Team Futurism

In this episode, we discuss Devon's recent trip to Nashville, whether Nashville is still a cool place to move, and the future of the city as a hub for music and culture. Peter argues that the whole country scene is one gigantic LARP, but maybe that's OK, and maybe all scenes are a kind of LARP.

We also discuss the phenomenon of bands no longer having the same cultural power they once had. Instead, solo acts (like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé) now make all the hit songs. Will this trend continue or will bands come back?

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The last bellwether county in the country (the county that has gone for the winning president since the 1980s) is Clallam County in Washington State. As a native to Port Angeles in Clallam County, Peter predicts how he thinks the county will vote in November 2024.

According to polling, the county is currently split pretty evenly between Trump and Harris.

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Ann K Sterzinger is a journalist and a novelist currently living in Paris. This conversation covers life in Paris, European weed, immigration, the current state of literature, problems with the mental health field, and other topics. We also talk about several of Ann’s novels, including her most popular novel NVSQVAM. Follow Ann on Twitter @VraieSterzinger.

Ann and Peter are both part of a new podcast called MELTDOWN HOUR with Rachel Haywire.

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Outro song: "Breath" by Pere Ubu

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Peter and Devon discuss the recent story of the guy charged with allegedly creating fake bands and monetizing them with AI bots.

They then get into reviewing Trump's epic debate loss to Kamala Harris. Peter also discusses his growing frustration with Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, Elon Musk, and others who went from being "on the left" to suddenly becoming—not skeptical centrists, but—full blown conspiracy-brained Trump apologists.

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Katherine Dee is an internet culture reporter, internet historian, and online personality. Her writing has appeared in UnHerd, Tablet, The Spectator, The Free Press, and elsewhere. She's also well known for her cultural commentary as Default Friend on Twitter and for her Substack account, default.blog.

In this conversation with Peter Clarke, Katherine discusses digital relationships, "fictosexuality," the loneliness epidemic, real life vs. social media, and the news about Russia funding Dave Rubin and Tim Pool.

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Can anyone be a bioengineer? What goes on inside a community biolab? Can small labs create dangerous viruses or bioweapons?

On this episode, Peter Clarke and Devon Carsen visit Cellsius, a community biolab in San Francisco that was recently founded by Elliot Roth. Elliot reveals what is needed to start a biolab and explains why learning bioengineering skills is just as important today as learning computer engineering skills.

Elliot has a degree in biomedical engineering and has previously started seven companies and two nonprofits. In addition to his work at Cellsius, he currently serves as Head of Strategic Partnerships at Deep Science Ventures.

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Alan Rhode is a former journalist and lawyer from Milan who founded a successful tax and legal consultancy in London. Alan is the author of the new political novel, The Eagle and Cockerel, which envisions a near future where France and German consider joining to become a new superpower called Charlemagny.

In this conversation, Peter Clarke and Alan Rhode discuss the power of literature, the current state of Europe and the future of the EU, how Europeans view Donald Trump, and other topics.

Follow Alan on X @AlanRhode.

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Las Vegas hit its all-time hottest temperature of 120 degrees on July 7. As this extreme heat becomes the new normal, and in the context of the dying Colorado River, does Las Vegas have a future? Should the city ever have existed in the first place?

We get into a heated debate over these and related questions.

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Naum Milyavskiy is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles and writes the Substack the Backshop. His work often explores issues related to emerging technologies.

In this conversation, we discuss: the state of entertainment, the challenges of filmmaking, the impacts of AI, the question of whether culture is stuck, the way tech platforms dictate what creators focus on, the importance of in-person communities, and other topics.

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The Democratic Party did the country a major disservice in hiding Biden's cognitive decline. Now that we all see clearly how much Biden has lost it, there's no choice but for him to drop out (assuming Democrats care at all about winning).

But if Biden doesn't drop out, should anyone vote for him? We discuss.

"Will you vote for Joe Biden?" discussion starts at min 11:09.

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