Oh hi, I’m Rae. I’m an audio/journalism/film person currently on a mountain-focused sabbatical!
From 2018 - 2026, I could be found at the radio show This American Life, where I was on the team that mixed and scored the show. Here’s a conversation with me and Ira Glass discussing some of the ins and outs of the job. Before This American Life, I could be found on the audio team at Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting. I’ve done a bunch of mixing and scoring on other podcasts, too. Find those on my resume!
A few years ago I accidentally cut off my fingertip. And then it grew back. That experience turned into a story that I co-reported with Radiolab about stem cells and regeneration in their Growth episode.
Before my radio life, I focused in school on production and post production sound for film. Here’s my reel! I also sound designed and mixed the short film All Of This.
When not immersed in the world of media, I’m thinking about climate science and mountains. I serve as a contributor with the fire and flood mapping app, Watch Duty. I can often be found in the Sierra mountains, attending Weather West office hours, or eating a burrito on the top of Twin Peaks in San Francisco.
Contact me at katherineraemondo@gmail.com