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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 28/08/2026

Money is a forever chemical My new monologue premieres on YouTube now. Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0T...

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Money is a Forever Chemical.

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 21/07/2026

We once looked at pictures. Now, pictures are looking back at us. Renowned artist and author Trevor Paglen joins me on a new Team Human – premiering at 8 PM ET on YouTube. Join us here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPu8...

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How AI and Computer Vision Are Changing Reality (w/ Trevor Paglen)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/06/2026

" Overtly, if you're gonna do something outwardly, again, without drama, without confrontation, without declaration, get away from cruel people." - @mitchhorowitz.bsky.social on a new Team Human. Stream now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr17... Stream ad-free now: www.patreon.com/teamhuman

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/06/2026

Horowitz returns to Team Human for a fiery, provocative exploration of his new book, Esoterika: Formulas Against the False Self. Now streaming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr17...

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Formulas Against the False Self: Mitch Horowitz on Left-Hand Path Magic

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Curiouser LLC @soi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hey all! My discussion with @rushkoff.com on the Team Human podcast is live so please check it out! From the dawn of the internet to the AI revolution; a conversation about games, magic, AI, optimism, and caution. ✌️🤖

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 19/06/2026

"It's [AI] not just making the nebulous concrete, it's also making the concrete crazy."- Reed Berkowitz (@soi.bsky.social) Stream and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEq2...

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The Shoggoth in the Machine: AI, ARGs, and the Future of Play (w/ Reed Berkowitz)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 16/06/2026

The Silicon Valley longevity trap is an absurd myth. My new Team Human monologue premieres at 12pm ET on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=olu4...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 11/06/2026

If building a better future looks like a miserable exercise in self-denial, nobody is going to join. The YouTube Premiere of my conversation with Sarah Wilson begins at 10 PM ET. Stream and subscribe: youtu.be/YjSQLXQr9G0

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We Missed the Climate Deadline. It’s Time for a New Game (w/ Sarah Wilson)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 04/06/2026

Back when I wrote Cyberia, my gonzo ethnography of the San Francisco cyberdelic scene, I held back from critiquing anyone too hard because they were all young and earnest with great intentions.

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 28/05/2026

" AI will be probably going for the most probable end to a sentence. If by limiting language you can limit consciousness, then by extension, by expanding language, you can expand consciousness." - Alan Moore on Team Human. Stream and subscribe now: youtu.be/6LkbtIzlR7k

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 28/05/2026

" The universe that each of us perceives is our universe. We are the God at the center of it, and so we should be. This is anarchism." - Alan Moore on Team Human. My conversation with Alan Moore is now streaming on YouTube: youtu.be/6LkbtIzlR7k

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 27/05/2026

The legendary Alan Moore joins me on Team Human. Tonight, Tuesday, May 27, at 7 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe and click "Notify Me" to join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lkb...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 27/05/2026

Tonight: The legendary Alan Moore joins me on Team Human Premiering at 7 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe and click "Notify me" to be reminded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lkb...

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Alan Moore on Reclaiming Our Imagination from the Authoritarian Overlords

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/05/2026

I'm fascinated by sports conspiracy theories. Like here, Google has already published that the Spurs will beat Oklahoma tonight. (see Game 5 preview at bottom of image) #nba

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 20/05/2026

Our resistance to death is so much of our problem right now. Tech bros are working on life extension, but the precious scarcity of life is what makes it beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YluQ...

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How to Survive The Swirl of Grief and Modern Chaos

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 20/05/2026

The precious scarcity of this existence is part of what makes it so beautiful. Something that the wealthiest sociopaths at the top of our civilization’s pyramid would do well to accept and celebrate. The YouTube Premiere of my new monologue starts now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YluQ...

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How to Survive The Swirl of Grief and Modern Chaos

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 13/05/2026

Gratitude is an act of rebellion. Charlotte Binns joins me on this week's Team Human. Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvc9...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 05/05/2026

If you are privileged enough to turn off the pings on the phone, or to schedule fewer bad meetings, or earn less money, you damned well should. Join the YouTube Premiere of my new monologue "The Grid is Not the Ground." Streaming on YouTube tonight at 7 PM ET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZww...

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The Grid is Not the Ground: A Somatic Guide to Reality

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 29/04/2026

Happening now: Join the Team Human YouTube Premiere of my conversation with legendary musician David J (Bauhaus / Love and Rockets). youtu.be/k1EK-ZNZhYQ

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The Magic of the Broken: David J (Bauhaus / Love and Rockets)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 28/04/2026

The legendary David J. Haskins of Bauhaus joins me for a special Team Human YouTube Premiere on Tuesday, April 28 at 9:00 PM ET. Don't miss it. Click "notify me" and subscribe on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1EK... Then, join me for a Q&A on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/teamhuman

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/04/2026

Alan Moore on Team Human. Coming this May. Subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to see it. Premiere information coming soon. www.youtube.com/@douglasrush...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 22/04/2026

Can we survive the rise of new AI Golems? I'm joined by Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life, who proposes an alternative path forward for AI. One free of tech bro values. Stream now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_bF...

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Awakening the Angels: A Distributed Strategy for Ethical AI (w/ Philip Rosedale)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 21/04/2026

"If there wasn't such immense peril for all of us bound up in all this [AI] stuff, it would just be so beautiful and mythological and poetic." - Philip Rosedale. Philip Rosedale on Team Human. Streaming on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts on Wednesday, April 22.

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 09/04/2026

Can Humans First, a "nonpartisan social movement that puts the future of AI in hands of everyday people," be trusted when it brings together everyone from Steve Bannon to Susan Rice? @kattenbarge.bsky.social joins me on this week's Team Human to discuss. Stream now: youtu.be/x8JYQ2d4ofs

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 09/04/2026

Is the Humans First AI "movement" an authentic grassroots coalition or a political Trojan Horse? @kattenbarge.bsky.social joins Team Human to discuss the bipartisan coalition bringing together Steve Bannon and Susan Rice. Stream now: youtu.be/x8JYQ2d4ofs

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 08/04/2026

How do big tech companies stand to benefit from AI safety legislation? My conversation with @kattenbarge.bsky.social premieres live on YouTube at 12 PM ET. Join the Premiere now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8JY...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 08/04/2026

What do Bannon’s inner circle and left-wing organizers have in common? My conversation with @kattenbarge.bsky.social about Humans First, the "nonpartisan social movement" that claims to put the AI's future "in the hands of everyday people" premieres at 12 PM ET. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8JY...

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

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 02/04/2026

By 2016, Larry Ellison said that Oracle had data on 5 billion consumers. What's he doing now that he has access to Medicare records and military systems at the highest civilian and DOD security clearance level? Stream and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Rd...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 01/04/2026

The negativity surrounding AI today is justified, but it may be too early to write AI’s epitaph. This week, I contrast a peer-to-peer Amazon killer built by social activists with the chilling surveillance infrastructure being developed by tech billionaires like Larry Ellison. youtu.be/V8Rd-PVG2pU

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Can We Use AI Without Losing Our Souls?

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 26/03/2026

I remember when we thought TSA was going to be a temporary measure in the wake of 9-11, not a new normal. The billion-dollars-a-month airport security system is just the price of living in a perpetual state of war.

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 25/03/2026

"The paranormal is not uncommon. It's actually very common. What happens is the culture suppresses these things and presents the illusion that they're not happening all the time — when in fact they are." - Jeffrey Kripal Stream Team Human now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwaT...

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Reality Hacking: Why We Need the Strange and the Weird (w/ Jeffrey Kripal)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/03/2026

You asked. We listened. First afternoon Team Human Premiere goes live on YouTube today at 1:00 PM ET! Watch the Premiere live and then join me for a livestream Q&A on Patreon immediately following. Click "Notify me" to be reminded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwaT...

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Reality Hacking: Why We Need the Strange and the Weird (w/ Jeffrey Kripal)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 24/03/2026

Can we decolonize reality? Join me Tuesday, March 24 at 1 PM ET for a special YouTube Premiere of my conversation with Jeffrey Kripal about how we can move beyond a materialist worldview. Click "Notify Me" + subscribe! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwaT...

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Reality Hacking: Why We Need the Strange and the Weird (w/ Jeffrey Kripal)

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 19/03/2026

Is the White House prepping for the end of the world? In my new monologue, I discuss the American Taliban theology driving current U.S. foreign policy. Stream "The Holy War Delusion" from Team Human now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxlF...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 17/03/2026

My new monologue premieres on YouTube in just a few minutes. I'll be live in the chat. Join me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxlF...

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The Holy War Delusion: Is it Time to Retire Our Religions?

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 17/03/2026

As religious identities are weaponized by nationalism, literalism, and holy war narratives, from Christian Zionism to the defense of the nation-state, we find ourselves trapped in a linear, Axial Age story that no longer serves humanity. Join me tonight LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxlF...

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The Holy War Delusion: Is it Time to Retire Our Religions?

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 15/03/2026

We've been working hard to elevate Team Human on YouTube and all podcast platforms. Here are highlights of the last month: My conversation with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social on how online safety legislation is a trojan horse for surveillance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...

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Do Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead? (w/ @TaylorLorenz)

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Katy @katynicoud.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Really wasn't ready for how delightful this conversation was. Nor did I know how magically and philosophically aligned I am with Grant Morrison. Highly recommend. #AmListeningTo #TeamHuman

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 11/03/2026

Grant Morrison on the tech elite: "The more you impoverish people...the more they'll rise up. And the more your nightmare dream vision of zombies climbing the walls of your compound will be ratified..You got all that money, give it away for fuck sake, man." Watch now www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPzq...

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Douglas Rushkoff @rushkoff.com · 10/03/2026

My conversation with Grant Morrison is premiering LIVE on YouTube now. Join me live in the chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPzq...

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Grant Morrison: The Enemies of Humanity Are Wielding Occult Power

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