Part journalist, part historian, and all shrewd political observer, Ronald (Ron) Brownstein explains the complexities of American politics with lucid precision. As a CNN Senior Political Analyst, Senior Editor for the Atlantic, and Contributing Editor for National Journal, he produces sharp analysis on politics, policy, the electorate, media, healthcare, energy, the press' impact on Americans, and the range of issues informed by his strong sense of American political and national history. Brownstein provides an insider’s look into politics and the media and has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the author of seven best-selling books, and his articles on politics, public policy, and culture have appeared in myriad of major publications and on many broadcast news outlets.

Mick Ebeling is an American film, television and commercial executive producer as well as an author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was named as on one of the Top 50 Most Creative People of 2014, won the SXSW Innovation Award twice in a row (2014 and 2015), and was awarded the 2014 Muhammed Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award. He is the CEO of Not Impossible, an organization that develops creative technology solutions to address real-world problems.

Jon Cohen is a widely published magazine writer and author of four nonfiction books on scientific topics. Cohen is a senior correspondent with Science, and also has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, BuzzFeed, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Slate, and many other publications. Cohen specializes in biomedicine, and is widely known for his coverage of epidemics (HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, Ebola, influenza), immunology, vaccines, and global health. He also has reported extensively on genetics, primate research, evolution, bioterrorism, research funding, ethics, reproductive biology, credit battles, and the media itself. Cohen’s books have covered a wide range of topics for a lay audience, including the search for an AIDS vaccine, the science of miscarriage, the scientific differences between humans and chimpanzees, and a critical analysis of Tijuana, Mexico’s faltering response to its HIV/AIDS epidemic.

A board-certified specialist in internal medicine and a professionally trained chef, Dr. La Puma hosts "What's Cooking with ChefMD?" weekly on the national series "Health Corner" on Lifetime TV. The best-selling author of "RealAge Diet", his latest book is "ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine". He is also the medical director at The Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition & Healthy Weight. John La Puma is the “food as medicine doc.” A board-certified specialist in internal medicine, a professionally trained chef and New York Times best-selling author, Dr. La Puma hosts “What’s Cooking With ChefMD®” every Sunday morning on the national TV series “Health Corner” on the cable TV network Lifetime, with 88 million subscribers. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California (Creative Studies) and a graduate of the Baylor College of Medicine, he performed his residency in internal medicine at the West LA VA Medical Center and UCLA, and completed the first postgraduate fellowship in internal medicine and clinical medical ethics in the U.S., at the University of Chicago. He was appointed to the associate faculty at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine for six years and has written more than 50 peer reviewed scientific papers, 200 essays and letters, and three medical books. Dr. La Puma is also a graduate of the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, a Le Cordon Bleu School, and taught the first Nutrition and Cooking Course for Medical Students in the U.S., at SUNY. He founded CHEF Clinic® to study the cooking, eating and fitness habits of overweight adults, receiving an American Medical Association grant for the research. He served as a Professor of Nutrition at Kendall School of Culinary Arts and cooked for nearly 4 years once weekly at Chef Rick Bayless’ Topolobampo in Chicago. Dr. La Puma contributed recipes to the #1 best-seller You, the Owner’s Manual and has consulted with companies such as CIGNA, Caremark and Kr