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Team Human is a weekly podcast and set of resources enabling human intervention in the economic, technological, and social programs that determine how we live, work, and interact. This is media as cultural resistance and a path to social change.
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Team Human Douglas Rushkoff

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 335 Ratings

Team Human is a weekly podcast and set of resources enabling human intervention in the economic, technological, and social programs that determine how we live, work, and interact. This is media as cultural resistance and a path to social change.
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    The Speed of the Internet

    The Speed of the Internet

    Rushkoff discusses why he’s breaking from the preferred publishing schedules of advertisers and algorithms in favor of a more considerate approach.
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    • 23 min
    Joanne McNeil

    Joanne McNeil

    Author Joanne McNeil shares the inspiration for her new novel, Wrong Way, and the profound beauty of human connection.
    About Joanne McNeil
    Joanne McNeil is the author of the novel WRONG WAY (2023) and LURKING (2020). She was the inaugural winner of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation's Arts Writing Award for an emerging writer. She has been a resident at Eyebeam, a Logan Nonfiction Program fellow, recipient of the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, and an instructor at the School for Poetic Computation. She grew up in Brockton, MA and is currently based in Los Angeles.
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    The Secret History and Unwritten Future of Psychedelics and Technology

    The Secret History and Unwritten Future of Psychedelics and Technology

    Dr. Julie Holland, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), Ken Jordan, and Rushkoff discuss the psychedelic origins of the internet the way tech bros want to monopolize psychedelics as an industry. This conversation was recorded at The Athenæum on January 24, 2024.
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    About Dr. Julie Holland
    Dr. Julie Holland is an author and psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist. She was formerly a weekend attending physician at Bellevue Hospital’s Psych ER. While now a medical advisor to MAPS, she was a medical monitor for several clinical studies examining the efficacy of using MDMA-assisted psychotherapy or cannabis in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She sits on multiple scientific advisory boards and is available for forensic consultations.
    About DJ Spooky:
    Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, is currently Artist in Residence at Yale University Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (2023-2024, extended). He is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer whose work engages audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental and social issues. Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Metallica, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Steve Reich, and Yoko Ono amongst many others. His 2018 album, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae.
    About Ken Jordan
    Ken Jordan is co-founder, editorial director and CEO of Lucid News. He has been a pioneer in progressive, conscious culture for decades. In 2007 he co-founded the consciousness network Evolver and its online journal Reality Sandwich, which he edited until 2019. At Evolver he produced podcasts, live events and online courses with many of the leading figures of the psychedelic movement, and in 2016 Ken co-founded the company's botanical dispensary, The Alchemist's Kitchen, in Manhattan.
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    • 1 hr 36 min
    Rushkoff Q&A: Native Ecosystems Live Here

    Rushkoff Q&A: Native Ecosystems Live Here

    Playing for Team Human today, it's Team Human! Rushkoff responds to questions and comments submitted by Team Human members from our Discord server. It's a test-drive of what we hope to develop into a live call-in show.
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Astra Taylor & Leah Hunt-Hendrix

    Astra Taylor & Leah Hunt-Hendrix

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    • 58 min
    The Model is Not the Territory

    The Model is Not the Territory

    Douglas Rushkoff shares why we need to distinguish between models and reality.
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    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
335 Ratings

335 Ratings

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Not bad for a bunch of commies!

Really tho, delightfully insightful and inspiring stuff.

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Future so bright I planted shade trees

Gives me hope for humanity.

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For big thinkers

It’s reassuring to know there are people out there thinking big with compassion. This podcast helps keep me from falling into misanthropy. A big Thank You for giving this gift. Life is interconnectedness and interdependence. Let’s not let each other down!

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