Being in the World

Being in the World

Dr Patrick House & Tao Ruspoli

Episodes 78
Avg. Duration 1h
Activity Dormant
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

Neuroscientist and writer Dr. Patrick House & Tao Ruspoli (filmmaker, photographer, co-founder Bombay Beach Biennale) discuss philosophy, art, science, sex, and relationships, both amongst themselves and with guests.

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Recent Episodes

Being in the World Podcast 088: Patrick House on Convivium, Quonset, & Hypnotherapy

Apr 23, 2025 1h 1m

In this spirited reunion, Tao Ruspoli welcomes back neuroscientist and writer Patrick House for a discursive meander through memory, addiction, architecture, mind control, and the seductive power of…

Being in the World Podcast 087: Dulcinée DeGuere on Bombay Beach, Acéphale, and the Leaderless Crowd

Apr 23, 2025 1h

In this evocative and wide-ranging conversation, Tao Ruspoli is joined by artist, filmmaker, and systems architect Dulcinée DeGuere to unravel the conceptual fabric of Bombay Beach, Convivium, and…

Being in the World 086: B. Scot Rousse

Mar 27, 2025 1h 16m

B. Scot Rousse ("B") is a philosopher focused on existential phenomenology and its applications to AI. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University and is currently a visiting researcher at Topos…

Tao gives the 2024 UC Berkeley Commencement Speech

May 30, 2024 22m

I had the incredible honor of delivering the commencement address to UC Berkeley Philosophy department's graduating class of 2024 during this time of momentous social upheaval. As an alumnus who…

Being in the World Podcast 085: 40 Days & 40 Nights with Patrick House

May 02, 2024 1h 14m

"Filmmaker Tao Ruspoli and neuroscientist Dr. Patrick House engage in a wide-ranging discussion that explores the nature of truth, myth, and meaning. The conversation begins with an examination of…

Being in the World Podcast 077: Dennis Gassner

Dec 15, 2023 52m

A tour of legendary, academy award winning production designer Dennis Gassner's home in the Hollywood hills. Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American-Canadian production designer. He is…

Being in the World 076: The Sacred Trickster

Oct 18, 2023 1h

A both very intimate and very expansive conversation with Dulcinee about creativity, addiction, mental health, technology, "artificial" "intelligence", politics, relationships, and more.

d/T: The Boundaries of Your Bias (live performance)

Sep 23, 2023 7m

Poetry & Beats by Dulcinee DeGuere Piano and Synths by Tao Ruspoli The boundaries of your bias Trickle, trembling With a shudder that you deny Though it wraps you in a fog So taught your…

Being in The World Podcast 075 On being a couple and trying to improve yourselves and each other

Sep 22, 2023 1h 8m

Tao and Dulcinee discuss the deals they've made with each other to successfully quit smoking, meditate, and drastically reduce phone time. They also discuss the nature of technology, art, artifacts,…

S3E74 Being in the World Podcast 074: What makes a good story

Jul 14, 2023 42m

Tao takes a walk with his friend Eric Kaplan, a TV writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory, etc.) with a PhD in philosophy. They try to get to the bottom of what makes a good story and what makes a good…

S3E73 Being in the World 073: Riccardo Manzotti

Jun 13, 2023 1h 8m

Riccardo Manzotti is a philosopher, psychologist, and AI expert and the author of The Spread Mind: Why Consciousness and the World Are One. Born in Parma, Italy, in 1969, Manzotti received his PhD…

S3E72 Being in the World 072: Dulcinée DeGuere on Mental Health, Vulnerability & Systems of Care

May 05, 2023 1h 16m

Dulcinée is a filmmaker, conceptual/performance artist, & Systems Architect for the Bombay Beach Biennale. Tao and Dulcinée have a frank and vulnerable conversation about both personal and…

S3E71 Being in the World 071: Interview with ChatGPT 2/2

Apr 23, 2023 39m

Tao talks to chatGPT4 about its philosophical, political, and creative implications. Part 2 of 2

S3E70 Being in The World 070: an interview with ChatGPT part 1/2

Apr 23, 2023 33m

Tao talks to chatGPT 4 about its philosophical, political, and creative implications.

Being in the World 069: Eric Kaplan

Feb 07, 2023 1h 21m

Eric Kaplan is an American television writer and producer. His work has included shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Malcolm in the Middle, Futurama, The…

S3E68 Being in the World Podcast 068: Chris Ryan

Oct 19, 2022 1h 9m

Chris and Anya visit Tao in desert after an around the world trip.

S3E67 Being in the World podcast 067: Anya Kaats--Astrology for Rationalists

Oct 11, 2022 1h 24m

Tao and Anya, host of A Millennial's guide to Saving The World, discuss astrology and whether it's possible to find meaning in it in a similar way we find meaning in fictions and mythological tales.…

S3E66 Being in the World Podcast 066: 19 Ways of Looking at Everything

Oct 10, 2022 1h 7m

Patrick House's new book 19 Ways of Looking at Consciousness now available everywhere books are sold...Get it, read it, give it, talk about it, post about it, and let us know what you think.   Thanks…

S3E65 Being in the World podcast 065: James Fox

Sep 14, 2022 1h 16m

Tao sits down with his old friend James Fox, a British journalist best known for his book White Mischief, and for co-authoring Life, the best-selling memoir of Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith…

S3E64 Being in the World Podcast 064 James Ostrer part 2

Jul 25, 2022 1h 21m

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