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Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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TikToker says Target let her steal $3,000 worth of stuff over several years ‘so they can actually send her to jail’

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘Somebody definitely stitched this on’: TikToker issues viral PSA to T.J. Maxx customers after allegedly finding dress with fake label

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‘If you can’t get them in legal court, get them by being petty!’: Landlord gives tours of TikToker’s apartment without permission—so TikToker outsmarts them

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘If we see someone stealing food or baby formula, we didn’t see anything’: Family allegedly gets caught stealing at Walmart self-checkout in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

‘These people have really come to support us’: Leaked audio reveals white supremacists’ partnership with prominent anti-abortion movement

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

‘Ain’t that ur job’: Instacart shopper complains about person with ‘115 item’ order in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘Ma’am, exit the premises’: Karen flips table, threatens restaurant workers in viral TikTok

‘That’s not the employee’s fault’: TikToker criticizes Chipotle worker struggling to wrap overstuffed burrito, sparking debate

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

‘Tell me you live in America without telling me’: Chick-fil-A drive-thru cashier working remotely sparks debate on TikTok

‘Every place near me has been doing that lately’: Viral TikTok shows Wendy’s sign offering to hire workers same-day, pay them next day

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘Bro expected free food. And cried when they said no’: Male ‘Karen’ films Wendy’s workers at drive-thru—it backfires

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

TikToker records the pounds of unopened food she found in a Whole Foods dumpster

‘I found enough meat to feed an entire community’: TikToker finds cases of food thrown out before best-by date while dumpster-diving at Whole Foods

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘Not them having a whole teenager running a whole business’: TikToker says she quit Zaxby’s after restaurant made her a manager at 17

‘Jobs aren’t paying enough’: TikToker catches co-worker ‘panhandling,’ sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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