This episode was on November 23rd, 2020. We kick off the episode with a lovely open mic before our headliners-- first is freelance writer Skylar Baker-Jordan. His work has appeared in a number of publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including Salon, Huff Post UK, and The Advocate. He is a former contributing editor for The Gay UK Magazine, where he lead their coverage of the 2017 UK general election. More recently, he has been regularly featured as an opinion writer for The Independent, one of the UK's most esteemed newspapers. He currently resides in East Tennessee, where he is writing his first novel, which he describes as Game of Thrones meets Charles Dickens.

Then we hear from returning headliner, Roger Q. Mason. They are an award-winning writer, performer, educator and podcast host. Their writing has been performed on Broadway through the Circle in the Square Reading Series, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and regionally. Mason is the recipient of the Chuck Rowland Pioneer Award for excellence in queer playwriting, an honoree of the Kilroys List and the inaugural celebrant of the Obie-winning Fire This Time Festival's Alumni Spotlight program. They hold degrees from Princeton University, Middlebury College, and Northwestern University.