Dreaming Against the Machine

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What might a good future look like? Explore ideas about how to envision better, realistic, equitable futures with astrophysicist and journalist Dr. Adam Becker. Each week, Adam and a new guest will try to find hope in the darkness of the current political moment through earnest (and entertaining!) conversations about what such a future might look like. In a world where tech oligarchs and their power fantasies are driving visions of the future, Dreaming Against the Machine aims to take back the public conversation about what our world can and should be.

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Recent episodes

  • Episode 23: Language Models, with Emily BenderSep 15, 2026 · 58 min
  • Episode 22: Balancing on the Abyss, with Dave KarpfSep 8, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
  • Sharing a new series from Future Hindsight, Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising.Sep 3, 2026 · 40 min
  • Episode 21: The AI Bubble, with Matt SchererSep 1, 2026 · 60 min
  • Episode 20: Resisting AI Data Centers, with Alli Finn and Matt RodriguezAug 25, 2026 · 54 min
  • Episode 19: Space Colonization, with Lucian Walkowicz and Erika NesvoldAug 18, 2026 · 60 min
  • Episode 18: Science Policy, with Alondra NelsonAug 11, 2026 · 54 min
  • Episode 17: Weapons of Math Destruction, with Cathy O’NeilAug 4, 2026 · 54 min
  • Episode 16: What is Elon Musk? With Quinn Slobodian and Ben TarnoffJul 28, 2026 · 57 min
  • Episode 15: Hopeful Science Fiction, with Becky ChambersJul 21, 2026 · 51 min

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