Nancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author. Her on-the-ground reporting includes covering the war in Ukraine, the fight over abortion rights in Kansas City, and Donald Trump’s New York trial. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and elsewhere, and she posts on her Substack - titled “Make More Pie” about “Portland, New York, media, murder, culture, and pie - both literal and figurative.” She also co-hosts the Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em podcast with Sarah Hepola.

Make More Pie - Nancy's Substack

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast - cohosted with Sarah Hepola

Bubba: A Cancel-Culture Casualty

Destruction and Hope in Portland

The Last #MeToo: Part 1
The Last #MeToo: Part 2

The Slow Leave Taking: On Watching My Mother Slip Away

To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder

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Chloé Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company “Theory of Enchantment” teaches social and emotional learning in schools and diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.

Theory of Enchantment

Enchanted Dojo

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Gen Kimura is a YouTube creator and documentary filmmaker tackling controversial political topics via on-the-ground reporting with average citizens and inquisitive interviews with relevant experts.

Gen's YouTube Channel

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Squatters Invaded America. Here's How. - YouTube

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Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher are the hosts of Oh No, Ross and Carrie!, an investigative podcast with over half a million downloads monthly. Whether it's joining secretive religious cults, searching for the paranormal, or experimenting with alternative medicine, they bring a skeptical yet open-minded approach to uncovering the truth.

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We miss you, Darcy.

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Ernest Scheyder at Reuters

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Liz Manashil is a feature film writer and director, a distribution consultant for independent films, and the co-host of Making Movies is Hard, a podcast about the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking.

Bread and Butter (2014)

Speed of Life (2019)

Making Movies is HARD!!! Podcast

lizmanashil.com

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Judith Weston is a sought-after coach and teacher to first-class filmmakers and actors around the world, and has been supporting them with workshops, consultations and books for nearly 40 years. Her first book, Directing Actors, was originally published in 1996 and a 25th Anniversary Edition came out in 2021. Her second book, The Film Director’s Intuition, was published in 2003 and the audiobook version is out now.

Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television

The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques

The Director Whisperer: Judith Weston Teaches Filmmakers How to Talk to Actors - Vanity Fair

judithweston.com

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Carlos Lozada is an opinion columnist at The New York Times and co-host of the “Matter of Opinion” podcast. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, and is the author of What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. His new book, The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians, is out now.

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Carlos Lozada at The New York Times

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