I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor/comedian/composer/screenwriter Jay McCarol. He has composed the scores for films such as BlackBerry, Tony, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Hell of a Summer, The Kid Detective, The Dirties, and Operation Avalanche. He is also the co-creator (with Matt Johnson) of Nirvana the Band the Show and its TV show and film.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vskgy8/hi_reddit_im_jay_mccarrol_composer_of_tony_out_in/

He will 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!

His newest film, Tony, is out in theaters via A24 this weekend. It stars Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain and co-stars Antonio Banderas, Stavros Halkias, Emilia Jones, and Leo Woodall. It premiered to critical and audience acclaim a few weeks ago.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MVnzd2aVc

Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.

Thank you :)

I always dreamed of going to Stanford, a tech nirvana where Olympic athletes lounge around with nuclear physicists. I was a coder and a total tech nerd. But when I arrived as a freshman, I quickly found that something was amiss. There was a culture, I learned, of cut corners—fraudulent companies, get-rich-quick schemes, and deception.

Seeing this from one side as an aspiring techie, I also began to see it from the other side, when I joined the student newspaper. I began investigating research misconduct in studies co-authored by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a wealthy and influential neuroscientist/former biotech executive/entrepreneur. He resigned as a result.

HOW TO RULE THE WORLD is about the kids being trained to rule the world, and what they’re learning from those who already do. I’m so eager to discuss it with you all and look forward to answering your questions! I’ll be back here WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 at 10am pacific/1pm eastern.

For those curious to read more about the book, here’s a review, an excerpt, a print interview, a TV interview, and a website with more details.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/FAE12m4

I’m honored that the book has been named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and elsewhere. It came out about three weeks before my own graduation from Stanford this June.

Edit: Thank you to everyone for joining! The AMA is closed now and I really appreciated your questions.

I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker and screenwriter Joshua Bailey. His new documentary Stolen Kingdom received critical acclaim and has been playing the film festival circuit for about a year. It's about urban exploration and ultimately a heist at Disney World.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vsnbts/hi_rmovies_im_joshua_bailey_director_of_stolen/

He will be back at 3 PM ET tomorrow (Thursday 8/20) 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=TVNkxUxhqh0

Synopsis: The history of misdeeds and debauchery at Walt Disney World Resort over 30 years, which leads to the theft of almost half a million dollars worth of stolen props.

Thank you :)

Hi Reddit! I'm Emily van der Nagel, social media researcher at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. I teach undergraduate media studies and research social media, platforms, and digital intimacies.

I've been fascinated by NSFW Reddit since my PhD years (2012-2017), and have published research on the value of social media anonymity on the GoneWild subreddit, alt accounts across platforms, and co-authored the Manifesto for Sex Positive Social Media, a list of demands that would make platforms safer places for sexual expression.

My book OnlyFans will be released this October with Polity Press. It's a scholarly, peer-reviewed platform study that takes on a sex-positive perspective to argue that the practices, cultures, and economies of OnlyFans are an essential part of contemporary social media.

I'd love to answer your questions about OnlyFans, researching NSFW social media, and academia in general.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/iQ1ko6G

>Thank you for the thoughtful questions, Reddit! I'll be back later tonight to reply to a few more I missed, but I really appreciate you all.

Hi Reddit! I'm Dr. Haviva Malina, co-founder of Keta Medical Center and a licensed Emergency Medicine physician with over 15 years of experience in the ER. Somewhere along the way, I kept seeing the same thing: patients who had tried everything for their depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mood disorders and still weren't finding relief. That's what drew me to ketamine therapy, and it's why I started Keta Medical Center.

Today we offer IV ketamine therapy, Spravato (esketamine nasal spray), and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Whatever the treatment, my priority is the same: making sure patients are a good fit for the treatment, helping them feel better, building a plan around their specific needs, and being upfront about what ketamine can and can't do.

I'm here today to answer whatever's on your mind, including:

• How ketamine therapy actually works
• Who tends to be a good candidate
• The real differences between IV ketamine, Spravato and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
• What a session is really like, start to finish
• Side effects, risks and how we manage them
• How ketamine may help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, bipolar depression and other mood disorders
• Red flags to watch for when choosing a clinic
• Insurance, cost and access to care

Ketamine therapy has helped many of my patients, but it is not a cure-all, and it is not the right fit for everyone. I would rather give you honest, grounded answers than oversell it. 

Ask me anything!

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>Thank you all for these thoughtful questions today. Ketamine therapy isn't the right fit for everyone, and determining candidacy really depends on individual history and treatment goals. If you're considering whether it might be an appropriate option for you, I'd encourage you to connect with our clinical team for a consultation. You can reach them here: > >Get in touch with us

I’m a traditional miniature painter from Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. I learned miniature painting within my family tradition and have spent decades working with techniques associated with the Bikaner School of miniature painting.

Our process includes preparing handmade Wasli paper, working with traditional pigments and gold, making and using extremely fine brushes, and painting details that can require considerable patience and control.

One of the most demanding parts of our practice is a fine-line technique we call Partaj, often executed with a single-hair brush.

The brush itself is only a tool — learning how to control that single hair is the real practice. Partaj changes according to the subject: flowers require softer lines, human figures require a different balance, while animal hair and other textures may need stronger and sharper lines.

In our family tradition, we say Partaj takes “ta-umar” — a lifetime — to learn.

Some parts of traditional miniature painting can take considerable preparation even before the actual painting begins, including preparing the paper, colours and brushes.

I’d be happy to answer questions about Bikaner miniature painting, Partaj, single-hair brushes, handmade Wasli, traditional pigments, gold work, brush-making, apprenticeship, or how these techniques are passed from one generation to another.

Proof: https://postimg.cc/bsLdwTkn

Ask me anything.

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor David Arquette. You probably know him as Dewey from the SCREAM franchise and other films like EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS, WILD BILL, READY TO RUMBLE, 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND, SEE SPOT RUN, BONE TOMAHAWK, and lots more.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vqr6w4/hello_reddit_im_david_arquette_ask_me_anything/

He will be back at 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

He is heading on tour to screen and do Q&As for the 30th anniversary of the original SCREAM movie.

Thank you :)

Hey! I’m Varun Suresh (proof). I'm the co-founder of Tame The Imp, a web/SMS-based service that uses behavioral psychology and gamification to help people stop impulse spending.

Americans spend around $652B a year on impulse purchases; that’s more than $3,000 per person.

Before discovering the huge impulse spending problem, I was focused on building a debt-free alternative to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). But after speaking 1:1 with 200+ Gen Z consumers, I realized that BNPL was a symptom of something deeper. The money-related pain point that kept cropping up in these conversations was ordering Uber Eats when exhausted from work, or doomscrolling at 1am and buying random clothes -- and being unable to stop. In other words, the real antagonist was impulse spending, because it’s something people feel like they should be able to control but can’t.

Tame The Imp takes the same underlying mechanic that makes impulse spending so easy -- seeking dopamine -- and turns saving money into a game.

It uses psychological levers like positive reinforcement on a variable rewards schedule (get random plants when you stick to your spending goals) and negative punishment (The Imp steals a plant if you overspend) that have historically been used for money-draining things like casinos/lotteries but to actually do good instead.

Ask me anything about the psychology of impulse spending (r/shoppingaddiction has a bunch of DIY tactics to combat it), habit formation, or about the consumer banking industry.

​2009 (California): Self diagnosed in Venice Beach; 3 days later had a right orchiectomy in Santa Monica followed by surveillance.

​2015 (Asia / Alabama): Abdominal recurrence while traveling Asia; completed 4 rounds of chemo in Birmingham.

​2022 (Portugal / India): Found recurrence on the left side in Portugal; underwent left orchiectomy in India (bilateral).

​Late 2025 (Portugal): Abdominal recurrence; completed 3 rounds of chemo from November to December.

​Present: All scans and tumor markers are clear. Managing life on TRT (1,000 mg every 3 months).

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with actress/creator/screenwriter/host Felicia Day. You may know her from Geek & Sundry, Supernatural, Eureka, The Magicians, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Critical Role, Tabletop, MST3K, Third Eye, and more.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vo5v93/hello_reddit_im_felicia_day_i_was_an_actor_on/

She will be back at 12 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Yeon Sang-ho, director of TRAIN TO BUSAN, PENINSULA, THE UGLY, and COLONY. COLONY is being released in theaters this month, along with the 10th anniversary re-release of TRAIN TO BUSAN.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vo6yqq/hi_reddit_i_am_yeon_sangho_director_of_train_to/

He will be back at 12 PM ET on Tuesday 8/18 to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

COLONY trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je122ZNo6uw

TRAIN TO BUSAN 10th anniversary trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je122ZNo6uw

Thank you :)

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Will Poulter. You may know Will from roles in We're the Millers, Warfare, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Maze Runner, The Bear, The Chronicles of Narnia, Midsommar, The Revenant, Detroit, I Love Boosters, and lots more.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vn8qyi/hey_reddit_its_will_poulter_ama/

He will be back at 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

His newest film, Union County, which he stars in and produced, premiered at Sundance to critical acclaim in January and is out in theaters starting this weekend.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6Fnr2VXkw

Synopsis: Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

Hi Reddit! I’m Adeline Holloway, a licensed legal courtesan currently working within Nevada’s regulated brothel system.
I’ve worked at five different legal brothels across multiple Nevada counties, from smaller rural houses to the better-known destination ranches. Most people talk about “Nevada brothels” as if they all operate the same way. They absolutely do not.
Nevada does not have one statewide legal brothel system. The laws and licensing requirements vary by county, and every house has its own culture, management style, rules, clientele, expectations, and way of doing business. Even the experience of living and working inside each house can feel completely different.
I stepped away from the industry for about two years and recently returned, which has given me another unusual perspective. I can see what has changed, what hasn’t, and how differently I approach the work now.
The job itself is also rarely what people imagine. Yes, sexuality is part of it, but so are psychology, conversation, negotiation, boundaries, consent, emotional awareness, personal safety, and the ability to make another person feel comfortable during something that may be incredibly vulnerable for them.
I tend to connect especially well with first-time visitors, people who are nervous or socially anxious, neurodivergent guests, and people exploring desires they have never felt safe discussing out loud. I’m also a switch with professional experience in a wide range of consensual kink and power dynamics, so I can answer respectful questions about that side of the work too.
You can ask me about:
How five Nevada brothels compare behind the scenes
Why the county you work in matters
Licensing, testing, safety, and regulation
What it’s like to live where you work
What courtesans actually do during a normal day
How negotiations work in a legal brothel
The biggest myths about legal sex work
The difference between famous ranches and smaller rural houses
House culture, friendships, competition, and privacy
Boundaries, consent, emotional labor, and client safety
Working with nervous or first-time guests
Neurodivergence, social anxiety, and intimacy
Consensual kink and power-exchange dynamics
What makes someone successful in this profession
Why I left, why I returned, and what changed during those two years
What television, movies, and the internet get completely wrong
I won’t identify guests, reveal private details about coworkers, or answer anything that could compromise someone’s safety. This AMA is for honest conversation and education, not booking or solicitation.
Proof:
My handwritten Reddit verification photo:
https://imgur.com/a/WNRYivQ
My official Chicken Ranch profile confirming my identity and current affiliation:
https://chickenranchbrothel.com/courtesan/adeline-holloway/

Ask me anything :)

EDIT: this blew up wow!! I’m answering as fast as I can guys I’m packing up to head home from this tour but wow!! Love and light guys thank you for wanting to learn <3
EDIT # 2: I’m about to drive for hours. I might stop to hang out with a girl who works with me and she can help me answer these LOL if not just wait for me to get home and I’ll answer all messages and comments best I can 💞

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Adam Meeks, writer-director of the new critically-acclaimed indie film UNION COUNTY, starring Will Poulter and Noah Centineo. It premiered at Sundance in January and is out in select theaters starting next week.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vmeun2/hi_reddit_im_adam_meeks_writerdirector_of_union/

He will be back at 2 PM ET tomorrow (Thursday 8/12) 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=uA6Fnr2VXkw

Synopsis: Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

Thank you :)

Hi everyone! I'm Dr. Jennifer Platt, DrPH, and I'm a public health scientist, educator, and nationally recognized expert in tick-borne diseases and alpha-gal syndrome. My work has helped shape research priorities, education, and public health policy. changing in the field right now.

A lot of people don't think about ticks until they've already been bitten, so Friday I want to open this up to anything you're curious about: what a tick bite can actually lead to, why some conditions like alpha-gal syndrome (a meat allergy triggered by tick bites) surprise even doctors, what current research shows, or just general prevention if you spend time outdoors.

No question is too basic, ask away, and I'll do my best to get to as many as I can over the two hours we have together this Friday 8am - 10am ET.

Dr. Jennifer Platt, DrPH

Hi, I'm Michael, TMS Manager at Relief Mental Health. I oversee TMS treatment for over 100 patients a month across our clinics. We use qEEG, off label protocols, accelerated protocols, and augmentation strategies for patients who need more than standard treatment has offered. TMS changed how I think about what's possible in mental health care, and I'd love to answer your questions about it. I will be answering your questions, Wednesday, August 12th at 9 am Central.

I might start answering a few questions early, so keep an eye on the thread before the official kickoff, since there appears to be a lot of interest.

proof: https://www.reddit.com/user/reliefmentalhealth_/comments/1vkluf1/i_am_a_tms_transcranial_magnetic_stimulation/

Disclaimer: My answers here are general education and don't establish a clinical relationship. If you're in crisis or need individualized treatment, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area. 

Want to learn more about TMS? Here's more info: https://reliefmh.com/treatments/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/ 

Edit: I wasn't expecting so many comments so quickly on this! Thank you all for asking good questions. I do have patients to work with, but I will get to these as soon as I can through the day! I have dedicated time set aside tomorrow morning for the majority of questions to be handled then!

I'm Dr. Mikki Bouquet, a pediatrician and vaccine advocate who fights to protect kids from meningitis. I'm here to answer your questions about this serious illness and the vaccines that prevent it. Ask me anything!

Mikki Bouquet MD, FAAP: https://doctors.ololrmc.com/provider/mikki-smith-bouquet/1297426

Proof: https://www.reddit.com/user/webmd/comments/1vlkazj/im_a_pediatrician_and_vaccine_advocate_ama_about/

Hi Reddit, I’m Bob Innes, founder and webmaster of rentahitman.com.

I registered the domain in 2005 for a legitimate IT-security concept where a “hit” referred to website traffic. The business never launched. Years later, I discovered that people were voluntarily submitting what appeared to be genuine requests for violence.

What began as an accidental discovery became a parody website, public-safety honeypot, and unusual source of behavioral leakage. Over the past 20 years, information submitted through the website has been preserved and referred to appropriate law-enforcement agencies. Some of those referrals have contributed to interventions, arrests, prosecutions, and convictions.

The submissions have involved alleged murder-for-hire plots, school threats, domestic violence, political threats, suicide concerns, trafficking, swatting, and other potentially dangerous conduct. Not every submission is genuine, and behavioral leakage is not proof of guilt. Context, corroboration, specificity, capability, and professional investigation all matter.

I’m here to discuss:

• How an abandoned IT idea became customer service for criminals
• Why people voluntarily disclose their intentions online
• Working with law enforcement while protecting sensitive information
• Behavioral leakage and the Voluntary Criminal Intent Model
• Internet safety, threat assessment, and violence prevention
• INTERCEPTED and From Threat to Thrive
• The serious—and occasionally absurd—history of rentahitman.com

For obvious reasons, I won’t disclose active investigations, private personal information, juvenile identities, confidential law-enforcement communications, or anything that could endanger someone or compromise a case.

Proof: https://rentahitman.com/support

The verification materials on that page connect me, Bob Innes, founder and webmaster of rentahitman.com, with this Reddit account, u/Bobinator67.

I’ll be answering questions tonight from approximately 8:00–10:00 p.m. Pacific, and I’ll stay longer if the criminal help desk gets busy.

Ask me anything.

EDIT: I use AI as a writing tool, so sorry to disappoint those who are easily offended by that.