Adam Frank is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester as well as a popular science writer. He is the co-founder of NPR's 13.7 Cosmos and Culture Blog. He also does regular on-air commentaries for All Things Considered and has two books on science culture published (the last one for Simon & Schuster). Professor Frank received his …

Professor Clifford V. Johnson’s work in science ranges from teaching and research into black holes, particle physics, string theory, and cosmology, to public outreach where he strives to put science back into the general culture. He helps artists, writers, and filmmakers incorporate science into their work, and appears on several TV and online show…

Marnix Pauwels is a writer and coach based in Amsterdam. Here is Marnix in his own words: Yeah, I know the dark side. I did the booze and the drugs and the cigarettes. I suffered through years and years of depression, anxiety, self-pity, anger and other devastating crap. And one day while the pain seemed unbearable, I realised I wanted to quit, you…

Sara MacSorley started her career as a super cool science major with a degree in marine biology. Working in science education and outreach led her to pursue a graduate degree in business, which led to a new role as the director of a community-based program bringing arts and science to children and educators. It was at this special place where she g…

Dr. Don Thomas is an astronaut, scientist, professional speaker, educator, and author of Orbit of Discovery about his STS-70 mission aboard space shuttle Discovery. A veteran of four flights, Don has spent 44 days in space and orbited the Earth nearly 700 times. Don’s mission is helping to inform and excite the public about our future in space and …

Dr. James Crowe is Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center and the Ann Scott Carell Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt. His laboratory studies the human immune response to infection for a wide variety of major human pathogens, including many emerging infections. Dr. Crowe is the Director of the HUMAN IMM…

Mike P. Burton grew up in North Carolina and Delaware, listening to George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, and Steven Wright. He moved to New York after college with a Theatre Arts degree in hand. He did some off-off-off Broadway shows while waiting tables and bartending but comedy was always something he wanted to do but never followed through with so one d…

Ross MacPhee is a paleomammalogist on the curatorial staff of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he has worked since 1988. He has conducted more than 50 expeditions in many parts of the world, researching the evolution and extinction of Ice Age mammals. In addition to numerous scientific papers in Science, Nature, PNAS a…

Betsy West is the director/producer of RBG (Magnolia, Participant, CNN Films, 2018) along with Julie Cohen. She is a 21-time Emmy Award winner for her work as an ABC News producer and executive producer of the documentary series Turning Point. As vice president at CBS News from 1998 to 2005, she oversaw 60 Minutes and 48 Hours. She was executive pr…

Peter Haas is the Associate Director of the Brown University Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative where he helps in research on AR, VR and MR interfaces for robots, MR shared mental models with robots, social robotics for the elderly, UAV autonomy, Moral norms in AI. He is an entrant in the Avatar X-prize to develop VR controlled Avatars. He was t…

This is my second conversation with Aubrey done on March 31, 2020 right in middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Mountain View, California, USA, and is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation, a California-based 501(c)(3) biomedical research charity that performs and funds laborator…

Jessica It's All Good is a lady comedian from the South with a loud personality and no shame or inhibitions. She has rocked out places like The Comedy Zone, in Greenville, SC, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock, GA, and colleges between Missouri and New York. Along with putting up a comedy special at The Complex Theatre in Hollywood, CA …

Dr. Steven Finkelstein is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin. Steve has been a leader in the observational discovery of very distant galaxies with the Hubble Space Telescope, and followup observations of these galaxies with the world’s largest ground-based telesc…

Bill Holston was a very active pro bono volunteer lawyer before becoming Executive Director of Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc. He was awarded the Angel of Freedom Award by HRI because of his commitment to provide pro bono services to clients. In 2012, Bill left his law practice to become the Executive Director of HRI. Before this, he w…

Laura Farber, a survivor of the Columbine High School massacre, produced and directed the documentary, "We Are Columbine". Laura follows the lives, the trauma, the healings and growings and journeys of 4 of her fellow students who were also there that awful day in April 1999. Laura is a documentary filmmaker best known for her ability to draw inspi…

Fred Galyean began his acting career in Buffalo, NY, and then spent 8 years in Chicago working on stage and training at a variety of professional studios, including Act One and the famed Second City. After a 10-year stint in Athens, GA, he relocated to Atlanta 3 years ago and decided to jump back into acting headfirst, and to make his first foray i…

Mercy for Life Africa Limited (MFLA) is a nongovernment organization founded in 2013 under the regulations of Uganda. Mercy for Life is headquartered in Kampala, Makindye municipality. The organization exists to help underprivileged members of the local community to achieve quality education, good sanitation, moral and spiritual support, food suppl…

Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Mountain View, California, USA, and is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation, a California-based 501(c)(3) biomedical research charity that performs and funds laboratory research dedicated to combating the aging process. He is also VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Thera…

From Zach: I'm a photo/video journalist whose work has been published on the cover of the New York Daily News, The Observer, The Guardian and on the inside of the New York Times, TheNation.com, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Buzzfeed and Newsweek... to name a few. For the past 15 years, I've been on the trail covering social movements, investigating …

Nikolaus Wasmoen is the Visiting Assistant Professor in English and the Digital Humanities at the University at Buffalo, where he serves as the Technical Director of the Marianne Moore Digital Archive while developing digital scholarship programs and teaching in the digital humanities, media studies, and modernist literature. Wasmoen's research exp…

Mokah-Jasmine Johnson is running for the Georgia Legislature in the 117th District. Here is her campaign website: http://mokahforgeorgia.com Mokah is the co-founder and president of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, a grassroots organization in Athens, Georgia, that aims to combat discrimination through education and activism. She is also th…

JERONIMO is a Feature Documentary by Joseph Juhn, my guest on "A Conversation with...". Joseph's film has been accepted at 15 film festivals around the world, was the Audience Choice Best Documentary at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York and the Audience Choice Best Documentary at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival. In…

Bonnie Neel has worked in industries ranging from international oil and gas, supermarkets, publishing, finance, charitable giving and private global intelligence before becoming a mortgage loan officer dedicated to helping first time homebuyers understand the mortgage process without ruining their lives. With a degree in international politics, min…

In our 2nd podcast, Renée and I explore the nature of creativity in our lives and in the lives of those we admire. Renée Yaworsky drummed, sang and played guitar in various rock bands you’ve never heard of. With a background in English Literature from the University of Georgia and Oxford University, she earned a law degree at Syracuse University. S…

Renée Yaworsky drummed, sang and played guitar in various rock bands you’ve never heard of. With a background in English Literature from the University of Georgia and Oxford University, she earned a law degree at Syracuse University. She served as a reporter for the human rights organization Impunity Watch, as a fellow at the Syracuse Medical-Legal…

Clay Boykin is the founder of The Men’s Fellowship Network: Circles of Men Project based in Austin, Texas. The group has been meeting for more than 7 years and exploring how men can show up more mindfully and constructively to collaborate in the solutions, and at new levels of consciousness and practicality that are so deeply needed to solve the ch…

Clay Boykin is the founder of The Men’s Fellowship Network: Circles of Men Project based in Austin, Texas. The group has been meeting for more than 7 years and exploring how men can show up more mindfully and constructively to collaborate in the solutions, and at new levels of consciousness and practicality that are so deeply needed to solve the ch…

Clay Boykin is the founder of The Men’s Fellowship Network: Circles of Men Project based in Austin, Texas. The group has been meeting for more than 7 years and exploring how men can show up more mindfully and constructively to collaborate in the solutions, and at new levels of consciousness and practicality that are so deeply needed to solve the ch…

Clay Boykin is the founder of The Men’s Fellowship Network: Circles of Men Project based in Austin, Texas. The group has been meeting for more than 7 years and exploring how men can show up more mindfully and constructively to collaborate in the solutions, and at new levels of consciousness and practicality that are so deeply needed to solve the ch…

Laura Redfern earned her Certified Financial PlannerTM designation in 2011, after working nearly 10 years in the areas of investment management and retirement planning. Over the past decade, Laura has extensive experience working with clients in life’s difficult transition stages: recent widows, divorcees, inheritors, and couples transitioning to r…

Ravi Kathuria is a student of spirituality, a lifelong seeker. Spiritual advancement is his primary and ultimate purpose in life. Everything else is secondary. Ravi and his family live in Texas, USA His emotional parable about spirtuality (Volume 1 - Tribulations) is titled, "Happy Soul. Hungry Mind" It is available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co…

Ravi Kathuria is a student of spirituality, a lifelong seeker. Spiritual advancement is his primary and ultimate purpose in life. Everything else is secondary. Ravi and his family live in Texas, USA His emotional parable about spirtuality (Volume 1 - Tribulations) is titled, "Happy Soul. Hungry Mind" It is available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co…

Dr. Katriny Ikbal is a Board Certified Family Physician with an extreme passion for patient care. After spending several years working in various urgent care clinics, she became disillusioned because insurance-based healthcare severely limits patient/doctor interactions. She knew there had to be a better way. The Direct Primary Care model that has …

Dan Griffin is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant for treatment programs, recovery courts, and mental health programs, Dan is focused on developing gender-responsive, trauma-informed services for men. Dan has been in recovery since May 1994 and leads retreats and workshops throughout the country to help men deepen their emotional rec…

Chef Budd Cohen graduated from Baltimore’s International Culinary College in 1990. He's worked the executive chef at The Commissary Restaurant, opened up several restaurants for Neiman Marcus, was executive for the Sheraton Plaza at Valley Forge before joining Williamson Hospitality. Chef Budd has since dedicated his culinary career to promoting th…

Kevin is the creator and co-executive producer of the television series Enlisted. Kevin will be a panelist at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, June 5-8, 2014. Here is a link to Kevin's panel: http://www.atxfestival.com/?s=Kevin+Biegel Enjoy!By DennisTardan

The multi-talented Chris Lowell makes his directorial debut with the flim, Beside Still Waters. Here is a link to the film: http://www.besidestillwatersfilm.com Chris has performed in Oscar nominated films (The Help, Up In The Air) and award winning TV shows (Private Practice, Veronica Mars). In addition, Chris has built a successful career as a fi…

Tuck Kamin is an award-winning creative director, writer and speaker. He’s created ad campaigns for Southwest Airlines, Colgate Palmolive, Dell Computers and many others. Recently, Tuck created a blog to help people to rethink the our preconceptions about aging. Here is a link to Tuck’s blog: http://designyourage.com Here is a link to Tuck’s compan…

How can introverts thrive in a business world that values and rewards extroverts? Sophia Dembling has much to share on the matter. Sophia's new book is: The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World. Here is a link to her books and her insightful and delightfully written blog at Psychology Today, "The Introvert’s Corner." http://www.psy…