Episode

The AI End Game: Is AI Alive? with Michael Pollan

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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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Jun 16, 2026

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2980

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Summary

Scientists, philosophers, and artists all agree: consciousness is a unique feeling. And at the same time, one of the world’s most confounding and complex questions remains: what exactly is this feeling? Is it awareness? Is it thoughts? Feelings? Michael Pollan joins WITHpod to share what he’s learned about the force that animates all of us.