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V Spehar
Liberal
Journalist
· Creator
news
politics
lgbtq
food policy
media
Nonbinary journalist, podcast host, and digital news creator (they/them). Founded Under the Desk News on TikTok in April 2020, growing to 3.1M+ followers and 1M+ Instagram followers. Named to TIME100 Creators (2025) and Out100 (2025). Covered the 2024 DNC and Paris Olympics; interviewed Presidents Biden and Obama and VP Harris. Previously worked with the James Beard Foundation on food policy.