devastate the L.A. area, some are asking if California could become the third.
L.A. Fires Revive Calls for a ‘Climate Superfund’ Law in California
New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In which a 6th grader said of the historic LA county fires: "In my 11 years I’ve never seen anything like this."

Wrote for @theguardian.com about how students and teachers are faring.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The nearby schools have burned down’: LA teachers and students grapple with altered reality
Residents of less affluent Altadena worry their neighborhood will not have the same chance to rebuild as wealthy Palisades
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Making my big blue sky debut with a story for @theguardian.com about how evacuees in Brentwood remain in limbo as fires continue burning across the city.

As an aside, it's a real honor to report from my home town.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘We got our fingers crossed’: residents in limbo after LA fires force evacuations
As wildfires burn through 40,000 acres, people return home for some belongings as they brace for new danger
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM