Creator	Role
Maddie Stone Dr. Maddie Stone is an environmental scientist and a freelance science journalist. She hosted the Slate podcast “Future Tense Fiction.”Previously, Stone was the science editor at Gizmodo, where she was also the founding editor of Earther, Gizmodo’s climate-focused vertical. She has also edited articles for The Verge, Polygon, and Grist.Stone's work has appeared in National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Grist, Vice, and MIT Technology Review.	Guest
David Smith David “Dirk” Smith is the head coach for Stonewall Performance. He is pursuing his PhD in sport/exercise science and psychology at the German Sports University in Cologne, holds a master’s degree in sport/exercise psychology and a bachelor’s degree in sport/exercise science. He is the managing editor of sports and associate director of education for Compete Sports Diversity and the community manager for Virtual Sport Psych. Dirk is a 3x national champion and 16x Gay Games medalist in competitive swimming.Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he is a sport psychology consulant, strength and conditioning coach, swimming coach, published scientist, and journalist. Dirk’s outreach is truly international as he continuously seeks to challenge his own personal and professional life through education and experience.	Guest