Season One Guest List

Irish Storyteller and Author, Gareth Higgins

Musician and Activist, Moby

Fine Artist, Sadie Valeri

Theologian and Author, Brian D. McLaren

Religious Trauma Specialist, Dr. Marlene Winell, PhD

Novelist and Short Story Writer, Andre Dubus III

Congressional Representative Ted Lieu

Conflict Photojournalists Gary Knight & Fiona Turner

Theologian and Author, Diana Butler Bass

Author Richard Forer

Gender Fair CEO Johanna C. Zeilstra

Chicago Foundation for Women President & CEO, Felicia Davis

Wild Goose Festival President and Producer, Jeff Clark

Filmmaker and Activist, Laura Dawn

Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden, Matthew Barzun

Writer, Pastor, and Activist, John Pavlovitz

John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and Author, Randall Balmer

Mindful Chef, Life Coach, and Mystic Turn Founder, Samir Selmanović

Filmmaker Tiffany Kimmel Stubbert and Attorney and Activist Paul Carlos Southwick

Conflict Journalist, Co-Founder, and Executive Producer at The Signal, Christian Stephen

Author and LGBTQIA+ Activist, Joel Barrett

Author and Associate Professor of writing at Georgia Southern University, Jared Yates Sexton

Artist and Activist, Genesis Be

Generation Hope Founder and Author, Nicole Lynn Lewis

Investigative Journalist and Filmmaker, Civia Tamarkin

Author of The Weekly List and President of The New Agenda, Amy Siskind

Founding Director of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership of Hebrew College, Rabbi Or Rose

Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky

President of Sojourners, Rev. Adam Russell Taylor

Raising Imagination Founder, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft

Leader of Writing For Your Life, Brian Allain

Author and Director of Film and Television, Dan Attias

Filmmaker Erin Bagwell

Psychotherapist and Author Carolyn Baker

Author and Theologian Beth Allison Barr

Activist, Entrepreneur, and Nobel Prize-winner, Jerry White

Filmmakers Nicole Brown, Ryan Gentle, and Austin Quarles

New York Times-bestselling Author Eve Rodsky

Corporate Anthropologist and Author Andi Simon, PhD

Systems Thinker and Change Manager, Keaton Andreas

Author and Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University,
Paul N. Anderson, PhD

Brand and Business Innovator Cindy Gallop

Founder and CEO of Embolden Media Group, Jevon Bolden

Former Member of the North Carolina State Senate, Erica D. Smith

Author Karen Curry Parker

Emmy-nominated composer McKenzie Stubbert

Writer, Anthropologist, and Performer Maggie Paxson

Professor and New York Times-bestselling Author Charles King

Author and Ordained Unitarian Universalist Pastor Roger Butts

Author Kristian Erickson

Speaker, Writer, and Activist Lisa Sharon Harper

Author, Speaker, and Activist Shane Claiborne

 Season Two Guest List

CEO of Women Business Collaborative Edie Fraser

Homeland Security Attorney and Author, Meg Nocero

Author and Former President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America,
Gloria Feldt

Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Star Families, Kathy Roth-Douquet

Author and Founder and CEO of The Blazing Group, Michele Bailey

CEO of Integrating Women Leaders Foundation, Kim Graham Lee

Economist, Sociologist, and Author, Dr. Randall Bell, PhD

Caregiving Expert Mim Senft

Author and Gender Fair Founder Amy Cross

Former Chief Content Officer at Guggenheim Partners and Author, Dirk Smillie

Women’s Health Advocates,
Dr. Taya Scott, MBA, EdD, and Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG

"The Balance Dilemma" hosts Maura Carlin and Christie Derrico

Sales, Marketing, and Product Development Expert, Gavriella Schuster

Social entrepreneur, innovation expert, growth strategist, author and speaker, Teresa Spangler

Investigative Journalist and Filmmaker Civia Tamarkin

Speaker, Coach, and Author, Brittany N. Cole

Author and Founder of The Best Ever You Network, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

Author and Associate Professor of writing at Georgia Southern University, Jared Yates Sexton

President & CEO of Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc., Joyce Odidison

Investigative Reporter and Author Katherine Stewart

Founder and CEO of Nia Impact Capital, Kristin Hull

Good Guys and Athena Rising Authors, David Smith, PhD, and W. Brad Johnson, PhD

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Advisor, and Angel Investor, Janna Meyrowitz Turner

Clinical Psychologist, International Speaker, and Entrepreneur, Dr. Risa Ryger

CEOX Founder Luann Abrams

Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, and Author Jen Nash

HeyMama Co-Founder & Chief Community Officer, Amri Kibbler

Author & Life and Leadership Coach, Susan Ross, CPCC, PCC

Historian, Professor, and Author, Mary Ziegler

Author and Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary, Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade

Author and Spiritual Creative, Idelette McVicker

Beatles Biographer Candy Leonard

Spirituality Adventures Founder, Fred Herron

 Season Three Guest List

Author and Associate Professor of writing at Georgia Southern University, Jared Yates Sexton

Author, Coach, and Turn Lab Founder, Samir Selmanović, Ph.D. PCC

Chief Executive Officer of Church Health, Rev. G. Scott Morris, MD

Author and Chief Executive Officer of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice,
Rev. Katey Zeh

Scholar, Speaker, Thought Leader, and Author Brad Onishi

Soprano Camilla Tilling

New York Times-bestselling Author and Inspirational Speaker, Dave Pelzer

New York Times-bestselling Author Jeff Sharlet

Author, Speaker, and Activist Shane Claiborne

Horatio Alger Award Winner and Author Ed Hajim

Philosopher, Futurist, Cultural Critic, and New York Times-bestselling Author,
Daniel Pinchbeck

Spiritual Director, Speaker, Writer, and Coach, Roger Wolsey

Author, Podcaster, and Faith Deconstruction Coach, Michael Camp

Award-Winning Author, Devoted Teacher, and Legacy Equestrian, Patrick Smithwick

Bioethicist and Writer, Jessica Pierce

Professor and Author Melanie Springer Mock

Singer-Songwriter Katie Callahan

Author, Speaker, and Educator Caroline J. Sumlin

Filmmaker Jonathan Fisher

Author and Professor of Political Science, Patrick J. Deneen

Freelance Journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Novelist and Literary and Cultural Critic, Martha Anne Toll

Entrepreneur and Author, Linda Ambrus Broenniman

Superior Court Judge and Author, Anthony J. Mohr

Journalist and Author Jon Ward

Engineer, Assistive Technology Professional, Competitive Para Surfer, and Author,
Heather C. Markham

Journalist and Author Bekah McNeel

Author and Executive Director of Truth Wins Out, Wayne Besen

Author and Journalist Yascha Mounk

Cross-Genre Scholar, Artist, Author, and Cultural Critic, K. Allison Hammer, PhD

Founder and Director of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery,
Dr. Laura Anderson, PhD, LMFT

Authors and Civil Rights Icons, Norman Hill & Velma Murphy Hill

 Season Four Guest List

Political Consultant, Strategist, and Author James Carville

Musician and Commentator Dara Starr Tucker

Constitutional Law Professor and Author Marci A. Hamilton

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Author Cat Bohannon

Washington Post Columnist and We of Little Faith Author Kate Cohen

Award-winning writer, journalist and filmmaker Steven Beschloss

The Politzer Saga Author and Historian Linda Ambrus Broenniman

Constitutional Law Expert and The Founding Myth Author Andrew L. Seidel

The Director and Star of The Reverend, Nick Canfield and Rev. Vince Anderson

Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic David Frum

Journalist and The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Author Tim Alberta

Author and Theologian John Pavlovitz

Senior Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies and The Violent Take It By Force Author
Matthew D. Taylor

Washington Post Columnist Jason Willick

Biographer and Beatleness Author Candy Leonard

Author and Professor Randall Balmer

Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal and American Breakdown Author Gerard Baker

TV Producer and Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race? Author Keith Boykin

Baptistland Author and Activist Christa Brown

Speaker and A Well-Trained Wife Author Tia Levings

Poet and Writer Frances Story

Associate Professor and Hannah’s Children Author Catherine Ruth Pakaluk

Get Married Author, Professor, and Director of the National Marriage Project Brad Wilcox

Professor and Author Julie Ingersoll

Professor and Author Timothy William Waters

Gallup’s Principal Economist Jonathan Rothwell, PhD

What Are Children For? Authors Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman

My American Dream Author and Business Leader Barbara Sommer Feigin

Journalist and This Is Going to Hurt Author Bekah S. McNeel

Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies Author Rev. Prof. Dr. David P. Gushee

New York Post Critic At Large and Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed Author,
Maureen Callahan

Food Security Advocate and Growing Peace Founder, Steven Hoffen

Philosopher and The 9.9 Percent Author Matthew Stewart

American Historian and Author of The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor Jason Sokol

Rift Author Cait West

Author and Global Citizen Founder Michael Sheldrick

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Dale Maharidge

Disobedient Women Author Sarah Stankorb

National Christian Foundation President, Stephen Tchividjian

Animal Rights Advocate and The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals Author Kimberly C. Moore

Winging It Author Randy Fertel

We Have Never Been Woke Author Musa al Gharbi

The River Beyond the Dam Author Jean L. Waight

No One Left: Why the World Needs More Children Author Dr. Paul Morland

When You Care Author Elissa Strauss

Men’s Health Advocate and Iron Dad Author Paul K. Weigel

The Atlantic Staff Writer Faith Hill

New York Times Washington Correspondent Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Journalist and Author Bekah McNeel and Associate Professor
and Preaching and Social Issues Author Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade

Future of Denial Author Tad DeLay

The Happiness of Dogs Author Mark Rowlands

BoyMom Author Ruth Whippman

Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine,
Dr. Jeffrey W. Swanson, PhD

A Hard Silence Author, Melanie Brooks

Gun Violence and Disability Awareness Advocate and Friendly Fire Author, Paul Rousseau

Red State Christians Author Rev. Angela Denker

On Sex and Gender: A Commonsense Approach Author Doriane Coleman

Family Promise Founder and Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose Author
Karen Olson