Catalysta

Urbanists Miguel Robles-Durán and Liam Young bring deep knowledge of cities to a rapidly changing urban landscape. Their central question is whether technology can work for all of us or only for a handful of companies.

Miguel is an Associate Professor of Urbanism at The New School in New York City. Liam is co-founder of an Urban Futures think tank.

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Will technology affect workers in the Global South and North in similar ways? One ofour guests lives in Indonesia, the other hails from New York City. One steeped in trade, agriculture, and justice; the other writes on economics and society.

 Together for the first time: Rachmi Hertanti and Peter Frase.

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The lives of Michael Ben-Eli and Jaime Snyder were both deeply shaped byBuckminster Fuller. Jaime is an educator, writer, filmmaker, singer-songwriter,Fuller’s grandson, and co-founder of the Buckminster Fuller Institute. Michaelwas Fuller’s student and colleague and is founder of the one-of-a-kindSustainability Laboratory.

This is a conversation about legacy, application, and carrying a vision forward.
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Buckminster Fuller comes to life through stories from his students, biographer, and a new generation inspired by his legacy.

From geodesic domes to three-wheeledcars, from doing more with less to housing the world and envisioning a futurethat still could be—meet Buckminster Fuller, a man of tomorrow and today.

Featuring Bonnie DeVarco, Medard Gabel, Daniel López-Pérez, Alec Nevala-Lee,and Roxanna Shohadaee.

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Chickie Munch and Binnie Bunny Munch (with MD) host a wide-ranging conversation withJessica Rose on censorship, health policy, and AI.

And... Charles Michel guides a meditation on tasting water.

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Let’s have a look under the hood of democracy and consider its hidden machinations. Seven guests guide a tour through neoliberalism, precarious employment, fudged economics, unions, and transhumanism.

Featuring Nancy Fraser, Andy Merrifield, and John Bellamy Foster.

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If democracy is a house, democratic infrastructure is the foundation. This episodealso takes up the topic of fascism—a term much bandied about.

 A compelling panel of voices gathersto examine the workings of our world as we head into the maelstrom. FeaturingMark Crispin Miller, Celia Farber, and Aaron Good.

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Charles Michel is a chef and activist who sees conscious eating as a pathway to self-knowledge, interpersonal development, and alignment with the living world.

Have a seat at the table and bon appétit!

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Who speaks up on the impact of technology in a for-profit healthcare world? Our guests! Robbie Davis-Floyd is a renowned birth anthropologist, and Gerard Brogan is a Director of Nursing Practice at the California branch of National Nurses United representing more than 175,000 members nationwide.

 This is a conversation on care, labor,systems, and the kind of future medicine is building.

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Vandana Shiva joins our biodiversity panel to consider human population, a rareperspective on renewable energy, and the role of beliefs and attitudes inbiodiversity loss.

 Dr. Shiva shares her thoughts on humancoexistence with nature and sheds light on possible paths forward.

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