Oct 16, 2021
We live in a culture that prizes youth and tells us that, once our wild 20s are over, we're basically on the slow train to decay and death. But modern science tells us otherwise, as we set out to explore in this episode.
Given the cultural narrative of decline and fall, do we even have a sense of what the stages of life...
Jun 18, 2021
Jon’s been getting disturbing dispatches from Andrea.
Is the economy about to crash like never before? Was 2008’s Big Short just a dress rehearsal for an incoming apocalypse that will shred the stock market and rewrite the future of society?
More importantly, should we all be investing in GameStop?
Well,...
Apr 3, 2021
Andrea returns for a live, YouTube-streamed episode as we finally get back in the recording saddle!
And we're back with anger. Or at least, a certain kind of anger: the channelled variety which Andrea says is essential to making a true connection with and impact on the outside world.
We've decided to shake things up a...
Feb 13, 2021
This episode is an experiment.
Jon turns on the mic for a solo cast – to reflect on what life in the pandemic means and the challenges of finding meaning and direction in a world where it feels impossible to plan for the future.
We've also go an update for you on the state of the podcast, and Jon's inviting you to get...
Dec 30, 2020
Here's a hidden treasure from the VITD archives for you – our interview with the brilliant and fascinating Michael Garfield! Michael's the host of the Future Fossils podcast, an artist, musician, and a 'sense-maker' of what it means to be having this strange human experience.
We spoke to Michael some years ago and for...