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Robin Hanson - UFOs, AI, and Our Robot Future

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 - A Poet's Life

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 - Therapy That Works!

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 - Weather Underground

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

Ross King - Renaissance Painters

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 - 100th Episode!

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

Benjamin Teitelbaum - Steve Bannon's War

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 - Humanism

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

Clint Penick - Social Insects

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

Jan Swafford - Composer Talks Rock Music

Jan Swafford is an American classical composer and the author of several musical biographies, including most recently, "Mozart: The Reign of Love."