Offline Creators & Guests

Jon Favreau is a political commentator and the former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. Favreau attended the College of the Holy Cross, graduating as valedictorian. He is the co-host of Pod Save America.

David Axelrod is a political consultant and analyst.

Charlie Warzel is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of its newsletter Galaxy Brain, about technology, media, and big ideas.He is a co-author of Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home. Previously he was a writer at large for The New York Times’ Opinion section and a senior writer at BuzzFeed News.

Alyssa Mastromonaco is a Senior Advisor and spokesperson for NARAL. She was previously the President of Global Communications Strategy & Talent at A&E Networks and the Chief Operating Officer of Vice Media.

Eric Klinenberg is a sociologist and a scholar of urban studies, culture, and media. He is best known for his contributions as a public sociologist.

Emily St. James (formerly Emily VanDerWerff) is a critic, journalist, podcaster, and writer. Currently, she is the Critic at Large for Vox. Prior to 2019, she published under her old name, Todd VanDerWerff.St. James started her career by working for the student newspaper while studying at South Dakota State University. In 2004, she graduated and began working for newspapers, writing and copy editing, while maintaining her TV blog. Later, she wrote for the A.V. Club, first as a freelance writer, and then as an editor.

Peter Hamby is a political journalist, host of Good Luck America at Snapchat, and a contributing writer for Vanity Fair.

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and non-fiction author. He was a reporter for The New York Times and is the author of two books on habits and productivity, titled The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business and Smarter Faster Better.

Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic.

Laura Bates is a writer and Founder of the Everyday Sexism Project.

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.

V Spehar is a highly sought-after leadership coach, visioning expert, equity program auditor, and emcee.

Kara Klenk is a stand up comic, writer, and actor who was recently named by Time Out New York as one of the Top 10 Funniest Women in NYC. She has appeared on several cable channels and websites and has written for Nickelodeon, MTV, TVLand, and Comedy Central. She also produces/hosts a long-running stand up show, If You Build It, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC and LA.

Natalie Wynn is a YouTuber and ex-philosopher.

Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist and documentary filmmaker whose works include The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) and The Psychopath Test (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories.

Heather Cox Richardson is a historian and professor of History at Boston College

Robert J. Waldinger is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School, he is known for a TED talk about his findings from the Grant Study, a 75-year-long Harvard study on adult happiness.

Erin Ryan is a TV writer at SunnyFXX, The Daily Beast and host of the Hysteria podcast.

Hank Green is an entrepreneur, musician, educator, producer, vlogger, and author.