The Jim Rutt Show

Latest Episodes
EP 293 Brendan Graham Dempsey on Cosmic Teleology and Emergence Vectors
Jim talks with Brendan Graham Dempsey, picking up on a disagreement they had on Facebook about the teleology of the universe.
EP 292 Emil Ejner Friis on Building a Listening Society
Jim talks with Emil Ejner Friis about political metamodernism and what comes after postmodernism.
EP 291 Jeff Sebo on Who Matters, What Matters, and Why
Jim talks with Jeff Sebo about the ideas in his bookThe Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why.
EP 290 Mark Stahlman on Trump as the Avatar of the Digital Paradigm Shift
Jim talks with Mark Stahlman about Trump as an avatar of the current digital transformation.
EP 289 Adam B. Levine on AI-Powered Programming for Non-Developers
Jim talks with Adam B. Levine about AI programming aids for non-techies and the future of Bitcoin.
EP 288 BJ Campbell on Cops, Belief, and Chainsaw-Faced Robot Dogs
Jim talks with BJ Campbell about the ideas in his Substack essay "On Cops, Belief, and Chainsaw Faced Robot Dogs."
EP 287 Jonathan Rauch on the Epistemic Crisis
Jim talks with Jonathan Rauch about the ideas in his bookThe Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.
EP 286 Bob Levy on the Use and Abuse of Presidential Power
Jim talks with Bob Levy about presidential powers, their history, and their potential for abuse.
EP 285 Josh Bernoff on AI, Writing, and Thinking
Jim talks with Josh Bernoff, author ofWriting Without Bullshit,about the impact of AI on writing education and professional writing.
EP 284 Jordan Hall on AI, the Commons, and the Church
Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the relationship between humanity and advanced AI.