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102 - Big Tech CEOs Are Betting On Our Demise | Douglas Rushkoff

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102 - Big Tech CEOs Are Betting On Our Demise | Douglas Rushkoff
Mon, 09 Nov 2026
101 - The Fascinating Story Of Our Mysterious Relatives, The Denisovans, With Prof. Bence Viola
Thu, 29 Oct 2026
100 - The Era Of Climate Change Is Here - And This Is Our Only Way Out. With Prof. Bill McKibben
Mon, 12 Oct 2026
99 - Asylums, Lobotomies and ECTs - The Horrifying History of Mental Illness “Cures.” With Prof. Andrew Scull
Wed, 30 Sep 2026
98 - Hitler Dismantled Democracy In Just 8 Weeks - Here's How... With Prof. Timothy Ryback
Tue, 22 Sep 2026
97 - Our Food Systems Are Unstable - It's About To Get Worse. With Prof. Tim Benton
Mon, 14 Sep 2026
96 - "AI Will Be The Last Mistake Humanity Ever Makes..." With Prof. David Krueger
Thu, 03 Sep 2026
95 - Staying Healthy In The Age Of The Obesity Epidemic. With Dr. Stephan Guyenet
Wed, 26 Aug 2026
94 - The Future Is Chinese - Here's Why. With Prof. Steve Keen
Fri, 14 Aug 2026
93 - Are We Losing the Climate Change Fight? With Prof. Michael Mann
Sun, 09 Aug 2026
92 - Why AI Won't Replace Workers, But Will Crash The Economy. With Cory Doctorow
Tue, 28 Jul 2026
91 - What The Japanese Thought Of The First Westerners... And Vice Versa. With dr. Christopher Harding
Sat, 18 Jul 2026
90 - What Were The Crusades Like From The Muslim Side? With Prof. Nicholas Morton
Wed, 01 Jul 2026
89 - The Wild Lives of Nigerian Romance Scammers | Carlos Barragan
Thu, 18 Jun 2026
88 - Why The Odyssey Is Actually About A Broken War Veteran | Prof. Peter Meineck
Thu, 04 Jun 2026
87 - Ancient Roman Slavery: The Cruel Reality Behind The Empire | Dr. Emma Southon
Wed, 27 May 2026
86 - The German Peasants' War: The Bloody History Of Medieval Rebellion | Prof. Lyndal Roper
Sat, 16 May 2026
85 - Weimar And The Terrifying Speed Of The Nazi Takeover Of Germany | Katja Hoyer
Fri, 08 May 2026
84 - Why Did The Habsburg Empire Suddenly Collapse? | Pieter Judson
Mon, 27 Apr 2026
83 - Ancient Greece History: Debunking Myths On Race and Culture | Prof. Tony Spawforth
Mon, 13 Apr 2026
82 - Nazi Human Experiments: The True History Of World War II Truth Serums | Norman Ohler
Wed, 01 Apr 2026
81 - Cryptocurrency And Masculinity: Why Some Men Risk Everything On Bitcoin | Dr. Dan Cassino
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
80 - The Psychology Of Past Life Memories: Near-Death Research Explained | Dr. Philipp Cozzolino
Sun, 08 Mar 2026
79 - Historical Collapse Explained: Why Civilizations And Empires Fall | Luke Kemp
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
78 - The Renaissance Explained: History Of The Medici, Popes, And Florence | Prof. Kenneth Bartlett
Mon, 09 Feb 2026
77 - The Death Of Subculture: Why Modern Pop Culture Sucks Now | David Marx
Wed, 28 Jan 2026
76 - Global Wealth Inequality: The True Flaws Of Modern Capitalism | Branko Milanović
Fri, 02 Jan 2026
75 - From SAMURAI to SHINKANSEN - the Rise, Fall and Stagnation of MODERN JAPAN, with Prof. Christopher Harding
Sun, 21 Dec 2025
74 - The alluring MYSTERIES of Göbekli Tepe - the OLDEST monumental site in the world, with Jens Notroff
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
73 - We have stopped READING - is it a sign our civilisation is COLLAPSING? With James Marriott
Mon, 17 Nov 2025
72 - Hare Krishna, Russian Jesus and the End of the World - Cultural Chaos during the COLLAPSE of the Soviet Union, with Prof. Joseph Kellner
Sat, 08 Nov 2025
71 - Joe Rogan keeps claiming the EARTH is cooling down. I talk to an actual CLIMATE scientist to dispel the BS. With David Armstrong McKay
Thu, 30 Oct 2025
70 - Why does the INTERNET suck so bad now? With Cory Doctorow
Sat, 18 Oct 2025
69 - Genocide in GAZA, the biggest crime of our time. With Mouin Rabbani
Sat, 04 Oct 2025
68 - The notorious two OPIUM WARS that ushered in China's century of HUMILIATION. With Prof. Yang-Wen Zheng
Fri, 26 Sep 2025
67 - Is the killing of CHARLIE KIRK another symptom of a disintegrating political SYSTEM? With Prof. Will Davies
Sun, 14 Sep 2025
66 - The one power that finally managed to BEAT BACK the ruthless MONGOL invasions. With Prof. Nicholas Morton | Pt. 2
Thu, 11 Sep 2025
65 - You're a MEDIEVAL King in the Middle East... and the MONGOLS have just showed up. With Nicholas Morton | Pt. 1
Wed, 03 Sep 2025
64 - The West is CLUELESS about China. Here's why that's a MISTAKE. With Kaiser Kuo
Sat, 23 Aug 2025
63 - In politics and in the workplace, WHY do we keep electing BAD LEADERS? With Dr. Martin Gutmann
Sat, 16 Aug 2025
62 - The TOTALITARIANISM of Stalin, Hitler and... Trump? With Prof. Marci Shore
Wed, 30 Jul 2025
61 - AI empires are here - what are they after? With Nick Srnicek
Fri, 18 Jul 2025
60 - The MIND-BENDING science of BLACK HOLES, with Marcus Chown
Fri, 04 Jul 2025
59 - Why does Gen Z think we Millennials are CRINGE? With Dr. Carolina Are
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
58 - Did the Great Crash of 1929 really propel HITLER into power? With Dr. Christopher Dillon
Mon, 26 May 2025
57 - Massacres, the Children's Crusade and Kingdom of Heaven - History of CRUSADES with Prof. Nicholas Morton (Pt.II)
Sun, 11 May 2025
56 - God Wills It: The HOLY WAR That Changed History forever | CRUSADES with Nicholas Morton, Pt. I
Sat, 03 May 2025
55 - What if REALITY is an elaborate COSMIC PLAY? A mind-bending conversation with James Glattfelder
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
54 - Luka Doncic and the most SHOCKING TRADE in the history of sports - with ESPN's Tim McMahon
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
53 - How a strain of rice changed the course of human history FOREVER | Sunil Amrith
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
52 - Why are the YAKUZA going extinct? With Jake Adelstein, author of TOKYO VICE
Tue, 25 Feb 2025
51 - How the FAR-RIGHT is destroying the West from within, with dr. Nafeez Ahmed
Mon, 03 Feb 2025
50 - Are we on the verge of LIVING FOREVER? With dr. Ariel Zeleznikow - Johnston
Fri, 24 Jan 2025
49 - If we come from different cultures, do we FEEL the same? With prof. Batja Mesquita
Wed, 08 Jan 2025
48 - What is a HANGOVER... and how do you treat one? With Dr. Sally Adams
Mon, 23 Dec 2024
47 - Does the Universe Have a Purpose? With prof. Philip Goff
Tue, 03 Dec 2024
46 - How HITLER took power... and what's it got to do with DONALD TRUMP? With dr. Timothy Ryback
Fri, 01 Nov 2024
45 - The history of the OCCULT with dr. Justin Sledge from Esoterica
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
44 - GLADIATORS with Alexander Mariotti
Sun, 15 Sep 2024
43 - Is AI mostly hype? With dr. Emmanuel Maggiori
Sat, 17 Aug 2024
42 - Prof. NORMAN FINKELSTEIN on Zionism, Israeli society, Gaza, Genocide, Kamala Harris and his debate with Destiny
Sat, 03 Aug 2024
41 - Did we domesticate DOGS or did dogs domesticate us? With prof. Greger Larson
Thu, 25 Jul 2024
40 - What does the BIBLE really say? With dr. Dan McClellan
Wed, 26 Jun 2024
39 - NEANDERTHALS with Prof. Chris Stringer
Fri, 31 May 2024
38 - The French Revolution with Prof. David Andress: The Terror (Part 2)
Mon, 13 May 2024
37 - The French Revolution with Prof. David Andress (Part 1)
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
36 - The real history behind SHOGUN with Thomas Lockley
Fri, 12 Apr 2024
35 - Why did Rome fall? And will the West follow? With Professor Peter Heather
Sun, 17 Mar 2024
34 - WITCH TRIALS with Professor Alison Rowlands
Sun, 03 Mar 2024
33 - Life of a KGB spy with Jack Barsky
Fri, 16 Feb 2024
32 - The History of EASTERN EUROPE with Jacob Mikanowski
Fri, 02 Feb 2024
31 - FILMMAKING and HOLLYWOOD with Uwe Boll
Sun, 21 Jan 2024
30 - Flukes, Chance, Chaos and Why Everything We Do Matters with Brian Klaas
Thu, 11 Jan 2024
29 - The bizarre history of DRUG USE in NAZI GERMANY, with Norman Ohler
Tue, 02 Jan 2024
28 - Leaving the world of CONSPIRACIES behind, with Brent Lee
Tue, 19 Dec 2023
27 - NAPOLEON with dr. Michael Rowe
Fri, 01 Dec 2023
26 - Badass Women of the Mongol Empire with dr. Tobias Jones
Mon, 13 Nov 2023
25 - Is there Life after Death? Near-death experiences with dr. Bruce Greyson
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
24 - The Other Face of Winston Churchill, with Tariq Ali
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
23 - Funding our own Demise: Why do we keep pumping money into FOSSIL FUELS, with IISD's Tara Laan
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
22 - The Search for EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE with Prof. Avi Loeb
Tue, 29 Aug 2023
21 - VAMPIRES and SLAVIC FOLKLORE with Prof. Stanley Stepanic
Thu, 17 Aug 2023
20 - SUPERSTITION and IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOUR with Prof. Stuart Vyse
Sat, 29 Jul 2023
19 - Dreams with Professor Patrick McNamara: Lucid and Demonic, Nightmares, REM Sleep, Sleep Paralysis and Dreams within Dreams
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
18 - In the Eye of the Storm: QAnon and (other) conspiracy theories with Mike Rothschild
Thu, 18 May 2023
17 - "Why We Believe?" with Professor Agustín Fuentes
Wed, 03 May 2023
16 - "Is Consciousness a Controlled Hallucination?" With Professor Anil Seth
Sun, 09 Apr 2023
15 - Cannibalism with Professor Bill Schutt
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
14 - The Manosphere with dr. Lisa Sugiura
Thu, 02 Mar 2023
13 - Human Origins with Chris Stringer
Thu, 02 Feb 2023
12 - The Scandalous Life of Emperor Augustus' Only Daughter with The Partial Historians
Thu, 12 Jan 2023
11 - The Evolutionary Importance of drinking Booze with Professor Edward Slingerland
Tue, 20 Dec 2022
10 - Getting to Know the Ultimate Historical Bogeyman; the Mongols with Tobias Jones
Thu, 01 Dec 2022
9 - The Many Ugly Faces of Climate Breakdown with Professor Bill McGuire
Sat, 19 Nov 2022
8 - The Ottoman Empire with dr. Mostafa Minawi
Sun, 06 Nov 2022
7 - How the Stoics can help us become better people with Philosopher dr. Massimo Pigliucci
Mon, 24 Oct 2022
6 - Dispelling Stereotypes about the Vikings and Norse Mythology with dr. Mathias Nordvig
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
5 - Digging Deeper into Greek and Roman Mythology with Professor dr. Peter Struck
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
4 - The Unbelievable World of Women's Spirituality and Mysticism in the Middle Ages with Researcher dr. Delfi-Nieto Isabel
Sat, 20 Aug 2022
3 - Reimagining the Black Death with Plague Historian dr. John Aberth
Fri, 29 Jul 2022

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