A Bit Fruity Creators & Guests

Matthew Bernstein is an American makeup artist and internet celebrity known for creating infographics and photographing makeup looks that comment on social and political issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community. He hosts the podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein.

Aubrey Gordon, also known as Your Fat Friend, is an author, podcaster, and activist. She writes about fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias, and she co-hosts the podcast "Maintenance Phase" with journalist Michael Hobbes, which focuses on the poor science behind some health and wellness fads.Gordon's first book, "What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat," was published in 2022.

Miss Benny is an American actress, singer, and YouTuber.

Derek Beres is an author, media expert, and movement instructor. Currently, he is the Head of Content Marketing and Community at Centered, a columnist for Big Think and Psychedelic Spotlight. He is the host of the EarthRise Podcast and a co-host of the Conspirituality podcast.Previously, Beres has been a reporter and a magazine editor. His work has appeared in MTV, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Women’s Health, and Yoga Journal.Beres also teaches group fitness and fitness instructors, and he streams on Yogis Anonymous and Yoga Wake Up.His book, "Hero’s Dose: The Case for Psychedelics in Ritual and Therapy," was published in 2020.Beres is also a member of the band EarthRise SoundSystem, and a record producer for Six Degrees Records and Vieux Farka Toure.

Taylor Lorenz is a writer and reporter at NYT Style.

Kat Tenbarge is a reporter on Insider's digital culture desk covering influencers, platforms, and everything online.

Moira Donegan is a Columnist at The Guardian.

Amanda Montell is a linguist, writer, editor, and author of Wordslut.

Adrian Daub is a German literary scholar and Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. He has served as the Director of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and of the Clayman Institute at Stanford.

Chelsey hosts the American Hysteria podcast.

Maia Wyman, better known as Broey Deschanel, is a video essayist who explores media analysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and politics.

Ryan Broderick is a reporter for BuzzFeed and host of BuzzFeed's Internet Explorer Podcast.