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Kibbitz Room V live from the Team Human Apocalypse Bunker
Ep. 240
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Playing for Team Human today, it’s Team Human! Douglas Rushkoff hosts the sixth Team Human call-in show from the community Discord server. This show was recorded on Friday, February 17, 2023.
Rushkoff fields questions about virtual reality’s potential to transform storytelling, what it means to be punk, and how artists can navigate recent tech layoffs.
🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses four interventions in the human machine he plans to explore with the Institute for the Future.
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