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Once upon a time..people of a certain age witnessed a historic change in the way humans destroy each other in a war. In 1945, the United States ended World War… The post SO LONG MOM, I’M OFF TO DROP THE BOMB! first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Jon and Scoop conclude their postmortem for the year 2022. We look at the drama within the Republican party that managed to last into 2023. We also examine the GOP’s… The post 2022 Postmortem, Part 2 first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this, the first Plutopia podcast of 2023, the Plutopian brain trust offers you their postmortem report on the late, and not quite lamented year, 2022. Jon: So the point,… The post Plutopian Postmortem: 2022 first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow returns to the Plutopia podcast. We discuss his latest book, Chokepoint Capitalism, and his definition of a chokepoint. We also explore the… The post Cory Doctorow: Chokepoint Capitalism first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Author and activist Casey Walker talks about her early life in Nevada City, California, where she created and published the literary and environmental journal “Wild Duck Review.” We also discuss… The post Casey Walker: Changing the News first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Author, scholar, and translator Pablo Vazquez is our guest this time on the Plutopia podcast. We discuss their conversion from Catholicism to Zoroastrianism, and its influence on other religions. Pablo… The post Pablo Vazquez: Multireligious first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Author, media theorist, and fellow podcaster Douglas Rushkoff joins the Plutopia podcast as we discuss his latest book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. We also… The post Douglas Rushkoff: The Mindset first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

“The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” ~ William Gibson, in The Economist, 12/4/2003 “This isn’t the dystopia that I wrote about!” ~ Bruce Sterling Artist,… The post Patrick Lichty: Distributing the Future first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The mid-term election is over, ballots are still being counted, and the dreaded red wave turned out to be a red ripple. Our friend Roy Casagranda joins Plutopians as we… The post Mid-term Election Debrief first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians enjoy a free-form fiesta of facts and fictions! Jon, Suzy and Scoop discuss voting, Austin politics, Twitter, politics on Tik Tok, cannabis politics, Trump in 2024, and other nightmares.… The post Midterm Voting, Twitter, and the Wyrd first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Daniel Hope discusses spirituality, meditation, spiritual direction, artificial intelligence vs. humanity, and finding common ground. The post Daniel Hope: A Spiritual Direction first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In our latest Plutopia News Network podcast, with guest Robert Freeman Wexler, we discuss his early career, his work in book design and his new novel, The Silverberg Business. Robert… The post Robert Freeman Wexler: Surreality first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Midterms are coming, and already-hot political discussions and divisions are getting even HOTTER. The Plutopian (Groucho) Marxists are on it! This podcast is a recording of our Plutopia Livestream from… The post Exploring Political Madness first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Wikimedia LLC President Lane Becker joins the Plutopia Podcast. We discuss Lane’s early career, and his involvement in UT’s ACTLab; his work in product design, AI, VR and AR; the… The post Lane Becker: From Actlab to Wikimedia first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Should we be obsessed with politics? Is political obsession really about our lives, or is it cultivated by skillful marketing of grievance, to raise more and more money? Are we… The post Political Obsession first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians welcome Johannes Grenzfurthner for a second discussion about his life and work, focusing especially on his new film “Razzennest,” which just premiered at Fantastic Fest. Johannes is an artist,… The post Roboexotica and Razzennest first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians discuss current events, including Steve Bannon’s arrest and his plan for a wall made of weed, Trump’s document stash, borders, psychedelics, techsplaining, critical thinking, and much more! This is… The post Current Events (Are Making Us Tense!) first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Kevin Welch and Chris Boyd of EFF-Austin join Jon and Scoop for a lively discussion of technology past, present, and future. We begin with Jon’s history of EFF-Austin, followed by… The post EFF-Austin! first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Roy Casagranda joins Plutopians for a wide-ranging discussion of current events and red vs blue political meltdowns. We ask the question, to jail or not to jail he who must… The post Red vs Blue Blues first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians join Bijoy Goswami to talk about bootstrapping your business vs. venture capital funding, the human journey and the American journey, the great replacement theory, capitalism and greed, socialism, and… The post The Human Journey first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians perform a deep dive into the Dark Brandon meme. We also look at Dark Maga… to woke or not to woke – that’s the question… Trump in ’24… Beto…… The post Dark Brandon Rises! first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians explore the search for meaning in our lives, especially in an era of pandemic and polarization. Jon, Scoop and Suzy explore the Goldwater rule, a world based on lies,… The post Searching for Meaning first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians explore the use and misuse of language. Jon, Scoop, and Suzy take a deep dive into political language, the voices of Christian nationalism, the January 6 hearings and Liz… The post Language is a Virus from Outer Space first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Plutopians wax poetic on food and drugs. We discuss low fat diets, vegan diets, hospital food, narcotic pain killers, psychedelics, hot sauce, and hot foods. No herbivores or apex predators… The post Food and Frenzy first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Suzy Shelor returns to Plutopia News Network’s livestream with an exploration of the current state of American politics. Never one to shy away from controversy, Suzy came prepared to offend… The post Plutopians on Politics first appeared on Plutopia News Network .