Created by
Sandy Allen
Host
Sandy Allen (they/he) is an author who writes and speaks about normalcy, especially to do with gender and madness. Their debut book, A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story about Schizophrenia, was first published by Scribner in 2018. A critically acclaimed and innovative work, AKOMP was called one of the best nonfiction books of that year by Esquire. In 2020, it was nominated as one of the top works of journalism of the decade by NYU’s journalism school. Sandy’s words have been featured on This American Life, 99% Invisible, BuzzFeed News, Gay Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, among many others, and they write a column about being nonbinary for them. Sandy lives in the Catskills with their husband, dog, cats, sourdough starter, and many plants. They also host the online sourdough baking series Breb Class. Sandy can be found (infrequently) on Twitter @sealln. Learn way more about them at hellosandyallen.com
Lee Mengistu
Producer
Lee Mengistu (she/her) is a Grippo’s enthusiast and a freelance audio producer. In a very recent life, she studied at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism with work at The New York Times and NPR. Lee can be found at leemengistu.com or on Twitter: @lee_mengi
Mad Chat logo and other graphic design by Chris Ritter
http://www.chrisritterdesign.com/