Kasha Patel (born July 18) is an American science writer,[1] stand-up comedian,[2] voice artist, and podcaster.[3] She currently works as the deputy weather editor for the Washington Post.[4] She has produced the only regularly-recurring science comedy shows in the United States since 2014.[5] Before her time at the Washington Post, she was known as a digital storyteller for the NASA Earth Observatory.[6][7]