Dirty John Creators & Guests

Christopher Goffard is a journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the Best First Novel. He is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

Shelby Grad is the Deputy Managing Editor at Los Angeles Times.

Hernan Lopez is the Founder and former CEO of Wondery, the fastest-growing storytelling podcast network in the world. Launched in 2016, Wondery became best known for its gripping narrative podcasts including Dirty John, Dr Death, American History Tellers, The Shrink Next Door, Joe Exotic, and Business Wars. While at Wondery, Hernan executive produced several TV show adaptations of podcasts, including WeCrashed, Joe vs. Carole, and American Sports Story. After Amazon acquired Wondery in 2021, Lopez co-founded Danvas, a startup company that is revolutionizing the art world through its high-quality, innovative digital art displays. Lopez has been a featured speaker at SXSW, Promax, Natpe, CES, The Festival Of Media, WSJ Tech Live, The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The INMA World Congress, and numerous global investor conferences. He has been published by Entrepreneur, Ad Age, and Fast Company.

Creator of OMINOUS THRILL fiction anthology podcast, creative sound designer, and director.

Davan Maharaj is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times.