The Jim Rutt Show
Latest Episodes
Currents 051: Douglas Rushkoff on the Once and Future Internet
Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the internet's history, its potential, & how to move from dystopian despair to productive engagement.
Currents 050: Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech
Jim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), about protecting free speech.
EP 152 Gary Bengier on Hard-Science Futures
Jim talks with Gary Bengier about his sci-fi novel Unfettered Journey, depicting a hard-science view of a possible world 140 years from now.
Currents 049: Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder on Doomer Optimism
Jim talks with Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder about the growing movement of Doomer Optimism, an "open-source structure of feeling."
EP 151 Daniel Mezick on Ritual and Hierarchy
Jim talks with Daniel Mezick about two books on leadership and social coherence: Rational Ritual and Hierarchy in the Forest.
Currents 048: Welf von Hören on Potential
Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Welf von Hren, co-founder of the recently beta-launched Potential app.
EP 150 Jeremy Lent on the Web of Meaning
Jim talks withJeremy Lentabout his bookThe Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe.
Currents 047: Samuel Scarpino on the Epidemiology of Covid-19
Jim has a wide-ranging talk withSamuel Scarpino on Covid-19 epidemiology and disease surveillance.
EP 149 Joshua Vial on Enspiral
Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Joshua Vial, co-founder of the multifaceted social-impact support network Enspiral.
Currents 046: Henry Elkus & Sam Feinburg on Solving Societal Problems
Jim talks with Henry Elkus & Sam Feinburg, founders of global problem solving organization Helena, about its origins and recent projects.