Peter and Devon discuss Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign and explain why any comparisons to Andrew Yang are entirely misled. During this discussion, Peter goes into the arguably scandalous way that Vivek made his money with a failed Alzheimer's drug. To be fair to Vivek, he offers a rebuttal to this claim here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UgCe_k8aR8&t=0s

Peter Clarke and tech-optimist Kimberly Forsythe discuss a wide range of futurist topics, including the dangers and possibilities of AI, moving beyond scarcity, transhumanism, UBI, the future of the internet, and Elon Musk. Follow Kimberly on Twitter/X: @NewWrldOptimist

Peter and Devon discuss whether they'd get their eyes scanned for Sam Altman's new cryptocurrency Worldcoin. They also give a review of Oppenheimer and discuss their frustration with America's gerontocracy.

In this interview with futurist Rachel Haywire, we discuss her recent article "Predictions for the Near Future." We cover her predictions about the rise of pop-up shops, the death of the town square, the centralization of groupchats, and many other topics. Check out Rachel's writing at The Cultural Futurist on Substack: https://culturalfuturist.substack.com/ Reference: "My Predictions for the Near Future" by Rachel Haywire: https://culturalfuturist.substack.com/p/my-predictions-for-the-near-future

We debate whether lab-grown meat is a net good for the world, or whether it's an overblown, energy-draining vanity project for the rich.

Thomas Sheedy is the founder and president of Atheists for Liberty, an organization that promotes free thinking and the normalization of atheism--without the "woke" ideology that has overtaken other atheist organizations. Thomas and Peter discuss concerns with wokeism in atheist communities, the real dangers of Christian nationalists, the future of atheism, the new Satanic panic, and other topics. Atheists for Liberty: https://www.atheistsforliberty.org/

Chris Marshall is a futurist and behavioral scientist based in Wales. His new book, "Decoding Change," is about understanding the megatrends that will define our future. Chris and Peter discuss crypto, block chain technology, performance psychology, AI, and when to expect the next real paradigm shift in technology. Link to Decoding Change: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Change-Understanding-optimistic-future/dp/173911700X Chris's Website The Uncertainty Scientist: https://www.theuncertaintyscientist.com/

In response to Ron DeSantis and other politicians coming to San Francisco to declare it a "collapsed" city, we discuss what it's really like to walk around the city right now in 2023. The city has lots of problems (homelessness, empty office buildings, stores closing, etc), but highlighting just these issues doesn't give the full picture.

Tom Ross is the Transhumanist Party's 2024 presidential candidate. In this interview, we discuss the viability of the Transhumanist Party, sentient rights, existential risks, and having an AI campaign manager. We also discuss Tom's book "US6 Hexalogy" and his experience hanging out with figures such as Robert Anton Wilson, Marilyn Ferguson, and Timothy Leary.

We debate whether Apple's new AR/VR headset, the Vision Pro, is going to change the world or be an utter failure like Google Glass.