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Anna McClain is a podcast producer, and consultant working with organizations and individuals to tell their stories through audio and written material.

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd is a freelance writer, editor, and critic who writes about music, politics, pop culture, fashion, art, dance, film, feminism, and Latina issues. She is a co-founder of Hearing Things, an independent music and culture news outlet.Shepherd has held staff positions at VIBE, MTV, the Portland Mercury and, most recently, was Executive Editor of the FADER, which she left in 2010 to freelance full-time.Shepherd is is a contributing writer at Pitchfork, and has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, Vogue, and many other publications. Her first book, "Vaquera," was published in 2025.

Northwest DJ for artists worldwide. Host and producer of the Klyph Notes podcast, the Fitness Is A Habit podcast, the Welcome to the Neighborhood radio show and Mic Check PDX.