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Grace Leeder (she/they) has spent years cultivating her passion for storytelling, from TV shows to movies. Since entering the podcasting world in 2020, Grace has established herself as a trusted voice in pop culture, offering in-depth insights and recommendations that resonate with audiences. She began podcasting in 2020 on the award-winning Rob Has A Podcast, sharing her love for various TV series and films with listeners.
In the spring of 2024, Grace began co-hosting The Tastemakers, a podcast designed to provide curated reviews and recommendations. Throughout her podcasting journey, Grace has covered acclaimed series like Succession, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, and many more. She has also expanded her scope to conduct engaging interviews with a diverse range of industry professionals, including actors, writers, directors, and costume designers, delivering an inside look at what goes into making some of the most popular shows and movies.

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Boston culture journalist Andy Crump covers movies, beer, music, fatherhood, and way too many other subjects for way too many outlets, perhaps even yours: Paste Magazine, Inverse, The New York Times, Hop Culture, Polygon, and Men&#8217;s Health, plus more. He is composed of roughly 65 percent craft beer. He currently needs a haircut.

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Brett White (he/him) is a pop culture journalist and editor-in-chief of Pop Heist. Prior to this, he was a senior reporter/producer for Decider for seven years. Prior to joining Decider, he covered pop culture for Comic Book Resources, Marvel.com, and MTV News. His areas of expertise include Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Drag Race, classic sitcoms, Sam Neill, unexpected thirst traps, and unlikely menswear icons.
In his spare time, he cohosts the podcast Must Have Seen TV and is writing his first book: a biography of <a href="https://www.haydenrorke.com/">Hayden Rorke</a>.
He also lives out his feminine fantasy as <a href="https://www.barbhardly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barb Hardly</a>, his drag queen alter ego.
His hobbies include spending way too much money on action figures, swimsuits, and fashion accessories. He currently lives in Queens with his handsome husband and two large, orange cats.

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Jon Gutierrez (he/him) is a comedy writer based in LA. He got his start writing for ToyFare Magazine and was a long-time writer/performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He&#8217;s written for @midnight, Mad Magazine, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Marvel Super Heroes: What The&#8211;?! and also several outlets that begin with other letters.

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Jon Gutierrez

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Ian Carlos Crawford is an anxious writer and podcaster with MFA in nonfiction writing. He loves Buffy, X-Men, Scream, and pugs. His writing has appeared on sites like GQ, BuzzFeed, NewNowNext, and other random corners of the internet. He hosts the queer pop culture podcast Slayerfest 98 and cohosts the horror podcast My Bloody Judy.

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Vanessa Maki is a queer Blerd, writer, and artist who primarily covers horror, anime, and other nerdy topics. She&#8217;s a current contributor for But Why Tho? and The Mary Sue. And has been published in various places like Dread Central, Daily Dead, Screensphere and more.

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Paul Montgomery (he/him) writes from Philadelphia.

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