Eula Biss+

Queer Chinese American essayist and cultural critic; author of Mean Boys (Bloomsbury, 2024).

Essayist and podcaster behind Year Zero, examining culture, politics, and institutional change from a heterodox lens.

An American writer and activist who writes on a wide range of subjects, including feminism, the environment, and social change.

MacArthur Fellow, sociologist, and NYT columnist writing essays on race, class, and culture from a Southern Black feminist vantage.

American journalist and founder publishing essays and criticism on culture and politics.

British-American essayist and podcaster offering heterodox commentary on politics and culture.

Samara Bay is a TEDxCulverCity speaker whose talk, “The one thing every great speaker does (and no one teaches),” explores ideas with relevance to creators and independent audiences.

Nigerian novelist and essayist whose long-form nonfiction on feminism, grief, and politics commands a global readership.