Erin Shadle is a licensed clinical social worker in Asheville NC. She has dedicated her career to treating sleep disorders through behavioral means.

Matthew Loux is the author and artist of the graphic novels Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring, The Time Museum Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (published by First Second Books), Sidescrollers and the five volume series Salt Water Taffy (originally published by Oni Press). The Time Museum Vol. 1 received a starred Kirkus review, was listed on the 2018 Texas Library Association's prestigious Maverick list, was a Panda Book Award winner of 2018 and was nominated for the RI Children's Book Award. Sidescrollers was placed on the American Library Association's YALSA, Great Graphic Novels for Teens, list of 2008 and in 2009 Salt Water Taffy was placed on the Texas Library Association's Maverick list as was Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring in 2023. Matthew also illustrated the graphic novel F-Stop and the board comic Good Night Gabbaland based on the Nick Jr. television show Yo Gabba Gabba and has contributed comics and cover art for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.He is also the artist for our very own graphic novel!

Matthew Loux is the author and artist of the graphic novels Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring, The Time Museum Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (published by First Second Books), Sidescrollers and the five volume series Salt Water Taffy (originally published by Oni Press). The Time Museum Vol. 1 received a starred Kirkus review, was listed on the 2018 Texas Library Association's prestigious Maverick list, was a Panda Book Award winner of 2018 and was nominated for the RI Children's Book Award. Sidescrollers was placed on the American Library Association's YALSA, Great Graphic Novels for Teens, list of 2008 and in 2009 Salt Water Taffy was placed on the Texas Library Association's Maverick list as was Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring in 2023. Matthew also illustrated the graphic novel F-Stop and the board comic Good Night Gabbaland based on the Nick Jr. television show Yo Gabba Gabba and has contributed comics and cover art for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.He is also the amazing artist for our very own graphic novel, The Spark Experiment.

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over 100 comic books and equally as many prose books. He has written for DC, Marvel, IDW, Storm King, Skybound, Mad Cave, Abrams, Scholastic, Disney, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Capstone, Andrews/McMeel, Running Press, and several other publishers.He is also the author of our very own graphic novel The Spark Experiment!

Matt Manning is an author of many popular graphic novels. He has written for DC, Marvel, Storm King , and he is the author of our very own graphic novel, The Spark Experiment!

Dr Melinda Grosser is a professor and microbiologist at The University Of North Carolina Asheville. She is researching nucleotide signaling molecules called second messengers in Staphylococcus aureus.

Tardigrades are microscopic animals with the remarkable ability to dehydrate in dry conditions. This is part two of our podcast with Dr Courtney Clark-Hachtel, a professor at the University of North Carolina Asheville.

Tardigrades are microscopic animals exhibiting remarkable resilience. I am speaking with Dr Courtney Clark-Hachtel about her research with tardigrades!