. Before radio, Joshua worked in architecture for a decade, which led him to his regular beat reporting on the shape of the city. Over the years, he’s also worked as a bicycle courier/fisherman/stained glass salesman/author/breakfast cook/carpenter/landscaper. He likes to brag about his weird job history.
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| Cynthia Brothers |
Cynthia Brothers is creator of the project/Instagram account
@VanishingSeattle, which documents the displaced & disappearing institutions, small businesses, and cultures of Seattle, and celebrates the spaces and communities that give this city its soul. Brothers works in immigrant rights, is a founding member of
Chinatown International District (CID) Coalition/
#HumbowsNotHotels, and was named one of
Seattle Magazine’s “Most Influential People” of 2018. She admits to local clichés like once playing in bands & making espresso for a living, and proudly went to the high school where Bruce Lee first demonstrated his “one-inch punch.” She’s producing a #VanishingSeattle film series to share the stories behind the hashtag.
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| Tasia Endo |
Tasia Endo is Manager of Interpretive Technology at the
Seattle Art Museum, where she supports the museum’s mission of connecting art to life by developing educational and interpretive experiences for digital platforms like audio guides, smartphone apps, and touchscreens related to the museum’s exhibitions. Born and raised in Seattle, Tasia is committed to broadening cultural representation by giving voice to communities to tell their own stories, and is a founding member of both the SAM Equity and Access staff-leadership teams.
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| Waxie Moon. Photo by Genevieve Hathaway |
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Waxie Moon is a gender-blending, boylesque, performance-art sensation who teaches and performs burlesque worldwide. They have been featured at venues including Key Arena, On the Boards, The Seattle Rep, ACT Theatre, The Moore Theatre, and The Triple Door, and were mentioned as one of 21st Century Burlesque Magazine's “Top 50 in Burlesque” (2014). Waxie was nominated for a 2010 Gregory Award for Excellence in Theater, has been immortalized on a mural at Pike Place Market, and has starred in several films, such as Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel. Marc Kenison, the performer behind Waxie Moon, made his Seattle Opera debut in the actor role of Ambrogio in
The Barber of Seville (2017).
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| Michael A. Wansley |
Michael A. Wansley (known by his stage names “Wanz” and “TeeWanz”) is a Grammy-winning recording artist. Wanz performs rock, R&B, soul, hip-hop, and pop—most notably on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' international hit single "Thrift Shop." However, he’s also performed opera. Wanz sang in
Seattle Opera’s Porgy and Bess chorus in 2011 and in 2018. In his work outside of music, he is a quality-assurance engineer at Tableau Software, and has previously held contracts at Microsoft. Wanz graduated with a BA in Music from Central Washington University.
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