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Robert McChesney - Death of the Media?

Robert McChesney is a professor in the Department of Communication at University of Illinois, and is the author of several books, including "Dollarocracy" and "The Problem of the Media."

Richard Neupert - French New Wave

Richard Neupert is a professor in the department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Georgia, and is the author of several books, including "French Animation History" and "A History of the French New Wave."

Alan Robock - Castro, Climate & Nukes

Alan Robock is a climatologist at Rutgers University and a member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. His research interests include geoengineering and the climate effects of nuclear winter.

Robin Hanson - Cryonics, Gene-Editing & Birth Rates

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

Pauline Boss - Coping With Loss

Pauline Boss is a professor emeritus at University of Minnesota, a pioneer of the field of ambiguous loss, and the author of numerous books, the most recent of which is called "The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic."

Rolf Potts - How to Travel Forever

Rolf Potts is the author of "Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel." His podcast is called "Deviate with Rolf Potts."

Angelo Pentaris - Drums & Disabilities

Angelo Pentaris is a drummer, disability advocate and motivational speaker.

Robert Gross - The Transcendentalists

Robert Gross is a historian at the University of Connecticut and the author of "The Transcendentalists and Their World."

James Fallon - Biohacking, Genes & Vaccines

James Fallon is a neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry and human behavior at UC Irvine.

Dean Baker - Inflation, Stocks and Panic

Dean Baker is an economist at the Center for Economic Policy Research. His blog is called "Beat the Press."