John Kovalic is an award-winning cartoonist, game designer and writer. His work’s appeared everywhere from The New York Times to Rolling Stone and Dragon Magazine. His world of geeky goodies includes Dork Tower – one of the very first webcomics, debuting online in 1996.

John was a co-founder of Out of the Box Games and helped in the creation of the revolutionary party game Apples to Apples. John’s also responsible for the look of the fan-favorite perennial best-seller Munchkin card game. He’s drawn more than 7,000 cards for the game and wouldn’t mind a spot of whiskey now, thanks. John was inducted into the Games Manufacturers Hall of Fame in 2004. In his spare time, John searches for spare time.

NOTE: John mentions some of Trump’s policies/actions from his first term. This was recorded in June 2024, after Trump’s first term but before his second.

Brandie June spent most of her childhood onstage or reading, as both activities let her live in fantastic stories. She moved to Los Angeles to study acting at UCLA, and eventually branched out into costume design, playwriting, prose, and even got her MBA in entertainment marketing, becoming the marketing director for Kids & Family Entertainment at Shout! Studios.

When not writing or marketing, she can often be found doing nail art, listening to audiobooks, drinking too much espresso, and coming up with new art projects. She's a volunteer story coach for middle and high school students through SpiritCorps and mentor through Youth Mentoring Connection.

Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor series, the King’s Fool Mysteries, and a Sherlockian pastiche called An Irregular Detective Mystery. She wrote fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries, a multi-nominated series. She also wrote several paranormal series and standalone historicals. She has served as president of the SoCal chapter of Mystery Writers of America, president and vice president for two chapters of Sisters in Crime (Orange County and Los Angeles), is a member of the LA Sherlockian scion of the Baker Street Irregulars, and a founding member of the SoCal chapter of the Historical Novel Society.