Join us for four true, personal stories about science in LA’s coolest (rainforest-themed!) backyard 🦜🌴🐒

Hosted by Bryan Kett and Leslie Berntsen

Stories by:

Amber Hubert works as a Business Administrator supporting the talented advocates at We Are RALLY who open minds and inspire action around today’s biggest challenges. For 10 years in another life, Amber performed in the hit comedy show Point Break Live on stages across the country. She has performed at storytelling events such as The Moth and Public School, and her writing has appeared in Salon, Dame Magazine, Girlboss, The Argonaut, and The LA Times. Her LA Affairs piece was selected to be published in the popular collection LA Affairs 65 True Stories of Nightmare Dates, Love at First Sight, Heartbreak & Happily Ever Afters in Southern California, and she played the leading role of Kate in Lynn Shelton’s first feature-length film We Go Way Back. Amber knows the importance of a well-told story and the power it plays in creating positive change.

Joey Jefferson is a flight systems engineer at JPL operating the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) and NEOWISE spacecrafts. Prior to his current position, he worked with NASA and foreign space agencies conceptualizing, negotiating, implementing and monitoring their antenna strategies over the Deep Space Network. An international award-winning pianist, as well as singer and clarinetist, music will always be near and dear to his heart.

Carlos Kotkin is a screenwriter, author and storyteller. He's also left handed.

Rich Tackenberg is a happily married gadget geek, a new homeowner, an SNL apologist, an Apple fanboy, a recent convert to tea, a dog owner, a recovering people-pleaser, a comedy nerd, an LA resident, a New York native, a snob about disposable pens, and (most importantly) a big fan of lists.