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Mary Louise Kelly is a broadcaster, author, and co-host of All Things Considered Podcast on National Public Radio (NPR).

Scott Simon is an American journalist, and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro is the host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent, serving as NPR's Jerusalem bureau chief from April 2009 to the end of 2012.

Dr. Nicholas Mulder a historian of twentieth-century European and international history. His research and teaching focuses on politics, economics, international institutions, and war in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, he is an assistant professor of modern European history at Cornell University.Mulder also writes about current political and economic issues. He is a regular contributor to Foreign Policy and The Nation, in addition to articles published in journals. His first book, "The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War," was published in 2022.Mulder received his B.A. from University College Utrecht, his M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Josh O'Connor is an actor. He is known for his portrayal of Johnny Saxby in the film God's Own Country.

Joanna Schroeder is a feminist writer, editor, media critic and mother.Schroeder's work has appeared at The New York Times, Redbook, Time, Elle, The Huffington Post and more. Schroeder is a lead author of the parent resource guide "Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Organized Bigotry at Home: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers." She is the author of a novel and is in the early stages of a prescriptive nonfiction book about raising teenage boys with co-author Christopher Pepper.

Karen Pollitz is a health reporter. Currently, she is a Senior Fellow at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.Pollitz's work focuses on health reform and private insurance, tracking implementation of private market reforms and consumer protections.Previously, Pollitz worked on national health reform for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Before that, she directed research on private health insurance at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.Pollitz received her B.A. from Oberlin College and her Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Charan Ranganath is a researcher, professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and director of the Memory and Plasticity Program at the University of California at Davis.

Katherine Schweit is the Owner of Schweit Consulting LLC.

Daniel Alarcón is an author. He has been a distinguished visiting writer at Mills College and a visiting writer at California College of the Arts. Daniel is a founder and executive producer of Radio Ambulante, a Spanish language podcast.

Palestinian living in Haifa, Socialist, member of national leadership at Standing Together, the largest Arab-Jewish grassroots movement in Israel.

Emily Atkin is a reporter who writes about climate change and environmental justice. She is the founder of the newsletter HEATED, which provides reporting and analysis on the climate crisis.Previously, Atkin was the climate staff writer at The New Republic, and the deputy climate editor at ThinkProgress. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, Slate, and Mother Jones.

Neil Rafferty is a politician and current member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 54.

Adam Jentleson is the public affairs director at Democracy Forward and former deputy chief of staff to Senator Harry Reid.

Adrienne LaFrance is the executive editor of The Atlantic.

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Eyal Press is an author and journalist.

Kristina Kvien is a diplomat.

As Senior Business Editor at NPR, Uri Berliner edits and reports on economics, technology and finance. He provides analysis, context and clarity to breaking news and complex issues.Berliner helped to build Planet Money, one of the most popular podcasts in the country.