Reflector

Ethan Mannello, Katie Herzog, Greg Warner

matthew@longview.report

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Booking Overview

Reflector is a reporting-driven show that digs into the surprising backstories behind major societal debates, mixing science, technology, and ethics. It’s a strong booking fit for experts who can explain complex issues in clear, grounded terms and connect them to public trust, governance, and real-world impacts.

Metrics

Episodes: 30

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Ethan Mannello - Reported and produced the episode “Can Gambling Make Us Wiser?” on Reflector, investigating prediction markets and their implications for information, trust, and public trust.

Katie Herzog - Wrote and produced the episode “To Snip or Not to Snip,” presenting a reported journey into canine bodily autonomy and the science around spay/neuter.

Greg Warner - Reported and produced the episode “Wetwear,” taking listeners into a lab building a biological computer using living neurons.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Recognized subject-matter experts (e.g., university veterinary faculty; lab/company leadership in computing/biotech; researchers or emeritus scholars) who can speak to the scientific basis, ethics, and societal implications of a debate.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles (CEO/founder/CTO) in relevant research/technology companies, Academic appointments (university faculty; emeritus professorships), Published research referenced by the show (studies, papers, or recognized institutional statements)

Recent Guest Discussions

Hal Herzog - Human-animal Interactions; Perspectives On Attitudes And Practices Around Spay/neuter

James Serpell - Spay/neuter Science/history And Considerations For Canine Care

Lynette Hart - Spay/neuter Evidence And Breed-level/analysis Referenced In Episode Links

Ben Hart - Spay/neuter And Canine/animal Autonomy Research Perspectives (as Referenced Via Episode Links)

Minas Liarokapis - Biological/computing Research Direction; Embodied Approaches To Learning And Potential Impacts

Recent Topics

Science, Technology, Ethics, Public Policy, Public Trust

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Reflector
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Can Gambling Make Us Wiser?

June 04, 2026

⁠Visit the Longview website to learn more and support our reporting Prediction markets have exploded from a niche financial concept into a multibillion-dollar industry — one that's reshaping how we understand information, trust, and the future. But as these markets promise to make us wiser — cutting through noise, humbling the pollsters, giving us a cleaner read on what's actually going to happen — they're also raising a darker question: what happens to public trust when every event becomes ...

To Snip or Not to Snip

April 30, 2026

Katie Herzog never planned to become a dog person and she definitely never planned to agonize over her goldendoodle's testicles. But when it came time to neuter Moose, she couldn't find a good answer to a simple question: why? What follows is a reported journey through canine bodily autonomy, the surprisingly short history of spay/neuter as gospel, and what the best available science actually says about cutting off your dog's balls. Read the essay at our Substack Visit our website to suppor...

Wetwear

April 09, 2026

What if the next great leap in computing wasn't made of silicon — but of living human brain cells? Reporter Greg Warner takes us inside the lab of Hon Weng Chong, an Australian computer engineer who has built a biological computer: a device that houses actual human neurons in a petri dish, teaches them to play Pong using reward and punishment, and is now being sold to medical researchers, crypto gamers, and roboticists with very big dreams. Along the way, Andy and Greg dig into what these cel...

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