Erik Davis is an American journalist, critic, podcaster, counter-public intellectual whose writings have run the gamut from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is the author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape, and Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica.
Space historian Rod Pyle discussed the renewed U.S. lunar ambitions under NASA’s Artemis program. Followed by herbalist Sara Chana on the growing concern over the widespread use of psychotropic medications in U.S. children.