Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

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...

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...

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,...

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. A...

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...

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. 📚...

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 driv...

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...

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...

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 Unive...

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 n...

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 h...