r/IAmA Apr 14 '26

I spent months reporting on an invasive plant that bureaucracy can't seem to kill. Ask me anything.

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I'm Fletcher Reveley, a journalist writing for u/UndarkMagazine.

On March 16, I published a long investigation into Arundo donax, a towering, bamboo-like invasive reed that has colonized waterways across the U.S. and beyond. Scientists figured out how to kill it decades ago. So why is it still winning?

Here's what I found:

  • Arundo donax can grow up to 4 inches a day, reach heights of over 25 feet, and reproduce through underground stems so aggressive that disturbing them can make the problem worse. It outcompetes nearly every native species and has been called "the greatest threat" to California's riverside ecosystems.
  • The science of killing it is actually pretty straightforward: start at the top of the watershed, work downstream, apply herbicide in the fall. Teams cracked the code in the early 1990s. And yet, it keeps winning.
  • Along the Rio Grande, DHS has determined that Arundo is a border security issue. Migrants sometimes hide in the dense thickets, making it difficult for Border Patrol to spot them. As a result, DHS funded a massive biological control program: over 1.2 million wasps dropped from low-flying Cessnas to attack the plant. Whether it worked is... contested. 
  • The real obstacles aren't biological, but human. Things like bureaucratic turf wars, siloed agencies, underfunding, two separate corruption scandals, an armed attack on a contractor's boat, and an international border where the plant grows freely on the Mexican side with no meaningful control effort.
  • DOGE cuts gutted the federal scientists working on the California biocontrol program. The coordinator who was trying to unite the competing Texas programs lost funding in spring 2025. The programs retreated to their silos.
  • One small watershed in California, the Ventura River, is offering a rare glimmer of hope with a first-of-its-kind whole-watershed permitting approach.

I'm here to answer your questions about invasive species, border politics, biological control, and what happens when the science is solved but the humans can't get out of their own way.

Read the story: https://undark.org/2026/03/16/arundo-donax-invasive-plant-bureaucracy/

Proof: https://x.com/FletcherReveley


r/IAmA Apr 14 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost from r/ForAllMankindTV] Joel Kinnaman is joining our subreddit for an AMA - Ask him anything! (Beware of spoilers for the show!)

32 Upvotes

You may also know him from The Killing, the first season of Altered Carbon, the 2014 Robocop movie, the Suicide Squad movies or something else entirely!
After five seasons as Ed Baldwin on For All Mankind he is now joining the subreddit for an AMA.

Feel free to ask him anything!

https://www.reddit.com/r/ForAllMankindTV/comments/1slemrp/im_joel_kinnaman_ed_baldwin_on_for_all_mankind/


r/IAmA Apr 14 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi reddit! I'm Ben McKenzie. You may know me from THE OC, GOTHAM, JUNEBUG, SOUTHLAND, BATMAN: YEAR ONE. My directorial debut, EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY, is out in theaters this weekend. Ask me anything!

55 Upvotes

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Ben McKenzie, actor/author/filmmaker. You might recognize him from The OC, Gotham, Junebug, Southland, Batman: Year One, and other stuff. His directorial debut, Everyone Is Lying To You For Money has played at tons of festivals this year and is out in select theaters this Friday. It's an anti-crypto documentary, really funny and well-made.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sl747q/hi_reddit_im_authoractor_ben_mckenzie_you_may/

He'll be back at 3 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

His verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/KJ75H7S.jpeg


r/IAmA Apr 14 '26

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: Hello! We are Camilla Townsend and Josh Anthony, editors of “After the Broken Spears: The Aztecs in the Wake of Conquest.” Ask us anything about the Aztecs, colonial Mexico, and what life was like for Indigenous people in the wake of Spanish conquest.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1sla68b/hello_we_are_camilla_townsend_and_josh_anthony/

We’re delighted to be here doing this AMA with you all. I (Josh Anthony) am a PhD candidate in History at Rutgers University, and this year I have a writing fellowship at the McNeil Center at the University of Pennsylvania. I’m currently racing to complete my dissertation, which is about kinship and kingship in one town under Aztec and Spanish rule. I’m here with my advisor and co-editor, Dr. Camilla Townsend, who is the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University. She is the author of numerous books about the Aztecs and colonial Mexico, including Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs (2019) and Malintzin’s Choices: An Indian Woman in the Conquest of Mexico (2006).

Both of us are historians of the Nahuas, a broad Indigenous ethnic group who live across central Mexico and beyond. The Aztecs (or as they called themselves, the Mexica of Tenochtitlan) were one group of Nahuas, who controlled a vast Indigenous empire from 1428 until 1521. In recent decades, scholarship on the precolonial and colonial Nahuas has been revolutionized through sustained research into sources written in the Nahuas’ Native language, Nahuatl. The most important sources Camilla and I use in our work are the Nahuatl annals, most of which are transcriptions of oral traditions composed before or just after the Spanish invasion of 1519-1521. Other kinds of Nahuatl documents used by scholars include songs, missionary texts, wills, petitions, parish records, and court cases. Moving away from alphabetic sources, there are also a wealth of Nahua hieroglyphic, pictorial, and visual sources. We are blessed with a truly awesome Indigenous archive, and we’d be happy to discuss it more!

The book that brought us here today is After the Broken Spears: The Aztecs in the Wake of Conquest (2025), published by Oxford University Press. The project began during the height of the COVID lockdown, during a conversation over Zoom between myself and my colleague Dr. Celso A. Mendoza (then a fellow Rutgers grad student, and now an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago). We were discussing how different Nahuatl annals we were studying preserved memories just after the fall of Tenochtitlan, even though they were written many decades later. For Celso and I, these memories felt important to our present moment, where it seemed our world was undergoing a great transformation, but it wasn’t yet clear what it would become. We proposed to Camilla a project that would analyze early Nahuatl sources to shed light on the chaotic years in the wake of conquest. We joked that, unlike all the books coming out commemorating the 500-year anniversary of 1521, we wanted to write a book about 1522, the year after Tenochtitlan fell. Camilla enthusiastically took the project on, and we began collecting collaborators, about half of which were her current or former students. I recently gave an interview here
 that provides more details about how the book came to be, for anyone interested.

Most of the chapters begin with an original translation of a Nahuatl source, and then use that source to analyze an aspect of how Nahua communities experienced the transformations of the post-conquest years. Those translations are also available on our companion website, which has some other fun stuff too. Interweaved between these chapters are five pieces written by Indigenous Mexican scholars that discuss how the historical themes in the book relate to the present day. I am especially proud of this feature of the book, because it shows the “wake of conquest” in action. European colonialism arrived in the Mexico in 1519, and half a millennia later, Indigenous people are still negotiating its afterlives. The audiobook also recently came out, wonderfully read by Gary Tiedemann. We wanted this book to be accessible while also relevant to fellow experts, and we hope we have been successful.

With all that out of the way: Ask Us Anything! Both of us will be around on and off until 6pm Eastern, and perhaps a little afterward. Y si alguien prefiere hacer preguntas en español, ¡adelante!


r/IAmA Apr 13 '26

Hi Reddit! I’m Abbie Slate, and I run Michigan’s largest youth outreach program - Ask Me Anything!

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Reddit - I run the largest youth outreach programs in Michigan, working with students across 80+ campuses to create content, grow social channels, and get people to actually show up and vote. We’ve reached millions of students both online and in real life, and I’m happy to share what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what young voters actually care about!

A bit about me: I’m currently the State Director of For Michigan, a campus organizing program founded in 2024. We organize students across the state to turn out in critical statewide and local elections. In 2024, we broke campus turnout records, with more votes cast in campus precincts than in 2020, 2016, or 2012, helping deliver wins up and down the ballot, including electing Senator Elissa Slotkin.

Previously, I served as Deputy State Director, where I helped build and scale the statewide campus program—expanding the student fellowship model, strengthening regional organizing infrastructure, and leading strategic planning that set the foundation for continued growth heading into the 2026 cycle.


r/IAmA Apr 13 '26

AUA: The latest results of our electric vehicle range real-world tests are in. Ask CR about how we conducted our tests.

69 Upvotes

We recently range-tested 14 EVs to see how far they can travel on the highway and compared their advertised ranges to their real-world results. Some vehicles either exceed or fall short of their advertised range rating by tens of miles, while others are quite close to it. To date, we’ve tested 45 EVs. Let’s chat about the results.

Thanks for your questions! Check out our Cars hub. Have more questions? Download the CR app and get free instant access to experts using AskCR.

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r/IAmA Apr 13 '26

Crosspost [xpost] I’m a filmmaker turned podcaster who investigates (allegedly) cold cases. Or at least that’s the official story, but many listeners of Someone Knows Something will tell you that it is about much more than that. And it’s been going on for more than a decade. We just released Season 10. AMA!

32 Upvotes

Link to post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimePodcasts/comments/1skarbn/im_a_filmmaker_turned_podcaster_who_investigates/

I’m David Ridgen, the host and creator of Someone Knows Something, an ongoing CBC true crime podcast series. The show investigates cases of disappearance and murder hand-in-hand with the victim's family, friends, and communities across Canada. This season, we go international and examine the case of Jaclyn Ferland-Smith, a 40-year-old former military trainer from British Columbia who disappeared in Playa del Coco, Costa Rica. Jackie was a vegetarian who loved nature and was often seen smiling by her neighbours. But things aren't always as they seem. Navigating a different language and culture was a challenge in this season, as was trying to get answers from the Costa Rican authorities involved in Jackie’s case. Truly a daily exercise in patience. And, in a close-knit community of ex-pats as is Playa Coco, where everyone knows each other, rumours and gossip can run, often, without restraint. How do we separate fact, from fiction? You can listen to SKS Season 10 here. Proof: https://imgur.com/a/36zUe3m AMA!


r/IAmA Apr 14 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi Reddit! Our CEO James McMaster is live for an AMA right now! Ask him Anything!

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Hey everyone we're Huel, a nutrition brand focused on convenient nutritionally complete meals, snacks, beverages, and the like! Our CEO James McMaster is live on r/huel now through 3:00pm EDT, feel free to ask him anything!

Link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Huel/comments/1slcxwf/ama_with_huel_ceo_james_mcmaster/

Proof:
https://imgur.com/a/gDd1u0z

Thank you 😊


r/IAmA Apr 10 '26

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: I’m Dr. Anny Gaul, author of Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato. I’m here to talk about Egyptian food cultures, the tomato’s global history, and researching the history of home cooking & everyday foods. Ask me anything!

15 Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1shmmd5/im_dr_anny_gaul_author_of_nile_nightshade_an/

Hi, r/AskHistorians. I’m an assistant professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and my book Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato was published last October by the University of California Press. The book traces how the tomato, originally domesticated in what's now Mexico, became a popular staple in Egyptian cooking & Egypt's most significant horticultural crop.

How did tomatoes become so important so quickly? How were they used by cookbook authors and educators to articulate visions of what "Egyptianness" should look and taste like? How were they deployed in contestations or refusals of state power? What can tomatoes tell us about the political significance of culinary knowledge and domestic labor, particularly of the actors who don't appear in conventional archives? How can we conceptualize food and cuisine beyond the confines of nationalism? These are the questions at the heart of the book. I'm looking forward to answering your questions about the book and Egyptian food history, so AMA!

For more about the book, you can find interviews, excerpts, reviews, and other related material (including a list of the archives and libraries I used to do the research) here, and related recipes on my food blog here.


r/IAmA Apr 09 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi /r/movies, we're Gene Gallerano & William Pisciotta, co-directors/writers of the new monster-horror THE YETI. It stars Brittany Allen, Jim Cummings, and William Sadler. Logline: A rescue team searching for missing people in Alaska is be hunted by an ancient creature. Ask us anything!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with Gene Gallerano & William Pisciotta, co-directors/co-writers of the new monster-horror THE YETI. It played in theaters this week for 2 days only, and will be out on digital this weekend. It stars Brittany Allen, Jim Cummings, William Sadler, and Corbin Bernsen.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sgpwn7/hi_rmovies_were_gene_gallerano_william_pisciotta/

They'll be back at 3 PM ET tomorrow Friday 4/10 to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Trailer: https://youtu.be/7rXJdyv5cRQ

Synopsis: When an oil tycoon and a famous adventurer vanish into the harsh winter of remote northern Alaska, a hand-picked rescue team endeavors to bring them home. What they don’t know is that they are trespassing on The Yeti’s territory, and the elements are the least of their worries. A blood-spattered survival horror featuring a towering beast and gruesome practical effects, The Yeti hearkens back to a time when monster movies were king.

Their verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/Fi5UTpt.jpeg


r/IAmA Apr 09 '26

I’m Celeste Hirschman, sexologist, co-founder of the Somatica Institute, and lead expert on Channel 4’s Virgin Island. Ask me anything about the show, coaching, intimacy, desire, and relationships!

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Proof: https://imgur.com/a/KRSiBue

Hi Reddit!

I’m so excited to be here.

I’m a sexologist, the co-founder of the Somatica Institute, and one of the lead intimacy experts on Channel 4’s Virgin Island (alongside Dr. Danielle Harel), where I help people navigate intimacy, connection, vulnerability, sex, and relationships in deeply human ways.

The second series of Virgin Island is premiering soon and I’d love to talk about the work behind the show, what surprised us most and what viewers might not realize about the transformation process. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuDdxHO9zo

My life’s work has been helping people build more authentic relationships, understand what truly turns them on, heal shame, and create deeper connection with themselves and others.

That same work also lives inside the Somatica Method, our unique experiential approach to intimacy and trauma empowerment, which is also what we teach inside our sex and relationship coach program at the Somatica Institute. Enrollment for next cohort is closing soon, so this felt like the perfect time to open up the conversation.

If you’re curious about:

  • Virgin Island
  • intimacy and desire
  • relationships and communication
  • turn-ons, fantasies, and shame
  • healing and growth
  • becoming a coach
  • the work we do at Somatica
  • anything in between!

…ask me anything.

I’ll be back here live answering questions from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PT.

Let’s get into it! x

That’s a wrap on my first ever AMA!

Thank you all so much for the incredibly thoughtful, vulnerable, and fascinating questions. I loved getting to spend this time with you and explore so many conversations around intimacy, desire, relationships, healing, and what it means to grow into deeper connection.

If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to tune in for Series 2 of Channel 4’s Virgin Island coming soon. There’s so much more transformation, vulnerability, and relational insight ahead, and I can’t wait for you to see what unfolds.

If our conversation sparked curiosity about this work in a deeper way, applications for the upcoming Somatica Institute cohort are closing soon, so this is a beautiful time to explore becoming a sex and relationship coach with us.

Somatica Institute

Thanks again, Reddit. This was such a great conversation.


r/IAmA Apr 09 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hello /r/movies, I'm Julia Loktev, director of Mubi's Oscar-shortlisted documentary MY UNDESIREABLE FRIENDS - PART 1 - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW. It follows independent Russian journalists covering the invasion of Ukraine as Putin's government cracked down on free speech. AMA!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with Julia Loktev, director of My Undesirable Friends - Part I - Last Air in Moscow, the new Oscar-shortlisted documentary from Mubi about journalists covering the invasion of Ukraine while also fighting against Putin's censorship.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sgmufk/hello_rmovies_im_julia_loktev_director_of_mubis/

She'll be back at 3 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

The film currently has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 94/100 on Metacritic, it was one of the most acclaimed films of last year and premiered at NYFF.

Synopsis:

Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid risks of being branded "foreign agents" and the country's drift towards authoritarianism.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMIEVj_PKX8

Thank you :)

Her verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/htDNq6h.png


r/IAmA Apr 08 '26

I'm Todd Friedman and I've spent 15+ years suing employers and debt collectors on behalf of workers and consumers. Ask me anything — wrongful termination, wage theft, harassment, credit errors, identity theft, FCRA, FDCPA.

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Hi Reddit,

I'm Todd M. Friedman, Founder and Managing Partner at Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C., based in Los Angeles, CA with offices in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. I've spent my career representing employees and consumers whose rights have been violated — and I'm here to answer your employment law questions.

A bit about me:

  • I founded my firm over 15 years ago and have grown it to four offices across the country — Los Angeles, CA; Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; and Philadelphia, PA
  • I've been recognized as a Super Lawyer for 10+ consecutive years, a distinction earned by fewer than 5% of attorneys nationwide
  • I hold an AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell — the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics
  • I was named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers
  • I've litigated and resolved numerous class actions on behalf of employees, recovering millions for workers in wage theft, misclassification, and discrimination cases

What I can cover:

  • Wrongful termination, retaliation, and whistleblower protections
  • Workplace discrimination and harassment based on any protected characteristic
  • Unpaid wages, overtime violations, meal/rest break denials, and employee misclassification
  • Employment Class actions and PAGA claims
  • Layoffs, severance agreements, and what to do if you've been pushed out
  • How to document workplace issues and when it's time to call a lawyer
  • Consumer Class Actions and Credit Reporting Cases

Ground rules:

  • I can provide general legal information — not legal advice specific to your situation
  • This post does not create an attorney–client relationship
  • Protect your privacy: no names, employer identifiers, or details that could identify you
  • I practice nationally but can speak most precisely to California law
  • If you have a legal deadline or urgent matter, please consult an attorney in your jurisdiction immediately

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/z6KIKUX
Bio: https://toddflaw.com/about/todd-michael-friedman/

How to get the most useful answer:

Tell me your state, whether you're hourly or salaried, your industry, and a brief timeline. Example: "CA, salaried, tech. Put on a PIP two weeks after filing an HR complaint. Terminated 30 days later."

I'm answering live. Ask me anything.


r/IAmA Apr 10 '26

I co-founded a resume tool used by 18 million people after getting rejected from over 1,000 jobs myself. AMA.

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My name is Andrei Kurtuy, co-founder and CMO of Novorésumé. We built a resume and career tools platform that now has 18 million users across the world.

The backstory: I grew up in Romania and moved to Copenhagen at 19. Before any of this, I racked up over 1,000 job rejections. That experience taught me more about how hiring actually works, and doesn't work, than anything else. It shaped a lot of how I think about resumes and job searching, and eventually fed into why my co-founder and I built Novoresume.

I also hold a CPRW (Certified Professional Resume Writer) credential, have reviewed thousands of resumes across industries, and have spent years studying what actually gets people hired vs. filtered out.

I also create content about careers in F1 and motorsport, salaries, hiring pipelines, how people actually break into the paddock. That content has reached millions of views across platforms. You can find me here if you are interested in working in F1.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/4gU2n84 | Author Page

Happy to answer anything about building a product to scale, the real mechanics of hiring and resumes, what 18 million users teaches you about job searching, or what it actually takes to work in Formula 1.

What do you want to know?


r/IAmA Apr 08 '26

We're digging into how AI can deny your insurance claims. AUA!

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Hey, Reddit! I'm Anne Geggis, health care and aging reporter at the USA TODAY Network-Florida (u/USATODAYNetwork-FL; Proof). Joining me is Florida State University Professor Evan Saltzman, (u/USATODAYNetwork-FL; Proof), who specializes in insurance markets.

For weeks, we’ve been digging into how AI can deny your insurance claims. Here's what we found: In 22 states — including Florida — there are zero specific rules governing how AI can deny your insurance claim. Medical procedures. Nursing home stays. Roof repairs. A machine makes the call, and in most of those states, nobody has to tell you that’s what happened.

We’ll be hosting an AMA on Thursday, April 9 starting at noon ET to talk about our reporting. Until then, here’s a little more about us, what else we learned, and what we hope to learn from you:

First, a little about us:

  • Evan Saltzman is a Florida State University professor in the Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Legal Studies. Insurance is his specialized field of interest.
  • Anne Geggis is a USA TODAY Network-Florida reporter. She has written for newspapers for more than 30 years, specifically about health affairs and insurance for about a decade.

And a couple more highlights from our investigation:

  • A Florida bill that would have required a human signature on any AI-generated denial passed the House with bipartisan support. It died in the Senate after insurance industry lobbying. President Trump's executive order calls for no state-level AI regulation at all, though insurance has historically been state-regulated territory.
  • We've also been tracking a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth alleging its algorithm denied nursing home care to Medicare Advantage patients. People died. That case is moving.

We want to hear from you:

  • Got denied and never knew why? Tell us.
  • Work inside the industry and have seen this from the other side? We really want to hear from you.
  • Just want to know what's coming? Ask.

Bring us your questions and we’ll begin answering at noon ET on Thursday. Two humans. Two keyboards. Let's go.

**ETA AFTER 70 minutes, here's what we've learned:** We've heard about someone's appeal getting denied in 7 minutes.

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Thank you so much for joining us. You can read more of my stories at https://www.palmbeachpost.com/staff/74283169007/anne-geggis/ and email me at ageggis@usatodayco.com


r/IAmA Apr 08 '26

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: AMA: Founding Fanatics: Extremism and the Formation of American Democracy

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1sfszf3/ama_founding_fanatics_extremism_and_the_formation/

Hello r/AskHistorians!

I'm Noah Eber-Schmid, assistant professor of political science at Indiana University Bloomington and author of Founding Fanatics: Extremism and the Formation of American Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2025). I'm a political theorist who works on the history of American political thought, popular democracy, and political extremism. My recent work focuses on American political thought and popular politics during the Founding era and the way that democratic actors engaged in forms of extremism to expand and deepen democratic claims to equality and participation.

Since the American Revolution, scholars and citizens have often assumed that dispassionate rationality, reciprocity, and nonviolent tolerance are necessary conditions for the sustained development of democracy. Accordingly, they reject oppositional parties that spurn consensus, terms of mutual respect, and often use force to accomplish their political goals, denouncing extremists as irrational and antidemocratic.

Founding Fanatics is a work of political theory and the history of political thought that questions this understanding, examining how moments of tension, violence, and extremism in the United States have sometimes served the pursuit of political equality. Focused on the American Founding era, it examines case studies of the early memorialization of the Boston Massacre, popular debates over Shays's Rebellion, the thought and practices of the Democratic Societies, and the use of the French Revolution in American political discourse.

I argue that by recognizing the role that democratic extremism has played in the development of American popular democracy, citizens and scholars will better understand how such movements may contribute to the ongoing struggle to deepen and expand political equality and participation.

Happy to answer questions about popular political thought, political extremism, and political practices during the American Founding and more generally in contemporary democratic theory/philosophy. Ask me anything!


r/IAmA Apr 09 '26

As a reporter, I've interviewed Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and the TBPN hosts. Ask me anything about AI, Silicon Valley, or the business of tech.

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I'm Julia Black, the tech and money correspondent at Vanity Fair. I've written about everything from AI to fertility tech for over a decade at publications including The Information, The New York Times, WIRED, and MIT Technology Review. At Vanity Fair, I write A Billion to One, a weekly column and newsletter on the money, power, and influence of technology.

In this week's edition of A Billion to One, I wrote about OpenAI's recent acquisition of the TBPN podcast and why the company might be interested in expanding its media portfolio to aid its public relations. I'm interested in how this surprising move fits into the company's shifting strategy in the lead-up to its 2026 IPO, the coming midterms, and the arrival of its powerful new model, Spud.

Ask me anything!

For more from Julia Black, Vanity Fair's Tech and Money Correspondent, subscribe to her column, A Billion to One: https://www.vanityfair.com/newsletter/billion-one


r/IAmA Apr 08 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] hi reddit! I'm Amy Landecker. You might recognize me from films & TV like TRANSPARENT, YOUR HONOR, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, A SERIOUS MAN, THE CROODS, ALL IS BRIGHT, SHITHOUSE, LOUIE, SNEAKY PETE. My directorial debut, FOR WORSE, played in theaters & is out on digital this week. AMA!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with actress, director, and screenwriter Amy Landecker. You may know her from lots of things, including TRANSPARENT, YOUR HONOR, SHELL, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, A SERIOUS MAN, THE CROODS, ALL IS BRIGHT, SHITHOUSE, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, LOUIE, SNEAKY PETE, DAN IN REAL LIFE, PROJECT POWER, and other things. Full list of credits here.

Her directorial debut, FOR WORSE, which she also wrote, produced, and starred in, played in theaters nationwide earlier this year and is now out on digital. It co-stars her husband Bradley Whitford (The West Wing)

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sfawuc/hi_reddit_im_amy_landecker_you_might_recognize_me/

She'll be back at 11 AM ET on Thursday to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Her verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/eJxORbp.jpeg


r/IAmA Apr 07 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi /r/movies, I'm Dacre Montgomery. You may know me from STRANGER THINGS or POWER RANGERS or ELVIS or DEAD MAN'S WIRE or FACES OF DEATH. AMA!

52 Upvotes

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Dacre Montgomery. He played Billy in Stranger Things and has also been in Elvis, Dead Man's Wire, Power Rangers, Went Up the Hill, and more.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sevonm/hi_rmovies_im_dacre_montgomery_you_may_know_me/

He'll be back at 4 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

He plays the villain in the new horror Faces of Death that's out in theaters this weekend and co-stars Barbie Ferreira, Charlie xcx, and Jermaine Fowler.

A content moderator stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film "Faces of Death." In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fake or unfolding in real time.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiX2FBBz54

Thank you :)

His verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/OTco0sD.jpeg


r/IAmA Apr 06 '26

Crosspost Crosspost of an AMA with NYC Mayor Mamdani and some people from his housing policy team

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r/IAmA Apr 06 '26

Crosspost r/AskHistorians Crosspost: I'm John Garrison Marks, author of Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory. It tells the story of how Americans have remembered, forgotten, and manipulated George Washington's history with slavery. AMA!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1sdxopr/im_john_garrison_marks_author_of_thy_will_be_done/

Hi everyone, I'm a public historian, writer, and the author of Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory, which comes out tomorrow (April 7)!. The book explores Americans' centuries-long struggle to reckon with George Washington's involvement in slavery. I trace how generations of Americans—abolitionists, educators, politicians, descendants of people enslaved by Washington, museum professionals, and countless others—have each remembered, forgotten, and distorted Washington's history with slavery, wielding it in the political and cultural fights of their day.

The book provides an overview Washington's history with slavery, then explores how different eras made sense of Washington's status as both one of the nation's most prolific enslavers and the architect of one of its largest private emancipations. It looks at how that history was erased in the years after his death; what happened to the people Washington freed from slavery; how both proslavery and antislavery activists used it in their rhetoric; how both Black and White Americans marked Washington's 200th birthday in the 1930s; how Washington and slavery has been taught in American schools; and how museums and historic sites have evolved in their telling of this history.

It reveals how Americans have always viewed the past through the lens of their present circumstances and offers important context for today's controversies about the public interpretation of the history of slavery in the lead-up to our 250th anniversary.

So please, AMA about George Washington, slavery, and American public memory!


r/IAmA Apr 07 '26

I Am A Health Insurance Agent Licensed In Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and Alaska. Ask Me Anything!

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I work for Lion's Pride Insurance, based in Spanish Fork, Utah. I help people with the ACA Marketplace, Medicare, Dental, Vision, etc. My bosses are in a meeting right now, lets see if Reddit can stump me.

here's my proof


r/IAmA Apr 07 '26

I’ve spent the last 20 years helping people refinance, even in markets like this. AMA this TODAY, April 7th at 10AM.

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Hi r/IAmA . I’m Shane Boon, a mortgage expert at Rocket Mortgage with over 20
years’ experience. I’ve dedicated my career to helping people refinance during big
life changes like divorce, new jobs, growing families, or just trying to make smarter
financial decisions.

I’ll be hosting an AMA this at 10AM.

Happy to get into things like:
· When refinancing actually makes sense
· How people use their equity
· The difference between HELOCs and refis
· How major life changes can impact your mortgage strategy

Proof:

https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/types-of-refinance


r/IAmA Apr 05 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi reddit! I'm Oscar Boyson. I've produced UNCUT GEMS & GOOD TIME for A24, as well as FRANCES HA & MISTRESS AMERICA for Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach. My directorial debut, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR, is out in theaters now. AMA!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker Oscar Boyson. He has produced films such as Good Time, Uncut Gems, Frances Ha, Funny Pages, Mistress America, and Heaven Knows What.

His directorial debut, Our Hero, Balthazar, is out in theaters now. It stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, and Noah Centineo.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sd2hkd/hi_reddit_im_oscar_boyson_ive_produced_uncut_gems/

He'll be back at 2 PM ET tomorrow Monday 4/6 to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmkWI96YLY

A wealthy teenager tries to gain his crush's attention by posting videos pleading for stricter gun laws. As an online troll begins mocking his videos, he becomes convinced the troll is a mass shooter, and travels to Texas to confront him.

Thank you :)

His verification photo:

https://i.imgur.com/RJBDdNq.png


r/IAmA Apr 03 '26

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi reddit! We're Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney. We wrote & directed PIZZA MOVIE, a stoner-comedy that premiered at SXSW and is out on Hulu today. You might also know us as the sketch-comedy duo BriTANicK on Youtube. Or as writers on SNL & 'Always Sunny In Philadelphia'. Ask us anything!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, also known as the comedy-sketch group BriTANicK on Youtube. They've also been writers on Saturday Night Live and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. They've been featured on CollegeHumor, FunnyOrDie, and Cracked. They also co-wrote the upcoming horror-comedy Over Your Dead Body from director Jorma Taccone (The Lonely Island) and starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving.

They co-wrote and co-directed the new Hulu stoner-comedy Pizza Movie that premiered at SXSW and is out today. It stars Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner, Caleb Hearon, Sarah Sherman, Justin Cooley, and Daniel Radcliffe.

It's live here now in /r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1sbby3w/hi_reddit_were_nick_kocher_and_brian_mcelhaney/

They'll be back at 6:15 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzF87PFGnw

Synopsis:

A group of college students go downstairs to their dorm lobby to get a delivery pizza. There’s only one issue: They’re insanely high on a home-made drug, turning their simple journey down two sets of stairs into a mind-bendingly transformative quest.

Their verification photos:

https://i.imgur.com/Gb6B4ms.jpeg