Mark A. Foster, the host, has wide-ranging
interests. He has a Ph.D. (sociology and history), an M.A. (sociology), an
A.B.J. (Journalism B.A.), and an A.A. (English). In addition to being a
tenured (full) professor
of sociology and an author, he is a Baháʾí, an Autistic activist, and a critical realist. From 1974-1993, he
held occasional part-time positions as a radio newscaster and reporter. He is
also a ventriloquist and was
trained in Stanislavski method acting.
