Inflection Point Creators & Guests

Lauren Schiller is a radio producer and the creator and host of "Inflection Point" on NPR, and a VP of a Berkely advertising firm.Prior to creating "Inflection Point," Schiller was an audio producer for Salon, and in 2008 she created one of the first female-led podcasts. For Women's History Month 2015, she partnered with KALW to produce "Inflection Point" to share stories and insights we can apply to our own lives.Schiller received a B.A. in Political Science from Vassar College, while interning at a news radio station in Poughkeepsie reporting on local arts.

Brandi Chastain is a retired soccer player.

Caterina Fake is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, investor at Yes VC, and host of the show "Should This Exist?" She's also a writer, artist, and reader.

Anne Marie Slaughter is an international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, political scientist, and public commentator. She is a member of the International Law Association, American Society of International Law, American Bar Association, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and World Peace Foundation.

Laura Starecheski is an audio editor, currently at This American Life.Previously, Starecheski was an editor at Reveal, reporting, producing and editing radio stories for the show. They were lead producer and reporter for Reveal's serialized investigation, "American Rehab." They started their career in public radio at WNYC. They went on to work at the show "State of the Re:Union," and as a health reporter on NPR’s Science Desk.Starecheski received their B.A. in Comparative Literature from New York University and their M.A. in American Studies from City University of New York.

Jennifer Brea is an American documentary filmmaker and activist. Her debut feature, Unrest, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and received the US Documentary Special Jury Award For Editing. Brea co-created a virtual reality film which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.

John Biewen is a radio producer and host who currently works as Audio Program Director at the Center for Documentary Studies. He has produced for the NPR newsmagazines, This American Life, Studio 360, American RadioWorks, and the BBC World Service. At the Center for Documentary Studies, he teaches audio courses to undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students. With co-editor Alexa Dilworth, he edited the book, Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound.

Allyson Hobbs is a historian, assistant professor in the History Department at Stanford University, writer, and author of the book A Chosen Exile.

Dawn Lippert is the founder and CEO of Elemental Excelerator.

Stephanie Lepp is an artist and a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future, independent non-profit research organization. She is the founding producer and host of the podcast "Reckonings." She attended Stanford, and got her M.S. in Environmental Science, Policy, & Managementfrom UC Berkeley, where she launched the radio show "The Graduates" on KALX.

Safiya Noble is an associate professor at UCLA, co-founder & co-director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, and author of the book Algorithms of Oppression.

Kate Schatz is a feminist writer, activist, educator, and creator of the Rad Women book series.