
Interintellect Hostcast
Welcome to Interintellect on Spotify! Just like our global community, this is a place of deep conversations and big ideas. Here, our hosts dive into the stories and ideas behind their salons, as well as the writings and further discussions they lead to. From science to art, we've got something for every curious mind. Hit follow and join the conversation!
Latest episodes

Dec 11, 2023 • 30min
Grace Bialecki: On the Holidays and Poetry
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to poet and writer Grace Bialecki about her upcoming in-person salon in New York City about holiday traditions, and about her work as a poet.
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Grace's NYC Holiday gathering: https://interintellect.com/salon/new-york-irl-expansive-conversations-a-holiday-gathering/
"What it Takes to be a TikTok Poet": https://themillions.com/2023/09/what-it-takes-to-be-a-tiktok-poet.html
Grace Bialecki: https://www.graciebialecki.com/
Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

Nov 27, 2023 • 30min
Elaine Wang: On Writing
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Elaine Wang about her inspirations and processes for writing and about living life as a writer.
Elaine's Substack: https://elainewrites.substack.com/
Linus' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu
https://interintellect.com/community/

Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 25min
Arash Azizi: Socialism, Liberalism, and the Middle East
This is an audio recording of a salon held on October 19th, 2023, with Arash Azizi about socialism, liberalism, and the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
Arash Azizi, a specialist on Iran, and Celeste Marcus, a liberal Zionist, discussed how Arash’s socialism and Celeste's liberalism inform their views of the current paroxysms. Both of their ideologies are universalist, and that universalism is in tension with their respective tribalisms.
Arash: https://twitter.com/arash_tehran?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Celeste: https://twitter.com/Celestemarcus3
Interintellect: https://twitter.com/interintellect_

Sep 19, 2023 • 32min
Alex Criddle: On Mysticism
Check out Alex's upcoming salon series on "Breakthroughs in Human History" starting on October 12th. Learn more here: https://interintellect.com/series/breakthroughs-in-human-history/
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Alex Criddle about different traditions of mysticism, definitions of the divine, and more.
Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexkcriddle
Alex's website: https://alexcriddle.com/
Linus' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

Sep 15, 2023 • 52min
Helen De Cruz: On Free Speech and Free Thought
Interintellect founder Anna Gát talks to philosophy professor Helen De Cruz about hearts, minds, books, and freedoms --- as well as Helen's upcoming Interintellect salon series titled "Social Media and Free Thought – A philosophical guide for tech developers and entrepreneurs."
Helen's series will feature renowned philosophers who will help us explore how social media can facilitate freedom of thought and freedom of expression, as a guide to entrepreneurs and tech developers.
Helen's salon series on free thought: interintellect.com/series/social-m…-entrepreneurs/
Helen De Cruz: twitter.com/Helenreflects
Helen's Substack: helendecruz.substack.com/
Anna Gát: twitter.com/TheAnnaGat
Interintellect: twitter.com/interintellect_

Sep 15, 2023 • 57min
Sandra Sobanska: On Life Transitions
Host Linus Lu talks to Sandra Sobanska about life transitions: how to think about them, and how to deal with them effectively.
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Sandra’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandra_sobanska
Sandra’s Substack: https://intotheliminal.substack.com/
Tasshin and Mary Bajorek, “Give your Gift” https://tasshin.com/give-your-gift/
Coaching with Peter Limberg - optimizing for aliveness Peter’s Substack: https://lessfoolish.substack.com/
Stoa: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStoa
Microsolidarity: https://www.microsolidarity.cc/
Love your rage movie (https://www.gofundme.com/f/short-film-women-anger-roar) and workshop (https://dandelion.events/e/m70dz)

Sep 8, 2023 • 42min
Dan Lowe: On the I Ching and Wilhelm Reich
Anna Gat talks to Dan Lowe about Wilhelm Reich and his upcoming salon. They explore alternative forms of understanding the human psyche, the evolution of therapy practices, and the influence of Shakespeare on emotional expression and embodiment.

Aug 4, 2023 • 33min
Friendship & Learning: Interintellect Fellows Vidhika Bansal and Zelda Poem
Host Linus Lu chats with Vidhika Bansal and Zelda Poem, two Interintellect fellows. They discuss the significance of friendship and creating safe spaces for vulnerability and connection. The speakers reflect on participating in conversations, maintaining friendships, and evaluating worth in friendship. They also mention upcoming salons on young hackers, founders, and making friends as an adult.

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Apr 9, 2023 • 52min
Vaughn Tan: On Risk and Not-Knowing
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to professor and writer Vaughn Tan about his ongoing salon series about not-knowing, and in particular, about risk, the different ways that the concept of risk is misapplied, and how to think more clearly about the things we don’t know.
Vaughn's next salon on April 20th: https://interintellect.com/salon/thinking-about-not-knowing-misnaming-the-beasts/
Vaughn Tan: https://vaughntan.org/
Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

Mar 22, 2023 • 54min
Special Episode! A Conversation with Interintellect Fellows Bryan Kam, Mary Bajorek, and Linus Lu
In this special episode, we have a three-way conversation with the first three recipients of the inaugural Interintellect Public Minds fellowship: Bryan Kam, Mary Bajorek, and Linus Lu. The Interintellect fellowship was created to support Interintellect members for 6 months on a focused project, and enable the sharing of their ideas both on and off the Interintellect platform. And in this episode, the fellows share the inspirations for their respective work and their mutual curiosities about each other’s projects.
More about the Interintellect fellowship and the recipient projects: https://interintellect.substack.com/p/interintellect-fellowship-awardees?publication_id=860330&post_id=98744602
Bryan Kam: https://twitter.com/bryankam
Mary Bajorek: https://twitter.com/mary_bajorek
Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu
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