The podcast that challenges everything is hitting the road!
Join the voices behind the chart-topping "Thought Pioneers" podcast as they bring their raw, unscripted conversations to stages across America.
For five years, Alexis Chen and Marco Rivera have been challenging conventional wisdom, exploring bold ideas, and fostering thoughtful discourse with leading thinkers from around the world.
Now, experience their chemistry and curiosity in person during this limited-engagement national tour.
Each 90-minute show includes a live podcast recording featuring special guests unique to each city, an audience Q&A session, and exclusive content not available on the regular podcast.
Yes! VIP tickets include premium seating, a pre-show reception with Alexis and Marco, exclusive merchandise, and a signed show poster.
Portions of each show will appear in future podcast episodes, but the full experience and many segments will be exclusive to live attendees.
Former investigative journalist and digital anthropologist, Alexis brings incisive questioning and deep research to every episode. Her work examining technology's impact on human behavior has been featured in The Atlantic, WIRED, and NPR. Known for her ability to make complex topics accessible, Alexis approaches each conversation with equal parts skepticism and genuine curiosity. When not podcasting, she teaches digital ethics at Columbia University and tends to her impressive collection of rare houseplants.
With a background spanning neuroscience, philosophy, and stand-up comedy, Marco provides the perfect counterbalance to Alexis's journalistic rigor. His bestselling book "The Curious Mind" explored the science of wonder and earned him recognition as one of TIME's "100 Most Influential Thinkers." Marco's talent for finding humor in profound topics and his willingness to change his mind publicly have made him a beloved voice in the podcast space. A Miami native, he splits his time between New York and his grandmother's hometown in Puerto Rico.
