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Charles Prebish is a former professor of religious studies, and the author of numerous books including, "American Buddhism."

Donald Prothero is a paleontologist, geologist and the author of numerous books, including "Abominable Science" and "The Story of Life in 25 Fossils."

Jan Swafford is a composer and author of multiple biographies, the most recent of which is, "Mozart: The Reign of Love."

Nicole Prause is a neuroscientist and sexual psychophysiologist, and is the founder of Liberos LLC.

Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst and the author of "The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium." 

Adam Johnson is co-host of the "Citations Needed" podcast and the author of The Column on Substack.

Nicholas Schou is an award-winning journalist and the author of multiple books, including "Kill the Messenger" and "Spooked."

Clay Tumey is an award-winning poet from Texas, and the author of "The Blue Chip Store: How Bank Robbery Changed My Life."

Mikhail Dyakonov is a professor of physics at Montpellier University, and the author of "Will We Ever Have a Quantum Computer?" 

Richard Hanania is a former fellow at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, and the current President of The Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, as well as the host of their podcast.

Rick Perlstein is a historian and author of numerous best-selling books, the most recent of which is Reaganland, now available in paperback.

Vijay Seshadri is a poet, essayist and literary critic, whose 2014 poetry collection "3 Sections" won the Pulitzer Prize.

John McCourt is a Professor of English at University of Macerata. He is the author of a number of books on James Joyce, and is President of the International James Joyce Foundation.

Steven Callahan survived 76 days adrift at sea, and his since written the books "Adrift" and "Capsized," and has consulted for numerous films and TV shows.

Tom Oliver is a professor of applied ecology at the University of Reading, and the author of, "The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of How We Are Connected and Why That Matters."

Neil Woods is a former undercover police officer in the UK, author of the book Drug Wars, and a member of the reform group Law Enforcement Action Partnership.

Robin Hanson is an economist at George Mason University. He is the author of a number of books, including The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain. His blog is called Overcoming Bias.

Forrest Gander is a poet, translator and novelist, whose 2018 poetry collection, "Be With," won the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent collection of poems is, "Twice Alive."

David Burns is considered one of the founders of CBT and is a psychiatrist and professor at the Stanford School of Medicine. He is author of "Feeling Good," which sold over three million copies, and most recently wrote, "Feeling Great."

Bill Ayers is a former leader of the Weather Underground and professor of education at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ross King is a novelist and historian who has authored a number of books about Renaissance artists, including, "Leonardo and the Last Supper" and "Brunelleschi's Dome."

James Fallon is a neuroscientist at UC, Irvine. He is the author of, "The Psychopath Inside."

Benjamin Teitelbaum is a professor of ethnomusicology and international affairs at University of Colorado, Boulder, and the author of, "War for Eternity: The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right."

Richard Norman is a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Kent, and the author of, "On Humanism."

Clint Penick is a former punk musician and the current head of Penick Lab at Kennesaw State University, where he studies social insects.