highfalutin media creates and curates media we love with joy.

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Matt McCarthy is the publisher of highfalutin media and a cohost of the highfalutin podcast. He is the author of the rock ‘n’ roll novel Livestock! and maybe his second novel, The Admiral, if he finally finishes it. Matt lives in Chicago with his wife and their clowder of cats.

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Monica Schrager is a cohost of the highfalutin podcast.

She is a lifelong learner, curious about history and what we can learn from it to make this world better for everyone. Monica

is proud to be a Chicagoan, feminist, cultural explorer, volunteer, and animal lover.

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Ryan Norsworthy is a cohost of the highfalutin podcast and a rider on the wind. Ryan has been a professional musician and DJ in Chicago for the past twenty years and now works to share his passion for bicycles and urban cycling with the people.