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Katie Halper
Born
Katherine Rose Halper

Katherine Rose Halper is an American comedian, writer, journalist, filmmaker, podcaster and teacher. She is the host of The Katie Halper Show and co-host of the Useful Idiots podcast with Matt Taibbi.

Early life and education

Halper was born and raised in New York City's Upper West Side. She graduated from The Dalton School and Wesleyan University.[1]

Halper has taught history at The Dalton School, her alma mater.[2]

Career

Comedy

She started her career performing as a stand up comedian in places such as Symphony Space and the DC Comedy Festival. She performed on the annual Nation magazine Seminar Cruise.

Film

She directed her first film in 2005 entitled La Memoria es Vaga. Halper produced the films Embedded, Free to Fly, and Commie Camp which she also directed.

Journalism

Halper's writing has been published in several news and media outlets including The New York Times, The Nation magazine, Gawker, and The Huffington Post.

Political activism

She is also known for being a national director of Living Liberally and the co-founder of Laughing Liberally which both promote political action through social interaction.[3][4]

Podcasting

She is the host of the The Katie Halper Show, a weekly WBAI radio show and podcast. During an interview with Katie Halper which was released as a podcast on March 25, 2020, Tara Reade, a former Senate staff assistant of Joe Biden, alleged that Biden sexually assaulted her in a Capitol Hill office building in 1993. Reade alleged that Biden had pushed her against a wall and penetrated her with his fingers.[5][6][7][8][9][10] A Biden spokesperson said that the allegation was false.[11]

In 2019, she launched the podcast Useful Idiots, co-hosted by Matt Taibbi and distributed by Rolling Stone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/07/nyregion/urban-tactics-they-do-everything-but-take-the-test-for-you.html
  2. ^ https://www.thenation.com/authors/katie-halper/2/
  3. ^ https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/live-laugh-and-drink-liberally-010626
  4. ^ http://feministing.com/author/katiehalper/
  5. ^ Marcotte, Amanda (March 31, 2020). "A woman accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, and all hell breaks loose online. Here's what we know". Salon. Retrieved April 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Grim, Ryan (March 24, 2020). "Time's Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run". The Intercept. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ North, Anna (March 27, 2020). "A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy". Vox. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tara Reade discusses Biden allegation with Hill.TV's 'Rising'". The Hill. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. ^ White, Adam (April 8, 2020). "Rose McGowan calls Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano 'a fraud' for endorsing Joe Biden". The Independent. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Halper, Katie (March 31, 2020). "Tara Reade Tells Her Story". Current Affairs. Retrieved April 9, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Lerer, Lisa; Ember, Sydney (April 12, 2020). "Examining Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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