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Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

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 netwo... more

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Recent Guests

danah boyd
Researcher and author, founder of Data & Society Research Institute
Data & Society Research Institute
Episode: Lies We Believe About Data w/ danah boyd
Rick Doblin
Psychedelic researcher and founder of MAPS
MAPS
Episode: Can Psychedelics Save Humanity? w/ Rick Doblin
Samantha Sweetwater
Systems thinker, futurist, culture hacker
Episode: Here’s How We Stay Human w/ Samantha Sweetwater
Naomi Klein
Author and activist known for critical analyses of capitalism and climate politics
Author/Activist
Episode: Here Is Worth Fighting For w/ Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor
Writer/filmmaker and co-author of End Times Fascism
Author/Filmmaker
Episode: Here Is Worth Fighting For w/ Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor
Kurt Andersen
Author and former editor of Spy Magazine; novelist and journalist
Spy Magazine, New York Magazine, The Breakup (author)
Episode: America Is Losing Its Grip on Reality w/ Kurt Andersen
Kenya Robinson
Artist; conceptual thinker blending art with daily life
Independent artist
Episode: Make Your Entire Life a Work of Art w/ Kenya (Robinson)
Catherine Connors
Renaissance woman, storyteller, and narrative expert
Independent/LeanIn.org collaborator
Episode: The Pope Is Officially Team Human w/ Catherine Connors
Carne Ross
Former British diplomat, author of We Survive by Cooperating, Not Competing; adviser on democracy movements
Independent writer and adviser
Episode: We Survive by Cooperating, Not Competing / w Carne Ross

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Douglas Rushkoff
Host of Team Human, leading discussions on technology, power, and humane alternatives

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 864 ratings
  • Just wow.

    I have to say the episode with Sarah Sweetwater is one of the most illuminating things I have ever been so fortunate as to listen to. Thanks Douglas. Keep up the good work. Always, Team Human.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SinisterRob
    United Kingdom19 days ago
  • Ads in middle of sentences…!

    Really?

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Willweeverimprove
    United Statesa month ago
  • I was skeptical, but the conversations always leave me with new things to think about, and the solo episode on Camus vs effective altruism is one of the best things I've listened to about philosophy, ethics and modern day thinking in a long time.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Rose of Alamo
    3 months ago
  • There’s no better time to join Team Human

    I’m baffled as to how there are only 2 reviews on here so far. Get on Team Human! A healing balm for the Anthropo/Capitalo/Techbrocene… Your life will be better off for listening to this podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yardboidoroony
    Australia4 months ago
  • Epic Podcast

    Hi to all members of Team Human. This really is a very important project. Thank you Douglas.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    numbersixofnorfolk
    United Kingdom4 months ago

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Lies We Believe About Data w/ danah boyd
Q: If racial knowledge is being used to gerrymander districts against Black or Hispanic people, wouldn't eliminating race questions from the census make it harder to gerrymander against races?
No. Redistrictors use many data sources, including commercial data and voting histories, to predict party preference. Removing race data would do less to prevent strategic district drawing than to remove tools used to challenge racial discrimination.
Lies We Believe About Data w/ danah boyd
Q: Who are the civil servants who actually make the data, and why is seeing their human labor essential to understanding the functioning of a democracy?
They are trained professionals at the Census Bureau who use statistical, demographic, economic and privacy expertise to count the population and other aspects of the country. Their work provides the data used for representation, resource allocation and governance.
Can Psychedelics Save Humanity? w/ Rick Doblin
Q: What's your advice to people who want to experience something from ecstasy to bufo, whatever is there?
Doblin recommends checking substances for identity and impurities, choosing a safe and supportive context, researching legal options, planning for integration, having someone present, and postponing major decisions until after the effects have passed.
Can Psychedelics Save Humanity? w/ Rick Doblin
Q: Do you think that the recent semi-failure of the FDA medicalization path happened because you can't format a tool of collective relational healing into a Western capitalist medical grid?
Doblin disagrees that the medical model itself caused the setback. He points instead to trial-design challenges, including blinding, and to the company's quiet period, which left critics' claims unanswered and hindered public education.
Make Your Entire Life a Work of Art w/ Kenya (Robinson)
Q: How do you balance traditional art training with the need to engage with real-world jobs and communities?
By recognizing that everyday labor already informs the art—the sneaker, the tire, the ways people live and work become the material of the art itself, not separate from it.

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What is Team Human about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This program centers on technology, power, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly systemic world. Conversations typically bring together scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers to probe who benefits from current structures and how to build more humane futures. Episodes balance deep philosophical inquiry with pragmatic, community-focused actions—from local resilience and mutual aid to creative media and civic engagement—often highlighting the social and ethical implications of AI, surveillance, and digital culture. A notable hallmark is the host's willingness to blend macro-scale analysis with intimate, lived-scale reflection, inviting guests to connect ideas to everyday life and grassroots action. The show'... more

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1. danah boyd
2. Rick Doblin
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