Mitch Horowitz - Team Human Live in NYC
Ep. 268
Author of Modern Occultism and historian of alternative spirituality Mitch Horowitz helps us launch the sigil that flips the script on civilization, itself.
Leaving X and Social Media Behind
Ep. 267
Douglas Rushkoff explains his decision to leave X, and all social media platforms, behind him in a first-of-its-kind monologue-only episode of Team Human.
Andrea Chalupa
Ep. 266
Activist, filmmaker, author, and podcaster behind Gaslit Nation Andrea Chalupa shows us how to muster the courage, tenacity ,and willpower to fight for the willpower we want.
Dennis Yi Tenen
Ep. 265
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and author of the forthcoming Literary Theory For Robots Dennis Yi Tenen shares the hidden history of modern machine intelligence — which has more to do with medieval poetry and Russian folktales than the myths being told by those in Silicon Valley.
Maggie Jackson
Ep. 264
Award-winning author and journalist Maggie Jackson shares some of the insights of her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure.
Kibbitz Room XI
Ep. 263
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the eleventh Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This conversation was recorded on Sept. 7, 2023.
Kevin Slavin
Ep. 262
Working at the intersection of science, technology, and culture, Kevin Slavin introduces us to the weird and wonderful world of microbial sensing — and what pandemics can teach us about the game of life.
Naomi Klein
Ep. 261
Author and activist Naomi Klein and Douglas Rushkoff talk about her new book, Doppelganger, and take a trip into the mirror world.
Madeline Ashby
Ep. 260
Science fiction author and futurist Madeline Ashby helps us understand why Hollywood’s future belongs to people - not machines.
Kibbitz Room X
Ep. 258
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the tenth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This conversation was recorded on August 01, 2023.
Émile P. Torres
Ep. 257
Author of Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation Émile P. Torres talks about TESCREAL- Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism.
David Brin
Ep. 256
Scientist, science fiction author, and futurist David Brin shows us how by granting AI’s individuality we can begin to hold them accountable for their actions.
The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson w/ Gabriel Kennedy
Ep. 255
Author of Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson Gabriel Kennedy walks us through the Chapel Perilous and reminds us how important and essential Wilson’s work is in a world on the brink of conspiratorial madness.
Kibbitz Room VIIII live from the Team Human Apocalypse Bunker
Ep. 264
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the ninth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, June 23, 2023.
Nika Roza Danilova
Ep. 253
Singer, songwriter, and producer behind Zola Jesus Nika Roza Danilova helps us recognize the power of the arts to reconnect us to the forces of nature.
Annie Kelly
Ep. 252
QAnon Anonymous collaborator, conspiracy researcher, and postdoctoral researcher Annie Kelly helps us navigate the new landscape of conspiracy theory in a digital age.
Thomas Negovan
Ep. 251
Symbolist, curator, creator, and editor of a new version of Caligula Thomas Negovan discusses artistic and spiritual responses to the deadening effects of industrialism.
Kibbitz Room VIII live from the Team Human Apocalypse Bunker
Ep. 250
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the eighth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Gary Marcus
Ep. 249
Cognitive scientist, social entrepreneur, and author of Rebooting AI Gary Marcus helps us parse between the real and imagined threats of AI, shares his recent experience testifying before Congress, and discusses his plans to intervene on our behalf.
Douglas Rushkoff: I Will Not Be Autotuned - Live from All Tech Is Human’s Responsible Tech Mixer
Ep. 248
Douglas Rushkoff took the stage at All Tech is Human’s Responsible Tech Mixer to explain why he refuses to be autotuned in the face of technosolutionism and the rise AI. Recorded April 26, 2023, at Betaworks in New York City.