{"podcast":{"title":"Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff","slug":"team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239","podcast_index_feed_id":52239,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/3d87dea6-3d7d-4d94-b02e-9eb931541da8","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/3/27/21/234bc932-3954-43f4-90a9-7eca4d21c35e_thlogonew_copy.jpg","author":"Douglas Rushkoff","episode_count":424,"summary":"Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from the way we've built this world — and what do we do about it? Team Human is a weekly podcast about technology, power, consciousness, and what it means to stay human in a world that increasingly doesn't seem designed for us. No corporate backing. No network. No algorithm deciding what gets said. Just honest, rigorous conversation with people working at the edges of the most important questions of our time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T16:17:44.849366+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239"},"episode":{"title":"The Trap of Living Forever (And the Bliss of Letting Go)","slug":"the-trap-of-living-forever-and-the-bliss-of-letting-go","published_at":"2026-06-16T16:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239/the-trap-of-living-forever-and-the-bliss-of-letting-go","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239","url":"http://teamhuman.fm/feed/episodes","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/ac7d86ad-ec14-4785-a5da-19c62e31f95e/stream.mp3","summary":"Rushkoff contrasts the blissful, terrifying reality of voluntary dissolution with our pyramid-building civilization. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to tech billionaires injecting themselves with young blood, humanity has built a world based on accumulation, extraction, and freezing time. He argues true power doesn't come from maintaining a rigid, permanent self-hood or uploading your consciousness to a server. True vitality comes from our capacity to affect and be affected by others: to flow with the universe’s infinite chain, accept our temporary nature, and find the others to dance with. 🌍 Support Team Human to keep us independent, gain ad-free access to the show, exclusive livestreams with Rushkoff, live events, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teamhuman 🤝 Team Human is proudly supported by Groucho. You can take 50% off your first month by using promo code \"teamhuman\": https://mygroucho.club/teamhuman Download Groucho: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groucho/id6756526142?ct=teamhuman&mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trampoline.groucho&utm_source=website&utm_medium=landing&utm_campaign=teamhuman Follow Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff: Instagram: https:/www.instagram.com/douglasrushkoff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/douglasrushkoff Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rushkoff.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"Rushkoff contrasts the blissful, terrifying reality of voluntary dissolution with our pyramid-building civilization. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1124,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239/episodes/the-trap-of-living-forever-and-the-bliss-of-letting-go/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/team-human-with-douglas-rushkoff-52239/the-trap-of-living-forever-and-the-bliss-of-letting-go.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}