The Jim Rutt Show

Currents 071: Liam Madden on Rebirthing Democracy

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Liam Madden, a congressional candidate in Vermont who strongly resonates with the GameB ethos... Jim talks with Liam Madden, a congres...

Currents 070: Brian Chau on Propaganda & Populism

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Brian Chau about seeing the world as it is, not as we wish it to be... Jim talks with Brian Chau about seeing the world as it is, not ...

Currents 069: Bonnitta Roy and Euvie Ivanova on Collective Intimacy

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Euvie Ivanova and Bonnitta Roy about a recent Twitter exchange exploring intimacy as "both the problem and the solution"... Jim talks...

EP 166 Lene Rachel Andersen Part 2: Libertism

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Lene Rachel Andersen in the second of a two-part series about her new book Libertism: Grasping the 21st Century, picking up where they...

EP 165 Lene Rachel Andersen Part 1: Libertism

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Lene Rachel Andersen in the first of a two-part series about her new book Libertism: Grasping the 21st Century... Jim talks with L...

Currents 068: Jonathan Rowson on the Chess Drama

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Grandmaster chess player and philosopher Jonathan Rowson about the recent drama between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann in the Champion...

EP 164 John Markoff on the Many Lives of Stewart Brand

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with John Markoff about his new biography, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand...   Jim talks with John Markoff about his new b...

EP 163 Benedict Beckeld on Western Self-Contempt

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Benedict Beckeld about his new book Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations... Jim talks with Benedict Bec...

EP 162 Max Borders on Decentralism

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with recurring guest Max Borders about the ideas in his new book The Decentralist: Mission, Morality, and Meaning in the Age of Crypto... ...

Currents 067: Zak Stein on Ending Nihilistic Design

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with recurring guest Zak Stein about the Consilience Project's article "Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Des...

Currents 066: Matthew Pirkowski on Emergence in Possibility Space

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim continues his discussion with Matthew Pirkowski on ideas of emergence and how they can be applied to today's meta-crisis... Jim continues his dis...

EP 161 Greg Thomas on Untangling the Gordian Knot of Race

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Greg Thomas about American democracy & the problems created by racial essentialism & racialization... Jim talks with Greg Thomas a...

EP 160 Curtis Yarvin on Monarchy in the U.S.A.

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Curtis Yarvin about his proposal to replace our current government with a monarchy, part of an ongoing exploration of problems with and...

EP 159 Bobby Azarian on the Romance of Reality

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Bobby Azarian about the ideas in his new book The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness,...

Currents 065: Alexander Bard on Protopian Narratology

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Alexander Bard, continuing a series of encounters between GameB and the Dark Renaissance movement... Jim talks with Alexander Bard, co...

Who Are You EP 01: Seth Jordan on Social Threefolding

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first, experimental episode of Who Are You, a subseries of the Jim Rutt Show in which Jim has an unplanned conversation with a mystery gue...

Currents 064: Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel on Art x AI

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel about the intersection of AI and art... Jim talks with Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel about the int...

EP 158 Remzi Bajrami on Flow Currency

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks to Remzi Bajrami about the ideas in his book Common Planet: A New Game of Life...    Jim talks to Remzi Bajrami about the ideas in his ...

Currents 063: Jessica Flack on nth-Order Effects of the Russia-Ukraine War

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Jessica Flack about nth-order effects of the war in Ukraine... Jim talks with Jessica Flack about nth-order effects of the war in Ukra...

EP 157 Terrence Deacon on Mind’s Emergence From Matter

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks to Terrence Deacon about the ideas in his book Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged From Matter... Jim talks to Terrence Deacon about the ...

EP 156 James Poulos on Remaining Human

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with James Poulos about the ideas in his new book Human Forever: The Spiritual Politics of Digital War... Jim talks with James Poulos ab...

Currents 062: Stephanie Lepp Interviews Jim Rutt on Musk and Moderation

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jim Rutt is a guest on his own show! He's interviewed by Stephanie Lepp about the ideas in his Quillette essay "Musk and Moderatio...

EP 155 Iain McGilchrist Part 2: The Matter With Things

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a second talk with Iain McGilchrist about the ideas in his book The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the Wo...

Currents 061: Nora Bateson on a Return to Earnestness

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Nora Bateson about ecologies of communication and the value of earnestness... Jim talks with Nora Bateson about ecologies of communica...

EP 154 Iain McGilchrist on The Matter With Things

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Iain McGilchrist about his new book, The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World... Jim talks ...

Currents 060: Panos Siozos on Online Education

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Panos Siozos, CEO and co-founder of LearnWorlds, a platform for online education, about alternative routes in education delivery... Ji...

Currents 059: Samo Burja on RU->UKR 23-MAR-2022

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing his series of expert interviews on the Russia-Ukraine War, Jim talks again with Samo Burja about the state of the Russian advance one month...

EP 153 Forrest Landry on Small Group Method

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Forrest Landry about his Small Group Method and the obstacles to scaling it up... Jim talks with Forrest Landry about his Small Grou...

Currents 058: John Robb on Russia-Ukraine Outcomes

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing his series of expert interviews on the Russia-Ukraine War, Jim talks again with John Robb, this time about the likelihood of a settlement.....

Currents 057: Timothy Clancy on Russia’s Mid-Game

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing his series of expert interviews on the Russia-Ukraine War, Jim talks with Timothy Clancy about forecasting the conflict through mid-May... ...

Currents 056: Julyan Davey on Weaving a Non-Dual Civilization

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a talk with Julyan Davey inspired by Julyan's essay series "Weaving a Non-Dual Civilisation"... Jim has a talk with Julyan Davey inspired b...

Currents 055: Paul Goble on Putin’s Strategic Mistakes

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing his series of expert interviews on the unfolding situation in Ukraine, Jim talks with Paul Goble, a longtime specialist on ethnic and relig...

Currents 054: Samo Burja on the Russia-Ukraine War

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a timely talk with Samo Burja about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what it might mean moving forward... Jim has a timely talk with Sam...

Currents 053: Matthew Pirkowski on Grammars of Emergence

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about new frameworks in the study of emergence... Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about new frameworks in the stu...

Currents 052: John Robb on War in Ukraine

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a forward-looking talk with recurring guest John Robb about the meaning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine... Jim has a forward-looking talk w...

Currents 051: Douglas Rushkoff on the Once and Future Internet

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about where the internet came from, where it might go, & how to move from dystopian despair to productive engagement.....

Currents 050: Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The...

EP 152 Gary Bengier on Hard-Science Futures

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Gary Bengier about his science fiction novel Unfettered Journey, depicting a hard-science view of a possible world 140 or so years in t...

Currents 049: Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder on Doomer Optimism

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder about the growing movement of Doomer Optimism... Jim talks with Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder about the gr...

EP 151 Daniel Mezick on Ritual and Hierarchy

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Daniel Mezick about two books on leadership & social coherence, Michael Suk-Young Chwe's Rational Ritual & Christopher Boehm's Hierarch...

Currents 048: Welf von Hören on Potential

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Welf von Hören, co-founder of the recently beta-launched Potential app... Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Welf v...

EP 150 Jeremy Lent on the Web of Meaning

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Jeremy Lent about his latest book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Plac...

Currents 047: Samuel Scarpino on the Epidemiology of Covid-19

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Samuel Scarpino on Covid-19 epidemiology and disease surveillance... Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Samuel Scarp...

EP 149 Joshua Vial on Enspiral

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Joshua Vial, co-founder of the multifaceted social-impact support network Enspiral... Jim has a wide-ranging talk ...

Currents 046: Henry Elkus & Sam Feinburg on Solving Societal Problems

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks with Henry Elkus and Sam Feinburg, founders of the global problem solving organization Helena...Jim talks with Henry Elkus and Sam Feinburg,...

EP148 Antonio Damasio on Feeling and Knowing

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about his latest book, Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious... Jim has a wide-r...

EP147 John Vervaeke Part 5: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke joins Jim for the final episode of a five-part series examining the ideas put forward in Vervaeke’s popular YouTube series, Awakenin...

Currents 045: Dorian Abbot on Protecting Academic Freedom

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a timely discussion with geophysicist Dorian Abbot, whose public lecture was recently canceled by MIT—Jim's alma mater—due to Dorian's vie...

EP146 John Vervaeke Part 4: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke joins Jim for the fourth of a five-part series examining the ideas put forward in Vervaeke’s popular YouTube series, Awakening fro...

EP145 John Vervaeke Part 3: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke joins Jim for the third of a five-part series examining the ideas put forward in Vervaeke’s popular YouTube series, Awakening from the...

EP144 John Vervaeke Part 2: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke joins Jim for the second of a five-part series examining the ideas put forward in Vervaeke's popular YouTube series, Awakening from ...

EP143 John Vervaeke Part 1: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke joins Jim for the first of a five-part series examining the ideas put forward in Vervaeke's popular YouTube series, Awakening from t...

Currents 044: Zak Stein on Propaganda and the Information War

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zak Stein & Jim have a wide-ranging talk inspired by two recent Consilience Project essays on the information war & propaganda... Zak Stein ...

Currents 043: Lene Rachel Andersen on Bildung

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lene Rachel Andersen & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the meaning of Bildung & the growing Bildung movement, inspired by last week's Global Bildun...

EP142 Robert Tercek on the Metaverse

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with returning guest Robert Tercek about competing visions of the metaverse... Jim has a wide-ranging talk with r...

EP141 Heather Heying on Confronting Hyper-Novelty

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with evolutionary biologist Heather Heying about her & Bret Weinstein’s new book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the...

EP140 Robin Dunbar on Friendship

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks to Robin Dunbar (of Dunbar's number) about his new book, Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships... ...

Currents 042: John Robb on Afghanistan Withdrawal

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Robb & Jim meet for a timely discussion about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan... John Robb & Jim meet for a timely discussion about t...

EP139 Robert Tercek on Education Today

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Tercek & Jim continue their conversation in this wide-ranging chat about learning & education... Robert Tercek & Jim continue their ...

Currents 041: Jonathan Rowson on Our Metacrisis Pickle

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Rowson & Jim continue their conversation by exploring Jonathan's recent essay, Tasting the Pickle: Ten flavours of meta-crisis and the ap...

Currents 040: Jim Rutt Show Changes & Reflections

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Rutt Show producer, Jared Janes & Jim announce some changes to the podcast... Jim Rutt Show producer, Jared Janes & Jim announce some chang...

EP138 W. Brian Arthur on the Nature of Technology

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

W. Brian Arthur & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about his book, The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves... W. Brian Arthur...

Currents 039: Alexander Beiner on Psychedelic Turf Wars

18 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Beiner & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about Beiner’s recent essay “Who’s in Charge of Psilocybin?”... Alexander Beiner & Ji...

Currents 038: Connor Leahy on Artificial Intelligence

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Connor Leahy continues his conversion with Jim in this wide-ranging chat about Artificial Intelligence... Connor Leahy continues his conver...

EP137 Ken Stanley on Neuroevolution

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Stanley & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about one of his co-authored papers, "Designing neural networks through neuroevolution"... Ken S...

Currents 037: Sam Harris on Surviving Our Smartphones

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reason.fm co-founder Sam Harris talks to Jim about his TEDx talk, "The Genius You Need to Listen to Is Yourself"... Reason.fm co-founder ...

EP136 Harvey Reid on Troubadour Music

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and music educator Harvey Reid talks to Jim about his book, The Troubadour Chronicles: A History, A Cel...

EP135 Dennis Waters on Behavior & Culture in One Dimension

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Dennis Waters about his book, Behavior and Culture in One Dimension: Sequences, Affordances, and the Evolution of ...

EP134 Forrest Landry on Non-Relative Ethics

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Forrest Landry & Jim continue their exploration of metaphysics by diving deep into the Non-Relative Ethics that arise from Forrest’s Immanent Me...

Currents 036: Melanie Mitchell on Why AI is Hard

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks to Melanie Mitchell about her recent paper, "Why AI is Harder Than We Think"... Melanie Mitchell & Jim talk about her recent paper,...

Currents 035: Steve Barbour on Mining Bitcoin with Methane

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Barbour talks to Jim about his company, Upstream Data Inc. — a company that uses natural gas to mine bitcoin... Steve Barbour talks ...

EP133 Robert Tercek on Digital Strategies

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Tercek has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about his book, Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World... Rober...

EP132 Britt Adkins on Celestial Civilization

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Britt Adkins & Jim on the space industry: prioritization, funding, misconceptions, meaning, cultural & political impact, policy, and much more... ...

Currents 034: Samo Burja on the Consilience Project

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Samo Burja joins Jim to talk about the Consilience Project: a project that aims to create positive cultural change in unique ways... Samo Bur...

EP131 Jason Mauck on #FarmWeird

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Mauck talks to Jim about starting Constant Canopy and the dynamics, technologies & economics of innovative farming strategies... Jas...

EP130 Ken Stanley on Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Stanley and Jim talk about his wide-ranging book Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective... Ken Stanley and Jim t...

Currents 033: Connor Leahy on Deep Learning

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Connor Leahy has a wide-ranging chat with Jim about the state & future of Deep Learning... Connor Leahy has a wide-ranging chat with Jim about ...

EP129 Stephanie Lepp on Deep Reckonings

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Lepp & Jim have a wide-ranging talk on her two-time Webby Award winning video series, Deep Reckonings... Stephanie Lepp & Ji...

EP128 Forrest Landry on Immanent Metaphysics: Part 3

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Forrest Landry & Jim continue their exploration of Forrest's Immanent Metaphysics by diving deep into its Incommensuration Theorem (ICT)... ...

EP127 Jonathan Rowson on The Moves That Matter

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Rowson & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about his book, The Moves That Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life... Jonathan...

EP126 Jordan Gruber & James Fadiman on Our Symphony of Selves

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Gruber & James Fadiman talk with Jim about their new book, Your Symphony of Selves: Discover and Understand More of Who We Are... ...

EP125 Samo Burja on Societal Decline: Part 2

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Samo Burja & Jim continue their convo about Great Founder Theory: history, bureaucracy vs delegation, competition, ambition, empire theory, and much ...

Currents 032: Tyson Yunkaporta on Spirits, GameB & Protopias

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyson Yunkaporta joins Jim for another wide-ranging yarn that covers DMT & machine elves, survivance, ego death, selling souls, and much more... ...

EP124 Jim Hackett on Ford, Electric Cars & More

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former Ford CEO, Jim Hackett & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the history & future of electric cars, the automotive industry, and much more... ...

Currents 031: Trent Loos on Family Ranching

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trent Loos talks to Jim about his multi-generational Nebraska-based ranching operation... Trent Loos talks to Jim about his multi-generational ...

EP123 Jamie Wheal on Recapturing the Rapture

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Wheal talks to Jim about his new book, Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind... Jami...

Currents 030: Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Consilience Project

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Schmachtenberger & Jim talk about his newly launched project, The Consilience Project... Daniel Schmachtenberger & Jim talk about his...

EP122 Ashley Colby on Subsistence Agriculture

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Colby & Jim talk about her book, Subsistence Agriculture in the US, moving to Uruguay, starting the Rizoma Field School, and much more... ...

EP121 Broke in America with Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox talk to Jim about their book, Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty... Joa...

EP120 James Ehrlich on ReGen Villages Part 2

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Ehrlich & Jim continue their conversation on ReGen Villages: smart houses & neighborhoods, regulatory hurdles, status/progress, and much more...

EP119 Max Borders on Post-Collapse

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Max Borders & Jim continue their last conversation on his book, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals... Ma...

EP118 Matt Ridley on How Innovation Works

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Ridley talks to Jim about his latest book, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom... Matt Ridley talks to Jim about...

EP117 Samo Burja on Societal Decline

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Samo Burja talks to Jim about his book, Great Founder Theory: theories & limits of history, institutions, design vs evolution, declining empires, and ...

EP116 Doug Erwin on the Cambrian Explosion

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Erwin talks to Jim about his book, The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity... Doug Erwin talks to Jim about...

Currents 029: Vance Crowe on the “Well-Actually” Graph

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim talks to Vance Crowe about what led him to work at Monsanto, how he discovered & uses the "Well_Actually" Graph, GameB, VR & much more... ...

EP115 Max Borders on America’s Collapse

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Max Borders with Jim on his new book, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals: GameB, complexity, climate, wokism... ...

EP114 John Bunzl on his Simpol Solution

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Bunzl talks to Jim about the multi-faceted approach to global cooperation he created, Simpol - The Simultaneous Policy... John Bunzl t...

Currents 028: Simon DeDeo on Explaining Explanation

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim & Simon DeDeo on his recent paper, "From Probability to Consilience: How Explanatory Values Implement Bayesian Reasoning"... In this curren...

EP113 Zak Stein on Hierarchical Complexity

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zak Stein & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the history & dynamics of hierarchical complexity & human development... Zak Stein & Jim hav...

Currents 027: Charles Hoskinson on Cardano Blockchain Project

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Hoskinson & Jim on blockchain history, his history with the Ethereum project & what led him to found Cardano, a 3rd gen project, and much more...