Michael Smerconish is an American radio host, CNN and CNN International host, columnist, author, political analyst, and lawyer. He broadcasts The Michael Smerconish Program weekdays on Sirius XM’s POTUS Channel and hosts the CNN program Smerconish. He is also a Sunday newspaper columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and is a counsel to the Philadelphia law firm of Kline & Specter.... read full bio
Richard A. Fowler is an American radio talk show host, media personality, political activist, and a Fox News Contributor. He is the host of the nationally syndicated weekly liberal talk show The Richard Fowler Show, which is played in over 8 million homes. The Richard Fowler Show’s YouTube channel has over 19 thousand subscribers and over 14 million views. As... read full bio
Manu Raju is an American journalist and the Senior Congressional Correspondent at CNN. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in business administration and while earning his degree, was a sports editor for The Badger Herald student newspaper. Raju started his career working on the assignment desk at NBC-15 in Madison, Wisconsin. From there, he moved to... read full bio
American multi-faceted personality Mark McKinnon is well-known for his substantial achievements in the fields of politics, journalism, and reform activism. He has played a diverse range of positions, leaving a lasting impression on the political landscape of the United States. In his role as co-host, creator, and executive producer of the Showtime documentary series "The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show... read full bio
Jean Case is an American businesswoman who is the Chairman of the Board of National Geographic, CEO of the Case Foundation, philanthropist, investor, Internet and impact investing pioneer, and author. Her and her husband Steve Case, created the Case Foundation and have gone on to join the Giving Pledge. As an author, Case has published the book “Be Fearless: 5... read full bio
Duncan Wardle, who formerly served as Disney's Head of Innovation and Creativity, is a well-known name in the innovation and creative industries. Wardle was instrumental in promoting innovation and guiding the creative direction of teams from a variety of Disney departments, including Marvel, Pixar, Disney Parks, ESPN, Lucasfilm, Imagineering, and Animation, throughout his entire employment there. His contributions were crucial... read full bio
Phillip Picardi is an American journalist and editor who is best known for being the editor-in-chief of Out. Picardi attended Central Catholic High School where he became one of the founders of the now-annual student fundraiser, Catwalk4Cancer. Upon graduating from high school, Picardi studied at New York University. He started his professional career as an intern at Teen Vogue. He... read full bio
Sasha Velour, a multi-talented American drag queen, artist, and businesswoman, rose to prominence after taking first place in the ninth season of the popular reality competition "RuPaul's Drag Race." Velour, who was raised in Champaign-Urbana and was born in California, attended University Laboratory High School before beginning the voyage of varied encounters that would determine her career. After graduating from high... read full bio
Ryan O’Connell is an activist, author, and writer. He is best known for speaking out on his upbringing and growing up with cerebral palsy and discovering he was gay in his 20’s. Ryan has published a book “I’m Special And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves” which has been adapted in a short-form series for Netflix that’s produced by Jim Parsons... read full bio
Calboy is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He began to gain popularity after the release of his single “Envy Me”, which earned millions of streams. Calboy started his career in seventh grade learning how to use ProTools and FL Studio through YouTube videos. It took him a few years but his hard work paid off and soon he was... read full bio
Idles are a rock band from the United Kingdom who formed in Bristol in 2009. Their name is styled as IDLES. Joe Talbot handles the vocals for the band, while Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan each play guitar, Adam Devonshire plays bass, and Jon Beavis is the drummer (drums). Their first studio album, titled "Brutalism," was issued in 2017 to... read full bio
Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She first gained internation recognition after playing Jen Yu in the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China. She started dancing at the young age of 8 and by 15 was appearing in television commercials and won the national youth dance championship. When she turned 17,... read full bio
Navid Negahban is an American Iranian actor who is best known for playing Sultan in the live-action version of “Aladdin” and Amahl Farouck in the series “Legion”. Navid was born in Iran and he started acting on stage while he was only 8 years old. Later on in life, Navid moved to Turkey and then Germany where he worked for... read full bio
Ken Watanabe is a Japanese actor who is best known for playing Katsumoto in film “The Last Samurai”, a role in which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Watanabe started his acting career after graduating from high school and moving to Tokyo. He then started acting in a theater troupe and then gained popularity after... read full bio
Bill Nighy is an English actor who is best known for playing Billy Mack in film “Love Actually”, Davy Jones in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, and Viktor in the “Underworld” films. Nighy studied at Guildford School of Acting to train for stage and film and spent two seasons at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, before making his stage debut... read full bio
Gemma Jones is an English character actress who is best known for her roles on stage and on screen. She is best known for playing Mrs. Dashwood in the film “Sense and Sensibility”, Bridget’s Mum in the “Bridget Jones” film, and Madam Pomfrey in the “Harry Potter” films. Jones studied at the Royal Academy of Drama Art, where she won... read full bio
Stephen Graham is an English actor who is best known for playing Andrew ‘Combo’ Gascoigne in television series “This Is England” and it’s sequels. Some of his other well known roles include, playing Tommy in film “Snatch”, Scrum in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, and Al Capone in series “Boardwalk Empire”. Graham made his television debut playing Mickey in... read full bio
Joyce Vance is an American lawyer who has served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. During her time there, she was the first female U.S. Attorney, nominated by President Barack Obama. Vance graduated from Bates College with a B.A. Magna Cum Laude and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School... read full bio
Mikaela Shiffrin is an American two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine skier. She started her career competing in FIS-sanctioned races and when she met the age she won a Nor-Am Cup super combined race. After winning more races, Shiffrin made her World Cup debut in the Czech Republic. Since starting, Shiffrin has competed in 8 seasons in the... read full bio
Auli’I Cravalho is an American actress and singer. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii and during her time in high school, sang soprano in the glee club. An Oahu talent agency discovered Cravalho during a charity competition and encouraged her to audition for the lead role in Disney film “Moana”. She ended up auditioning and won the role making it... read full bio
