People’s Portal is a monthly segment hosted by Josephine Shetty, aka Kohinoorgasm, aspiring to bridge the visions of grassroots musicians with those of grassroots activists. Kohinoorgasm exclusively spins the music of experimental, unsigned, non-commercial, underground, and working class musicians, while each show features a conversation between the host and two guest artists/activists.

Austin is a co-founder of Ampled, a cooperatively owned web platform that allows musicians to be directly supported by their community. He is interested in the development of alternative economies and building more democratic, equitable, and inclusive online platforms. Austin is a member of NEW INC, the New Museum incubator, as part of the Equitable Platforms track and has a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute and is based in Brooklyn, NY.