The Arik Korman Show

Joshua Wolf Shenk is the author of "Lincoln's Melancholy," a New York Times Notable Book. Josh is a contributor to the Atlantic, Harper's, The New Yorker and serves on the general council of The Moth. Josh's new book is "Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs."

Laurence Steinberg is a professor of psychology at Temple University, author of the leading textbook on adolescence, as well as over 350 articles and a dozen books. Dr. Steinberg has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Psychology Today and is a regular guest on NPR. His latest book is "Age of Opportunity: Lessons From the New Science of Adolescence."

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer James Moore is from San Francisco. He arrived at PNB in 2004 and stars in George Ballanchine's "Jewels," which runs September 26 through October 5 at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Get tickets at PNB.org. James talk about his fitness routine, why he rides a Harley and why straight men get into ballet.

Internationally acclaimed British documentary maker Dan Reed is best known for his “Terror Trilogy” for HBO: three films that explore high-profile urban terrorist sieges, including a theatre in Moscow, luxury hotels and a Chabad centre in Mumbai, and now a shopping mall in Nairobi. Dan Reed was in Seattle to present his documentary “Terror at the Mall: The Nairobi Siege” at SIFF Cinema as part of the Seattle International Film Festival’s continuing series of free screenings of HBO documentaries.

Nate Ball is a mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, TV host, pole vaulter and beatboxer. You've seen Nate hosting the PBS Kids show "Design Squad" since it first aired in 2007. He has appeared on "Myth Busters," a History Channel special on Batman technology and the PBS Nova series "The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers." Nate is also author of the "Alien in My Pocket" science adventure books for kids. Nate was in Seattle for the Pacific Science Center's inaugural ENGINEER IT! week.

Acrobat Elena Gatilova spent 15 years mastering her skills in Ukraine as a rhythmic gymnast and became the world champion. After finishing her professional sporting career, Elena left Ukraine to perform all over the globe. She was a principal character in the Las Vegas show Zumanity and has appeared in Playboy, Vanity Fair and the movie LoveSick. Elena now stars in Teatro ZinZanni's "When Sparks Fly," running now through September 21st.

David Rose is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and instructor at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on making our physical environment an interface to digital information. His new book, Enchanted Objects, focuses on the future of the internet of things, and how these technologies will impact the ways we live and work.

Dreya Weber is an acclaimed actress, musician, aerialist and choreographer. As an aerial choreographer, Dreya created P!nk’s amazing 2014 and 2010 Grammy performances of Try and Glitter in the Air. Dreya has choreographed for Michael Jackson, Cher, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, and, of course, P!nk. Dreya now stars in "When Sparks Fly" at Teatro Zinzanni.

Filmmaker Richard Linklater is known for films such as "Slacker," "Dazed and Confused," "A Scanner Darkly," "School of Rock" and "Before Sunrise." His new film "Boyhood" won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival and opens July 25 at the Landmark Harvard Exit in Seattle. Hear Richard talk about the importance of being in the moment and much more.

Dr. Heather Evans is an academic surgeon investigating new uses of health information technology to improve early detection and treatment of healthcare associated infections. Dr. Evans describes her new app called mPOWEr: the mobile post-operative wound evaluator... and guides me on a real-time test drive of Google Glass.