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Kris Saknussemm has lived many, many lives. He is a multimedia artist, musician, the author of many books, professor, and has spent half of his life living outside of America. He also did all of this after surviving a childhood rape incident when he was just nine years old. His rapist was unfortunately able to get off clean and went on to sodomize and strangle two other boys after Kris before taking his own life.

Some important topics discussed:

- the nuances of experiencing sexual assault as a boy vs. a girl
- how the event impacted his life & the permanent trauma it left behind
- his belief that the man who raped him was a demon or "metaphysical evil" in human form
- the difficulty of living with depression & how most people do not know what to say to those who are extremely depressed
- how artistic expression has helped him heal
- spirituality as a whole

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Dr. Stephen Bates graduated from Harvard Law School in 1987 and has been researching & teaching first amendment law ever since. He dives deep into the foundations of the first amendment, what it protects (hate speech, etc.), what it does not protect (people against corporations), and more.

Some important topics discussed:

• the assassination of Charlie Kirk & suspension of Jimmy Kimmel
• the Trump administration's response to free speech issues
• the FCC's unnecessary involvement in the Jimmy Kimmel incident
• free speech in a digital age & the threat of corporations

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Katherine Leiva is 8 months pregnant with her first child, and navigating this journey has been difficult for her at times. While she's excited to be a mom, she has struggled with her body image, sexuality, and coping with a new identity.

Some major topics discussed:

• not feeling beautiful or sexy pregnant & the struggles she has faced with her sexuality
• the importance therapy has played in building her relationship with her fiancé and her baby
• how to not lose yourself in pregnancy
• the way people tend to only ask about the wellbeing of the baby but not the mother
• why women should not have to work while pregnant