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Derek Wu, alias “Brother” Derek, is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter  whose most recent musical projects draw from a deep well of  genre-malleable tunes that are each more a roller coaster ride than a  straight shot, at times weird but always groovy.

Anatoly Liberman is a linguist, medievalist, etymologist, poet,  translator of poetry, and literary critic. Liberman is a professor in  the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch at the University of  Minnesota and publishes a blog, "The Oxford Etymologist". One of his  most recent books is “Take My Word For It; A Dictionary of English  Idioms” which explores the origins of about 1,000 idioms in English.

Anatoly Liberman is a linguist, medievalist, etymologist, poet,  translator of poetry, and literary critic. Liberman is a professor in  the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch at the University of  Minnesota and publishes a blog, "The Oxford Etymologist". One of his  most recent books is “Take My Word For It; A Dictionary of English  Idioms” which explores the origins of about 1,000 idioms in English.

Carol C is the lead singer and co-founder of the popular electronic  soul band, Si*Sé. Already established in NYC’s music scene as a  globetrotting drum & bass DJ and party promoter since before the  band’s inception, the success of Si*Sé made Carol C’s vocals,  songwriting, and impeccable ear for production high in demand.  Collaborations with David Byrne, Thievery Corporation, The Phenomenal  Handclap Band, Federico Aubele, Madrid De Los Austrias, Ursula 1000, and  King Britt soon followed. She currently resides in New Orleans, which  is where she is speaking from, sitting in her home studio.

Christina Jarvis is a professor of English and Literature and a  passionate scholar and researcher of Kurt Vonnegut and his work.

Aimee Suzara is a Filipino-American poet, playwright, educator, and  performer based in Oakland, California. Her mission is to create, and  help others create, poetic and theatrical work about race, gender, and  the body to provoke meaningful dialogue and social change. 'Tiny Fires',  her play about scavengers living on a landfill in the Phillippines,  will have its world premiere in 2023 with Custom Made Theater in  Oakland, possibly in May or June.

Jessica Pamonicutt is the Executive Chef & Owner of Ketapanen  Kitchen, Chicago’s first and only Native American Pop-Up Kitchen &  Catering Company which has recently started to operate daily at the  Field Museum of Chicago. As a chef, Jessica was trained at Le Cordon  Bleu School of Culinary Arts. She is an enrolled member of the Menominee  Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. She was born on the reservation and raised  in Chicago, where she still resides.

Question for Sukrit Sen, a Heritage and Disaster Management  professional during the day and a musician by night, living in Kolkata,  West Bengal, India:

Gasper Nali lives in Nkhata Bay, on the shores of Lake Malawi. His  song "Abale Ndikuwuzeni" which he performed live on his homemade  instrument called a "Babatoni" has become an internet sensation.

Marie Bertineau is an American writer of creative nonfiction and fiction.