Team Futurism

Thomas Sheedy is the founder and president of Atheists for Liberty.

In this interview, Thomas and Peter discuss the future of the atheist movement, the threats of the religious right, the problem with Jordan Peterson's brand of Christianity, the strange case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali converting to Christianity, and other topics.

Also check out Thomas's previous appearance on Team Futurism.

For more about Thomas Sheedy, check out Atheistsforliberty.org, follow Thomas on X, and doing the AFL Discord.

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This episode of the podcast covers a range of tech and culture stories that caught our attention this week. We cover:

* Texas gerrymandering

* The launch of ChatGPT-5

* Disney’s lawsuit again Midjourney

* A breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research

* Lil Tay’s OnlyFans launch, reigniting the debate over whether OnlyFans should be banned

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There has been a lot of news lately about AI models taking jobs away from fashion models. H&M, Vogue, and others have already started using some AI models.

However, according to Peter Clarke on this episode, AI models have nothing on Sydney Sweeney. Not necessarily because she's so hot, but because, as a human, she's able to stir up a real cultural discourse.

This episode also includes a discussion about Microsoft's report about the 40 jobs most susceptible to being replaced by AI. The episode concludes with a heated discussion about housing policy, stemming from a clip of Tyler Cowen saying that Oakland, CA should look like Dubai.

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"I've been a tech optimist until recently." - Lucien Greaves

Lucien Greaves is the co-founder of The Satanic Temple. In this interview segment, Peter Clarke asks him about his thoughts on the longevity movement, mind uploading, AI, and related topics.

Check out the full interview with Lucien, originally published on YouTube in 2024.

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There's a stark difference between Brian Johnson (Liver King) and Bryan Johnson (longevity guy) who are about the same age. While Brian Johnson looks weathered and unhealthy, Bryan Johnson looks pretty good for his age.

In this segment of a livestream, Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss the divide between health gurus who are all in for nature vs. those who are all in for science.

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Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen discuss the latest updates on the Epstein files and how this is impacting MAGA world. They also cover the “new angle” footage from the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at Butler, Pennsylvania. Is there anything to the conspiracy that the shooting was staged?

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Arun Kumar is a political advisor who was very active in Andrew Yang’s campaigns for president and NYC mayor. Currently, Arun is helping out with Zoltan Istvan’s campaign for California governor.

Follow Arun on X @A_18_K.

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Johnson Riggs is a sci-fi author and satirist who recently released the new novel Pandemonia. He also writes the Substack, Underground Designs.

In this interview, Peter Clarke and Johnson discuss comedy and censorship, the influence of Joe Rogan and comedians in his orbit, how we should think about conspiracy theories, the value of extreme characters like Curtis Yarvin, how AI will impact literature and art, and other topics.

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Zoltan Istvan is a prominent futurist currently running for California governor. In this interview, he introduced his concept for the future economy based on automated labor and universal basic income. He calls it: the Automated Abundance Economy.

For more about Zoltan, check out his campaign website and follow him on Twitter @Zoltan_Istvant.

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Eoin Higgins is a journalist and historian whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Intercept, and many other publications. He is the author of the new book, “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.”

In this interview, Peter Clarke and Eoin Higgins discuss the strange phenomenon where, over the past few years, a lot public figures on the left have not only moved right, but have suddenly have found themselves to be best friends with Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and even Trump. Eoin makes the case the Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires have played a significant role in this story.

The interview centers around the political evolution of Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, but also touches and many other figures. Peter and Eoin are in broad agreement about the questionable motives of most of the characters under discussion, but they get into a lively debate around Bari Weiss and Bill Maher.

Find more from Eoin on his Substack The Flashpoint and follow him on Twitter @EoinHiggins_.

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