Working Creators & Guests

June Thomas is the managing producer at Slate Podcasts and co-host of The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism Podcast.

Isaac Butler is a writer and theater director, most recently of The Trump Card, a meditation on the peculiar rise of Donald Trump with the solo performer Mike Daisey. Butler also wrote and directed Real Enemies, a collaboration with the composer Darcy James Argue and the video artist Peter Nigrini, which was commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and named one of the top ten live events of 2015 by the New York Times. He holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota, and his writing has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, American Theatre, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications.

Jordan Weissmann is a business, finance, and political reporter. Currently, he is Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent and host of of the "Working Podcast."Previously, Weissmann was Senior Associate Editor at The Atlantic.Weissmann's work has appeared in Slate, Medium, Bloomberg CityLab, Business Insider, HuffPost, MSN, The Atlantic, Yahoo, Chicago Tribune, and Inc.

Nate Chinen is an author.

Karen Han is a screenwriter, tintin enthusiast, and Slate staff writer.

Benjamin Frisch is an audio and documentary producer and an artist. Currently, he is a Senior Producer at Slate.Frisch's first graphic novel, "The Fun Family," was published in 2016.

Kevin Bendis is an audio engineer, musician, composer, and podcast producer. Currently, he produces podcasts for Slate Media. He also writes, records, and performs with the group Diary.

Cameron Drews is a radio and podcast producer. Currently, he is a Senior Producer for Slate, where he produces the "Slate Culture Gabfest" and the "Working" podcasts.Cameron Drews is a per diem producer with The Takeaway. He started his public radio career at KUOW in Seattle, where he was a talk show intern and producer. Now he produces segments on culture, politics, health, and science.Previously, Drews was a producer for PRI The World's "The Takeaway." He started his public radio career at KUOW in Seattle, where he was a talk show intern and producer.Drews received his B.A. in English from Seattle University.

Tarn Adams is an American computer game programmer known for his work on Dwarf Fortress.

DeMane Davis is a producer and director, known for Lift, Black & White & Red All Over and Queen Sugar.

Juliet Eilperin is the Staff Writer of The Washington Post.

Thomas Mison is a film actor, television, voice artist, and writer.

Michael Watson is a cinematographer.

Liliana Petrova is an entrepreneur, technologist, former Head of Customer Experience Programs at JetBlue Airways, and founder & CEO of The Petrova Experience.

Adam Rapoport is the editor-in-chief of the book Bon Appétit.

Jeffrey McAllister is a captain of McAllister Towing.

Malinda Lo is an author and writer.

Thomas Panek is the president & CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Alison Luhrs is a creative writer and former community manager for Magic at Wizards of the Coast.