D.J. Grothe is President of the James Randi Educational Foundation, the international educational non-profit founded by celebrated social critic and activist James Randi. Grothe has lectured widely on topics at the intersection of education, science, superstition and belief at universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and dozens of others. Formerly a professional magician, he has special interests in the psychology of belief and processes of deception and self-deception. He hosts the radio show and podcast For Good Reason. Previously, Grothe hosted over 200 episodes of the popular interview program Point of Inquiry, which he founded with his partner Thomas Donnelly in 2005. He is also Marvel fanatic.