Jon Kalish is a freelance newspaper writer, radio reporter and podcast producer. He shares a loft in Manhattan with his wife Pamela, a painter, and two Siamese cats named Max and Izzy. His radio stories have been heard on National Public Radio for 27 years, and have also aired in Australia, Canada, England and New Zealand. His newspaper stories have been published in the five New York City dailies, as well as newspapers around the world via Reuters.