Martin Olson is a mass of contradictions. He’s been nominated for 3 Emmys for writing and song writing and an Ace Award for his work on children’s shows. At the same time, he’s recently written a dark, satiric book for adults. We discuss his adult writing from his book The Encyclopaedia of Hell.

Steve Wolf is a Hollywood stuntman and stunt coordinator who uses the mystery of movie stunts and special effects to teach science to children. We discuss his methodology contained in his book The Secret Science Behind Movie Stunts & Special Effects.

Dr. Earl Mindell is the undisputed authority on vitamins and health. We discuss his latest book on managing allergies naturally titled Dr. Earl Mindell’s Allergy Bible.

Sam Sommers is a social psychology professor at Tufts University. We discuss how understanding the context of any situation can transform your world from his book Situations Matter.

Mariah Bear is the publisher of How Now Pocket Pals in San Rafael. She regales us with seemingly random, yet hilarious tidbits of information.

Donna Hicks is a Harvard professor and conflict resolution expert. She explains the essential role dignity plays in resolving conflict from her book, Dignity.