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Humanity stands at a crossroads. We face a myriad of existential challenges, yet we are closer than ever to realizing the dream of global flourishing. Finding the right path forward has never been more consequential. ReRoute is a podcast about creatively navigating around disaster and towards a brighter future. Join us as host Gavan Wilhite and a series of cultural and technological visionaries explore new systems and stories for brightening our shared path forward.

  1. 01/08/2023

    National Well-Being

    In this episode, we speak with Andrew Frawley. Andrew is many-talented force in American politics. Starting from a background in marketing, he became the first person hired onto the Yang2020 presidential campaign, created the MATH hat, and helped grow the movement into the force it is today. He currently is the Executive Director of the “Good Life Movement”, an organization dedicated to advancing mental health policy through bipartisan civic engagement, awareness, and direct action. Today we’ll dive into topics including the power dynamics present in American politics, how shifting views on mental health can lead to improved policy, and better metrics we can use to evaluate national success. >> Activations > Links and References Good Life Movement Mad Pride Movement Anosognosia

    1h 27m

  2. 11/14/2022

    Mindful Creation

    In this episode, we speak with Alex Maki-Jokela. Maki is an engineer-turned-artist and entrepreneur. His work includes Burning Man art installations, arctic vaults designed to preserve open-source code for millennia, and an AI-driven fashion company. He is currently the COO of GreenCubes, a startup building automated infrastructure for urban food production. We’ll dive into topics including integrating AI into design workflows, mindfully navigating the emotional challenges of entrepreneurship, and positive ways to push yourself to execute on intentions. >> Links and References Maki’s Brain Installation at Burningman Piql Arctic World Archive Spirit & Glitch Peak Design Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Svalbard Global Seed Vault Github Code Vault Pictures of Cases Designed for Code Vault by Maki

    1h 24m

  3. 08/01/2022

    Platforms for the People

    In this episode, we speak with Aviv Ovadya. Aviv is a consultant who specializes in the governance of emerging technologies, particularly those of artificial intelligence and online social platforms. He has been a Technology and Public Purpose Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, and served as Chief Technologist at the Center for Social Media Responsibility at the University of Michigan. We’ll dive into topics including lottocracies, incentive-structures for change in big-tech companies, and promising social media algorithms for improving online discourse. >> Links and References Beau of the Fifth Column Culture Holder Commons Engine No. 1 Of by for* Platform Democracy - Belfer Center

    1h 15m

  4. 06/22/2022

    Finding the Way Within

    In this episode, we speak with Adam Elzer. Adam is the founder of Within, a wellness retreat and event space in the Delaware River Valley, which is an hour or two outside New York City. His background includes 20 years of building NY-based organizations focused on hospitality and food, including Everyday Hospitality and Empellon. Today we’ll dive into topics like the healing power of nature, getting land-based projects off the ground, and how the inner work you do for yourself can turn into the outer work you do for others. >> Links and References Our Episode with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz Nelson Treehouse Team Snøhetta

    59 min

  5. 04/18/2022

    Housing Our Neighbors

    In this episode, we speak with Gabby Beans. Gabby is a member and lead producer for the New York-based aid network Home is a Human Right. She is also an actor, writer, and filmmaker, who has been recently featured in TV shows like Succession, House of Cards, and Blue Bloods. Today we’ll dive into topics including mutual aid networks, tactics for helping house the unhoused, and better ways to think about those living on our streets. >> Links and References > Research Regarding Homelessness and Criminality https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/september/HomelessQandA.htmlhttps://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/12/violencehttps://abcnews.go.com/US/incidents-violent-crime-homeless-grab-headlines-activists-urge/story?id=82443787https://www.commerce.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hau-chg-mythsfacts-12-8-2016.pdfhttps://endhomelessness.org/blog/the-disturbing-realities-of-homelessness-and-violence/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED438347.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3096817?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

    1h 15m

  6. 03/24/2022

    Securing the Social Layer

    In this episode, we speak with friend of the show Dr. Matthew Canham. Dr. Canham is the CEO of Beyond Layer 7, a consultancy that assists with cybersecurity analytics and culture development, as well as the Senior Director of Operations at the security company Khonsoo. He previously worked as a Professor of Cyber Security at University of Central Florida, and as a Special Agent in the FBI. During his career in law enforcement, he served as the Program Manager of the Emerging Technologies Program for the FBI’s Operational Technology Division.  While there, he evaluated new technologies for use in law enforcement, and as a special agent, he investigated cyber-crime, intellectual property theft, and insider threats. Today we’ll dive into topics including information warfare during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, securing against social engineering attacks, and alternatives to law enforcement for fighting cybercrime. >> Activations > Links and References Beyond Layer 7 Dr. Matthew Canham's Personal Site Cognitive Security Institute Christopher J. Hadnagy Ian Farquhar Kevin Mitnick Robert Cialdini Black Hills Information Security Books YouTube Page of Jolly Roger Telephone Co Jordan Peele Deep Fake Obama Like War by PW Singer The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg Unmasking Maskirovka: Russia's Cyber Influence Operations a...

    1h 40m

  7. 02/21/2022

    Working Well Together

    In this episode, we speak with Rich D. Bartlett. Rich is a co-founder of Loomio: a platform for small-scale digital democracy; as well as The Hum: a consultancy for improving the operations of decentralized organizations. He also is the designer behind the Microsolidarity methodology of community-building. In this episode we’ll dive into process facilitation for decentralized organizations, methods for developing a sense of belonging, and how to create containers where people can actually change their minds. We also run our first ReRoute collaborative brainstorm for finding non-traditional forces to stay grounded to real needs as an organization. >> Links and References Rich's Website Enspiral Gov Zero Asia Turn the Ship Around The Hum Loomio Rich on Twitter

    1h 7m

  8. 02/07/2022

    Both Regeneration And Development

    In this episode, we speak with Jason Snyder, Jared Janes, and our very own producer, Nick Thurston. Jason is a homesteader, host of the Doomer Optimism podcast, and professor at Appalachian State University with a focus on local food systems. He is passionate about transitioning us to a more resilient and regenerative society. Jared is a prolific podcaster, yogi, and co-founder of the Evolving Ground community of practice. He cares deeply about the principles of human development and following its many threads. The two of them are the minds behind the Both/And podcast.  On this episode we talk about topics like adult development, how to navigate the plethora of available world views, and the art of holding both optimism and our shared peril in mind at the same time.  This season, we are making a push to both explore, and help you explore, new communities of thought. To that end, we discuss and offer inroads to communities focused on metamodernism, the liminal web, and doomer optimism. >> Links and References Both/And Podcast The Liminal Web article by Joe Lightfoot Jared Janes Website Jared on Twitter Jason Snyder on Twitter Evolving Ground Doomer Optimism Constructive Developmental Framework Robert Kegan The Jim Rutt Show Joe Brewer on Both/And Peter Limberg on Both/And Erik Davis on Both/And The Stoa

    1h 24m
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Humanity stands at a crossroads. We face a myriad of existential challenges, yet we are closer than ever to realizing the dream of global flourishing. Finding the right path forward has never been more consequential. ReRoute is a podcast about creatively navigating around disaster and towards a brighter future. Join us as host Gavan Wilhite and a series of cultural and technological visionaries explore new systems and stories for brightening our shared path forward.

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  • Creator
    Gavan Wilhite
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Gavan Wilhite
  • Show Website
    REROUTE.FM