Dr. Cara Natterson is a leading voice in puberty and adolescent health. A pediatrician, speaker, and the co-host of the This Is So Awkward podcast, she's the doctor behind 10 books. Two of them – The Care and Keeping of You 1 + 2 – spent more than 200 weeks on the NYT bestsellers list. They have more than 8 million copies in print and are often described as the iconic coming-of-age manuals.  Cara founded Less Awkward, the first company aimed at making the tween and teen years more comfortable for both kids and the adults. Cara’s journey through health advocacy began at Harvard College, Johns Hopkins Medical School, and the University of California at San Francisco, where she trained in pediatrics. In 2000, she joined Tenth Street Pediatrics in Santa Monica, caring for thousands of kids from birth through their teen years. Cara lives in Los Angeles with her also-a-doctor-and-entrepreneur husband, two 20-something ch ildren  and a pair of terribly behaved dogs.

Eric Bauza started his career in animation as a character designer. It was this introduction that led him to a successful career as one of the most in demand voiceover artists in town.

He received Emmy and Annie Award nominations for his work as the title character in “The Adventures of Puss in Boots” and “Muppet Babies” as well as for Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in “Looney Tunes Cartoons.” His other television credits include : “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Trans:formers: Robots in Disguise,”  and the voice of Fozzie Bear, in Disney Junior’s “Muppet Babies” TV series.

On the big screen, Bauza is known for voicing Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, and Marvin the Martian in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” He has voiced characters in  “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water,” as well as Woody Woodpecker in the “Woody Woodpecker” feature film for Universal Studios. 

Wildlife expert Julian (Jules) Sylvester says he's caught and handled more than 10,000 snakes. Being raised in Kenya gave him an appreciation for all types of animals.  He was first introduced to snake catching at age 16.  And worked as a lion keeper at Edinburgh Zoo.  He has appeared in numerous TV shows including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,"  and his own 2002 series "Wild Adventures."  He's  handled snakes for numerous films including "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and "Snakes on a Plane."  And he is the operator of Reptile Rentals, a “go to” company for venomous snakes, alligators and bugs in the movie industry.

Kirsten Vangsness is an actor,  writer,  podcaster who is best known for playing the bespectacled tech kitten, Penelope Garcia on the long-running CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. 

Melissa Ponzio is beloved for her role as "Pack Mom" Melissa McCall on MTV's hit series Teen Wolf, a role she reprised for the subsequent Teen Wolf movie.  A prolific actess, Melissa has also had signficant roles in The Walking Dead,  Army Wives,  Die Hart,  Chicago Fire , and  the recent breakout hit Reasonable Doubt.  Her film credits include Weapons and ThunderForce.  

Wolves of Glendale is a three piece of super talented musicians who write ridiculous songs that you can’t stop listening to. Since their formation in 2022,  Ethan Edenburg (guitar), Eric Jackowitz (drums), and Tom McGovern (keys, guitar) have built a devoted fanbase by writing incredibly catchy rock songs about ghosts, reptiles, and chicken parm, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers across social media along the way.

With equal footing in the worlds of music and comedy, Wolves of Glendale have opened for Tenacious D, Fred Armisen, Reggie Watts, and David Cross, and they've also sold out legendary rock venues like the Troubadour, and performed at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and SXSW. They were named in Billboard’s 2025 Top Musical Comedians.  Wolves of Glendale 'Go to the Woods' LP will be released August 28.  But the single "I'm A Reptile Guy" (heard at the end of the Snake episode) is already streaming everywhere. Check it out!