Team Futurism

In this livestream (recorded on YouTube on December 14), we discuss Derek Thompson’s essay “The Most Important Ideas for 2026” and give our takes on the winners and losers of 2025.We also discuss the bombshell story in the New Yorker about Oliver Sacks fabricating the details of his case studies.Watch the full, unedited episode on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Zion Lights is a prominent advocate for nuclear energy. Her new book, Energy Is Life: Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear, is currently available for preorder.In this interview, Peter Clarke and Zion Lights discuss the reality of climate change, the advantages of nuclear over other forms of clean energy, small modular nuclear reactors, and other topics.Follow Zion on YouTube and on X @ziontree.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

This episode, recored as a YouTube livestream, features special guest Dain Fitzgerald. We invited Dain on the podcast to discuss, among other things, his recent articles for the Washington Examiner: “AI Datacenters Spur Anger Across the Political Spectrum” and “Trump’s AI Art Affinity.”Follow Dain on X @DainFitzgerald.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Christopher Gerlacher is a writer who covers politics and prediction markets. He is also a political trading analyst at Prediction News.In this episode, Peter Clarke and Chris Gerlacher cover a range of topics related to prediction markets: what they are, how they work, how they cause harm to society, how AI will impact them, and more.For more about Chris, follow him on X @GerlacherC and read his articles on Prediction News.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

In this livestream, Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss the latest with the Epstein files. (NOTE: This was recorded before the House vote for their full release.) Will Trump lose his grip on MAGA? This episode also features a long discussion about China, focused on the question: Is China really a threat to the US, or is the country actually on the brink of collapse?Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Elon Musk recently appeared on Joe Rogan, where he dropped his prediction for “where all this is going” with AI. Teaser: he says all websites and apps will be over in the very near future.In this video, Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss Musk’s opinion and give their own hot takes on AI, the future, billionaires, and the geriatric nature of Joe Rogan’s podcast.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Thank you to everyone who tuned into our live video! To watch the highlights, check out the videos below posted to the Team Futurism YouTube channel:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

In another installment of “Everything is a Black Mirror episode now”: Devon Carson is back with Peter Clarke to discuss a number of wild and salacious stories: * The Sunday Times reports that China and Russia are sending beautiful female spies to seduce and even marry Silicon Valley CEOs and founders. * Harper’s published an in-depth article on young men known as gooners. * All sorts of news about robots, robots, robots.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Katie Herzog is the co-host of the podcast Blocked and Reported and is the author of the new book, Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol. In this episode, Katie discusses how she used a drug called Naltrexone to defeat alcoholism. We discuss the history of the drug and why it remains relatively unknown despite how well it works. We also discuss other methods for overcoming alcoholism, the impact of alcohol on society, and how cultural shifts are leading to less alcohol consumption among young people. Other topics discussed: Bari Weiss becoming Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, cultural differences between Democrats and Republicans, and how journalism is changing in the age of AI. Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Loren Dalbert is an advocate for guaranteed income in the San Francisco Bay Area. He recently designed and implemented the East Contra Costa Mobility LABs initiative and helped create a local guaranteed income pilot program in Contra Costa, California. In this interview, Loren discusses how he became interested in basic income initiatives through his own experience as a formerly homeless veteran, how he’s seen first-hand how basic income projects lift up communities, and why he thinks this is the perfect time to roll out more UBI programs across the country. For more about Loren, visit Dalbert.design.Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com