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Matthew Gasda - Playwright and Novelist

Matthew Gasda is a playwright and novelist based in New York City. He is the founder of the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research, and the author of The Sleepers.

Jean-Pierre Isbouts - The Historical Jesus

Jean-Pierre Isbouts is a Biblical scholar, the author of "The Fractured Kingdom," and the host of the Amazon Prime show "Searching for the Historical Jesus."

William Basinski - Experimental Composer

William Basinski is an American experimental composer. 

James Fallon - Memorial Show

James Fallon was a neuroscientist and author. Sadly, he passed away, but he was a frequent guest on the show, so please enjoy this memorial episode, a compilation of some of my favorite moments of his on the show.

William Deresiewicz - Solitude in Modern Life

William Deresiewicz is a former English professor at Yale, and the author of numerous books, including "The End of Solitude."

Kevin Knight - 2024 Election

Kevin Knight is the Chief of Staff of Congressman David Schweikert.

Jonathan Mann - Super-Forecaster

 Jonathan Mann is a security architect, a Good Judgment Super Forecaster, and a faculty member in the Computer Science department at NYU. He writes at https://abstraction.substack.com/

Michael Jelen - Replay, AI, Web3

Michael Jelen is the CEO of Replay, a web3 video streaming service.

Jan Swafford - George Gershwin

Jan Swafford is an American composer and the author of several musical biographies.

Thomas Barfield - Nomadic People

Thomas Barfield is an anthropologist at Boston University, and the author of several books, including The Nomadic Alternative.