Team Futurism

Zoe Booth is the Community Engagement Manager at Quillette and host of the podcast Quillette Cetera. In this interview, Peter Clarke and Zoe discuss vibe shifts happening online, in politics, and in the broader culture. They specifically discuss the vibe shift around globalism, jumping off from Zoe's recent tweet: "Woke up craving seed oils and globalism more than usual this morning." This tweet helped inspire a recent article by Peter: "How to Be a Good Globalist."* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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

Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen debate whether banning a few food dyes will actually result in improving Americans' health. The discussion centers around the NYT article, "Kennedy Wants to Ban Some Food Dyes. Here’s What the Data Shows."* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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

Peter Clarke and Naum Milyavskiy discuss the challenge of making films in Hollywood, as highlighted in the recent NYT article "There’s a Feeling We’re Not in Hollywood Anymore." They also discuss the housing market in LA, recent trends in creative communities, and the rise of "dopamine culture." Naum Milyavskiy is a filmmaker in LA who just completed a documentary about falconry, which he will be releasing as a YouTube series.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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

The New York Times recently published an article: "I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America." The article describes how China rapidly built out a new Disneyland-like campus for Huawei, which is meant to attract the best scientists and technologists from around the globe. Meanwhile, in America, we're muddling around with tariff policies and failing to build basic infrastructure like high speed rail. Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss the NYT article and related topics about the future for America vs. China.This episode is a segment from from our recent livestream: Battle for the Future.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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 interview with writer and filmmaker Naum Milyavskiy, we discuss the growing backlash to the tech era which has come to be known as "New Romanticism." This discussion centers around the recent article by Ted Gioia (The Honest Broker): "We Really Are Entering a New Age of Romanticism"* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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

Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss Gavin Newsom’s new podcast and what it might mean for the future of the Democratic Party. Peter offers an argument for why Americans should all embrace globalism. Peter also discusses an argument he had recently on Substack about whether or not progress is just a myth. The episode ends with a discuss about Elon Musk’s recent comments about the advent of sex robots.This episode of the podcast originally streamed live on YouTube.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks 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

Aaron Force is the author Humanity's Shift, a publication that focuses on consciousness and the future of humanity. Topics covered in this interview include: * Aaron's ideas about human consciousness evolving to be less egocentric* The rise of metamodernism* Whether religion still plays a meaningful role in modern life* Julian Jaynes’ ideas about the breakdown of the bicameral mind* The writing community on SubstackFor an overview of Aaron’s perspective on the future of human consciousness, read Humanity’s Shift Manifesto.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks for reading Team Futurism! 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

The Trump administration seems more aligned with Putin's interests than with the interests of Ukraine, Europe, or even of America. Many people are seriously asking if we have become the bad guys. Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss this and related topics.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks for reading Team Futurism! 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

KMO is a sci-fi writer and longtime podcast host. In this episode, Peter Clarke talks with KMO about his history in the podcast space (his first podcast, C-Realm, launched in 2006!), why he shifted away from doomerism, and why he believes that America has a chance to keep growing in the age of Trump and Elon.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks for reading Team Futurism! 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

Bryan Caplan is an economics professor at George Mason University and a New York Times bestselling author. This interview with Peter Clarke covers Caplan's new books Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration and Build, Baby, Build.Caplan makes a compelling case for why (basically) everyone benefits when people are allowed to move from poor countries to rich countries. After making the basic case for open borders, he discusses common criticisms of increasing immigration. He argues that while more immigration is a good thing, that doesn't mean that immigrants should expect to be showered in free housing and abundant social benefits upon arrival. The second half of this interview covers Build, Baby, Build, Caplan's book that argues for decreasing housing regulation in order to achieve affordable housing and vibrant cities.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or AppleThanks for reading Team Futurism! 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