Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

"What If" Is the Enemy of Fascism (w/Brian Eno)

What is art for? Rushkoff is joined by legendary musician and producer Brian Eno to explore the necessity of moving away from the certainty of victory and into the delight of surrender. 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code "teamhuman": https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman Download Groucho:  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website] Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Exposing the Billionaire Funding Behind AI Safety Movements (w/ Kat Tenbarge)

Rushkoff sits down with Kat Tenbarage, (Founder, Spitfire News) to pull back the curtain on the intersection of AI, digital harassment, and political maneuvering. Together, they discuss Humans First: Is it a true bipartisan coalition or a strategic funnel for right-wing legislation? They also explore: * The economy of deepfakes: How non-consensual AI-generated content is being monetized and the role of major payment processors like Visa and MasterCard play in the ecosystem. * Digital Violence: Why the "online isn't real" argument is dead and how digital radicalization leads to physical acts of terror. * The Cost of Truth: The personal and legal toll of investigating influencer harm and the coordinated smear campaigns designed to silence independent journalists. Support Kat Tenbarge's Spitfire news: SpitfireNews.com [http://SpitfireNews.com] 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code "teamhuman": https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman Download Groucho:  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website] Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff   TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

The Internet Felt Like This in 1994. AI Might Be Our Last Chance.

Rushkoff shares his first real foray into the world of Artificial Intelligence. After years of avoiding the technology, Douglas takes us through a vibe coding journey using Claude to rebuild his personal website in five hours. But this isn't a tech tutorial. Douglas weighs the incredible creative potential of AI against its heavy unseen costs: environmental destruction, resource depletion, and labor displacement. He contrasts his vision for a peer-to-peer Amazon killer built by social activists with the chilling surveillance infrastructure being developed by tech billionaires like Larry Ellison. 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code "teamhuman": https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman [https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman] Download Groucho:  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8] Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_campaign=teamhuman&utm_medium=landing&utm_source=website] Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff [https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff] YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff   [https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff] TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff   [https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Disaster Capitalism and the Case for Leveling Down - Rushkoff on Crazy Town

Have you ever had that feeling in your gut, when you suddenly realize that the person you’re talking with might have a screw or two loose? What about when you’re the one others are trying to slowly back away from at the punch bowl? The question of who’s the real nut often arises for us collapse-aware folks living here in Crazy Town [https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/]. Since Mr. Peanut is no longer returning their phone calls, hosts Rob, Jason, and Asher invited Rushkoff to answer the question. In this far ranging conversation, they discuss why “leveling down” might be the best strategy for navigating late stage capitalism and bringing ourselves back into right relationship with each other and the planet. You can stream and subscribe [https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/] to Crazy Town wherever you get your podcasts. Support Team Human for access to exclusive Q&As with Rushkoff, early show premieres, bonus webinars, live events, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman [https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman] Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

The Lobotomy of History: Reclaiming Our Extraordinary States (w/ Jeffrey Kripal)

Can we decolonize reality itself? Rushkoff is joined by Jeffrey Kripal, Associate Dean and Professor at Rice University, to discuss his book The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities Kripal argues that by stripping away the impossible parts of our history - visions, precognition, and altered states - we have essentially lobotomized the humanities, leaving us with a depressing, purely political version of ourselves. Together, they explore: * The Secular Flatland: Moving beyond a strictly materialist worldview that reduces human beings to data points. * The Vertical Dimension: Why extraordinary experiences are more common than we admit and how they serve as a first-person way of knowing the world. * The Marketing Problem: Why the humanities should embrace the "Superhuman" to reclaim their transformative, ecstatic power. * Reality Hacking: How literature and art function as non-specific amplifiers for consciousness. It’s time to put the weird back on the table and acknowledge that the human experience is far more fantastic than our current systems allow. Support Team Human for access to exclusive Q&As with Rushkoff, early show premieres, bonus webinars, live events, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman [https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman] Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@douglasrushkoff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]