Tangentially Speaking Creators & Guests

Christopher Ryan is an author best known for co-authoring the book Sex at Dawn, he hosts a weekly podcast called Tangentially Speaking.

Dacher Keltner is a Professor of Psychology at University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab. He is also the founder and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center and host of the podcast The Science of Happiness.

Christopher D'Elia is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. He has hosted the weekly podcast Congratulations with Chris D'Elia, which has charted in the top 20 comedy podcasts in multiple countries.

Alex Cody Foster had ghostwritten eight number 1 Amazon Bestsellers, wrote for one of the U.K's most successful thriller writers, and worked as John McAfee's ghostwriter for six months, which is profiled in a Netflix documentary. He work closely with Gotham Ghostwriters and Reedsy, two of the top ghostwriting agencies in the world.

John Colapinto is a journalist, author, novelist, and staff writer at The New Yorker.

Derrick Jensen is an American author, eco-philosopher, radical environmentalist, anti-civilization advocate, activist, writer, and founder of Deep Green Resistance.

Kyle Kingsbury is a former professional mixed martial artist.

Alice Dreger is a historian, bioethicist, author, and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

Nathaniel Schmidt is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Yun Rou is a Taoist monk, martial arts master, teacher, author, and recipient of numerous honors and awards. He also hosted the hit national public television show Longevity Tai Chi.

Joshua Fields Millburn is an author, filmmaker, writing instructor, podcaster, and international speaker.

Mickey Avalon is an American rapper.

Owen Dargatz is a travel blogger.

Robert Wright is a journalist. He writes about science, history, and religion. His works include The Evolution of God, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, The Moral Animal, Why Buddhism is True, and Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information.

Akshay Nanavati is a marine veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner, and author.

Tracy Clark-Flory is a senior staff writer at Jezebel.

Jonathan Jacob Walker is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Jamie Wheal is the founder and executive director of The Flow Genome Project.

Eric Weiner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. His new book is called The Socrates Express.