Spencer Pestana
is a communications worker, creative producer, writer, and advocate for social change.
Spencer has worked in progressive media since 2019. They produced podcasts at Crooked Media, including Hysteria and Pod Save America. Spencer sometimes spoke on-mic about the history and current state of trans rights. They were also on the organizing and bargaining committees of the Crooked Media Workers Union. The workers ratified a contract that raised the bar for the whole podcast industry.
They've worked on a variety of sociopolitical narrative podcasts, like Harsh Reality and White Picket Fence. Beyond audio, Spencer has written for outlets like Ms. Magazine, Autostraddle, and Mutuals Media. They've also produced events like Trans Joy Fest in Los Angeles, which highlighted trans art, provided free medical and gender-affirming care supplies, and raised money for queer political refugees and the L.A. LGBT Center’s youth programs.
Spencer is also a writer and artist. They live in Queens, New York.
