Samantha Birchard, who goes by the nickname of drunkenpanda, took up the guru’s chair for the first time on June 1, 2017.
| Date | Topic | Where | Column | Blog | |
| 1 | June 1, 2017 | Welcoming | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 2 | July 27, 2017 | Repression | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 3 | Sept. 28, 2017 | Taboos | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 4 | Feb. 1, 2018 | Obsession | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 5 | Mar. 1, 2018 | Fairness | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 6 | May 3, 2018 | Pragmatism | The Guardian | Column | Blog |
| 7 | June 28, 2018 | Being Lost | The Guardian | Column | Blog |