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Founder of the Millionaire's Club and Star of Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker"
Patti Stanger is the star and executive producer of Bravo's hit docu-series The Millionaire Matchmaker. The show has gained record-breaking viewership and captured a worldwide following for Stanger. She is…
Fox Sports 1 panelist, Open Run, Headliners with Rachel Nichols, All The Smoke Productions, Emmy-winning Hometown with Rachel Nichols on Monumental
Rachel Nichols returned to ESPN in 2016, as a Los Angeles-based host. Highly respected for her work as a reporter, Nichols had previously worked for ESPN from 2004-2013 while based…
Israeli Screenwriter and Director; "Homeland" and "Prisoners of War"
Gideon Raff is an Israeli film and television director, screenwriter and writer. He is best known for the award-winning 2010 Israeli television drama series "Prisoners of War" (which he created,…
Co-Host of MSNBC's Morning Joe and Best-Selling Author of All Things at Once, Knowing Your Value, and Grow Your Value
Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of MSNBC’s award-winning morning show Morning Joe, and a three-time New York Times best-selling author. The Democrat to partner Joe Scarborough’s Republican, Brzezinski spends each…
Bestselling Author, Legal Analyst, & Former Prosecutor
Marcia Clark began the practice of law in criminal defense (two years as an attorney and two years as a law clerk). She joined the Office of the District Attorney…
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. From 2009-2013 and Author of New York Times Best Seller "Ally"
Dr. Michael B. Oren is an accomplished author, and an avid historian and is the Abba Eban Chair of International Diplomacy at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Lauder School of Government,…
Actress & Youth Volunteer. Star of "Black-ish"
Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, motivational speaker and performance artist, is the star of the new hit ABC comedy series Black-ish. For her role, Ross won the 2015 NAACP Image Award…
Holocaust Survivor & Author
Holocaust survivor and human rights activist Inge Auerbacher spent three years as a child imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where out of 15,000 children, barely 1 percent…
Author of Best Selling Book "Lilac Girls"
Martha Hall Kelly will to discuss her new novel Lilac Girls. In Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly has crafted a remarkable novel of unsung women and their quest for love,…
Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of WeAreSoze
Michael Skolnik is an entrepreneur, an activist, a storyteller and a proud father. From 2009-2015, Michael served as the President of GlobalGrind.com, a multi-million dollar news website founded by hip-hop…
Chairman, Kurzweil Technologies & A Director of Engineering, Google
Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions.
Radio Host, Author, Activist, Nutritionist, and Conservative Political Commentator
Dr. Michael Savage is a multimedia icon in the conservative movement, heard by 10 million listeners a week on “The Michael Savage Show” and syndicated across the U.S. in more…
Co-Host, CBS's "The Talk" Colon Cancer Survivor and Wife of Ozzy Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne can currently be seen as one of the six women on CBS series The Talk. The show has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2011, 2012, 2013…
Co-Host, CBS's "The Talk"
Sara Gilbert serves as host and executive producer of THE TALK, CBS’s Daytime Emmy Award-nominated talk show that examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of five female…
E-Street Drummer & Band Leader
Max Weinberg is one of the most visible and recorded drummers of the late 20th century. As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and director of the…
Fashion Designer, TV Personality & Author
Perhaps most widely known for MTV’s reality-hit shows, The Hills and The City, California-born Whitney Port is intent on blazing her own trail in the fashion industry. Throughout 6 seasons…
Physician and New York Times Best-Selling Author
Mark Hyman, M.D. has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through a groundbreaking whole-systems medicine approach, known as Functional Medicine. He is a…
Creator & Executive Producer, HBO's "Entourage"
Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of Entourage moved to Hollywood from his native New York in 1990 to become a stand-up comedian. While working the circuit at comedy club…
Television Producer, Lawyer, Legal Analyst, and Celebrity Reporter. He is the founder of celebrity news website TMZ
Harvey Levin is the creator of the celebrity news website TMZ.com and executive producer of the entertainment television news magazine TMZ-TV. Mr. Levin founded TMZ.com in 2005. It is now…
New York Times Best-Selling Author
Allegra Goodman’s novels include Intuition, The Cookbook Collector, Paradise Park, and Kaaterskill Falls (a National Book Award finalist).
Former Biker Turned European Militant Islamist Turned al-Qaida Associate Turned Whistleblower
Morten Storm a former Biker Turned European Militant Islamist Turned al-Qaida Associate Turned Whistleblower. Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and…
Flim and Television Actor. He is best known for his role in the film Felix and Meira, for which he garnered a Jutra Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the Jutra Awards
Luzer Twersky, an actor who was born in Brooklyn to a Hasidic Jewish family. He grew up in a community similar to the one portrayed in Felix and Meira (2014)…
Political Historian and Teacher at American University in Washington, D.C.
Allan J. Lichtman received his PhD from Harvard University in 1973 with a specialty in modern American history and quantitative methods. He became an Assistant Professor of History at American…
Historian best known for his study of the Holocaust
Richard Breitman received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is author or co-author of ten books and many articles in German history, U.S. history,…
Politician
Former Minnesota Congresswoman, Michele Bachmann became the first Republican woman elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was listed in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”…
Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Television Producer
Since starting out on the NY comedy-club scene, the Brooklyn native's dry, off-kilter sensibility has been found in his writing as well as his (more infrequent) acting. In 1999 Larry…
A debate/dialogue between Shaykh Abdul Hadi Palazzi who takes the Muslim point of view and Dr. Alex Grobman who takes the Western point of view
A debate/dialogue between Shaykh Abdul Hadi Palazzi who takes the Muslim point of view and Dr. Alex Grobman who takes the Western point of view. Professor Palazzi holds a Ph.D…
Author of Double Agent, The Killing of Major Mahon and The Bielski Brothers
Peter Duffy is an author and journalist based in New York City. He has written three books of historical non-fiction – The Bielski Brothers (HarperCollins, 2003); The Killing of Major…
"The Sean Hannity Show" on iHeartRadio, Fox News Channel's "Hannity," and New York Times Best-Selling Author
Sean Hannity currently serves as host of FOX News Channel's (FNC) Hannity. He joined the network in 1996 and is based in New York. As one of the most prominent…
Comedy Writer, TV, Books, Movies, Theater and Keynote Speaker. Zweibel Worked on Such Productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show
Alan Zweibel delivers a charming and candid look at his career journey as a comedy writer. He describes the experience of writing for some of television’s most beloved comedies—from Saturday…
Anti-Racism Activist and Writer. Since 1995, he has given speeches at over 600 college campuses across the U.S.
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. Named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, Wise has…
Associate Director at The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC)
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Wolicki studied at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, was a fellow of the Darche Noam Kollel, and received semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem. A…
Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist/Author and Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Bob Woodward has worked for The Washington Post since 1971. He and Carl Bernstein are the authors of All the President’s Men and The Final Days. Woodward has won nearly…
Former Director of the C.I.A.
R. James Woolsey is Chairman of Woolsey Partners LLC. He is also a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor to VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California. Mr. Woolsey currently chairs…
Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt
Ambassador Edward Walker is the Christian Johnson Professor at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He recently resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Middle East Institute, a…
Scholar and former member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Anti-Terror Advisory Committee under George W. Bush
Over the past 36 years, Edward A. Turzanski has developed a multi-faceted career specializing in domestic and international security, higher education administration and instruction, health care trusteeship, government and civic…
Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN; Author, The Devil May Dance
A prolific journalist and writer, Jake Tapper’s work has been lauded by such legendary newsmen Bob Woodward as
Oscar-Winning Writer and Director who has worked with more than 20 full-length feature films, including Platoon, Natural Born Killers and JFK
Oliver Stone has been credited with writing and or directing over 20 full-length feature films, earning him a well-respected place in cinematic history for some of the most influential and…
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist & "20/20" Anchor and Correspondent, known for his career on both ABC News and Fox Business Channel
John Stossel joined Fox Business Network (FBN) in 2009. He is the host of "Stossel" (Fridays at 9 PM/ET), a weekly program highlighting current consumer issues with a libertarian viewpoint.…
American Olympic Gymnast & Gold Medalist; Author; Political Appointee
Kerri Strug is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. She was the youngest Olympian at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain at age 14. After four more years of hard…
Legendary Olympic Swimmer, nine-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in seven events
Once considered the greatest Olympic athlete of all-time, the globally renowned Mark Spitz is synonymous with excellence. Voted Athlete of the Century in water sports and one of the six…
Cultural Icon & Talk Show Host
Throughout an illustrious career, Jerry Springer has become a cultural and civic icon. In addition to talk show host, he has been the mayor of Cincinnati, political pundit, lawyer, award-winning…
Spiritual Leaders of Different Faiths
Monsignor Hartman and Rabbi Gellman are the first clergymen to be hired by a national network since Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in the late 50′s. Their work as religion consultants…
Radio Journalist, who is a Special Correspondent for National Public Radio and guest host for Weekend Edition Saturday
Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is special correspondent for NPR. Stamberg is the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program, and has won every major award in…
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the founding director of the doctoral program on the psychology of peace and violence
Ervin Staub is a Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Founding Director of its Ph.D. concentration in the Psychology of Peace and Violence. I was…
Political Economist; Author and Actor; Cult Icon. Longtime Columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Barrons and The New York Times; Speech Writer and Aide for Presidents Nixon and Ford
Economist; Longtime Columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Barrons and The New York Times; Speech Writer and Aide for Presidents Nixon and Ford; Emmy-winning Television Gameshow Host; Commentator for CBS…
Sports Agent. During his 41-year career, Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports
Leigh Steinberg has been building on over 40 years of unrivaled success in the sports and entertainment industries, Steinberg Sports and Entertainment is the premier boutique agency for any individual,…
Talk Show Host, Comedian and Producer
Known for his unique brand of political satire as the host of Comedy Central's runaway hit The Daily Show, Jon Stewart is considered one of America's most respected comedic voices…
Actor, Comedian and Singer. Best known for his portrayal of the android, Lieutenant Commander Data, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), was born and raised in…