Daniel Seddiqui
set out on a cultural adventure to work 50 jobs in 50 states. His CV now boasts such diverse experiences as Model, Peanut Sheller, and Marine Biologist. With a goal to help Americans understand each other's lives, respect each other's hard work and stimulate peoples' curiosity about different lifestyle, Seddiui is the perfect speaker for college students about to enter the workforce.
 Steve Brodner's award-winning career as a satirical illustrator and art journalist spans three decades. His iconic caricatures of pop and political culture have appeared in every major publication in the United States, not to mention his visual essays of political campaigns and the struggles of everyday working people and their families.
 Once marginalized, pornography has now become a central part of our cultural landscape, with its idealized, mass produced images of women, men and sex seeping into our identities, body image, and relationships. In this powerful multi-media presentation, Dr. Gail Dines explores how gender is shaped by a consumer-driven culture, and the ways the public images we consume on a daily basis spill over into our most private worlds. Her new book "PORNLAND: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality" is set to be released in spring 2010.
 Camille Cooper's powerful multi-media presentation, "Discover the Truth," addresses issues of women in Hollywood and how the media portrays the "perfect American girl". She delivers a unique, humorous, and insightful look at a media industry obsessed with thinness and beauty. Ms. Cooper has worked professionally in film and television.
 An unrelenting investigative journalist, best-selling author Dan Moldea focuses on the world of organized crime in America in the highly acclaimed Hoffa Wars and Dark Victory. His controversial book Interference linked the NFL to the Mafia and embroiled Moldea in a landmark legal battle. He has also published the definitive books on the murder of Robert Kennedy, the O.J. Simpson case, and Vincent Foster's suicide.
 Author of Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo and a contributing journalist in many popular publications, such as Elle, Ms., and the New York Times. Margot Mifflin chronicles different types of female tattoo use from breast cancer survivors who tattoo over their mastectomy scars to Victorian society women who collected tattoos as custom couture.
 An award winning journalist and former Washington Post reporter, Patrice Gaines works to empower girls and young women at risk, drawing from the heart of her experiences on the streets and in prison. She is the co-founder of Brown Angel Center, seeking to provide formerly incarcerated women and their families with the tools to renew their lives. Gaines is author of Laughing in the Dark and Moments of Grace: Meeting the Challenge to Change.  Globalization has changed the world, but not to everyone's liking. Some are angered by globalization's challenge to traditional religious and cultural patterns; others decry its aggressive capitalism. Will the tensions produce a full-blown clash of civilizations? What do the leading religions say? Award-winning journalist Ira Rifkin is the author of Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization: Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval.
 Lubrano speaks from both personal experience and his work as a journalist about the role of class, culture and education across generations. The author of the books "Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams" and "Sons on Fathers," and a feature writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, he has won more than a dozen journalism awards.  One of the nation's leading experts on terrorism, Jeffery Simon discusses the risks and complexities of terrorism and the most effective tactics and strategies to combat terrorists in the post-9/11 world. Formerly with the Rand Corporation, he is President of Political Risk Assessment Company and author of the acclaimed book The Terrorist Trap.
Robert Traynham  Robert Traynham is a Washington D.C. journalist, political analyst, and weekly columnist. Part of the Washington political scene for over fifteen years, Traynham has significant experience with both presidential and senatorial political campaigns.
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 America's teenagers and young adults want the straight talk about sex. Amber Madison, author of "Hooking Up: A Girl's All-out Guide to Sex & Sexuality" gives them what they want in simple non-clinical language. Madison's fresh and fun presentation discusses it all, from Gonorrhea to the "G" spot, emergency contraception to erectile dysfunction.
 If personal privacy is something we truly value, how do we find a balance with the role of emerging technologies? Attorney and technology expert Frederick Lane takes a hard look at the rapid evolving laws governing computers, privacy and free speech, at home, in school and in the workplace. Look for his recent books "The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture" and "The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court."
 From the first interview with convicted killer Scott Peterson, to breaking the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, to investigations into hate groups and other terrorist organizations, Emmy-winning journalist Ed Miller of "America's Most Wanted" takes you side by side with law enforcement, and into the minds of some of the nations most notorious criminals.
 Media critic, American Studies professor, and author of "Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media," Susan Douglas reveals how television and advertising target images of women. Her other books include "Listening In," "The Mommy Myth," and her newest, "Enlightened Sexism," which chronicles the gap between images of women in the media and the everyday lives of women.
 The creator of FilmThreat.com and author of The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide gives audiences his take on everything from the latest trends in independent and cult films to making and marketing your own movie. From his outspoken commentary to judging and speaking at film festivals around the world, Chris Gore has established himself as the top indie-film authority.
 Columnist for the otherwise liberal Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby serves as "blue-state" Massachusetts' pre-eminent spokesperson for "red-state" conservatism. His provocative and engaging columns on the political and social issues of the day evidence his legal training and passionate beliefs.  Anna Rosmus triggered a firestorm of controversy in her German hometown by writing about the
deeply buried role it played under the Nazi regime. Committed to combating the neo-Nazi movement and the extreme right, Rosmus is the author of several books dealing with both the historical and contemporary impact of the Nazis on Germany and the rest of the world.Her newest release, "Valhalla Finale," is a photo book about the end of WWII.
 Bruce A. Jacobs is a nationally-praised author and speaker who inspires people to question our media, turn off today's "rage talk shows," and have real conversations with friends, neighbors, and co-workers.
 With the release of the Beatles video game and the re-release of the group’s digitally re-mastered catalog in the fall of 2009, this iconic band is surging toward its best sales decade ever. And now, as the world mourns the thirtieth anniversary of Lennon’s assassination, noted rock critic and NPR commentator Tim Riley’s new book is sure to become the standard biography of the slain Beatle for years to come.
 "Cults in America," from Hollywood celebrities to Texas polygamists, Rick Ross has seen it all and is the most sought after expert in the field of cult research, deprogramming and analysis. He is the founder and executive of the Ross Institute Internet Archives, which is the largest online library with information about cults, controversial groups and movements accessible through the Internet.
 With a sharp eye focused on the mysterious death of President Kennedy, Dr. Jack Gordon is one of our country's leading experts on the world of political assassinations. In this highly detailed multi-media presentation, Dr. Gordon addresses the larger issues of assassination in America and examines why all the investigations into JFK's death have been inconclusive. In addition, Dr. Gordon probes into the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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