Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
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Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from the way we've built this world — and what do we do about it? Team Human is a weekly podcast about technology, power, consciousness, and what it means to stay human in a world that increasingly doesn't seem designed for us. No corporate backing. No network. No algorithm deciding what gets said. Just honest, rigorous conversation with people working at the edges of the most important questions of our time.
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Stop Chasing the Matrix: How to Live Fully in a Collapsing World (w/ Sarah Wilson)
If building a better future looks like a miserable exercise in self-denial, nobody is going to join.Rushkoff sits down with author and activist Sarah Wilson to discuss her new book, 'I Eat the…
Spidey Sense in the Age of AI
Following a recent New York Times expose on a high-profile AI book scandal, Rushkoff takes us behind the scenes of the modern grift factory.More than just a cautionary tale about generative AI, this…
Alan Moore on Reclaiming Our Imagination from the Authoritarian Overlords
"If you are involved in any act of creation... that to me is magic, pure and simple." Legendary writer, magician, and shaman Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Jerusalem, The Great When) joins…
How to Survive The Swirl of Grief and Modern Chaos
Rushkoff shares a story he has never told publicly: The tragic car accident 40 years ago that claimed the life of his best friend and college partner-in-justice, Steven Ratushewitz.Rushkoff explores…
Gamifying the Apocalypse: Climate Prep, Zombie Games, and Mutual Aid (w/Charlotte Binns)
Is local activism just a cute distraction, or is it the most vital layer of human survival? Charlotte Binns, Director of Sustainability for the Village of Irvington and a dedicated community…
Escaping the Simulation: A Somatic Guide to Reality
Are we living in reality, or just navigating a map of symbols, metrics, and dead things?Rushkoff stepped away from notifications, Google Calendars, and his always-on world to attend a shamanic…
The Magic of the Broken: David J (Bauhaus / Love and Rockets)
“I came to make you love yourself.”Join Rushkoff for a deep dive into the noir consciousness with legendary musician and writer David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets). Together, they explore the liminal…
AI Angels, Demons, and the Fight for the Future (w/ Philip Rosedale)
Can we survive the rise of new AI Golems?Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life, argues the AI monsters currently being developed are limited by the tech bro survival of the fittest values they are…
"What If" Is the Enemy of Fascism (w/Brian Eno)
What is art for? Rushkoff is joined by legendary musician and producer Brian Eno to explore the necessity of moving away from the certainty of victory and into the delight of surrender.🤝 Team Human…
Exposing the Billionaire Funding Behind AI Safety Movements (w/ Kat Tenbarge)
Rushkoff sits down with Kat Tenbarage, (Founder, Spitfire News) to pull back the curtain on the intersection of AI, digital harassment, and political maneuvering. Together, they discuss Humans First:…
The Internet Felt Like This in 1994. AI Might Be Our Last Chance.
Rushkoff shares his first real foray into the world of Artificial Intelligence. After years of avoiding the technology, Douglas takes us through a vibe coding journey using Claude to rebuild his…
Disaster Capitalism and the Case for Leveling Down - Rushkoff on Crazy Town
Have you ever had that feeling in your gut, when you suddenly realize that the person you’re talking with might have a screw or two loose? What about when you’re the one others are trying to slowly…
The Lobotomy of History: Reclaiming Our Extraordinary States (w/ Jeffrey Kripal)
Can we decolonize reality itself?Rushkoff is joined by Jeffrey Kripal, Associate Dean and Professor at Rice University, to discuss his book The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral…
The Holy War Delusion: Is it Time to Retire Our Religions?
In this urgent monologue, Rushkoff explores the heartbreaking crisis of modern faith. As religious identities are weaponized by nationalism, literalism, and holy war narratives, from Christian…
Grant Morrison: The Enemies of Humanity Are Wielding Occult Power
The tech elite are wielding occult power, but we have the imagination.Join us in the live chat for our first-ever Team Human Premiere! Douglas Rushkoff sits down with legendary comic writer and chaos…
The Tech Elite’s “Frictionless” Fantasy (And Why It Will Fail)
The digital world promises a frictionless existence of infinite growth, convenience, and total scale. But what happens when that virtual map starts consuming the real territory? Rushkoff reflects on…
The Internet Is an Occult Machine (w/ Shira Chess)
Has the internet always been a magical space?Shira Chess, a Professor of Entertainment and Media Studies at the University of Georgia and a leading scholar of digital folklore, dive into her new…
My Dinner With Jeffrey: What the Epstein Files Reveal About Us All
"Why are you in the Epstein files?"It is a question Rushkoff received from his own daughter, and in this raw monologue, he gives the full answer.His name appears in the CC field of emails from his…
Do Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead? (w/ Taylor Lorenz)
Is the online safety legislation moving through Congress actually a Trojan horse for mass surveillance? And do the tech billionaires building our future actually care if the rest of us survive…
The Esoteric State of the Union: Magic, Will, and the New Neighborhood with Mitch Horowitz
Is magic just "positive thinking," or is it a causative force that can reshape reality?Rushkoff sits down with occult historian and author Mitch Horowitz (Occult America, Daydream Believer) to…
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