Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Wally Lamb

Best-Selling Novelist & Educator

Nic Sheff

Author & Recovering Addict

Amanda Bennett

Executive Editor, Bloomberg News Author, "The Cost of Hope"

George P. Bush

Politician & Land Commissioner of Texas

Joshua Foer

Science Journalist & Author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"

David Remnick

Editor, The New Yorker

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Jeannette Walls

Best-Selling Author of "The Glass Castle," an Amazon "Top 10 Books of the Decade"

Jeff Taylor

Founder of Monster.com & Eons.com

Chris Matthews

Former Host, Hardball with Chris Matthews, MSNBC

Madeline Levine

Educator & Author of The Price of Privilege

Erica Jong

Feminist, Social Critic, Poet & Author of "Fear of Dying"

Greg Gumbel

Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster for CBS Sports

Nick Clooney

Journalist & Activist

Alex Salkever

Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technology Futurist; Author of "The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Our Technology Choices Will Create the Future"

How Our Technology Choices Can Change The Future

Bob Chapman

CEO of Barry-Wehmiller & Bestselling Author of "Everybody Matters"

Hector Tobar

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Deep Down Dark"

David Burkus

Best-Selling Author & Organizational Psychologist

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Tyler Oakley

YouTube Personality & New York Times Bestselling Author; LGBTQ+ Youth Advocate

Jon Steinberg

CEO of Future Plc., Founder of Cheddar; Former President & COO of Buzzfeed; Former CEO of Daily Mail.com in North America

Simon Lovell

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Daniel Alarcón

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Columbia University; Author Known for "At Night We Walk in Circles" & "Lost City Radio"

Max Brooks

Author of "The Zombie Survival Guide" & "World War Z"

Michael Hyatt

Intentional Leadership Expert, Best-Selling Author & Former Chairmen of Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ari Berman

Political Correspondent & Author

Roland Martin

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality, Author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith"

Nev Schulman

Producer, Actor, Photographer & TV Host Known for MTV's "Catfish: The TV Show"

Dr. Kevin Snyder

Motivational Speaker & Author of "Think Differently;" Former University Teacher & Administrator

Tom Ashbrook

Former Host of NPR's "On Point"