Donald Prothero is a paleontologist, geologist and the author of numerous books, including "Abominable Science" and "The Story of Life in 25 Fossils."

Jan Swafford is a composer and author of multiple biographies, the most recent of which is, "Mozart: The Reign of Love."

Nicole Prause is a neuroscientist and sexual psychophysiologist, and is the founder of Liberos LLC.

Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst and the author of "The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium." 

Adam Johnson is co-host of the "Citations Needed" podcast and the author of The Column on Substack.

Nicholas Schou is an award-winning journalist and the author of multiple books, including "Kill the Messenger" and "Spooked."

Clay Tumey is an award-winning poet from Texas, and the author of "The Blue Chip Store: How Bank Robbery Changed My Life."

Mikhail Dyakonov is a professor of physics at Montpellier University, and the author of "Will We Ever Have a Quantum Computer?" 

Richard Hanania is a former fellow at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, and the current President of The Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, as well as the host of their podcast.

Rick Perlstein is a historian and author of numerous best-selling books, the most recent of which is Reaganland, now available in paperback.