Our Contributors

Nathan created the idea of Left Brain Media in a panic-fuelled early 2020. He's wanting to put his interest in Social Policy and Social Research to good use. He is based in Gateshead.

Sam created the idea of Left Brain Media whilst panicking in Nathan's room in early 2020. After working in the politics world, he feels he's well versed to comment on world issues. Originally from Wakefield, Sam is now studying at Cambridge.

Elijah writes on the state of the arts and cultural policy, as well as the odd piece of short fiction. He is based in Prague but hails from the East Midlands.

Tom is an actor, writer, director and performer, who writes primarily about film and television, and the depth behind them.

Cullen is a Live Events professional from North West London. Between drinking Guinness and slating musicians, he doesn't have much time for anything else.

Francesca Wang-Smith is an undergraduate student studying Communication and Media at the University of Leeds. Always teeming with a million and one ideas, she enjoys putting pen to paper to gather her thoughts. Her interests lie in meditation, sustainability, and dreaming about returning to visit Taiwan, where her mother is from. In her spare time, you can catch her deep diving into current affairs on Leeds Student Radio, rapidly scribbling down thoughts in her journal, collaging, and fangirling over every cat she sees… ever. She can be found on Instagram at @whatfransupto.

Maïs Bouteldja is a poet, writer and zine creator. They adore escape rooms, foxes and creating a world of liberation for all. Currently, they are studying and working towards a library apprenticeship. As a queer Muslim from a mix of intercontinental cultures, they try to imbue all of their creations with their unique viewpoint of the world. You can find more of their work on Instagram @poetryghostmais.

Codie McBride is an ardent left-wing campaigner. This is reflected flawlessly in her spoken word poetry. As a poet, she operates under the title, Anti Tory State Of Mind. Expect a scathing attack on the successive, oppressive governments currently driving us all further into a ditch, delivered conversely with grace and subtle elegance. Codie also waxes lyrical about second home, Liverpool, as well as personal grievances. Losing her Mother to suicide in 2022, due to failures by services and falsely pursued debt by the local council, has only strengthened Codie's determination to speak out against injustices around the world. 

Being a legally Greek person with a Singaporean passport that was born in the UAE, Fred offers a unique and confusing perspective on many things. This includes but is not limited to music, mental health, and niche hobbies.

Hailing from the South-West, Will writes primarily on sociopolitical issues in the UK but he's not shy of taking on wider cultural issues or digging into sport. A pub quiz hosting extraordinaire, Will Cotton is notorious across the South-East London scene. 

Emily is a nature & travel writer living in west Devon. Fascinated by voice, place and space as well as themes of climate and political (in)justice, archeology, geology, travel, art and encounters with wildlife, Emily's work often weaves together a variety of topics, interrogating the complex interleaving of beauty, uncertainty and precarity that make up the fabric of our world today. 

Kerrie Portman is an autistic Care Experienced student, reading HSPS; Human, Social and Political Science, at the University of Cambridge. She's been homeless three times in her, twice of which was after she left Care. Whilst homeless, she grew interested in politics and writing, wanting to share her experiences to help other people understand these systemic issues so that hopefully fewer people will have to endure the same experiences. 

Fred hails from Norwich, writing primarily on the intersection between football and popular culture, UK rap and dance music, and the socio-political factors which shape these art forms.