Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian and the author of eight books, including the acclaimed New York Times best-sellers The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 and Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House... More
An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns has directed film projects such as The Civil War, Baseball, The West, The War, and The National Parks: America's Best Idea, all of which were developed for PBS. The late historian Stephen Ambrose said, "More Americans get their... More
Provocative Author, Broadcaster, and Sociopolitical Pundit
Farai Chideya takes issues of race and class and both humanizes and deconstructs them for a wide audience. As a journalist, her reporting has taken her to America's prisons and onto Air Force One. Currently she is a political contributor on the syndicated public radio show The Takeaway... More
Known for writing "The Ethicist," a weekly column for New York Times Magazine for 12 years, ethics speaker and Emmy Award winner Randy Cohen explores the moral dilemmas we all face. His latest book, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything, was released by... More
Céline Cousteau, the daughter of ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau and granddaughter of legendary explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, is an adventurer in her own right. An explorer both above and below the sea, she is constantly traversing the world, taking part in new experiences... More
Deep Ocean Explorer and Environmentally-Conscious Business Strategist
With vast experience in the field, and a background in environmental economics, Fabien Cousteau believes that reforming public policy through innovative ideas can preserve these precious habitats. For example, the eco-tourism industry can be a huge boon to local economics, and can guide countries... More
Marine Explorer, Environmental Activist, Educator, and Filmmaker
Environmental speaker Jean-Michel Cousteau continues the legacy of his father, the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, as a world-renown explorer, environmentalist, educator, oceanographer, and filmmaker. He founded the Ocean Futures Society, a marine conservation and education organization... More
Weekly Columnist, The New York Times Magazine and co-founder of NPR's "Planet Money"
It's not often you meet a widely-respected economics guru who has also won most of broadcast journalism's highest honors - and that is just part of the speaker-power of Adam Davidson. Davidson writes the "It's the Economy" column for The New York Times Magazine, where he... More
Award-Winning Sports Journalist, Author, and NPR Commentator
This Emmy Award-winning commentator for ESPN and National Public Radio (NPR) has been voted Sports Writer of the Year six times by his peers. One of the most respected sports journalists of our time, Frank Deford also served as national chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, where he remains... More
Susan Dentzer is the Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, the nation's leading journal of health policy, and an on-air analyst on health on PBS' The NewsHour. One of the nation's most respected health and health policy journalists, she is also a frequent guest and commentator... More
