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Interviews
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We've started recording interviews for the new miniseries on July 29th, 2025.

So after we record each new interview, we will update this page. If you're curious about who's going to be a guest on the new miniseries, keep checking back.

The New Mini-Series (2025-2026)

  • Dr. Treena Orchard, Associate Professor and Faculty Scholar at Western University's School of Health Studies, and author of "Sticky, Sexy, Sad."
  • Rebecca Williams, Senior Strategist for the Privacy & Data Governance unit at the American Civil Liberties Union. Rebecca also serves on the board of MuckRock and contributes research to the Surveillance Resistance Lab.
  • Kara Williams is an EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) Law Fellow focusing on state privacy and AI policy & Mayu Tobin-Miyaji is an EPIC Law Fellow focusing on AI and Human Rights.
  • Caitlin Dow, PhD writes for the Center for Science in the Public Interest's flagship publication, Nutrition Action, and is the organization's Senior Science Communication Officer.
  • Victoria Heatherington, author of the upcoming book "Friend Machine: On the Trail of AI Companionship", and critically acclaimed science fiction author of two books: Mooncalves and Autonomy.
  • Bart Knijnenburg, Co-Director of the HATLab and Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Computing Division of the School of Computing at Clemson University. Sushmita Khan is a PhD student in Human Centered Computing at Clemson University researching adolescents privacy knowledge and data use to explain how their data is used in algorithmic decision-making and to afford them control of their data, & Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky is an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University Division of Computer Science and Engineering.
  • Tracy Chou is currently the founder and CEO of Block Party, which builds tools for online safety, privacy and anti-harassment. She is also an entrepreneur and software engineer known for her work advocating for diversity and inclusion in tech

The Original Miniseries (2022-2023):

  • Nina Jankowitz, Former Executive Director of the Disinformation Governance Board of the United States
  • Dr. John Gartner, clinical psychologist, author, and founder of “Duty to Warn,” a national organization of mental health professionals.
  • Corey Doctorow, science fiction author, and journalist, recently published the expose “Chokepoint Capitalism.”
  • Tom Virelli, Chief Product Officer at Twitch
  • Victoria Song, Reporter and wearables reviewer at The Verge
  • Frank Ahearn, blackmail consultant and author of “How to Disappear” and “The Self-Help Guide for Stopping Blackmail”
  • Matthew D. Green, Associate Professor at John Hopkins University Information Security Institute
  • Brittan Heller, Senior Fellow Democracy and Technology at the Atlantic Council, World Economic Forum Metaverse Governance
  • Dr. Arthur Caplan, founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City
  • Karen Levy, Associate Professor, Department of Information Science, Cornell University
  • Andrew Strait, Associate Director of Emerging Technology and Industry Practice, Ada Lovelace Institute 
  • Bob Hoffman, former ad agency executive and industry commentator. Recently invited to speak to British and European parliaments on Ad fraud.
  • Dr. Nicole Prause, neuroscientist, researcher on human sexual behavior and addiction, psychologist, and founder of Liberos, a private research institute.