Podcast Episodes

Speaking Out of Place - DAVID PALUMBO-LIU on Reclaiming Our Political Voices - Highlights

Season 15 Episode 1206

On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival

Our guest today is an activist scholar who believes the class…

Published on 19 hours ago

Reclaiming the American Dream with DAVID PALUMBO-LIU – Stanford Professor, Author & Host, Speaking Out of Place

Season 15 Episode 1204

On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival

“There is a dispute about what the American Dream is or how i…

Published on 19 hours ago

The AI Wager: Betting on Technology’s Future w/ Philosopher & Author SVEN NYHOLM - Highlights

Season 15 Episode 1202

“ I think we're betting on AI as something that can help to solve a lot of problems for us. It's the future, we think, whether it's producing text or art, or doing medical research or planning our li…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Ethics of AI w/ SVEN NYHOLM, Author & Lead Researcher, Munich Centre for Machine Learning

Season 15 Episode 1201

As we move towards 2026, we are in a massive “upgrade moment” that most of us can feel. New pressures, new identities, new expectations on our work, our relationships, and our inner lives. Throughout…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

HOWARD GORDON & DANIEL PEARLE on THE BEAST IN ME, AI & The Future of Storytelling

Season 15 Episode 1190

“How do you render something interior filmically? How do you communicate the details of the lost child, of the amount of time of the stuck creative process, and even the exterior, or the externalizat…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In the Presence of the DALAI LAMA - Doc. Director of WISDOM OF HAPPINESS Discusses her Path to Joy - Highlights

Season 15 Episode 1188

“I can change my mind. I can reduce anger, hatred. Nothing to do with religion. All religions carry the message of love, loving kindness, and tolerance. With different views, there is a possibility t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS - Heart-to-Heart w/ DALAI LAMA - Conversation w/ Director Barbara Miller

Season 15 Episode 1187

“ Everybody wants happiness, joyfulness, peaceful world. Our 21st century will not be easy century. Fear, anger, hatred. In our mind we created distinctions. Different nationality, different color, d…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI & The Future of Life with RISTO UUK, Head of EU Policy & Research, FUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE

Season 15 Episode 1180

“The Future of Life Institute has been working on AI governance-related issues for the last decade. We're already over 10 years old, and our mission is to steer very powerful technology away from lar…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH

Season 15 Episode 1176

“Poetry is like one of the great loves of my life, and I think it's probably the longest relationship I'll ever have. I read a lot of poetry. I also wrote these short stories even when I was pretty y…

Published on 3 months ago

Art is a Fundamental Element of Life - Gallerist HANNAH BARRY on a Life in Art

Season 15 Episode 1177

“There's something fundamental about the value of art and culture. Not just being integrated for vocational reasons, but because the experience of art and having a cultural element in one's life brin…

Published on 3 months ago