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Isaac Chotiner is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he interviews public figures in politics, media, books, business, and technology. He has also been a staff writer at Slate and the host of the podcast “I Have to Ask.” He has written for The New Yorker, the Times, The Atlantic, the Times Literary Supplement, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. After graduating from the University of California, Davis, Chotiner worked at The Washington Monthly before joining The New Republic, in 2006, as a reporter-researcher. He went on to run the magazine’s online books section and later became a senior editor.

Cheyna Roth is a journalist and audio producer. Currently, she is a podcast producer for Slate and frequent host of its gender and feminism podcast "The Waves." She is also an adjunct professor of journalism and law at Aquinas College.Roth began her career as a prosecuting attorney. She left the practice of law to in 2016, earned her masters degree, and became a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer. She began her journalism career as Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Networka, and she hosted the podcast "MichMash."Roth's work has appeared in Broadly, Bustle, and on NPR. Her first book, "Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection," was published in 2020.Roth received her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and her M.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University.

Nate Silver is the founder and editor in chief of Five Thirty Eight and the author of “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — But Some Don’t.” He is an American Statistician who is famous for analyzing sports events as well as US elections. He formerly was a contributor for the NY Times where he built traction for his near accurate prediction of the polling data for the 2012 presidential election.

Michelle Goldberg is a senior correspondent for The American Prospect and a columnist for The Daily Beast, Slate, and The New York Times. She is a former senior writer for The Nation magazine and Salon.com. She is the author of "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism" (2006), and "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World" (2009).

Glenn Greenwald is a lawyer, journalist, and author.

Wesley Morris is a film critic and podcast host.

Gabriel Sherman is an author.

Nate Cohn is a journalist and domestic correspondent for the Upshot at the New York Times.

Jennifer Egan is a novelist, short-story writer, and President of the PEN America Center.

Barbara Ehrenreich is an author and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade" and has been called "a veteran muckraker" by The New Yorker.

Elif Batuman is an author and journalist.

An American author, journalist, and comic book writer, Coates gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.

Benjamin Wittes is a journalist. He focuses on issues of national security and law.

Jelani Cobb is a writer, author, and educator.

Ezra Dyer is an automotive journalist. Currently, he is a Senior Editor and columnist at Car and Driver Magazine.

Rebecca Traister is an author, columnist, writer-at-large at New York magazine, and a contributing editor at Elle magazine.

Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg is the Founder of Stay Gold Features, an independent film finance and production company. Her recent producing creditsinclude Kasi Lemmons' Harriet, starring Cynthia Erivo in an Oscar-nominated role and Alma Har'el's Honey Boy which was nominated for four Indie SpiritAwards. She also produced Together Together starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison, directed by Nikole Beckwith, which premiered at the 2021 SundanceFilm Festival in the Dramatic Competition section and was distributed by Bleecker Street; as well as Joe Bell, starring Mark Wahlberg and Connie Brittonand was distributed by Roadside and Vertical. Prior to launching Stay Gold, Lundberg was a co-founding partner of Red Crown Productions where sheproduced Cary Fukunaga's Beasts of No Nation and Michael Showalter's Hello, My Name is Doris. She was previously a partner at Plum Pictures where she produced over 20 films, including Golden Globe Best Picture winner The Kids Are Alright. She was named to Variety's 2020 Women's Impact Report and is therecipient of the 2020 Hollywood Critics Association Producer of the Decade award. Lundberg is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences as well as of YPO (Young President's Organization). She is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Connecticut with her husband and threechildren.

Anand Giridharadas is a writer of Indian descent. He is a former columnist for The New York Times, and he is also the author of three books: India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, and Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.

Michelle Dean is a freelance writer, journalist, and critic. She is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Hulu series "The Act," which was based on her reporting.Before beoming a writer, Dean was a lawyer.Dean's work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, and Elle. Her first book, "Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion," was published in 2018.Dean received her B.A. in History and B.C.L. in Civil Law from McGill University, and her L.L.M. from the University of Toronto.