The Human Layer
Episodes
Story As Infrastructure
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailIn S2E5 of The Human Layer, hosts Crystal and Taylor are joined by Mason Pashia who tells stories and runs media for Getting Smart, a ...
OS Upgrades & Archetypes
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFire as Practice: Building Human Operating Systems for Unstable TimesThe weather is getting strange. Instead of pretending otherwise, we...
Rituals of Relearning
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat if the most important operating system isn’t digital at all, but human? We sit down with Louka Perry, a speaker, futurist, strat...
Zombie Democracy
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this conversation, Crystal and Taylor unpack the unsettling reality that American democracy isn’t dying— it’s already hollowed ...
How Surrender, Synchronicity, And Frequency Shape A Life
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSurrender isn’t giving up—it’s tuning in. We kick off Season Two with Pedro Senhorinha Silva, a pastor-poet-producer who lives at ...
Beyond AI's Blackbox: Building Technology That Serves Humanity
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEver wonder if there's a better way to build AI? One that doesn't rely on scraping the internet without consent or encouraging...
Hyperlocal Sovereignty: Building Antifragile Knowledge Commons
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRemember when the internet felt like a collection of personal gardens rather than corporate shopping malls? In this exploration of knowl...
When Money Flows, Builders Thrive
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat happens when funding flows like water instead of coming in unpredictable floods? Graven from FlowState and SuperFluid joins us to e...
Reader #2 | The Story for a Future Soul
16 Apr 2025
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Send us a textWhat happens when humans and AI collaborate to create modern myths? Journey with us into a fascinating exploration of "dancing"...
Reader #1 | Tantra + Tech
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn preparation for the upcoming season on Dark Triad Powers, I decided to record some of the core research gathered for pre-production. ...
From Token to Trust: How Aya is Reshaping Crypto's Global Impact
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHope isn't just an abstract concept – it's the fuel propelling blockchain innovation across Africa. In this candid conversat...
The Quiet Parts Out Loud: Navigating Web3's Human Layer
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe inaugural episode of The Human Layer Podcast, recorded at ETH Denver, explores the tension between technological advancement and hum...