David Nickell is a a retired professor of philosophy and sociology and a former resident of what is now Land Between the Lakes. He was the sixth generation on their farm there, which was a land grant from the Revolutionary War.  TVA forced nearly a thousand families out for the LBL project. He lives on his maternal grandparent's farm now, which is about 20 miles north of LBL, still on the peninsula between the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers.

Tiffany Justice is a wife and mom of four school-aged children. After serving four years on the School Board of the School District of Indian River County, Florida, she cofounded Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization fighting for the survival of America by unifying, educating, and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government. Founded in January of 2021, Moms for Liberty currently has 275 chapters in 44 states with over 115,000 active members.

Keith Harmon Snow is a writer, photographer and naturalist. This is his third program with me focused on rare cats of the world. In 1993 he exposed a high-level racket in Japan involving trade in endangered species.  Today we talk about tigers.

Eric Balken grew up in Salt Lake City, building a connection to Utah’s mountains, rivers, and deserts at a young age. In his youth, Eric volunteered with local non-profits gaining experience in public land surveys, membership outreach, and grassroots organizing. Eric has been deeply involved with Colorado River policy for the past decade, helping spearhead multiple research and advocacy initiatives at GCI. Eric has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from the University of Utah and serves as an advisory on the Future of the Colorado Group

Joaquín Hortal is a biogeographer and community

Davis Mounger is the codirector of Tennessee Heartwood, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to the protection and promotion of Tennessee's public lands.  He has worked on public lands issues since the 1990's.  He currently teaches high school and occasionally conducts forest watch workshops

Andy Kerr ([email protected]) is the Czar of The Larch Company (www.andykerr.net ) and consults on environmental and conservation issues. The Larch Company is a for-profit non-membership conservation organization that represents the interests of humans yet born and species that cannot talk. Kerr started is professional conservation career during the Ford Administration. He is best known for his two decades with the Oregon Wild (then Oregon Natural Resources Council), the organization best known for having brought you the northern spotted owl. Kerr began his conservation career during the Ford Administration. Through 2019, Kerr has been closely involved in with the establishment or expansion of 47 Wilderness Areas and 57 Wild and Scenic Rivers, 13 congressionally legislated special management areas, 15 Oregon Scenic Waterways, and one proclaimed national monument (and later expanded). He has testified before congressional committees on several occasions.

Graham Linehan was born in Dublin. He is the mastermind behind beloved sitcoms Father Ted, The IT Crowd, Black Books and Motherland. His Substack is dedicated to monitoring the extremes of gender identity ideology and he also co-hosts the highly successful weekly YouTube show The Mess We’re In, which has garnered a remarkable 1.5 million views in just three years.

For more than a quarter century, Dr Eirich has lived with rescued wild animals, using her degrees in biology and psychology to explore the potential relationships we can have with other species. She founded the field of Reconnection Ecology as an approach to solving our current ecological crises. Her latest book is Whispers From the Wild: An Invitation: Stores from the rescued wild animals of Earth Fire Institute.

Stephanie Winn is the host of You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist podcast, Associate Producer of NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care, and a Senior Fellow at Do No Harm. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Oregon, she treats adults and couples, with an emphasis on serving detransitioners and ROGD parents. She also offers consultations for those seeking to improve their understanding of gender issues or their communication skills. Follow Stephanie on X at @sometherapist. Follow NO WAY BACK on X @2022affirmation and on Instagram @affirmationgeneration.