Team Human

Playing for Team Human today, mental health counselor and author of " Our community manager is Michael Bass. Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.) Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei, who helps us all keep grounded in reality. Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.

Playing for Team Human today, author, social change thought leader, nonprofit founder, and congressional candidate for New York's 17th district, Allison Fine. Fine joins Team Human to discuss her platform and decision to run for congress. "We are so broken right now that I actually want to go into the belly of the beast to get us to the next chapter. I think it's important for us to pay attention to what's going on now, but not to get stuck in what's going on now." Fine and Rushkoff discuss the imperative for the United States to shift to a green economy, the existential threat of automation on labor, breaking down barriers for women's success, and empowering people with a mobile economy that optimizes for velocity. In his monologue, Rushkoff looks at how Twitter provides Russia with memetic ammunition to launch propaganda campaigns against the United States. Learn more about Allison's campaign here: https://www.allisonfine2020.com/ — Support Us — Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon. On Patreon:  Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.) Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei, who has gone into the belly of the beast to get us to the future. Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.  

Playing for Team Human today, author, centenarian, environmentalist, futurist, and scientist, James Lovelock. Lovelock joins Team Human to discuss his new book, " Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.) Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei, Team Human's emergent phenomenon. Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.

Playing for Team Human today activist, author and journalist Lauren Duca. Lauren joins Team Human to discuss her new book, Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.) Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei whose awakening is far more than political. Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.

Playing for Team Human today radical activist, counter-cultural icon, and founder of The Realist magazine, Paul Krassner (1932-2019). Krassner and Rushkoff explore how the combination of fabricated news, scandals and outrage - otherwise known as mind fucking - were once the tools employed by anarchic activists. They discuss how a one-time violin prodigy became the pioneer of the US underground press, and how being an optimist might be our best defence against the challenging times we face.  In his opening monologue, Rushkoff shares how we might make the internet a more human-friendly domain through a simple response to the net’s original sin: algorithmic customization.  Find out more about Paul Krassner: Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.) Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei who is busy countering culture. Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.