Best Thrutopia Podcasts (2024)

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Autumn Equinox meditation 2024 16:50

33m ago16:50

16:50

Here is an Autumn Equinox Meditation to help set you up for the shift from the long days to the long nights. For those in the Southern Hemisphere, there's a Spring Equinox Meditation here.By Accidental Gods

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Thoughts at the Autumn Equinox 2024 - how, what, when, where and why 21:51

26m ago21:51

21:51

This is our regular September bonus episode - a brief look at where we're at - how I (Manda) see things just now as we head deeper into the moment of transformation.By Accidental Gods

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Forking the Future: building routes to viable change with Tim Frenneaux of Pivot 1:09:06

13m ago1:09:06

1:09:06

My first guest after the summer break is Tim Frenneaux, whom I first met in his role as Source for the Piʌot project which is a thoroughly engaging and inspiring new concept, that he describes as a people-powered movement for regenerative transformation. As you'll hear, Tim really understands what it is to live - to dance - at the inter-becoming ed…

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118. Dealing with Perfectionism, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, part 3 16:20

1h ago16:20

16:20

“If you are having fun and you're playing and you're experimenting, it is all gonna feed into what you're doing.” -- Melissa Dinwiddie In this How To Write the Future episode, “Dealing with Perfectionism, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, part 3” podcast host Beth Barany wraps up her interview with former professional artist and trained improviser,…

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Episode 132: Slow Living with Keibo Oiwa and Morag Gamble 58:14

5d ago58:14

58:14

In this episode, I welcome Keibo Oiwa, a leading environmental activist in Japan and founder of The Sloth Club – an NGO that promotes slow and sustainable living, encouraging a new appreciation of rural life and a simpler way of living, with community, growing and nature the focus. This episode is part of the recorded series from the International …

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Stop killing the planet! Shaping International law so it's on the side of Life – with JoJo Mehta of Stop Ecocide International 1:22:47

7d ago1:22:47

1:22:47

Can our national and international legal systems be harnessed in service of life, to put the brakes on the worst excesses of capitalism and slow the annihilation of our eco-sphere? Stop Ecocide International exists explicitly to make this happen and this week, we talk to Jojo Mehta, co-founder and Executive Director of the movement. If we're going …

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117. Let's Play A Game, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, Part 2 12:28

4d ago12:28

12:28

“I'm leading people through some kind of an activity. So often when I tell people that I use play-based methods, or particularly if I tell people that I use improv, they will often jump to the conclusion that I'm doing some kind of role playing.” -- Melissa Dinwiddie In this How To Write the Future episode, “Let's Play A Game, Interview with Meliss…

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Pattern Language, Wholeness and Place-synergy: Christopher Alexander with geographer David Seamon 1:19:50

5d ago1:19:50

1:19:50

Understanding Wholeness and the Patterns of Place with David Seamon A deep discussion surrounding the concept of 'wholeness' and 'place' with David Seamon, a geographer and phenomenologist, and philosoher Andrea Hiott. The conversation traverses the work of Christopher Alexander, particularly his book 'A Pattern Language,' and how his architectural…

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Episode 131: Edible Resilience Gardening with Kim Stoddart and Morag Gamble 1:07:24

12d ago1:07:24

1:07:24

In this episode, I welcome Kim Stoddart, an award-winning environmental journalist, speaker and leading authority on climate change resilient gardening. Kim and I have a in-depth conversation about how we can create more resilient (and beautiful) gardens! From mulching tricks to how we see gardening itself, we explore what role gardens can play as …

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The Manic Fire Monkeys Do It Again (and Again): Exploring the wonder of human evolution with Dr Shane Simonsen 1:43:07

9d ago1:43:07

1:43:07

The climate emergency is impacting our entire eco-sphere. Plants are at the core of every food chain but we have no idea how fast they can adapt to changes that are taking place in decades where once they took Millenia. Which is where human ingenuity and intervention could be game-changing. If we put our minds to it, could we help plants to evolve …

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116. Bring Improv to Your Life, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, Part 1 18:53

18d ago18:53

18:53

“So every day after breakfast, I lead these creative catalyzing sessions, which is basically a bunch of improv games to get people laughing and moving. And people will say often that it's their favorite part of the retreat.“ --Melissa Dinwiddie In this latest How To Write the Future episode, “Bring Improv to Your Life, Interview with Melissa Dinwid…

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Finding the Courage to Care - Ways to build a Mothering Economy with author Jenny Grettve 1:26:10

16d ago1:26:10

1:26:10

'Are we [in our WEIRD culture] intelligent enough to be more generous than we have ever been throughout history?' So writes Jenny Grettve, in her new book, 'Mothering Economy'. Jenny is an author, philospher, systems thinker and designer who joined us in Episode #228, talking about the principles and practice of her generative, systems-led design a…

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115. How to bring magical elements into your contemporary story (Q&A) 6:39

19d ago6:39

6:39

“It's very common in the urban fantasy genre for there to be a group of magical beings of various kinds.” In the latest How To Write the Future episode, host Beth Barany answers a question from a listener on “How to bring magical elements into your contemporary story (Q&A)” and shares what elements to consider. Beth also shares about her gift, the …

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Remembering Human Resilience in the age of A.I. with Maria Santacaterina 1:19:58

22d ago1:19:58

1:19:58

Navigating the Human-AI Relationship: Trust, Values, and Adaptive Resilience. In this episode, Andrea has a riveting conversation with Maria Sentacatarina, CEO advisor and Board Director, about her book 'Adaptive Resilience.' The discussion explores the evolving dynamics between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, emphasizing the necess…

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When is a Tree not a Tree? The 'Net Zero' Wood Burning Scam - with Dr Mary Booth of Partnership for Policy Integrity 1:05:12

23d ago1:05:12

1:05:12

We live in a burning world. As we record, there are record wildfires across the Americas, record temperatures around the world, falling oxygen levels in the oceans and however much supposedly renewable energy we produce, Jevons' Paradox means we keep on burning fossil fuels. This is not a great combination, but even the so called renewables have mo…

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114. How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&A) 5:15

26d ago5:15

5:15

“Do you need to think bigger? Do you need to think of a map that would encompass all of your story worlds, and maybe they're all connected.” In this How To Write the Future episode, “How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&A),” host Beth Barany answers a listener’s question on how to manage so many ideas for your story and hint: it has something to do wi…

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Episode 130: Thrutopia with Manda Scott and Morag Gamble 1:06:37

1M ago1:06:37

1:06:37

Join me in this conversation with renowned author, blogger, podcaster, columnist and broadcaster, Manda Scott. We explore the need for a conscious evolution of humanity through a narrative Manda calls 'Thrutopia' - a vision of the future that's worth striving for. From reconnecting to the web of life to the power of storytelling, Manda shares an ex…

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A trillion willing helpers: Exploring the microbiome of people and animals with Joe Flanagan of Ingenious Probiotics 1:40:09

1M ago1:40:09

1:40:09

We know that being kind to our gut biome is crucial to our health, but what about the trillion happy helpers (or not) on our skin, in our lungs, our ears, our mouths… the things we slaughter daily with the ‘cleaning products’ we splash around our homes that not only impact our biomes directly, but leach out into our waterways, soil and the air that…

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Disrupting Expectations: Existential Life and Love with philosopher Skye Cleary 1:01:57

1M ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Simone de Beauvoir and Authentic Love: Andrea Hiott speaks with Skye Cleary, a philosopher at Columbia University, about existentialism, love, and authenticity. They delve into Simone de Beauvoir's influential ideas, questioning societal expectations, and the concept of authentic love as mutual recognition of two freedoms. Skye shares her personal …

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113. Where to insert backstory (Q&A) 6:13

1M ago6:13

6:13

“You want the reader to experience backstory from the perspective of your point of view character, who is living in the present and responding and going after their goal and accounting obstacles.“ In this podcast episode of How To Write The Future, host Beth Barany answers a question from a listener on where and how to add the backstory in your nov…

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Governable Spaces: Solve for democracy on the internet and our outer politics becomes a lot more sane - with Nathan Schneider 1:05:55

1M ago1:05:55

1:05:55

The Western world is in a crisis of democracy - but we learn a lot of our principles from the ways we interact online and the internet is essentially a feudal space that gives absolute power to a few and robs the many of agency. Nathan Schneidersuggests that if we were able to shape a more liquid democracy online, our experience of generative inter…

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Saving Yourself by Being Yourself with Darryl Pinckney 1:19:47

2M ago1:19:47

1:19:47

NYC in the 1970s and the spatiotemporal transmissions of writing with Darryl Pinckney: Why do books and poetry matter so much and what is the real avant garde? Does anyone else feel nostalgic for literary movements? An enriching conversation with acclaimed writer Darryl Pinckney exploring the evolution of literature, poetry, and the arts in New Yor…

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112. How do I know if I’ve added too many details to my novel? (Q&A) 5:38

2M ago5:38

5:38

“How do you tell if there are too many details? It all comes down to the reader experience. What is the reader experience that you want your readers to have?” In this episode of How To Write The Future podcast, host Beth Barany answers a question from a historical romance writer about how to strike the right balance of detail in your novel and how …

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Net Zero Cities: Crafting a Generative Urban Future with Georgia Cameron of Dark Matter Labs 1:41:43

1M ago1:41:43

1:41:43

Cities: most of us live in them and most of them are geared around the old values of the last century. But what if our core question was: what does it take to have pride in the place I live? How can we completely rethink the way cities act and are shaped to put a flourishing future at the heart of all they do? Georgia Cameron of Dark Matter Labs la…

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How the World Thinks with Julian Baggini: Moving beyond Western philosophy 1:28:13

2M ago1:28:13

1:28:13

Philosophy and Identity with Julian Baggini Join host Andrea for an enlightening conversation with renowned philosopher and best-selling author Julian Baggini, as they explore the intersections of global philosophical traditions and personal identity. Discover how Baggini’s book 'How the World Thinks' delves into the balance between individualism a…

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111. The Challenge of Imagining Thrutopias with Jennifer Browdy, Pt. 2 of 2 12:25

2M ago12:25

12:25

“I think maintaining our own individual health is a really important part of being able to contribute to broader social health.” -- Jennifer Browdy In this latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, host Beth Barany continues her conversation with Jennifer Browdy, PhD Professor of Comparative Literature & Media Arts, publisher of Green Fire Pr…

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Taking Category Theory to Heart: The Personal Side of Mathematics with Brandon Baylor 1:25:49

2M ago1:25:49

1:25:49

Brandon Baylor, one of the founders of Holon Labs, takes a personal approach here to uncovering the transformative power of category theory. Through bold anecdotes and professional insights, we see how this abstract branch of mathematics that focuses on relationships and roles might redefine our understanding of the world. This conversation highlig…

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Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos with Leah Rampy 1:10:50

2M ago1:10:50

1:10:50

Clearly we need urgently to shift the democratic dial towards something that might actually serve the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. But how do we get there? How do we open the doors to possibility so that we can shift from the disconnection of our culture to a path of real heart-mind connection to the web of life? Our guest this…

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110. The Challenge of Imagining Thrutopias with Jennifer Browdy, Pt. 1 of 2 13:51

2M ago13:51

13:51

“Human creativity, the amazing thing about it is that we can come up with a thought that's never been thought before. We have these dreams that come to us that are totally unique and nobody but each one of us can have that particular perspective tied into our life experience and our culture and our location and who we are uniquely.“ — Jennifer Brow…

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Creating Quantum Theatre: radical story-becoming to change the world with Jenifer Toksvig 1:27:47

2M ago1:27:47

1:27:47

Humanity is a storied species - everything we do from forming partnerships, to buying stuff, to moving house, to getting a new job… arises from the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves and each other. If we’re going to shift to a new way of being, the route will be led by the stories we can build of how it will look and feel, ho…

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109. Interview with Michael Kilman, Co-Author of Build Better Worlds, part 2 of 2 14:44

2M ago14:44

14:44

“Every culture is telling different stories to some degree. And when we share our each other's stories and we read and learn and engage and practice empathy, then we stand a better chance of understanding the ways in which our diversity is a tool for the future.” --Michael Kilman Follows on from the mini-series where host of the How To Write The Fu…

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Any Human Power: Thinking Thrutopia instead of Dystopia with Manda Scott 1:18:29

2M ago1:18:29

1:18:29

Thrutopia "is the art of writing engaging route-maps through to a world we'd all be proud to leave to future generations." Manda Scott's new book Any Human Power is an amazing exercise in Thrutopia. Manda and Andrea meet here for the first time to explore transformative ideas beyond traditional dichotomies. This episode delves into shamanic practic…

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Maps are their own territory with Mahault Albarracin 59:48

2M ago59:48

59:48

Unpacking Complexities with Mahault Albarracin: on Cognitive Computing, Sexology, and the Patterns that make a difference. Join us as we try and discuss what cannot be discussed, touching on sexology, cognitive computing, and technology's role in societal change. Albarracin , currently pursuing a PhD in cognitive computing, delves into the definiti…

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Regulating our collective nervous system - Liliane Mavridara - Climate Reality Project 27:58

2M ago27:58

27:58

I recently completed a 3-day training with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, where 1000 people came together to train and mobilize toward a net zero future. I didn’t quite know what to expect, but two things stand out: 1) being faced with all the facts is intense and overwhelming, there’s no shortage of data on the challenges or on the solutions; …

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The Tools we Need: Raising the Collaborative Commons with Resilience Strategist Michael Haupt 1:24:50

2M ago1:24:50

1:24:50

We know by now that the old system is crumbling, that the old paradigms are no longer fit for purpose and we need to take part in the birth of something new: this is what this podcast is for. But what are the tools and how can we begin actually to build something relevant and useful within the strictures of a system that is still trying to cling on…

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108. Interview with Michael Kilman, Co-Author of Build Better Worlds, part 1 of 2 11:21

2M ago11:21

11:21

“I think if you're writing truthfully, because that's what we're trying to do a lot of times as author, telling a good story, but being honest in our writing and in terms of the human experience, I think it really helps to have some sort of guidepost for how do we build these human experiences?” -- Michael Kilman Following on from the mini series w…

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I Am Because We Are: New approaches to sustainable heritage with Jonathan Doe 48:20

2M ago48:20

48:20

In this episode, Andrea and Jonathan Bill Doe, a PhD candidate from the Brandenburgische Technische Universität, as they explore Jonathan's research on the Keta Lagoon and urban gardening in Ghana. Initially focusing on Jonathan's intriguing master's project, 'Keta Lagoon: Uncovering Suppressed Heritage Practices for Sustainable Wetland Management,…

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Knowing and the Known: Consciousness, Cognition and Joint Speech with Fred Cummins 1:48:18

2M ago1:48:18

1:48:18

Starting with Fred's unique scholarship and teaching, his nursing background, and his early studies with Douglas Hofstadter, Andrea & Fred lay the groundwork for an in-depth discussion on the history and interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science. Uncovering the philosophical and contemporary science behind defining cognitive science, the mind-b…

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How the System is Slaying Us - and What to Do About It: Getting Healthy in Toxic Times with Dr Jenny Goodman 1:48:05

2M ago1:48:05

1:48:05

How does our increasing destruction of the earth's biosphere also impact our health? What diseases are we seeing in almost pandemic proportions and how much younger are the people in whom we're seeing them? Above all, what can we do to step away from the system that's extracting everything from us - our health, our futures and our potential to be g…

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107. The Name of the Game is Change 8:24

3M ago8:24

8:24

“I want to encourage you to have it rooted in heart. In fact, I bet you, it already is. What you care about is what you're writing about. So, Where is the heart in your work?” In “The Name of the Game is Change” episode, novelist and podcaster, Beth Barany, reflects on her two-year anniversary of How To Write the Future podcast and shares what she …

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Episode 129: Permaculture and Localization with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Morag Gamble 1:27:14

3M ago1:27:14

1:27:14

Join Morag Gamble in a deep-dive conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge - internationally acclaimed localization advocate, filmmaker and author. This was recorded live at our June Permaculture Education Institute masterclass. exploring permaculture and localization - the final of our four part world localization day series we hosted in collaboratio…

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Can we model cognition? And what is a model anyway? with Paul Kelly 2:13:33

3M ago2:13:33

2:13:33

Mechanistic and Dynamical Approaches with Paul Kelly and Andrea Hiott. This episode delves into the philosophical and practical distinctions between mechanistic and dynamical models, highlighting their significance in cognitive science and climate science. Paul and Andrea also unpack the 3M principle, surrogative reasoning, and equilibrium models, …

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Election Special 4: What is Governance for and how can we shape genuine democracy - with Glen Weyl of the Plurality Institute 1:03:15

3M ago1:03:15

1:03:15

If the current electoral/governance system is not fit for purpose (and who could possibly imagine it was?) how can we lay the foundations for new ways of organising democracy, new ways of voting, new ideas of what governance is for and how it could work in the twenty-first century. How, in short, do we create space for future generations to be able…

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Beautiful Trouble - crafting a political Alternative - and an independent Scotland - with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane 1:25:01

3M ago1:25:01

1:25:01

The question of how we reshape democracy, walking the fine line between stagnation and populist rage - is the defining problem of our time - with a coherent strategy, we can shape anything. In its absence, we’re going to end up spinning in pointless circles, arguing about trivia while the world burns. We set this podcast up months ago, thinking we’…

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106. Books to films: Why the Switch 11:26

3M ago11:26

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“Humans have been shaping culture from the very beginning. And we are obviously continuing to do so even today. And. I really believe that through the stories we tell ourselves, through the stories we tell each other through our art and all the mediums of art, we're actually impacting what is possible for the human race, for human culture, and in a…

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Episode 128: Music and Ecology with Amelie Ecology and Morag Gamble 47:41

3M ago47:41

47:41

Hello, I'm Morag. Welcome to this episode of Sense-making in a Changing World podcast - a project of the Permaculture Education Institute . This is a special episode as part of the International Permaculture Festival of Ideas I invite you to join me each week in conversation with leading permaculture-related educators, thinkers, activists, authors,…

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Election Special 3 - Labour party Manifesto - anything worthwhile? with Jeremy Gilbert 1:05:59

3M ago1:05:59

1:05:59

What are we being offered by the incoming Labour Government? What's good in their Manifesto (spoiler alert, not very much)? What's not good? What could be improved upon and how do we go about pushing them to a place where they actually do something useful that isn't simply a repeat of the same-old, same-old we've had for the past decade and a half?…

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What is Intelligence? Brains, Evolution, and A.I. with Max Bennett 59:17

3M ago59:17

59:17

Max Bennett is the author of 'A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains.' In this episode Andrea Hiott and Max discuss his journey from working in AI technology commercialization to embarking on a five-year passion project that led to writing the book. He explains the motivation behind studying the …

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Taking back the Power: Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels and onto the good stuff with Howard Johns of OneZero 1:06:11

3M ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Today we're blowing open a route towards energy security, reduced carbon footprint and saving money - all in the way we make, distribute and use power. If each of us could minimise our own power use, we'd be a step on the way to reducing our overall carbon footprint: more, we'd be changing the ways we think of ourselves as separate from the web of …

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105. Your Creativity vs. ChatGPT 9:31

3M ago9:31

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“All this to say, exercise your creativity. Find ways to put disparate things that don't normally go together, put them together and see what happens. Ask yourself: "What if...?" Such a powerful question. Every day find ways to learn something new, do something new, go someplace new.” In “Your Creativity vs. ChatGPT” How To Write the Future podcast…

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