The Technosocial Institute

Cultural Decentralisation and Spiritual Class Structure with Daniel Thorson

Daniel Thorson is a resident at the Monastic Academy and host of the Emerge podcast. We explore: the end of liberal humanism as a political and personal philosophy; confronting pain and escaping entrapment in one’s feelings; how times of collapse open a space for new leaders to step forwards; the spiritual class structure (for instance, an elite with money, education, time and exposure to top teachers and traditions, a middle class practicing yoga and reading Eckhart Tolle and other spiritu...

Awakened Leaders and Systems Change with Daniel Thorson

Daniel Thorson is a resident at the Monastic Academy and host of the excellent Emerge podcast. In this, part one of our conversation, we discuss: the interconnectedness of systems change and personal growth, and how the minds we use to solve today’s problems are products of systems that are destroying themselves; the work of the Monastic Academy in creating awakened leaders; the importance of being able to hold multiple, sometimes contradictory perspectives within one’s worldview; Slavoj Ziz...

Plant Diets and Ecotopian Solutions

Film Your Sex Life! with Paulita Pappel

Our guest this time is Paulita Pappel, a Berlin based porn performer and producer and cofounder of Lustery.com, a website where couples upload their homemade sextapes. In this conversation we think about the absense of serious conversations around...

Rethinking Global Food Systems with Jorge Arturo Zubieta Calvert and Sylvie Rockel

Jorge Arturo Zubieta Calvert and Sylvie Rockel are food activists. In this, part 1 of our conversation, we talk about the absurdities of our current food systems, touching on wastage, unnecessary shipping, sterilising seeds and more. We dig into what it...

Storytelling and Manhood with Andrew Sweeny

Andrew Sweeny is a blogger, musician and independent thinker. In part 2 of their conversation Owen and Andrew Sweeny continue their discussion of Joker, exploring the importance of storytelling in culture, the idea of fatherhood, the crisis in modern...

Joker, Empty Fathers and the Darkness Within

In this episode Andrew Sweeny and Owen dissect Joker, relating it to themes increasingly being discussed in the alternative media. We note how Joker represents the "death of the superhero movie", existing at the fringe of the comic book universe in a world where the line between good and evil, hero and villain is no longer clear. We connect this to the postmodern idea of the end of grand narratives, and the existential inertia and loss that is suffered as a result. We explore how Arthur Flec...

Joker, Empty Fathers and the Darkness Within with Andrew Sweeny

In this episode Andrew Sweeny and Owen dissect Joker, relating it to themes increasingly being discussed in the alternative media. We note how Joker represents the "death of the superhero movie", existing at the fringe of the comic book universe in a...

Education, Ego and World Transition with Zak Stein

Our conversation with philosopher, futurist and author Zak Stein

Education, Ego and World Transition

In this episode, we're talking to Zak Stein, philosopher, futurist, and author of Education in a Time Between Worlds. We discuss how global systems are expanding beyond the capacities and institutions that the era of capitalist nation states used to manage them, and how as a result we are living in a time between worlds. We explore how this transition needs new ways of doing society, and new ways to prepare people for life in this new society. We discuss the idea that behind a philosophy of ...

Tribe, Community, Survival, Ritual with Sebastian Junger

Our conversation with journalist, author and film director Sebastian Junger

Digital Class Struggle and the 21st Century with Alexander Bard

Part 2 of our conversation with philosopher and futurist Alexander Bard

The Absent Phallus and Netocracy with Alexander Bard

Part 1 of our conversation with philosopher and futurist Alexander Bard

Meaning in the Digital Age with John Vervaeke

The first half of our conversation with John Vervaeke, professor of cognitive science and psychology at the university of Toronto and creator of the popular you tube series 'awakening from the meaning crisis.' In this portion we discuss what the meaning...

Monetizing Education

Our latest conversation was with a guest who chose to remain anonymous. He recently left a teaching post at a higher education institution in Ireland after being charged with misconduct for taking work outside of the institution and for being critical...

Right Brain Solutions with Iain McGilchrist

This is the second part of our conversation with Iain McGilchrist. In this episode we continue our conversation about the right and left hemispheres of the brain, focusing on antidotes to the dominance of the left hemisphere.

Left Brain Society with Iain McGilchrist

This is the first part of our conversation with Iain McGilchrist. In this episode we talk about the stifling of political and academic discourse, the right and left hemispheres of the brain, and Iain's theory that the left hemisphere has come to dominate in our times.

Rebel Wisdom with Alexander Beiner

Alexander Beiner is the co-founder of Rebel Wisdom, we talk about political polarisation and inner growth as the antidote to it, covering shadow integration, confronting mortality and more.

Porn and Censorship with Jerry Barnett

Jerry Barnett is an activist and founder of the Sex and Censorship campaign, we talked about the history of the porn industry and its regulation by the UK government, the Digital Economy act, free speech and our increasingly digital sexual lives.

Diversity in Technology and Cybersecurity with Stephanie Itimi

Stephanie Itimi is a cybersecurity analyst, social entrepreneur, author and founder of Seidea, a social enterprise that equips women from ethnic minority groups with skills for the digital economy, we spoke about the barriers faced by women in the technology sector, the importance of diversity in cybersecurity, online threats faced by women and individuals from minority ethic backgrounds and protecting ourselves on the internet.

Working Smarter with Will Stronge

In this episode we discuss the proposal of a 4 day working work as well as general current and future attitudes toward work and labor.

Social Media in the Disinformation age with Elliot Jones

Elliot Jones is a researcher in the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos. We discuss fake news, disinformation, Russia and the future of politics in the digital age.

Understanding Modern Life using Archetypes with Pad

Pad is a business coach who works with and researches archetypes. We talked about mythology, personal growth, and how archetypes can help us understand the people and the changing world around us.

Knowledge Crisis

As an introduction to Technosocial, we discuss our thoughts on the current information climate, our inspiration behind starting a podcast and ask if is it possible to know anything at all.

The Future of Mobile Gaming with Gary Dean

Gary Dean is an entrepreneur and founder of Quizl, a multimedia quiz app in development. We discuss mobile gaming, advertising in the digital age and being an entrepreneur.