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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!
Episodes
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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

Mar 9, 2023 • 43min
Helena Roth: On Doing Gentle with an Edge
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Helena Roth about her salon series diving deep into her philosophy of "doing gentle with an edge."
The next installment in Helena's salon series: https://interintellect.com/salon/awareness-how-does-awareness-help-me-do-gentle/
Helena's full series info: https://interintellect.com/series/doing-gentle-with-an-edge-an-exploration/
Helena's book: https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Gentle-edge-Helena-Roth-ebook/dp/B08WTD5W66
Cover art: Nat Sharpe (https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_)

Mar 3, 2023 • 35min
James Harris: On Failure and Professional Rejection
James Harris will lead a workshop salon on March 10th about dealing with rejection and failure, drawing from experiences as a writer and comedian for more than 20 years.
Salon details: https://interintellect.com/salon/how-to-fail-coping-with-professional-rejection/
James Harris: https://twitter.com/JamesHarrisNow

Feb 19, 2023 • 40min
Gabi Weinberg: On Celebrating Grandparents
Gabi Weinberg of StartUpRabbi hosts his debut salon on February 27, which explores the historical grandparent-grandchild relationship along with our present-day grandparent-grandchild relationships.
Salon details: https://interintellect.com/salon/in-celebration-of-grandparents/
Gabi Weinberg: https://twitter.com/StartUpRabbi
Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

Jan 29, 2023 • 32min
Nolan Yuma: On a World Without Borders
In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Nolan Yuma about his upcoming salon series about creating a borderless world starting on February 5th.
Link to Nolan's salon series: https://interintellect.com/series/without-borders-a-salon-series/
More on Nolan: https://www.withoutborders.fyi/about/


