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Matt Kirouac-York (He/Him)
A transplant to Oklahoma City after two and a half years of RV living, Matt is a travel, culture, and food writer with a passion for sharing Queer stories. A native New Englander, Matt began to explore his world early by moving to Chicago where he gained both a culinary degree, as well as a hospitality management degree. After college, Matt covered the Chicago food scene for local and national outlets, while also authoring two books. After selling his condo and buying an RV, he began writing about his adventures for major outlets such as Travel & Leisure, Thrillist, Condé Nast Traveler, and InsideHook. He created, wrote, and hosted a travel podcast with iHeartRadio called Parklandia, which became the most downloaded travel podcast shortly after its debut. After settling in OKC, he was the first openly gay writer to have a story on the front page of The Oklahoman newspaper, the oldest newspaper in the state. In 2023, he was given a Hometown Hero Award from Visit OKC for his cultural contributions in the community and travel space. He continues to write about food and travel while also acting as a consultant, advisor, and critic for national organizations and brands. Matt lives with his husband Nathan and their dachshund, Finn, in OKC, and enjoys frequent trips to Disney World, national parks, and any pool where he can dangle his feet from the side.
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Nathan Kirouac-York (He/Him)
A lifelong resident of Oklahoma, Nathan gained degrees in both history and public relations before evolving his passion for classic cars into a thriving sales and auction business headquartered in OKC. Already an avid traveler, keen to explore the world and learn about other cultures, he began joining Matt on work trips near and far, sharing stories of his own via original articles and videos while helping with logistics and content creation along the way. This paved the way for a collaboration aimed at taking Matt’s work as a travel, food, and culture writer to the next level, while expanding into consulting and marketing services that pull from each of their skill sets. He and Matt live in OKC, but split their time between places close to their hearts, like New England, New Mexico, Northwest Arkansas, and Northern California. Nathan enjoys driving his classic sports cars on tours or just sunny days on Route 66, and he still has trouble not buying every interesting old car he sees.
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