THE HAPPY HOUR

Malakai Wade (she/her) is a multimedia journalist and editor from Santa Cruz, CA. She recently served as Editor-in-Chief of Xpress Magazine, San Francisco State's student-run magazine, and currently produces The Happy Hour as her main project. Malakai wants to focus on multimedia productions such as podcasting and video, as well as magazine design and publishing. She likes writing about global feminism, community organizations, and other artists. Catch her at home or wearing a mask when she goes out. She can be found on all socials @malakaiwade.

shaylyn martos (she/her) works to provide better representation of LGBTQ+ people in media, and produces stories that address possible solutions to larger, systemic issues. She recently served as multimedia editor for SF State's Golden Gate Xpress and currently produces The Happy Hour Podcast. In 2019, shaylyn was honored as an NPR Next Generation Radio Mentee. When not chasing a story, shaylyn can be found reading speculative fiction, cooking her favorite native Chamorro foods or bombing at a stand-up open mic. She's online @shaylynmartos.