Jim talks with Mark Stahlman aboutthe new Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church's evolving role in a digital age.

Jim talks with Daniel Mezick on the theme of games and their relationship to governance.

Jim talks with Zak Stein about the psychological & developmental risks of AI in K-12 education.

Jim talks with Daniel Rodriguez about the state of AI software development and its implementation in industry.

Jim talks with Ryan Blosser about the ideas in his bookMulberries in the Rain: Growing Permaculture Plants for Food and Friendship, co-authored with Trevor Pearsall.

Jim talks with Adam Lake about Reboot America, a project aimed at reforming American democracy.

Jim talks with Sara Walker about the ideas in her new bookLife as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence.

Jim talks with Ashley Hodgson about her YouTube series "The New Enlightenment" and its heterodox perspectives on economics and social systems.

Jim talks with John Robb about the ideas in his recent essay "Blitzing DC," about how a networked organization took over Washington.

Jim talks with Timothy Clancy about wicked mess problems & the potential for a new Cold War centered on AI.