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Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

By: Douglas Rushkoff
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Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from the way we've built this world — and what do we do about it? Team Human is a weekly podcast about technology, power, consciousness, and what it means to stay human in a world that increasingly doesn't seem designed for us. No corporate backing. No network. No algorithm deciding what gets said. Just honest, rigorous conversation with people working at the edges of the most important questions of our time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

    "What If" Is the Enemy of Fascism (w/Brian Eno)
    Apr 15 2026

    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

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Exposing the Billionaire Funding Behind AI Safety Movements (w/ Kat Tenbarge)

    Exposing the Billionaire Funding Behind AI Safety Movements (w/ Kat Tenbarge)
    Apr 8 2026

    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

    🤝 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

    Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman

    Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff:

    Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff

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    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff

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

    The Internet Felt Like This in 1994. AI Might Be Our Last Chance.
    Apr 2 2026

    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

    Download Groucho:

    Apple: 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


    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



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    22 mins
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