Plutopia News Network

In this Plutopia News Network podcast, Charles Herrman interviews philosopher Randall Auxier about his unconventional academic path, process philosophy, and personalism, exploring how his early struggles with formal instruction led… The post Living Philosophy first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Roy Casagranda returns to the Plutopia News Network to help the hosts process what Scoop calls the “cornucopia of crap” that was 2025, ranging from social media’s corrosive incentives to… The post Roy Casagranda: Reviewing 2025 first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this excerpt from the Plutopia News Network, Cory Doctorow discusses his book Enshittification and the broader forces behind why digital platforms (and other industries) have “suddenly gotten worse.” He… The post Cory Doctorow: Enshittification first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Austin environmental activist Paul Robbins joins the Plutopia News Network to discuss the 2025–26 edition of the Austin Environmental Directory, framed around “resilience” in the wake of Winter Storm Uri… The post Paul Robbins: Resilience first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Deborah Hyde joins the Plutopia News Network podcast to explore why sane, rational people can sincerely report supernatural experiences — ghosts, werewolves, UFOs — without those experiences necessarily reflecting reality.… The post Deborah Hyde: Skeptical Inquiry into the Supernatural first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Austrian filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist Johannes Grenzfurthner joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss his two new films: Hacking at Leaves, an experimental documentary sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and rooted… The post Johannes Grenzfurthner: Hacking at Leaves first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of the Plutopia News Network podcast, security technologist and author Bruce Schneier joins the hosts to discuss his new book Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our… The post Bruce Schneier: Rewiring Democracy first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of the Plutopia News Network podcast, hosts Jon, Wendy, and Scoop talk with Próspera VP of Growth Lonis Hamaili and community development consultant David Armistead about Próspera,… The post Próspera: Governance as a Service (GaaS) first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of the Plutopia News Network, Jon, Scoop and Wendy talk with Jennifer Granick, Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel at the ACLU, about the expanding machinery of government and… The post Jennifer Granick: Surveillance and Cybersecurity first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Technologist and former British Telecom chief scientist Peter Cochrane joins the Plutopia to talk about his lifelong pursuit of truth and his work on a “truth engine” that used AI… The post Pete Cochrane: Pursuing Truth first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The Plutopia podcast hosts Dr. Sophie Nightingale, a psychologist at Lancaster University, to discuss how digital technology — especially social media, generative AI, and the constant flow of online information… The post Sophie Nightingale: Our Minds on Digital Technology first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Ben Collier, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and chair of the Foundation for Information Policy Research, joins Plutopia to discuss his MIT Press book Tor: From the Dark… The post Ben Collier: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this episode of the Plutopia News Network Podcast, hosts Jon Lebkowsky, Scoop Sweeney, and Wendy Grossman talk with mathematician and juggler Colin Wright, who holds a PhD in pure… The post Colin Wright: Juggling Mathematics first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The Plutopia podcast welcomes Sumner Erickson, who discovered the tuba in sixth grade by chance and, at 18, won a job with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after studies at the… The post Sumner Erickson: Actors of Sound first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this Plutopia episode, Mike Aaron — once a renewable-energy policy aide, now a “digital lifeguard” — explains how fast-evolving tech and social engineering are fueling scams and identity theft,… The post Mike Aaron: Digital Lifeguard first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this Plutopia News Network episode, political historian Dr. Roy Casagranda joins Jon and Scoop for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, U.S. presidents from Eisenhower to Trump, and the fragility… The post Roy Casagranda: Politics 2025 first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Nate Wilcox joins Plutopia News Network with a wide-ranging critique of U.S. politics, media, technology, and foreign policy. He argues the political center has collapsed, institutions lack credibility, and executive… The post Nate Wilcox: The State of the Union first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this Plutopia News Network episode, hosts talk with In Formation magazine’s humor editor Brian Maggi and writer/contributing editor Paulina Borsook about their newly released Issue #3 — an intentionally… The post Paulina Borsook and Brian Maggi: In Formation Magazine first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The Plutopia podcast talks with Dr. Jeremy Faludi, a Delft University sustainable design researcher and lead author of Sustainable Design: From Vision to Action, about practical, systems-level strategies for lower-impact… The post Jeremy Faludi: Sustainable Design first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller… The post Hugh Forrest: Community Experience first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this Plutopia News Network podcast, Dr. James Wayman, a pioneer in biometrics, shares his career journey. His studies grew from computational acoustics in the 1970s to becoming a leading… The post James L. Wayman: Automated Human Identification first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of the Plutopia podcast, the hosts revisit Austin’s formative 1970s music scene through Scoop’s archival 1977 interview with Fletcher Clark and Jack Jacobs, co-founders of the eclectic… The post It’s All Balcones Fault! first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of Plutopia, we welcome Michael Marshall — project director at the Good Thinking Society, editor of The Skeptic, President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, and host of… The post Michael Marshall: Compassionate Skepticism first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this episode of the Plutopia podcast, acclaimed journalist and New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook joins hosts Scoop Sweeney, Wendy Grossman, and Jon Lebkowsky to discuss his deeply personal… The post John Seabrook: The Spinach King first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On this episode of the Plutopia podcast, veteran journalist and author Chris Tomlinson joins us to unpack his reporting on the July 4th floods in Central Texas — why they… The post Chris Tomlinson: Texas Flood first appeared on Plutopia News Network .