Kristin is an award-winning writer and journalist who has written for the New York Times, New York magazine’s The Cut, Catapult, ELLE, The Atlantic and more.

Kristin Wong is a freelance writer and journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, ELLE, Catapult and New York magazine’s The Cut among other publications. She is a winner of the Society of Professional Journalists NW Excellence in Journalism Award. 

She is currently a writer and researcher for Hidden Brain Media, where she contributes to the Hidden Brain podcast and radio show, which airs on more than 300 NPR member stations. Kristin has previously been a contributor for MSN Living, where she wrote a column covering human behavior and relationships as well as produced and hosted an accompanying video series for the publication.

Kristin has discussed her writing on NPR, Buzzfeed’s AM2DM, and WNYC.  In 2018, she published her first book, Get Money. Outside magazine called “a foundational book on money that’s easy to understand and will probably make you laugh out loud.” She graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in Literary Studies and currently lives in Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.