Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from the way we&#39;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&#39;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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🔗 Go to <a href="http://groundnews.com/th" rel="nofollow">groundnews.com/th</a> to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world.Artist Kenya (Robinson) joins Douglas Rushkoff to explore what happens when the boundary between art and everyday life disappears. From earning an MFA at Yale to working as a mail carrier and training as an auto mechanic, (Robinson) reflects on class, race, ambition, institutional definitions of success, and learning to see work itself as creative practice. Along the way, she connects automotive systems to tarot, ritual, energy, and “deep magic,” while considering how artists can loosen their grip on recognition, take care of themselves, and transform the ordinary materials of life into something meaningful. 🌍 Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff: http://patreon.com/teamhuman👉🏻 Follow Douglas Rushkoff:http://instagram.com/douglasrushkoffhttp://tiktok.com/douglasrushkoffhttp://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Make Your Entire Life a Work of Art w/ Kenya (Robinson)

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🌍 Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff: http://patreon.com/teamhumanDouglas Rushkoff is joined by storyteller and thinker Catherine Connors to explore Pope Leo XIV’s remarkable intervention into the AI debate. Together, they unpack his critique of transhumanism, technological inevitability and Silicon Valley’s vision of human progress and his radical case for the dignity, imperfection and magnificence of being human.👉🏻 Follow Douglas Rushkoff:http://instagram.com/douglasrushkoffhttp://tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff http://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Pope Is Officially Team Human w/ Catherine Connors

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What if anarchism isn’t chaos, but a way of putting human beings back in charge of their own lives? Douglas Rushkoff is joined by former British diplomat Carne Ross, for a conversation about power, democracy, mutual aid, and what it actually takes to change the systems governing our lives.Ross argues that the means are the ends: we don’t have to wait for a revolution, a new president, or some imagined future society to begin living differently. Instead, meet your neighbors. Share tools. Organize around the needs of your community. Create spaces where everyone affected by a decision has a voice. Rebuild the social relationships that an atomized society has allowed to disappear.👉🏻 Follow Douglas Rushkoff:<ul><li>https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff </li><li>https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com</li></ul> Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

We Survive by Cooperating, Not Competing / w Carne Ross

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Rushkoff breaks down why modern money acts like a forever chemical: A toxic, non-decaying asset designed to accumulate at the top of the pyramid rather than support living communities.Rushkoff traces how central currencies replaced organic, local exchange systems to enforce debt and growth mandates. He exposes how this same extractive logic links legacy finance, crypto grifts, and the current AI token bubble, burning real-world resources to convert living human thought and energy into dead digital symbols. Learn how we can resist the bullshit economy by shifting toward systems that favor flow, life, and human connection over permanent capital.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: / teamhuman 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Money is a Forever Chemical

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Rushkoff sits down with renowned chef Benjamin Castro of Benjamin&#39;s Kitchen to explore the intersection of food, community, and what it means to nourish the human spirit. Chef Castro shares his journey, breaking down why food is more than just fuel.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Cooking is Under Attack. Here's How to Reclaim It.

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Are we so focused on saving the world that we’re forgetting how to care for it?  Rushkoff explores the paralyzing ambient terror of the meta-crisis, polycrisis, and impending societal collapse. Recounting a transformative personal experience sitting at the bedside of a dying relative, Rushkoff re-evaluates the urge to fix everything through abstract strategies and grand interventions.Instead of treating the future as an engineering problem to solve, what happens if we shift from being agents of change to agents of care? What if our most radical act of resistance isn&#39;t another techno-fix or activist bypass, but serving as death doulas for a failing industrial system, and birth doulas for the human-centered world waiting to take its place?  🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

I Gave Up on Saving the World

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Rushkoff sits down with author, podcaster, and scholar Conner Habib (Against Everyone with Conner Habib, Hawk Mountain) for a conversation about what we have to lose before anything can change.They move from dying-before-you-die and the idea that civilization has not yet begun, into Rudolf Steiner&#39;s Ahriman -- the force of cold reduction that wants to convince us we&#39;re just biological robots.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoffBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Losing the World to Save It (w/ Conner Habib)

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As President of The Atlantic and former Editor-in-Chief of Wired, Nicholas Thompson sits down with Rushkoff to discuss the precarious intersection of artificial intelligence, journalism, and American democracy.Thompson breaks down how The Atlantic turned its business around using paywall optimization, why they chose to form a partnership with OpenAI instead of solely fighting them in court, and the economic incentives driving AI versus traditional social media.Together, they explore the dangers of anthropomorphizing tech, the flaws in framing the U.S.–China tech dynamic as a winner-take-all race, and what it takes to protect an independent press.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoffBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Can Journalism Survive AI? (w/The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson)

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Rushkoff breaks down the intellectual hubris driving Silicon Valley: Effective Altruism (EA), Longtermism, and AI accelerationism.From Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX collapse to the tech oligarchs attempting to optimize human presence through code, Rushkoff exposes how treating human lives as simple spreadsheet inputs creates a dangerous ends justify the means worldview.Drawing on philosophers like Albert Camus, Spinoza, and Martin Buber — and even recent statements from the Pope — Rushkoff argues that true moral action isn&#39;t calculated in hypothetical future outcomes, but lived out right now in local, face-to-face human connection.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoffBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

What Camus Knew That Sam Bankman-Fried Didn't

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We once looked at pictures. Now, pictures are looking back at us. Renowned artist and author Trevor Paglen joins Rushkoff to expose how computer vision, generative AI, and algorithmic feedback loops are fundamentally reformatting human perception, labor, and democracy itself.What happens to a society when its default assumption becomes that all media is untethered from reality? In this episode of Team Human, Douglas Rushkoff sits down with artist, activist, and geographer Trevor Paglen to discuss his groundbreaking new book, How to See Like a Machine: Images After AI.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Is AI Development Modern Chaos Magic? (w/ Trevor Paglen)

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Sophie Strand (author of The Flowering Wand and The Body Is a Doorway) joins Rushkoff for a conversation about breaking free from the dominant paradigms of our time. Together, they challenge the Silicon Valley Sky God obsession with scaling up, critique the limitations of institutional think tanks, and dive into how modern systems have systematically stripped us of our foundational skills. From the intelligence of mycelial networks to practical strategies for becoming &#34;indigestible&#34; and completely useless to AI, Strand offers a somatic framework for navigating civilizational crisis.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

How to Glitch the AI System (w/ Sophie Strand)

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Rushkoff breaks down the disturbing cultural shift toward Might Makes Right, a playground philosophy that values raw power, wealth, and violence over morality and mutual aid. From the organic, joyful street celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals to the surreal, hyper-industrial gladiatorial spectacle of the UFC erected right on the South Lawn of the White House, Rushkoff explores the stark contrast between human connection and authoritarian propaganda. He dives deep into why social Darwinism completely misunderstands the natural world, how nature actually favors cooperation, and why treating life like a prison yard game makes us all weaker. 🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman</a>🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhuman</a>Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Carnival vs. Coliseum: Reclaiming Our Shared Civics

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&#34;The most useful framework is that our country’s been invaded. But like all great invasions, it involves new techniques.&#34; - Adam McKayAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, The Big Short, Succession) dissects the urgent cultural, political, and planetary moment we are living through.McKay brings a massive unified theory exploring how our prehistoric evolutionary limits - and the constraints of Dunbar’s Number - are colliding with a collapsing Holocene and modern corporate media systems designed to abstract us from reality. From Leonardo DiCaprio&#39;s ad-libbed line that broke the crew on the set of &#34;Don’t Look Up&#34; to a clear-eyed diagnosis of the macro &#34;Hail Mary&#34; phase of climate adaptation, Rushkoff and McKay chart a path through doomerism. Together, they argue that surviving a post-Holocene world requires breaking the digital illusion, reclaiming pro-social local networks, and finding the holy act of mutual connection on the deck of the Titanic.🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmygroucho.club%2Fteamhuman&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjZpU1VXcm9ha0hGZ0NxQWRlUTBkTkZaMHE5QXxBQ3Jtc0tudV9FU0RiVXlHNUFQUWEtZ2lDLUo5cmJoNHY1UXdwM3QybVpqdFZyMHRLV2ppNjVDYmRPaVNpVm04cEtlOTJ1YjhvdXFsWl9qMFkyMUlIMlQxV3lsSFk2NE00eC1mSzAtM25sdFlEalF1VG9tbFRvVQ&v=5bf6tW_k4XA" rel="nofollow">https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman</a>Download Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Adam McKay: We've Already Left the Holocene

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Mitch Horowitz returns to Team Human for a fiery, provocative exploration of his new book, Esoterika: Formulas Against the False Self. Rushkoff and Horowitz grapple over one of the most foundational concepts in modern mindfulness: The Serenity Prayer. While Rushkoff shares his recent journeys into radical porousness, learning how to surrender, accept grace, and metabolize the world’s heavy energies, Horowitz brings a hammer to premature consolation. Is the dictate to accept the things you cannot change keeping you trapped in a mechanical, flattened existence?  Horowitz argues we possess more agency over our realities than therapeutic culture wants us to believe. By exploring applied Nietzscheanism, the true mechanics of Left-Hand Path magic, and the urgent necessity of cutting cruel people out of our lives, this conversation challenges you to strip away performative love and light and reclaim your childhood wishes.Order Esoterika: https://www.amazon.com/Esoterika-Formulas-Against-False-Self/dp/1722507624/🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Formulas Against the False Self: Mitch Horowitz on Left-Hand Path Magic

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How do we keep the machine from pulling us into another world, or escaping into ours? Rushkoff is joined by OG game designer, hacker, and Director of Curiouser Institute Reed Berkowitz to explore the liminal space between reality, fiction, and artificial intelligence.From the early days of late-80s text-based worlds and San Francisco’s cyberdelic rave culture to the complex modern landscape of AI development, Douglas and Reed compare notes on what they thought the internet would become - and what it actually grew into.✨ Learn more about Reed’s work: http://www.curiouserinstitute.com 🌍 Your support keeps Team Human alive! Support the show to receive ad-free access to videos, livestream Q&amp;As with Rushkoff, access to the community Discord and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Shoggoth in the Machine: AI, ARGs, and the Future of Play (w/ Reed Berkowitz)

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Rushkoff contrasts the blissful, terrifying reality of voluntary dissolution with our pyramid-building civilization. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to tech billionaires injecting themselves with young blood, humanity has built a world based on accumulation, extraction, and freezing time.He argues true power doesn&#39;t come from maintaining a rigid, permanent self-hood or uploading your consciousness to a server. True vitality comes from our capacity to affect and be affected by others: to flow with the universe’s infinite chain, accept our temporary nature, and find the others to dance with.🌍 Support Team Human to keep us independent, gain ad-free access to the show, exclusive livestreams with Rushkoff, live events, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanFollow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Trap of Living Forever (And the Bliss of Letting Go)

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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, &#39;I Eat the Stars&#34;Together, they discuss why environmental and activist movements have been weighed down by guilt, and why the alternative to industrial capitalism has to look, feel, and be better than the status quo.From trading excessive belongings for time-freedom to prioritizing deep local community, it turns out that simplifying is a hell of a lot more fun than chasing a zillion dollars on the stock market. 🌍 To support Team Human, get ad-free versions of the show, and join our private Discord community, visit: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman</a>🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhumanKeep up with Sarah Wilson:Newsletter: https://sarahwilson.substack.com/Wild with Sarah Wilson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-with-sarah-wilson/id1548626341 Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Stop Chasing the Matrix: How to Live Fully in a Collapsing World (w/ Sarah Wilson)

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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 week&#39;s monologue is an exploration of ego, FOMO, and intuition. Why did Rushkoff ignore his own spidey sense that something was off?As the world fills with synthetic fabrications, trusting our bodies, our bellies, and our internal warning signs is our most critical survival skill. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Spidey Sense in the Age of AI

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&#34;If you are involved in any act of creation... that to me is magic, pure and simple.&#34; Legendary writer, magician, and shaman Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Jerusalem, The Great When) joins Rushkoff on for a transcendent exploration of idea space, the power of linguistic maximalism, and how we can reclaim our imaginative sovereignty. 🌍 To support Team Human, get ad-free versions of the show, and join our Discord community, visit: <a href="https://patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/teamhuman </a>🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: <a href="https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman" rel="nofollow">https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman</a>Download Groucho: Apple: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhuman</a>Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffYouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Alan Moore on Reclaiming Our Imagination from the Authoritarian Overlords

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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 the grueling reality of carrying someone else&#39;s ghost, the intersection of art and activism, and the profound psychedelic realization that finally allowed him to grieve. From resisting the elite culture of Ivy League schools to breaking down the tech-billionaire obsession with immortality, this episode is a beautiful, raw inquiry into how we metabolize grief together.🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code &#34;teamhuman&#34;: https://mygroucho.club/teamhumanDownload Groucho: Apple: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&amp;mt=8</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=landing&amp;utm_campaign=teamhuman</a>Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoffYouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

How to Survive The Swirl of Grief and Modern Chaos

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. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.