Dr. Karen Stollznow is the author of On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present; God Bless America; and Language Myths, Mysteries, and Magic. She has written for Psychology Today, Scientific American Mind, and The Conversation and has appeared on A Current Affair, The Anderson Cooper Show, and the History Channel's Miracles Decoded. She is currently a researcher with the Griffith Center for Social and Cultural Research and a host of Monster Talk, an award-winning science-based podcast. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and their son.