How To Academy Podcast Creators & Guests

Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.

Zeke Faux is a reporter at Bloomberg News.

Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and the Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer and Professor of Practice of Non-Fiction at Harvard University.

Anna Ploszajski is a materials scientist, engineer, and writer. Her book, Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making, was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 18 May 2021.

Jonathan Freedland is a journalist and columnist at The Guardian.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a distinguished American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator celebrated for his ability to popularize complex scientific concepts. As the director of the Hayden Planetarium and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, Tyson has significantly contributed to public understanding of space and science. He is best known for hosting the TV series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and "StarTalk," which blend science with popular culture. Tyson's engaging approach and dedication to science education have earned him numerous accolades and a prominent place in contemporary science communication.

Rory Stewart is a diplomat, author, explorer, academic, politician, and Senior Fellow at the Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

Greg Jenner is a historian and author.

Alice Sherwood is a management consultant. Currently, she is a Director of Ridgeway Information, which provides intelligence for commercial clients and governments, and Chairman of Rising Tide, an early career network for women. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Policy Institute at King's College.Sherwood has worked as a management consultant for Accenture, as well as in retail strategy consultancy and private equity. She spent over 10 years in documentary television production for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. She was BBC’s Head of Audience of the Digital Curriculum project before leaving to become Head of Production for London Gifted & Talented.Sherwood's first book, "Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture," was published in 2022.Sherwood received her B.A. in Philosophy and her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Bristol, M.A. in Literary Criticism and Non-fiction Writing from City University, and her M.B.A. from INSEAD France.

Dr. Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is also known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Jaron Lanier is an American computer philosophy writer, computer scientist, visual artist, and composer of classical music.

Eliot Higgins is a writer.

Selena Wisnom is the author of the book: "The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of the Modern World" (U Chicago Press, 2025).

Alice May Roberts is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter, and author.

Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction.

Danielle Keats Citron is a law professor. Currently, she is a Professor in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she teaches information privacy, free expression, and civil rights law. She is also the Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, an organization which provides assistance and legislative support to victims of online abuse.Prior to joining UVA Law, Citron was a Professor of Law at Boston University Law School and at the University of Maryland School of Law.Citron's first book, "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace," was published in 2014, and her second book, "The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age," was published in 2022. Citron received her B.A. in Middle East Studies from Duke University and her J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law.

Melanie Joy, PHD, EDM, is a psychologist, speaker, and organizational and relationship coach.Joy has written several books, but her best known is her first, "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism," which was published in 2010.Joy is the founding president Beyond Carnism, a foundation with the mission of fighting the belief system that allows people to eat animals.Previously, Joy was a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, where she taught privilege and oppression, psychological trauma, addiction, domestic violence, feminist psychology, and animal rights.Joy received her B.A. in Foreign Languagesfrom Harvard Extension School, her M.Ed. in Teaching from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Saybrook University.

Sam Knight is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes the column "A Letter from the UK."Previously, Knight wrote for The Guardian. His work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Grantland, and Harper's. His first book, "The Premonitions Bureau," was published in 2022.