Jess DeBakey is an East Coast raised, Chicago based podcaster, marketer, and sometimes-comedian. She co-hosts Not For Everyone, a comedy-meets-self-help podcast about… Read More
Ariel Van Cleave is the deputy director, editorial strategy & operations at Chicago Public Media. She also founded and runs her own… Read More
ANN FILMER joyfully moves through the worlds of theater, music, storytelling and visual art, though she has a degree in dance.… Read More
Hillary Stone is a musician living in Chicago. She is the co-creator of “Pet Cemetery with a C: the Musical!,… Read More
David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University, a contributing writer at The Nation, Slate and Newsweek and… Read More
Jenn Sodini grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from college in Amherst, MA, though she has lived in the heart of Wicker Park for many years since. She made her Chicago stage debut at Martyrs' with a Moth StorySLAM win, and is proud to host and co-produce The First Time there. She splits her time between consulting work, pinball, CHIRP Radio and telling tales around town, sometimes in public.
