Doug Miles Media Creators & Guests

Dr. Anne Davis Basting is a geronotologist, writer, artist, and advocate. Her work centers around aging, memory, and the uses of theater, storytelling, and other arts in eldercare. Currently, she is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She is also founder of the non-profit TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, which trains and supports caregivers.Basting's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Psychology Today, as well as in scholarly journals. She has appeared on television, radio, and TED Talks. Her first book, "Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia," was published in 2009. Her second book, "reative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care," was published in 2020.Basting received her B.A. in English from The Colorado College, her M.A. in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Ph.D. in Theatre Studies from the University of Minnesota.

Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia.She was a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Her first book, Missy's Murder (1991), was based on a murder story that she covered in Los Angeles. During this time, she had an article published in People Magazine.She has written or co-written almost 100 novels or short stories, and (as of 2008) has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print. She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today best selling novelist with the last dozen books published topping bestseller lists. Some of her novels are being developed into movies by The Hallmark Channel, including The Bridge, A Time to Dance (2015), and Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017). Her Baxter Family series is being adapted into a television series. Lightworkers Media and Roma Downey have the rights to develop the series.Kingsbury also does public speaking, and through national events she reaches more than 100,000 people each year.

Alanna Mitchell is a Canadian science journalist.

Derek Thompson is an American journalist. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and the author of Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction.

Alex DeMille is a writer, director, film editor, best selling novelist, filmmaker, and author of the book, The Deserter: A Novel.

Jessica Yellin is a broadcast journalist.