Science fiction author and futurist Madeline Ashby helps us understand why Hollywood’s future belongs to people - not machines. 🎙️In his monologue, Rushkoff warns us that spectacle is what prevents us from seeing each other 📰 Read Ashby’s Wired piece, Hollywood’s Future Belong to People - Not Machines Keep up with Madeline Ashby Website | Twitter About Madeline Ashby Madeline Ashby graduated from the first cohort of the M.Des. in Strategic Foresight and Innovation programme at OCADU in 2011.&n...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 260
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 conversation was recorded on August 01, 2023. Rushkoff fields questions about the differences between creating content for broad audiences and expert communities, the different ways people define capitalism and fascism, the influence of The Social Dilemma, and the role of creatives in amplifying community needs. 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patr...
Aug 16, 2023•56 min•Ep. 258
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. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff wonders if magic is our probable path to a sustainable future. 📰 You can read Rushkoff's monologue, Embracing the Impossible , on Medium. About Émile P. Torres Émile P. Torres’ work over the past decade has centered around a single theme: esc...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 257
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. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses his struggles with burnout and how he’s working to overcome it. Episode Resources Give Every AI a Soul - or Else Vivid Tomorrows Atlas Shrugged: The Hidden Context of the Book and Film Polemical Judo About David Brin David Brin is a science fiction author, scientist & transparency/internet sec...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 256
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. 🎙️In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how Robert Anton Wilson modeled uncertainty as a form of play and the long-term implications of Operation Mindfuck. 📚 Pre-order Kenedy's Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson from MIT Pre...
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 255
Douglas Rushkoff joined TrueAnon for a conversation about AI hype cycles and human connection in a digital future. Provided as a special bonus for Team Human Podcast supporters. Originally published July 13, 2023. About TrueAnon TrueAnon is a podcast about your enemies made by your friends. Join unlicensed private investigators Liz Franczak, Brace Belden, and Yung Chomsky for a show that will drive you insane. Support TrueAnon on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TrueAnonPod Subscribe to TrueAnon ...
Jul 24, 2023•2 hr 31 min
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. Rushkoff fields questions about denaturalizing power in comedy, the mainstreaming of unidentified aerial phenomena, and the Musar movement. 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock access to a number of great perks including ad-free episodes of Team Human , access to the Team Human Discord commun...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 254
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. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff explains why older people make more plausible candidates. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, You Want a Younger President? , on Medium. About Nika Roza Danilova Nika Roza Danilova, known professionally by her stage name Zola Jesus, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her music has been noted f...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 253
QAnon Anonymous collaborator, conspiracy researcher, and postdoctoral researcher Annie Kelly helps us navigate the new landscape of conspiracy theory in a digital age. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how the quest for empirical evidence can undermine our power. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, Keep Memes Magical , on Medium. About Annie Kelly Annie Kelly is a Ph.D. student at the University of East Anglia researching the impact of digital cultures on anti-feminism and the far right, ...
Jul 05, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 252
Symbolist, curator, creator, and editor of a new version of Caligula Thomas Negovan discusses artistic and spiritual responses to the deadening effects of industrialism. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff asks us not to give up our local, home-field advantage by fighting for change on a huge abstract level 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, The Scaled Golum , on Medium. 📚 Read more about Negovan’s new version of Caligula . 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock access to a number of g...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 251
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. Rushkoff fields questions about how young artists struggle to imagine dream projects, how to use large language models creatively, and the ways we can combat AI doomerism? 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how AI should be the center of the show – not hidden in the writer’s room. 📰 You can read Rush...
Jun 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 250
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. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses why tech bro warnings feel more like a coordinated money grab. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, AI Panic = AI Hype , on Medium. 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock acce...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 249
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. 📺 Click here to watch a video of Rushkoff’s talk. 🌎 Learn more about All Tech is Human Website | LinkedIn | YouTube | Slack | Programs | Upcoming Events 🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon . Your support will unlock a...
Jun 07, 2023•32 min•Ep. 248
Author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and The World Malcom Harris helps us understand the history and foundations of the Silicon Valley mindset so we can better respond to its destructive capacity today. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how cultivating awe can save the world. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, How Cultivating Awe Can Save The World , on Medium. 📕 Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and The World by Malcolm Harris is now available. 📗 Do...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 247
TV Producer and Author of Screenage: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race Fenton Bailey discusses the nature of the screen and the power it has unleashed for a designer reality. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how re-socializing the people can help us change the register. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, Individual Liberty is No Longer the Goal , on Medium. 📕 Screenage: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race by Fenton Bailey is no...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 246
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the seventh Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, April 28, 2023. Rushkoff fields questions about how AI will influence art and music production, the differences between artistic and corporate use of AI, and overcoming fear. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how AIs are trained to imitate, amplify, and accelerate human behavior — and why that means humans need t...
May 08, 2023•51 min•Ep. 245
Cofounder of Greenpeace and writer of the Deep Green column Rex Weyler helps us transcend the idea that we can fix the environment – or anything else – so we can finally learn to participate as members of a living world. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how re-socializing people can help us change the register. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, Individual Liberty is No Longer the Goal , on Medium. About Rex Weyler Rex Weyler is a writer and ecologist. His books include Blood of the La...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 244
Head of the AI and Media Integrity Program at the Partnership on AI (PAI) Claire Leibowicz, Tech Policy Press CEO and Editor Justin Hendrix , Betaworks CEO John Borthwick , and Douglas Rushkoff come up with guiding principles for the future of artificial intelligence on a live panel discussion recorded at Betaworks on Monday, April 3. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff announces a new MA program in Media Arts and Performance, for community-minded artist, media activists, and performers. 📰 You can re...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 243
Executive Director of the Institute for the Future Marina Gorbis and Institute for the Future Equitable Enterprise Initiative Advisor Jerry Davis discuss how to change the register from industrial values to collaborative commerce. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how denaturalizing power reveals the constructed landscape. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, If it Ain’t Real, Don’t Fix it , on Medium. About Marina Gorbis Marina Gorbis is Executive Director of t...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 242
Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream Alissa Quart helps us dispel the myth of the self-made man once and for all. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains why he believes we’ve hit peak billionaire mindset. 📖 Alissa Quart’s book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream , is now available. About Alissa Quart: Alissa Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 241
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the sixth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, February 17, 2023. Rushkoff fields questions about virtual reality’s potential to transform storytelling, what it means to be punk, and how artists can navigate recent tech layoffs. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses four interventions in the human machine he plans to explore with the Institute for the Future. 🌍 Te...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 240
Journalist, Tea Pub operator, and Founder of SolarPunk Stories Alex Holland helps us learn to tell better and more constructive stories about our collective future. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how AI can be compared to the Conquistadors. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, How We Taught Technology to Program Humans , on Medium. 📕 Read Sell the Sizzle About Alex Holland: Alex has worked as a journalist in the UK, Venezuela and India, started and led the campaign...
Feb 23, 2023•58 min•Ep. 239
Co-founder of the Commons Stack and Token Engineering researcher at BlockScience Jeff Emmett tells us about the wonders of mycelia - and why we may all want to start considering ourselves mycopunks. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how the only answer to more tech is more human investment 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, How to Grade Papers Written by AI , on Medium. 🍄 Learn more about Mycopunk Principles About Jeff Emmett: Jeff Emmett is a Token Engineering rese...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 238
Organizer , The Connector journalist, and author of The Big Disconnect Micah Sifry helps us evaluate how directly we need to be involved in political activism to keep democracy sustainable. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff shares a story about how the universe winked at him, and why he thinks we’ll all be okay. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, Magic is Real , on Medium. Keep up with Micah Sifry: The Connector | Mastodon | Twitter 🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to th...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 237
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the fifth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, January 20, 2023. Rushkoff fields questions about how AI will change the educational landscape, the worldviews that emerged from 1950s speculative fiction, and why media ecology never took off in Europe. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff invites us to welcome the unpredictable. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 236
Library technologist, owner of MetaFilter , and author of Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide , Jessamyn West shares the joys of hands-on technology education in the public library - and how modeling behavior may just work better than scaling it. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how to grade papers written by AI. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, How to Read Papers Written By AI, on Medium. 📕 Learn more about West’s book, Without a Net: Libraria...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 235
Playing for Team Human today, historian of alternative spirituality and author of Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult and Outsider Experiences , Mitch Horowitz helps us figure out if we’re praying to the wrong gods. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses the real and imagined dangers of artificial intelligence. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, The Medium is the Message , on Medium. About Mitch Horowitz: Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one o...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 234
In a special holiday message, Rushkoff imagines a world where infectious - not effective - altruism is the goal of communities. 🙏 Thank you to everyone who supported Team Human this year. We wish you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season. 🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon . Your support will unlock access to our Discord community and exclusive bonus content from the Rushkoff archive on our Team Human Team Feed. Get bonus content on Pat...
Dec 24, 2022•6 min
Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the fourth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. Rushkoff fields questions about how his views on internet privacy have evolved over the last two decades, the different sensibilities of young generations, and his recent writing. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses the changes he would make to Twitter if he became CEO of the platform. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, If I ...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 233
Software engineer, computer scientist, and creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great Molly White helps us determine whether Web3 is really going just great for humanity — and helps us figure out how much skepticism to have about the blockchain. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how 2022 was the year tech bro lunacy was exposed. 📰 You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, The Year Tech Bro Lunacy Was Exposed , on Medium. Keep up with Molly White: Website | Web3 is Going Great | Twi...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 232
