Paola Mardo

Paola Mardo is a writer and audio producer.

Paola Mardo is a writer and audio producer. She produces interviews and features on the arts and culture show The Frame on KPCC. Her work has been featured on KQED's The California Report, KCRW, LA Weekly and Film School Rejects. She is the host and producer of F This Weekly podcast and Why Tiki? She received her master’s degree in arts journalism from USC Annenberg where she was the Sony Pictures Fellow.


Dishes of rice, stew and kimchi on a wooden table

For these superfans, the Instant Pot is not just about easier cooking

Food

The electric multicooker has been an essential tool in these home cooks’ kitchens, in part because it brings them closer to their heritage.

Grecia Zamora González

Instagram art project spreads awareness about femicides in Mexico

Arts
Rapper Ruby Ibarra

Rapper Ruby Ibarra says Waray and Tagalog are ‘perfect for hip-hop’

Music
Small and colorful bar with lights strung up, patrons raising their glass to the back wall

Why customers at this LA Tiki bar toast its original owner every Wednesday night

Culture