Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

Professor of Media Studies at CUNY Queens, author of I’m Not There , and film historian, Noah Tsika exposes us to the brilliance in the most pop of cultural expressions — and help us reclaim the wisdom of our own sensibilities. About Noah Tsika Noah Tsika is a film historian whose work explores the links between moving images and state power in West Africa and North America. His research has addre...

Standup comedian and midwest existentialist Brendon Lemon walks us through the existential abyss, where we find out there’s actually something funny about all this. About Brendan Lemon Brendon Lemon is a comedian from Detroit, where he started performing regularly at the famous Comedy Castle at age 16. Two years in he was filmed for the documentary Be Funny which featured Christopher Titus and Mik...

Douglas Rushkoff discusses why he feels like we’re running away from what matters – or maybe from matter, itself. 🌍 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 community where we record monthly Q&A sessions with Rushkoff, special perks like free tickets to live events, and access t...

Vice President, Creative at Skydance Interactive Shawn Kittelsen considers our society in revolt, and how pop media from comic books to video games help us see the choices before us 📕 Kittelsen’s new comic, Heart Attack , is now available! About Shawn Kittelsen Shawn Kittelsen is the Vice President, Creative at Skydance Interactive. 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock access to a n...

Transdisciplinary artist and biohacker Heather Dewey-Hagborg shares her latest work on future pigs and hybrids. Keep up with Heather Dewey-Hagborg Website |  Instagram About Heather Dewey-Hagborg Dr. Heather Dewey-Hagborg is a New York-based artist and biohacker who is interested in art as research and technological critique. Her controversial biopolitical art practice includes the project  Strang...

Executive Director of The Center for Artistic Activism Rebecca Bray and Program Director of The Center for Artistic Activism’s Unstoppable Voters Rachel Gita Karp show us how to make activist art with, and for, real communities. 🎨 Learn more about The Center for Artistic Activism . About Rebecca Bray Rebecca is an artist, educator and interaction designer who is passionate about audiences and eng...

Douglas Rushkoff discusses what he's learning from Covid about the Internet and other Synthetic Experiences. 🌍 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 community where we record monthly Q&A sessions with Rushkoff, special perks like free tickets to live events, and access to...

Douglas Rushkoff joined CSPAN's Book TV to discuss his career in a wide-ranging conversation with callers. Originally published by CSPAN on October 1, 2023. 🌍 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 community where we record monthly Q&A sessions with Rushkoff, special perks...

Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the monthly Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This conversation was recorded on December 12, 2023. 🌍 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 community where we record monthly Q&A sess...

Former British diplomat, Founder of Independent Diplomat, and author of The Leaderless Revolution Carne Ross introduces us to an anarchist’s vision of economic wellbeing. About Carne Ross Carne Ross is a former British diplomat, and Middle East and WMD expert, who resigned in 2004 after giving then-secret evidence to a British inquiry into the Iraq war. After Ross quit, he founded the world’s firs...

Media Studies Professor Katherine Fry and author of Dynamic Media Environments Katherine G. Fry helps us see how the media environment in which a story is told may have a lot more to do with how we understand it than we realize. About Katherine Fry Since earning her Ph. D., Katherine G. Fry has been teaching and publishing in the areas of media research and criticism, television news, media cultur...

Douglas Rushkoff explains the differences between contemporary billionaires and their forebears — and why we should laugh and dismiss their increasingly bizarre behaviors. 📰 You can read ‘ We will coup whoever we want!’: The unbearable hubris of Musk and the billionaire tech bros now. 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock access to a number of great perks including ad-free episodes o...

Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the monthly Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This conversation was recorded on October 31, 2023. 🌍 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 community where we record monthly Q&A sessi...

Former Professor of Sustainability Leadership and author of Breaking Together: A Freedom-Loving Response To Collapse Jem Bendell tells us to stop pretending and learn how to navigate climate change through deep adaptation. About Jem Bendell Professor Jem Bendell is a world-renowned scholar on the breakdown of modern societies due to environmental change. Downloaded over a million times, his Deep A...

Founder of The International Bateson Institute, filmmaker, educator, and author of Combining Nora Bateson shares the sense, and sensibility, of true interdependence — and helps us muster the courage to embrace ambiguity. About Nora Bateson Nora Bateson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, as well as President of the International Bateson Institute, based in Sweden. Her work asks the...

Author of Modern Occultism and historian of alternative spirituality Mitch Horowitz helps us launch the sigil that flips the script on civilization, itself. Live music by Steven Brent. This conversation was recorded live in collaboration with Digital Void at Caveat in New York City on Saturday, October 28, 2023. About Mitch Horowitz Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one...

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. In his monologue, Rushkoff draws inspiration from Chaucer's Parlement of Foules to discuss how the platform dynamics of X/Twitter are unfit for nuanced discussion about global tragedies and human suffering. 🎟️ This Saturday, Oct. 28: Team Hu...

Douglas Rushkoff was selected to be interviewed for TIME's Person of the Week podcast for a conversation about how human behavior is training AI. Originally publushed Sept. 7, 2023. Keep up with TIME's Person of the Week Podcast page | Excerpts from Rushkoff's conversation 🌍 You can support Team Human on Patreon to unlock access to a number of great perks including an ad-free feed of...

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. About Andrea Chalupa Andrea Chalupa is a journalist, filmmaker, author, and activist. She is the writer and producer of the journalistic thriller Mr. Jones , directed by three-time Academy Award-nominee Agnieszka Holland (Eur...

In a pause from our normal weekly release, Rushkoff reminds us not to dehumanize each other. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. 📕 You can pre-order Dennis Yi Tenen’s new book, Literary Theory For...

Award-winning author and journalist Maggie Jackson shares some of the insights of her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff advocates for a holistic understanding of life - not just individualized, mechanized processes. 📕 You can pre-order Maggie Jackson’s new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure now. About Maggie Jackson Maggi...

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. 🎟️ Team Human Live! Join Douglas Rushkoff in conversation with Mitch Horowitz on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Caveat in New York City! Join two award-winning authors for a special live podcast taping, book signing, l...

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. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses the importance of expertise and passion to help us understand each other beyond our utility value. 🎟️ Just Announced: Team Human Live! Join Douglas Rushkoff...

Author and activist Naomi Klein and Douglas Rushkoff talk about her new book, Doppelgange r , and take a trip into the mirror world. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how one white supremacist’s rejection of economic common sense stuck. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, The Tragedy of No Commons , on Medium. 📚 You can pre-order Naomi Klein’s book, Doppleganger: A Trip into the Mirror Wor...