Team Futurism

Johnson Riggs is a sci-fi author and satirist who recently released the new novel Pandemonia. He also writes the Substack, Underground Designs. In this interview, Peter Clarke and Johnson discuss comedy and censorship, the influence of Joe Rogan and comedians in his orbit, how we should think about conspiracy theories, the value of extreme characters like Curtis Yarvin, how AI will impact literature and art, and other topics.* 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

Zoltan Istvan is a prominent futurist currently running for California governor. In this interview, he introduced his concept for the future economy based on automated labor and universal basic income. He calls it: the Automated Abundance Economy. For more about Zoltan, check out his campaign website and follow him on Twitter @Zoltan_Istvant.* 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

Eoin Higgins is a journalist and historian whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Intercept, and many other publications. He is the author of the new book, “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.” In this interview, Peter Clarke and Eoin Higgins discuss the strange phenomenon where, over the past few years, a lot public figures on the left have not only moved right, but have suddenly have found themselves to be best friends with Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and even Trump. Eoin makes the case the Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires have played a significant role in this story.The interview centers around the political evolution of Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, but also touches and many other figures. Peter and Eoin are in broad agreement about the questionable motives of most of the characters under discussion, but they get into a lively debate around Bari Weiss and Bill Maher.Find more from Eoin on his Substack The Flashpoint and follow him on Twitter @EoinHiggins_.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple 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

Technology gave us dopamine culture, where we prioritize instant gratification through social media posts, short video clips, sports gambling, etc. It stands to reason that technology will also bring us whatever comes after dopamine culture. In this episode of Team Futurism, Peter Clarke argues optimistically that technology may bring us into the age of "peak experience culture." His argument is based on his recent article, What Comes After Dopamine Culture?* 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

John Roescher is the founder of Raw Materials, a digital design agency recently named D&AD's Design Agency of the Year. In this interview, Peter Clarke and John Roescher discuss why John believes we're entering a new creative renaissance in design. They also discuss how designers will utilize AI, how to design for the "agentic web," and why it's important to live in a tech hub like San Francisco or Austin. They also discuss the implications OpenAI acquiring Jony Ive's AI device startup, io.Follow John on Twitter @johnroescher.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple 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 the very near future, we can expect to see the world transformed in radical ways by AI—and not necessarily for the better. As the New York Times puts it in a review of the AI 2027 report: "Losing your job may be the best-case scenario." AI 2027 is a detailed scenario for the future of AI that was developed by Daniel Kokotajlo, formerly of OpenAI, and a number of other industry experts. It offers a month-by-month breakdown of potential scenarios, clearly marking the points where AI could turn into a demon (of sorts) that destroys humanity. In this episode of Team Futurism, Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen review AI 2027, offering both praise and criticism of the project.* Watch on YouTube* Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple 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

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