Joe Smeltzer graduated from Waynesburg University with a degree in journalism in 2020. He has contributed to the History Channel since August 2021. He also writes for the Washington Observer-Reporter and the Nittany Sports Now website.

Scott W. Stern is the author of The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison "Promiscuous" Women.

Missy Sullivan, special projects editor at HISTORY.com, is an award-winning journalist and editor who previously held editorial positions at The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney magazine and Forbes.

Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer based in San Jose, California and the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness.

Michail Takach is a historian and author. As the curator of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, Michail produces ongoing books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts that reconnect the state with its long-hidden history and heritage.

Amy Shira Teitel is a spaceflight historian, author, and YouTuber. She holds a Bachelor's degree with combined honors in History of Science and Technology Studies and a Master's in Science and Technology Studies. You can follow her  @AmyShiraTeitel.

Ratha Tep, based in Dublin, is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. She also writes books for children.

Noah Tetzner is an author of The Poetic Edda: A Study Guide, and host of the podcast, The History of Vikings.

Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan, and is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy.