Best Shane Farnsworth Podcasts (2025)

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394 / Luigi / John H. Richardson 1:20:38

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Author and journalist John H. Richardson joins me to ruminate on his new book, Luigi: The Making and the Meaning, published by Simon & Schuster. In line with the book’s title, we discuss the making and the meaning of Luigi Mangione, currently on trial for the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In his full book treatment of the …

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Preview / Luigi / John H. Richardson 5:30

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Author and journalist John H. Richardson joins me to ruminate on his new book, Luigi: The Making and the Meaning, published by Simon & Schuster.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessBy Patrick Farnsworth

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How We Know What Killed the Dinosaurs | Jan Smit | Escaped Sapiens #85 1:26:57

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For over forty years, Dutch geologist and paleontologist Jan Smit has been at the center of one of the most profound scientific detective stories of our time: the investigation into the mass extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Known as the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction, this event wiped out nearly 75% of …

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393 / Political Violence / Shane Burley 1:04:05

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Journalist and author Shane Burley joined me to discuss the specter of political violence in the United States, remarking on the recent assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and the fallout of that event.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/shane-burley-8// Sustain + su…

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392 / Radical Antiquity / Christopher B. Zeichmann 56:28

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Christopher B. Zeichmann, scholar of religion and antiquity, joined me in an enlightening discussion about his new book, Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings, released through Pluto Press. We take an uncommon ground-level tour through the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Instead of viewing this period and pla…

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Preview / Political Violence / Shane Burley 6:04

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Journalist and author Shane Burley joined me to discuss the specter of political violence in the United States, remarking on the recent assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and the fallout of that event.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildern…

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Preview / Radical Antiquity / Christopher B. Zeichmann 9:17

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Christopher B. Zeichmann, scholar of religion and antiquity, joined me in an enlightening discussion about his new book, Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings, released through Pluto Press.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness…

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391 / Extraction / Thea Riofrancos 1:07:41

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Thea Riofrancos joined me to discuss her new book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, released through W.W. Norton.The green capitalist energy transition is underway. In what ways does alternative energy—so-called sustainable or green energy—differ from the fossil fuel extraction, distribution, and consumption that has underlain the glo…

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Preview / Extraction / Thea Riofrancos 9:11

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Thea Riofrancos joined me to discuss her new book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, just released through W.W. Norton.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessBy Patrick Farnsworth

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Causal Fermion Systems: A Radical New Vision Of Reality | Felix Finster | Escaped Sapiens #84 1:33:06

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For over three decades, Felix Finster has been developing a unique and ambitious reformulation of physics known as Causal Fermion Systems (CFS). Physicists usually describe the world in terms of fields defined on a spacetime manifold. Within this familiar framework, abstract quantities such as correlations between matter fields at different points …

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390 / Impasse / Roy Scranton 1:04:47

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Roy Scranton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress, recently published by Stanford University Press.Scranton describes our moment as an impasse. We struggle to narrativize and imagine our path through. The vision of our collective horizons is muddied by the sheer unknowability of what the…

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Preview / Impasse / Roy Scranton 10:32

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Roy Scranton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress, recently published by Stanford University Press.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessBy Patrick Farnsworth

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389 / Fascist Yoga / Stewart Home 1:00:41

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Counterculture author and artist Stewart Home joined me in a discussion about his new book, Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness, recently published by Pluto Press.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/stewart-home// Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninth…

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Preview / Fascist Yoga / Stewart Home 7:14

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Counterculture author and artist Stewart Home joined me in a discussion about his new book, Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness, recently published by Pluto Books.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness…

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388 / The Shifting Global Order / John Feffer 1:07:39

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I am joined by returning guest John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author, to discuss the dramatic shifts and fissures in the global "rules-based order."Since our last interview in March 2020, successive crises have challenged the underlying basis of international law and the coherence of the global economic system. Taking our prev…

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Is Aging Treatable? Radical Mouse Experiments Begin | Aubrey de Grey | Escaped Sapiens #83 1:05:43

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Aging has long been treated as inevitable. But what if it’s not? What if aging is, at its core, a problem to be solved? In this episode, I speak with biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey about the most ambitious anti-aging experiment ever conducted on mice. The Robust Mouse Rejuvenation (RMR) study, spearheaded by Aubrey and the Longevity Escape…

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Preview / The Shifting Global Order / John Feffer 12:18

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I am joined by returning guest John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author, to discuss the dramatic shifts and fissures in the global "rules-based order."// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessBy Patrick Farnsworth

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387 / Judaism of the Below / Amanda Gelender 1:04:37

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Anti-zionist writer and agitator Amanda Gelender joins me to discuss what she describes as the Jewish community's widespread fascism problem.I ask Amanda about her upbringing in a Jewish community and what role Zionism had in her perceptions of the State of Israel and Occupied Palestine, including stepping back from the question itself and interrog…

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Preview / Judaism of the Below / Amanda Gelender 9:55

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Anti-zionist writer and agitator Amanda Gelender joins me to discuss what she describes as the Jewish community's widespread fascism problem.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewildernessBy Patrick Farnsworth

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386 / Humanity’s Final Chapter / Lyle Lewis 1:05:59

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I’m joined by Lyle Lewis, former endangered species biologist and author of Racing to Extinction: Why Humanity Will Soon Vanish. We discuss his decades long career working under the US Department of the Interior, and the various bureaucratic hurdles that stood in the way of protecting and preserving endangered species in the various roles he served…

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Preview / Humanity’s Final Chapter / Lyle Lewis 9:10

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I’m joined by Lyle Lewis, former endangered species biologist and author of Racing to Extinction: Why Humanity Will Soon Vanish. We discuss his decades long career working under the US Department of the Interior, the various bureaucratic hurdles that stood in the way of protecting and preserving endangered species, and why Lewis holds a unique posi…

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`Last Unsolved Problem of Classical Physics' | Sasha Migdal | Escaped Sapiens #82 1:36:49

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Richard Feynman once dubbed turbulence “the last unsolved problem of classical physics.” Beyond the Navier–Stokes equations, no comprehensive statistical framework exists to predict how fluids spin, eddy, and cascade energy—whether in galactic jets, ocean currents, or the swirl of your morning coffee. But that might all be changing. In this episode…

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385 / Viral Persistence / Long Covid Action Project 1:23:35

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Long Covid Action Project (LCAP) founder and journalist Joshua Pribanic returns to the podcast, along with artist and LCAP researcher Amy Mitchell, to discuss their groundbreaking new book, A National Treatment and Research Agenda for Long Covid. They detail the evidence of how this virus persists in the body after infection, and how the HIV-AIDS e…

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Preview / Viral Persistence / Long Covid Action Project 10:27

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Long Covid Action Project (LCAP) founder and journalist Joshua Pribanic returns to the podcast, along with artist and LCAP researcher Amy Mitchell, to discuss their groundbreaking new book, A National Treatment and Research Agenda for Long Covid. They detail the evidence of how this virus persists in the body after infection, and how the HIV-AIDS e…

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Are We More Divided Now Than Ever? | Sam Richards & Laurie Mulvey | Escaped Sapiens #81 1:41:12

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In this conversation I ask Professors Sam Richards & Laurey Mulvey about some of the most controversial topics concerning race and ethnicity in the US today. Is White Privilege a useful term that helps build understanding and facilitates conversation, or does it generate social tension and make poor white people feel gaslit? What is DEI, why is it …

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384 / Climate Whiplash / Daniel Swain 1:10:51

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I speak with Dr. Daniel Swain, climate scientist and science communicator. We begin with the recent news of the Trump administration's deep cuts to current and future research on the climate crisis, and what impact this will have on our ability to track weather and climate trends in the years to come. I asked him to elaborate on his role as a weath…

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Preview / Whiplash / Daniel Swain 12:28

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I speak with Dr. Daniel Swain, climate scientist and communicator, who focuses on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. I asked Dr. Swain to elaborate on his role as a weather and climate science communicator, especially in disaster scenarios, like during the devastating wi…

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383 / The Collapse of Public Health / Jonathan Howard 1:13:18

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Dr. Jonathan Howard returns to the podcast to discuss the collapse of public health in the United States. After coming on the podcast in 2023 to discuss his book, We Want Them Infected, Dr. Howard provides an update on some of the contrarian doctors and anti-vaccine influencers he has been following before and since the onset of the Covid-19 pandem…

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Preview / The Collapse of Public Health / Jonathan Howard 8:47

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Dr. Jonathan Howard returns to the podcast to discuss the collapse of public health in the United States. After coming on the podcast in 2023 to discuss his book, We Want Them Infected, Dr. Howard provides an update on some of the contrarian doctors and anti-vaccine influencers he has been following before and since the onset of the Covid-19 pandem…

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382 / The Below / Linda Quiquivix 1:10:39

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Geographer, illustrator, author, and popular educator Dr. Linda Quiquivix joins me in this interview. Broadly speaking, we discuss the below: “a world where many worlds fit.” Much of this conversation is based on Dr. Quiquivix’s 2024 book, Palestine 1492: A Report Back, published by Wild Ox Books.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewildernes…

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Preview / The Below / Linda Quiquivix 10:51

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Geographer, illustrator, author, and popular educator Dr. Linda Quiquivix joins me in this interview. Broadly speaking, we discuss the below: “a world where many worlds fit.” Much of this conversation is based on Dr. Quiquivix’s 2024 book, Palestine 1492: A Report Back, published by Wild Ox Books.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: …

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381 / The Unnatural History of Bird Flu / Brandon Keim 1:13:26

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Science journalist and author Brandon Keim joins me to discuss the origins and evolution of H5N1—popularly known as bird flu—explored in his excellent article for Nautilus, The Unnatural History of Bird Flu.Brandon Keim deftly covers the recent evolutionary history and trajectory of avian influenza, with a focus on H5N1 and its subvariants as it ha…

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Preview / The Unnatural History of Bird Flu / Brandon Keim 6:52

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Science journalist and author Brandon Keim joins me to discuss the origins and evolution of H5N1—also known as bird flu—explored in his excellent article for Nautilus, The Unnatural History of Bird Flu.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness…

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Solving Quantum Gravity | Pedro Vieira | Escaped Sapiens #80 1:56:39

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What is Holography and how does it help us Quantize gravity? In this conversation I speak with Pedro Vieira, one of the worlds leading experts on holographic dualities and their application in quantum gravity. We start our discussion with a few standard but big questions, like why is quantum gravity difficult, what is quantum field theory, and what…

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Drone Warfare in Ukraine and the Future Of Combat | Sam Bendett | Escaped Sapiens #79 50:49

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In this conversation I speak with Sam Bendett, one of the worlds leading experts on Russian weapons development and capabilities, drones, AI, and the war in Ukraine. Sam is an advisor for the Center for Naval Analyses and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, an honorary “mad scientist” with the Mad Scientist Initiativ…

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380 / Collapse³ / Indrajit Samarajiva 1:14:43

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Essayist and commentator Indrajit Samarajiva joins me to discuss several concepts he works with for his blog, indi.ca, including White Empire and its decline, the Axis of Resistance and the shifting terrain of warfare in the 21st century, and finally, the limits to growth and collapse.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episod…

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Preview / Collapse³ / Indrajit Samarajiva 14:05

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Essayist and commentator Indrajit Samarajiva joins me to discuss several concepts he works with for his blog, indica.ca, including White Empire and its decline, the Axis of Resistance and the shifting terrain of warfare in the 21st century, and the limits to growth and collapse.// Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon…

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AI, Control, and the path to Dystopia | Pedro Domingos | Escaped Sapiens #78 2:15:08

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Will we ever have an AI for president? In this episode of the podcast I speak with Pedro Domingos about the impact of AI on society, industry, and politics. Pedro is professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington and co-founded the International Machine Learning Society. He is also the Author of `The Master A…

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379 / Memory and Enclosure / Peter Gelderloos 1:10:06

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Anarchist writer Peter Gelderloos returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements, published through Pluto Press. We dialogue on topics such as movement heartbreak, memory as relationship, how enclosure produces memory loss, and how ruptures in generational continuity i…

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From Destruction to Regeneration: The Future of Economics | Kate Raworth | Escaped Sapiens #77 1:17:16

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In this conversation I speak with renegade economist and creator of doughnut economics Kate Raworth. Kate is a Senior Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, where she teaches on the Masters in Environmental Change and Management. She is also Professor of Practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. We speak about …

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Preview / Memory and Enclosure / Peter Gelderloos 8:14

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Anarchist writer Peter Gelderloos returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements, published through Pluto Press. We dialogue on topics such as movement heartbreak, memory as relationship, how enclosure produces memory loss, and how a loss of memory in liberatory strugg…

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The Surprising Impact of Regenerative Farming | Joel Salatin | Escaped Sapiens #76 1:48:58

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This conversation is the second part of a two part mini-series on Regenerative cattle farming. The question is: Does raising cattle really have to be so damaging to the environment? Can cattle be integrated into a natural system that sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, and if so what would that system look like? Joel Salatin segregates his land …

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378 / Permanent Ecological Conflict / Xander Dunlap 1:12:40

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Author and activist Xander Dunlap joins me in this wide-ranging interview to discuss permanent ecological conflict, as theorized and documented via numerous case studies in his new book, This System is Killing Us: Land Grabbing, the Green Economy and Ecological Conflict, published through Pluto Press.// Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilde…

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Preview / Permanent Ecological Conflict / Xander Dunlap 12:57

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Author and activist Xander Dunlap joins me in this wide-ranging interview to discuss permanent ecological conflict, as theorized and documented via numerous case studies in his new book, This System is Killing Us: Land Grabbing, the Green Economy and Ecological Conflict, published through Pluto Press.// Support the work + listen to the full intervi…

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Regenerative Farming And Carbon Negative Beef | Will Harris | Escaped Sapiens #75 1:41:41

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In this conversation I speak with Will Harris, who is a fourth generation cattle farmer. Will originally ran a standard industrial farm, but increasingly became dissatisfied by the welfare of his animals. That started a journey to change the way his farm ran, and over the years he has converted his operation piece by piece into a regenerative farm.…

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What is Reality Made Of? Unscrambling the Quantum Omelet | Rob Spekkens | Escaped Sapiens #74 2:04:19

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In quantum mechanics the state of a physical system is described by a wavefunction, which provides information about the probabilities of various outcomes, such as finding a particle at a particular location in space. This differs dramatically from classical physics, where a particle is described by a definite position and momentum. As a result, qu…

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377 / Antivirals Now / Long Covid Action Project 54:40

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Long Covid Action Project (LCAP) activists Corsi Rosenthal (CR) and Clean Air (CA), along with journalist and LCAP founder Joshua Pribanic, discuss the recent direct action CR and CA participated in to disrupt the National Institute of Health's (NIH) first meeting for the RECOVER Initiative, ostensibly created to "understand, treat, and prevent Lon…

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Preview / Antivirals Now / Long Covid Action Project 11:36

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Long Covid Action Project (LCAP) activists Corsi Rosenthal (CR) and Clean Air (CA), along with journalist and LCAP founder Joshua Pribanic, discuss the recent direct action CR and CA participated in to disrupt the National Institute of Health's (NIH) first meeting for the RECOVER Initiative, ostensibly created to "understand, treat, and prevent Lon…

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376 / Between the Abysmal and Catastrophic / Matthew N. Lyons 57:24

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Political analyst, writer, and Three Way Fight contributor Matthew N. Lyons joins me to discuss his analysis of the upcoming US presidential election, and how the choices presented to voters is "between a Democratic option more abysmal than four years ago and a Republican option even more catastrophic than last time." This interview was recorded ju…

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375 / October Seventh Fourteen Ninety Two / Mohamed Abdou 1:34:34

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Author and scholar Dr. Mohamed Abdou returns to the podcast, one year after October 7, 2023.Our discussion flows across various subjects: Al-Aqsa Flood and the US-Israel genocide of Palestinians in Gaza; Islam and the crusading Euro-American imperial project; anti-colonial struggle as resistance, decolonization as "creating the world of many belows…