Authenticated

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of Authenticated, Kate spends a Saturday morning down with Corey Hayes, photographer and creative director at a nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness, to explore what it actually means to see someone. Corey's work exists in two worlds: behind the lens capturing people whose stories not often offered the space to be told, and on the streets m...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by playwright Calley N. Anderson to explore what it means to hold an opinion in an age that has made having one seemingly easier and simultaneously more dangerous than ever before. Their mutual investment in the internal "why's" of life is the tool they share to dig into the architecture of an opinio...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of Authenticated, Kate welcomes Maggie Wilt, community builder and creative entrepreneur, to talk about what it means to constantly be defining the landscape of belonging. The representation of Maggie's work looks simple on the surface: she photographs beautiful cafes, films moments of intentionally designed welcoming ambiance and defines community by th...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of Authenticated , Kate is joined by Broadway actor David Mattar Merten to workshop what it means to measure backwards in his career.  David's always been a "look ahead" person, great at getting the job and currently in the practice of staying present in it. He reflects on the threads that have woven together to get him from his 11-year-old pos...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Authenticated," Kate invites on entrepreneur, creative, and former Starface President Kara Brothers for a grounded exploration of intuition, leadership, and building a life system that actually reflects you. They unpack Kara's lifelong relationship with her intuition, the moments her internal voice showed up, how she learned to trust without exte...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of Authenticated , Kate sits opposite the LadyDi MegaDiva, a star on her ascent who is powered by perception. She's a real-life, adult, her-version Tinkerbell—she needs the applause and laughter or she dies. Give her an audience and she comes alive. Her songs are her scrapbook because she's terrible at journaling. Silly, cliche and real all at once....

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator Dr. Moiya McTier to explore what happens when you understand both the universe's vastness and your own insignificance — and allow that scale of knowledge to deliver you liberation. They leverage their shared comfort with not knowing everything to dig into...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate sits down with harpist, artist and sound healer Terrease Rebecca Aiken to talk about the courage to choose your individual path. They share their practices of distinguishing ego from intuition—and all the masks ego has—and how surrendering perfectionism creates space for something else. Their conversation moves through the p...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate converses with life coach Lindsey Mango all things exploring their personal work within interplay between intuition, logic, and the courage to trust your inner knowing. Sharing all inner musings of practices that identify expanders versus contractors—the people, places, and things that either open you up to possibility or sh...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by personal branding coach and content creation strategist Courtney Johnson to explore what it actually means to authentically build online through content. They leverage their shared understanding that honesty, with yourself and your audience, is the only currency that matters, dissecting why most people fail befo...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of Authenticated, Kate reflects opposite Maria Müller, a Romanian-born artist who's mastered the audacity of believing multiple versions of herself can coexist—actor, writer, producer, co-founder of Italia Theater—despite growing up in a culture that insisted excellence could only exist in a singular focus. Maria and Kate side-by-side compassionately and...

Send us Fan Mail In the second half of their conversation, Kate and Renee thoughtfully expand on the intersection of accessibility and advocacy, building out how Renee transforms complex scientific research into compelling personal narratives that inspire action beyond academic silos. They unpack the stories we carry from nature and nurture, ranging from gender limitations in STEM to the baggage o...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by plant scientist and sustainability advocate Renee Murphy, who made a bold and integral career pivot from fashion to environmental science in her forties. They play with the application of the concept of personal circularity, especially focusing on where their expertise overlap: treating your life like a sustaina...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate sits opposite Rob Neill, a thirty-year Neo-Futurist who's made creative adaptation and the always possibility of failure into a life philosophy. As the universe would have it, they leverage a delightfully chaotic soundtrack of hallway construction—because of course there was unplanned New York City construction—into rea...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Authenticate, Kate McLeod invites on Brandon Collins, a wearer of many hats—comedian, producer, writer, cultural critic—but the thread running through all of it is his ability to keep building, even when the blueprint falls apart. In this episode, they get into what it means to shape a creative identity without permission, what success feels like when imp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Authenticated , Kate McLeod sits down with award-winning casting director, producer, and writer Erica Hart for a vibrant, resonant conversation about presence, purpose, and the rhythm of creative expression. Together, they trace Erica’s path—from casting student films at NYU to shaping major projects in TV, film, and now Broadway. Through candid reflection, Eric...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Authenticated , Kate McLeod sits down with Dave Byer for an expansive, deeply human conversation about creativity, change, and the quiet strength of choosing to do things differently. As Dave reflects on the past year, he traces a personal shift—out of a limiting mindset and into a fuller, more aligned version of himself. Through candid storytelling, he shares h...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Authenticated , Kate McLeod and Curtis Dunn continue their collaborative personal practice of pushing back on one another’s perceptions of present thinking; the practice they use between one another to leverage the other side of their perspectives and opinions, for further information to illuminate, support or pivot their present thinking. Kate and Curtis are op...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by her creative touchstone, unpaid life coach, and dear friend Curtis J. Dunn. They leverage their different perspectives to understand and challenge each other on topics of present mindsets, the value of deep understanding, and the comedy of thinking deeply. Kate and Curtis tinker in their reflections on meeting a...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Authenticated , host Kate McLeod retraces the steps of guest Megan Timpane in her full-circle moment with the revival of her one-woman show Lymphomaniac, ten years after its debut. Kate's biggest curiosity for Megan revolves around how a show about her life has evolved over ten years and how she has evolved alongside it. Megan sheds light on her tran...

Send us Fan Mail In her first solo episode of 'Authenticated,' host Kate McLeod unabashedly shares her fascination with the creative mind and the concept of  the creative conscious™. Leading by example, she discusses her personal journey of self-discovery and evolution, her various entrepreneurial ventures, and the challenges of balancing multiple projects. Kate emphasizes the importance...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Authenticated , host Kate McLeod and guest Sibel Damar workshop perspectives on the personal nature of the fourth wall in performance. On a larger scale, they specifically analyze Sibel's relationship with her online audience both before and after the production of her viral comedy videos. Zooming in, Kate asks Sibel which parts of her characters are...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of Authenticated , Kate McLeod trials bigger perspectives on pivoting and adapting in conversation with Kayla Jury. They outline tools to shift the perspective on these themes, like: abandoning "should," allowing the definition to be relative to the definer, making room for yourself where you need it, endurance, etc. all while offering personal expe...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Authenticated, Kate meets up with Director and “Theatre Maker” Melissa Crespo. Their thoughtful conversation surveys the nuances of passion and creativity, specifically through the lens of boundaries within them for purposes of preservation. After two professional projects together, Kate and Melissa get personal with how they arrive to their diverse creat...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Authenticated , Kate is joined by Whitney Uland to have a dynamic and candid conversation about the practice of creating evidence and measuring backward to support your own thinking. The two creatively navigate their thought processes, expanding and building upon them in real time. They share their strong connection between their confidence in their indiv...