Team Human

Playing for Team Human today, it's Team Human! Rushkoff responds to questions and comments submitted by Team Human members from our Discord server. It's a test-drive of what we hope to develop into a live call-in show.🌍 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 the Rushkoff archive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast featuring Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix delves into the importance of solidarity in resisting divisive tactics and maintaining mutual aid. They discuss historical challenges and contemporary dilemmas of solidarity strikes, fostering solidarity post-revolution, advocating for transformative change, reclaiming sanctity and solidarity, and the urgency of active hope in challenging authoritarian agendas.

The podcast explores the distinction between models and reality, the evolution of narratives in the digital age, the power of activism in creating change, navigating complexity in the digital era, and reflecting on AI's role in promoting human connection over competitive frameworks.

John Oakes discusses history and biology of fasting at his book launch event in NYC. Topics include the transformative effects of fasting, extreme diet claims, and the politics and ethics of fasting. The conversation also explores Beckett's influence on the guest's work and personal journey with fasting.

Israeli peace activist Mushon Zer-Aviv discusses the binary partisanship in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The podcast explores the 'You Are Not Here' project, challenges of empathy and compassion in conflict, and constructive solutions for coexistence. It delves into the complexities of human experiences in a digital age and the importance of collaboration in addressing global issues.

Nathan Schneider discusses how online platform governance influences our view of real-life governance, advocating for democratic design. The conversation explores challenges in education, promoting democracy in online spaces, the evolution of online communities, and empowering individuals in governance. It also touches on blockchain technology, disenfranchisement in politics, and the importance of collaboration and innovation in the digital age.

Author of The One Device and Blood In The Machine:: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech Brian Merchant shares the lessons learned by the luddites, not an anti-technology movement, but a worker’s rebellion against the way automation was used to crush the underclass.📕 Blood In The Machine:: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech is now available.Keep up with Brian MerchantLinkedIn | Website🌍 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 the Rushkoff archive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Douglas Rushkoff joined The Duncan Trussell Family Hour on January 15, 2024. 🎙️ Click here to subscribe and support The Duncan Trussell Family Hour🌍 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 the Rushkoff archive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 TsikaNoah 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 addressed, among other topics, the entwinement of film (including nontheatrical film) and public institutions and government agencies (such as state and local police departments, the armed services, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). As an Africanist, he has studied the history of colonial documentary in Nigeria and Senegal, among other countries; the politics and economics of Nollywood’s star system; and the representational, infrastructural, and corporate relationships between Hollywood and Nollywood.Keep up with Brendan LemonLinkedIn | CUNY Queens College🌍 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 the Rushkoff archive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Standup comedian Brendon Lemon and midwest existentialist explores the existential abyss and finds humor in it. They discuss topics like narrative collapse, the OJ Simpson Bronco chase and the Capitol break-in, the role-playing attitude of activist students, perceiving the Capitol events as cosplay, finding happiness through compassion, existential challenges in the Midwest, alternative investment practices, the need for a reckoning, and the resurgence of live theater.