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Andrew Bacevich - America's Forever Wars

Andrew Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University.  He is the author, among other books, of America’s War for the Greater Middle East, and has won the American Book Award.  He specializes in American involvement overseas.

Janet Hardy - “The Ethical Slut”

Janet Hardy is a sex educator and the co-author of the best-selling “The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities.” She has traveled the world teaching people about nontraditional relationships, and I recently got to chat with her about the meaning of polyamory.

Randy Wolbert - The Zen of Therapy

Randy Wolbert is a DBT therapist and trainer and teacher of Zen.  He trained under the founder of DBT, Marsha Linehan, and is the author of “Treating BPD: Incorporating Zen and Mindfulness”.

Thomas Mann - How Politics Went Crazy

Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow in governance at the Brookings Institution, and is the co-author of the book, “It’s Even Worse than it looks: How the American Constitutional System collided with the New Politics of Extremism.”

Richard Grant - Wild Traveler

Richard Grant is a travel journalist who has hung out with the drug lords of the Sierra Madre, the anarchists of the American Southwest, interviewed the dictator of Rwanda, and taken love advice from the best blues musicians of the Mississippi Delta.

John Horgan - The Psychology of Terrorism

John Horgan is a professor of psychology and global studies at Georgia State University, and is an expert in terrorism.  We talked about why it's often idealism that inspires terrorists, the similarities between ISIS and white nationalist groups, and why we overreacted to 9/11.

James Fallon - The Doctor Returns!

In the first-ever recurring guest on the podcast, James Fallon, neuroscientist extraordinaire and diagnosed psychopath, joins us to talk about politics, depression, and why he might just plant a chip in his brain.

Norman Finkelstein - Rogue Academic

Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist and author, whose work focuses primarily on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  He was denied tenure at DePaul and banned from Israel for a decade, but continues to publish and speak out.  Send feedback to: dunctankpodcast@gmail.com

Gerard Milburn - Quantum Computing

Gerard Milburn is a professor of quantum physics at the University of Queensland in Australia.  We talked about the future of quantum computing, how it will affect research into artificial intelligence, and why they will be able to solve problems that no computer has been able to solve before. 

John McAfee - Presidential Candidate

John McAfee is the inventor of McAfee antivirus software, a major proponent of crypto currency, and a Libertarian candidate for President.  He is running from abroad, as he is currently on the run from the United States government.  We talked about his wild life, including his time in Belize, as well as why he is recruiting an army of McAfee clones to help his candidacy.