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David A. Plotz is a journalist. Currently, he He appears on the weekly Slate Political Gabfest podcast with John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon.Previously, Plotz was C.E.O. of the online magazine Atlas Obscura. He began his career in journalism at the Washington City Paper. He then joined Slate when it launched in 1996.Plotz's work has appeared in Slate, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Reader's Digest, Rolling Stone, New Republic, The Washington Post, Business Insider, and GQ. His first book, "The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank," was published in 2005, and his second book, "Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned when I Read Every Single Word of the Bible," was published in 2009.Plotz received his A.B. from Harvard University, where he also wrote for The Harvard Crimson.He has been a writer with Slate since its inception in 1996. Before that Plotz was a paralegal for the Department of Justice, then switched to journalism and wrote for the Washington City Paper.He hosts the Slate Podcast "Political Gabfest."

Andrew Torrez is the founder of the Law Offices of P. Andrew Torrez LLC and Suits by Suits employment law blog and co-host of Opening Arguments Podcast.

Michael "Marsh" Marshall is a British skeptical activist, freelance journalist, public speaker and podcaster. He is the co-hosts of its official podcast Skeptics with a K.

Ross is a skeptic and podcast host who investigates fringe science and spirituality with the Independent Investigations Group. He also works at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Thomas Smith is a host of the show and an inquisitive interviewer. He hosts Serious Inquiries Only podcast.