Creator	Role
Ben Boyce Dr. Ben Boyce is a lecturer at University of Colorado and University of Denver, where he teaches undergraduate communications classes.Boyce served years in prison for crimes resulting from his addiction. After his release from a Michigan prison in 2005, he enrolled in college and eventually earned his PhD.	Host
David Poses David Poses is a writer, speaker and activist, and author of the bestselling addiction memoir, "The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth About Recovery." Poses's writing focuses on challenging the disregard of science and evidence in drug treatment prevention and policy. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News, and he has appeared on national TV and radio shows including CBS’ The Doctors.Poses advocates for a shift from punitive, self-defeating prohibition laws and logic to an approach based on evidence, compassion, and the Harm Reduction philosophy.	Guest
Morgan Godvin Morgan Godvin is a drug harm reduction advocate and writer. She is also a student at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in Portland.As a harm reductionist, Godvin performs syringe exchange, naloxone distribution, overdose prevention outreach, and infectious disease testing. In addition to her studies, she works as a freelance writer covering topics of drug policy and criminal justice. She received her Emergency Medical Technician certification from Portland Community College in 2012.While in active addiction she was arrested and jailed many times, eventually being sentenced to five years in federal prison. Her activism and advocacy now center around reducing the harms associated with drug use, preventing overdose death, and improving access to higher education in prison. She is a member of the Oregon Consortium for Higher Education in Prison, and she was confirmed to the Portland Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission in 2020.	Guest
Dr. Judith Grisel Judith Grisel is a professor of Psychology at Bucknell University.	Guest
Ben Sessa Dr. Ben Sassa is a medical doctor and researcher. He is a licensed MDMA and psilocybin psychotherapist, and he specializes in drug-assisted psychotherapy.Dr. Sassa has a private practice, and he is also Chief Medical Officer at AWAKN Life Science. He has published five books on psychadelic medicine.Dr. Sessa is a lobbyist for change in the UK’s current drug classification system for a more progressive regulatory policy would reduce the harms of recreational drug use.	Guest
Travis Dixon Dr. Travis Lemar Dixon is a media studies scholar, known for his research into racial and religious stereotyping in television news in the United States. Currently, he is Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Dixon received his B.A. in Communication from the University of California Los Angeles, his M.A. in Communication from the University of California Santa Barbara, and his Ph.D. in Communication from the University of California Los Angeles.	Guest
Abe Malkin Dr. Abe Malkin is the a doctor who specializes in addiction medicine and substance detox.Malkin is the director of the practice MD Home Detox, and the founder of the practice Concierge MD Los Angeles, which focuses on medical house calls for primary and urgent care needs. He serves as the Medical Director for Grace Recovery Center, 1 Method Treatment Center and Serenity Trauma Center, and is also a staff physician for Avalon Malibu.Malkin received his M.D./M.B.A. from Tufts University School of Medicine and Brandies University Heller School of Business. He then completed his residency training at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles.	Guest
Bill Yousman Dr. Bill Yousman is an academic and teacher of media literacy. Currently, he is Associate Professor and Director of the Media Literacy and Digital Culture graduate program at Sacred Heart University.Dr. Yousman's work focuses on the role of media in the construction of ideology, in shaping perceptions of race, and its role in democracy. His scholarship includes critical analyses of media images of the prison industrial complex, ideology in the films of Spike Lee, the social impact of rap music and hip-hop culture.Dr. Yousman has published research in several media and communication journals and edited anthologies, and he has presented at regional, national, and international conferences.Dr. Yousman received his Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.	Guest
Chandra Bozelko Chandra Bozelko is a writer whose work focuses on issues related to criminal justice reform, especially prison labor. Bozelko served more than six years in a maximum-security facility in Connecticut for nonviolent crimes that remain on appeal. While in prison, she became the first incarcerated person to have a regular byline in a publication outside of the facility. Her column, “Prison Diaries,” ran in The New Haven Independent.Bozelko's writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, USA Today, US News and World Report, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Lily, Forbes, Elle, Ms. Magazine, Quartz, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and Wired. Her first book, a book of poetry called “Up the River: An Anthology,” was published in 2013, while she was still incarcerated.Bozelko has received two awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, three from the Connecticut Press Club in 2018, and two from the National Federation of Press Women.Bozelko also works for a nonprofit that trains volunteers to enter correctional facilities and tutor incarcerated students as they prepare for academic milestones like passing the GED or taking college classes.Bozelko received her B.A. in Philosophy from Princeton University.	Guest