Meet the Residents
Los Angeles
In a city built on stories, we’re bringing ideas into the spotlight. Lectures on Tap pops up in bars across LA—from Silver Lake to Santa Monica—with talks on everything from film theory to future tech.
Grab a drink, find your seat, and learn something new this month at Lectures on Tap.
Los Angeles · Fall 2026
Dr. Charley Binkow
Professor Drew McClellan
Dr. Charley Binkow
Dr. Charley Binkow is a history teacher at Loyola High School in LA. He obtained his PhD in American History from Boston University, focusing on the intersection between politics, culture, and medicine. He explores how eras of inequality and political upheaval can help us understand America today.
Prof Anshul Kogar
Professor Drew McClellan
Dr. Charley Binkow
Anshul Kogar is an experimental physicist. He is currently an associate professor at UCLA. His research focuses on the interaction of light with matter, high-temperature superconductivity and the acoustics of musical instruments.
Professor Drew McClellan
Professor Drew McClellan
Professor Drew McClellan
Drew McClellan is an award-winning educator, filmmaker & visual strategist bridging cinematic storytelling and emerging media. USC MFA alumnus and adjunct professor, he chairs the top-ranked cinematic arts program at LACHSA and is a U.S. Distinguished Teacher.
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Dr. Patrick McGonigal
Professor Drew McClellan
Professor Drew McClellan
Dr. Patrick McGonigal is a licensed forensic psychologist in the Los Angeles area specializing in forensic evaluation. His work focuses on competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence risk assessment, and behavioral threat assessment.
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten is a Prof at Occidental College specializing in comparative literature, focusing on ancient Greek and modern Irish texts. Her research explores how literary genres shape communities. A Yale PhD candidate, she traces classical comedy's influence on Wilde, Joyce, and Beckett.
@textualhealing101
Natalia Reagan
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Natalia Reagan is a biological anthropologist, comedian, producer, writer, prof, & sometimes monkey-chaser. She has hosted a Bigfoot TV show, was a comedy writer & host on NdGT’s “StarTalk”, a science expert on Nat Geo, History, Discovery, & Trvl Channel. Natalia’s specialty is making science humerus.
Los Angeles · Summer 2026
Dr. Charley Binkow
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Dr. Patrick McGonigal
Dr. Charley Binkow is a history teacher at Loyola High School in LA. He obtained his PhD in American History from Boston University, focusing on the intersection between politics, culture, and medicine. He explores how eras of inequality and political upheaval can help us understand America today.
Dr. Patrick McGonigal
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Dr. Patrick McGonigal
Dr. Patrick McGonigal is a licensed forensic psychologist in the Los Angeles area specializing in forensic evaluation. His work focuses on competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence risk assessment, and behavioral threat assessment.
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten is a Prof at Occidental College specializing in comparative literature, focusing on ancient Greek and modern Irish texts. Her research explores how literary genres shape communities. A Yale PhD candidate, she traces classical comedy's influence on Wilde, Joyce, and Beckett.
@textualhealing101
Astrophysicist Dr. Julie Rolla
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Prof. Sydney Mitsunaga-Whitten
Dr. Julie Rolla is an experimental astrophysicist driven by the search for faint signals in the universe. Her work spans radio astronomy, ultra-high energy neutrino detection, hardware optimization, signals from the early universe, and Earth science applications.