# The Medium is the Message w/ Peter Berkman of Anamanaguchi

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Podcast: [New Polity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-polity-1279735)
Published: 2025-10-08T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Technology has given an untrained humanity unprecedented power over itself. Peter Berkman, following Marshall McLuhan and Romano Guardini, argues that the "digital world" has rapidly replaced other modes of human interaction, and AI presents a rapid acceleration of that movement. In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Peter Berkman discuss this development and the Christian response. Subscribe to New Polity Magazine by Oct 13th to receive Issue 6.2/3 on Artificial Intelligence! Peter is a member of the band Anamanaguchi. Check out their new album "Anyway" : Check out Peter’s essay " Will There Be an AI Apocalypse? "

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