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Explorations of topics about society, culture, arts, technology and science with your hosts Natascha McElhone and Omid Ashtari.

The spirit of this podcast is to interview people from all walks of life on different subjects. Our hope is to talk about ideas, divorced from our identities - listening, learning and maybe meeting somewhere in the middle. The perfect audio diet for shallow polymaths!

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Welcome to the Where Shall We Meet podcast. Last year, according to PEN America, nearly 12,000 book bans took place in US public schools. Our guest this week is Marc Levy, who wrote The Booksho... more

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Welcome to the Where Shall We Meet podcast. Our guest this week is Anne Applebaum, who is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins Universi... more

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Welcome to the Where Shall We Meet podcast. Our guest this week is Carissa Véliz, who is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI and Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at... more

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Welcome to the Where Shall We Meet podcast. Our guest this week is James Manyika, who is Senior Vice President of Research, Labs, Technology and Society at Google and Alphabet. He joined Google... more

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Recent Guests

Anne Applebaum
Staff writer at The Atlantic; senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University
The Atlantic; SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Episode: On Autocracy with Anne Applebaum
Carissa Veliz
Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI; Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Hertford College, Oxford University
Oxford University
Episode: On Prophecy with Carissa Veliz
James Manyika
Senior Vice President of Research, Labs, Technology and Society at Google and Alphabet
Google/Alphabet
Episode: On Discovery with James Manyika
Xavier Collins
CEO and co-founder of Wonder Studios
Wonder Studios
Episode: On AI Filmmaking with Xavier Collins
Maria Popova
Author of Traversal; founder of The Marginalian
The Marginalian / Traversal
Episode: On Traversal with Maria Popova
Nick Potter
Consultant osteopath and researcher; author of The Meaning of Pain
King Edward VII's Hospital (London)
Episode: On Embodied Brains with Nick Potter
Amanda Parkes
Fashion scientist with MIT Media Lab background
Mothership Materials (CTO) and former Chief Innovation Officer at Pangaia
Episode: On Fashion Science with Amanda Parkes
Jimmy Wales
Co-founder of Wikipedia; author of The Seven Rules of Trust
Wikipedia / Wikimedia Foundation
Episode: On Trust with Jimmy Wales
Samantha Harvey
British novelist and senior lecturer in creative writing at Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University
Episode: On Reading with Samantha Harvey

Hosts

Omid Ashtari
Co-host; tech entrepreneur and angel investor; discusses ideas at the intersection of technology, society, and culture
Natascha McElhone
Co-host; actor and producer; brings humanities and storytelling perspective to broad conversations

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 156 ratings
  • Wonderful wise & witty

    So refreshing and inspiring to listen to dialogue not diatribe. I was completely transported by the Samantha Harvey interview to another visionary realm….Magic of audio - helmed by soul and sense - a rare blend

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lucindaclare
    United States5 months ago
  • Insightful and engaging!

    This podcast is so talented in its ability to keep a conversation on track whilst letting their (and their guest’s) brilliant minds flow in marvellous ways - all to produce a digestible chat which leaves you feeling fulfilled!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RexKels
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Brilliant!

    Just on episode one and cannot wait to go through the whole season - engaging and absolutely on point with the subjects. Well done!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Joe from the Coast
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Desert Island

    Send me away to a desert island and I’ll binge-listen. Loving it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Spoilitsolly
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • on trust with Jimmy Wales

    I’d love to have more of these honest conversations, brought me to reflect on different things I was not aware of and also smiling about others. I truly enjoyed. Thanks a lot!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pasquale Shuten Esposito
    Germany6 months ago

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Audience comments often highlight the quality of guests and the hosts' engaging chemistry.
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On Autocracy with Anne Applebaum
Q: You've written a book called Autocracy, Inc. and the Inc. is actually doing a lot of work in that title. If we talk about why you called it that, what is the core idea?
The book describes a group of hard-edged autocracies that cooperate in ways that resemble a corporate structure, without a common ideology, sharing interests in money, power, and evading accountability, rather than a formal alliance.
On Trust with Jimmy Wales
Q: Briefly, could you highlight the seven rules of trust as outlined in your book?
Wales lists the seven rules—make it personal, be positive about people, create a clear purpose, be trusting, be civil, be independent, and be transparent—and discusses how they apply to Wikipedia, media, and public discourse.
On Trust with Jimmy Wales
Q: Hey Jimmy, how are you?
Jimmy Wales responds in a cordial, reflective way, setting the stage for a discussion about trust, the origins of Wikipedia, and how the project navigated early skepticism toward a thriving, community-driven model.
On Science Fiction with Kim Stanley Robinson
Q: How do you feel about AI?
AI should be regarded as a science fiction story that we tell ourselves, needing to be interrogated as both a metaphor and prediction.
On Overdiagnosis with Suzanne O'Sullivan
Q: Is there the comfort to a diagnosis that you can sit with and hold on to and you don't have to change, that less is required of you possibly than the effort of moving out of a set of problems that feel insurmountable?
A diagnosis can provide relief and validation for people, but it also raises concerns about whether it can inadvertently limit their potential for growth and recovery.

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Recent guests on Where Shall We Meet include:

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2. Carissa Veliz
3. James Manyika
4. Xavier Collins
5. Maria Popova
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