Shows
Doomer OptimismDO 92 - Phoebe Tickell w/ Jason Snyder and Nicholas McCayJason interviewing @solarpunk_girl, with special guest host Nicholas McCay @espacewalk to talk about the future of web3 and regeneration
Nicholas McCay (@ESpacewalk) is a director, producer, and writer. He is also the creator of Eclectic Spacewalk, a hub for essays, podcasts, and video productions through the lenses of the “Overview Effect” and “Science & Technology Studies (STS).
Phoebe Tickell (@solarpunk_girl): Founder/Director @moral_imagining. Imagination Activist. Scientist, strategist, writer, activist in ecology
Jason Snyder @cognazor Metamodern localist | homesteading, permaculture, bioregional regeneration | meditation, self inquiry...2022-11-101h 01
ConversationsThe Power & Peril of Dual-Use Technology: Ammonium Nitrate#STS #ScienceandTechnology #AmmoniumNitrate #EclecticSpacewalk
A podcast about the dual-use nature of ammonium nitrate.
Interviewees include:
- Dr. Fracesco Amodio, Associate Professor of Economics at McGill University
- Dr. Hans Pasman, Emeritus Professor in Chemical Risk Management at the Technical University of Delft
- Dr. Vyto Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology, Inc.
- Jonathan Dagher, Investigative Journalist
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMstUpJPMlNriWf0YRrhM2M2Nqtwy6_p/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104043058832235051025&rtpof=true&sd=true
Prese...2022-10-0525 min
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #22 - Stephanie LeppA conversation with Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, Stephanie Lepp—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHello Eclectic Spacewalkers!This month, we sat down with Stephanie Lepp. Stephanie is an executive producer at the Center for Humane Technology, where she leads the podcast “Your Undivided Attention” hosted by Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin where they “explore the incredible power that technology has over our lives — and how we can use it to catalyze a humane future.” Some of our favorites are episodes with Daniel...2022-08-031h 18
Deep DiveThe Overview Effect (w/ Nicholas McCay)This passionate conversation with Nicholas started with thinking about the implications of The Overview Effect and moved on to considering the pendulum swing that follows. How do we keep the big picture in mind and stay grounded at the same time? Follow Nicholas on Twitter: @ESpacewalkEclectic Spacewalk website: eclecticspacewalk.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eyalshay.substack.com2022-05-121h 14
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #21 - Paul MillerdA conversation with Writer, Coach, and Consultant, Paul Millerd—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!“This is the pathless path. Where the journey leads is to the deepest truth in you.” — Ram DassThis month, we sat down with Paul Millerd. Paul is a writer, coach, and consultant and who I would describe as the epitome of a digital nomad. He is also a freelancer and digital creator. Paul is “Trying to carve my own path. Sharing what I learn along the w...2022-02-231h 01
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #20 - Patricia HurducașA conversation with the Creator of the Flâneuse Project, Patricia Hurducaș—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!A few weeks ago we traveled to Zürich, Switzerland to speak with Patricia Hurducaș. Patricia is the creator of The Flâneuse Project an online repository for interviews, essays, and a digital gallery. “The Flâneuse Project (F) is the place where I follow my curiosity, share my writings and questions, curation of visual art, and maps with the places I stumble up...2021-12-201h 04
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #19 - Jason SnyderA conversation with Meta-Modern Homesteader, Jason Snyder—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last month we traveled to the outskirts of Boone, NC to sit down with Jason Snyder.Jason is yet another Twitter mutual that we had the pleasure of finally meeting in person. We also were joined by previous podcast guest Ashley Colby, who was visiting the US from Uruguay. Not only did we travel to record this podcast with Jason, but also to film what it...2021-10-251h 26
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #18 - Celine HaliouaA conversation with CEO of Loyal, Celine Halioua—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!This past month, we sat down with Celine Halioua. Celine is the founder and CEO of Loyal for Dogs. Loyal is a company working to develop therapies that treat the underlying causes of aging in dogs. All in hopes of coming at the “human longevity” problem from a different, albeit furrier, angle. Celine has a background in venture capital, neuroscience, and was once chief of sta...2021-10-041h 05
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #17 - Samo BurjaA conversation with Researcher, Speaker, and Writer, Samo Burja—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last month we sat down with Samo Burja.Samo is a researcher, speaker, and writer. He is also the founder of Bismarck Analysis, a research fellow at the Long Now Foundation, and a senior research fellow in political science at the Foresight Institute. Samo has previous bylines in City Journal, Palladium Magazine, and The National Interest.“There has never been an immortal society. No m...2021-09-131h 18
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #16 - Carey BarakaA conversation with Writer, Carey Baraka—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!vijiti kwenye kifungu haziwezi kuvunjika “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.” - Kenyan Proverb“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. “ - African ProverbThis past month, I sat down with Carey Baraka. Carey is a writer from Kisumu, Kenya. Carey has bylines in publications such as Popula, Lithub, Foreign Policy, and Johannesburg Review of books. He also sings...2021-09-011h 08
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #15 - Ashley ColbyA conversation with Co-Founder of Rizoma School, Ashley Colby—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last month we had the pleasure of sitting down with Ashley Colby.Ashley is an environmental sociologist, homesteader, and author. She is also the co-founder of Rizoma School and Executive Director at Rizoma Foundation and Loconomy Project.After months of digital exchanges on Twitter, Ashley is yet another mutual from the digital sphere to come on the podcast to tell her unique story. We...2021-08-021h 38
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #14 - Jeremy JohnsonA conversation with Scholar & Writer, Jeremy Johnson—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last month we had the pleasure of having a conversation with Jeremy Johnson. Jeremy is a scholar, writer, publisher (Revelore Press), editor (Integral Leadership Review), integral philosopher, and the founder of Nura Learning. Jeremy is also the host of the mutations podcast and is the author of Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness.“The integral, then, is an actualization of this originary pres...2021-07-191h 43
Hacking State33: An Eclectic Spacewalk with Nicholas McCayNicholas is writer, author, and creator of the Eclectic Spacewalk project. We talk about the Overview Effect, the dangers of overarching narratives abstracting away from particulars, connection through storytelling, making the invisible visible, information flows, Open Source Everything, the 2nd psychedelic renaissance, and his hope for a moon base. You can find more of Nicholas' writings and learn more about Eclectic Spacewalk on Substack & Medium, and follow him on twitter @Espacewalk.–Agora Politics is a podcast dedicated to making sense out of our outdated theories of politics.Follow Ag...2021-07-121h 27
Agora Politics33: An Eclectic Spacewalk with Nicholas McCayNicholas is writer, author, and creator of the Eclectic Spacewalk project.
We talk about the Overview Effect, the dangers of overarching narratives abstracting away from particulars, connection through storytelling, making the invisible visible, information flows, Open Source Everything, the 2nd psychedelic renaissance, and his hope for a moon base.
You can find more of Nicholas' writings and learn more about Eclectic Spacewalk on Substack & Medium, and follow him on twitter @Espacewalk.
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Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #13 - Brent CooperA conversation with Independent Political Sociologist & Filmmaker, Brent Cooper—Listen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Brent Cooper. Brent is an independent political sociologist, filmmaker, and the Founder and Executive Director of The Abs-Tract Organization. We came across Brent like most of the people that have come on ‘Conversations’ - through Twitter. Brent’s writing was our first introduction to him, as he lucidly and ruthlessly critiqued the Intellectual Dark Web, Game B, the meta/hyper modernism movement...2021-07-051h 41
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #12 - Claire WebbA conversation with Historian & Anthropologist of Science, Claire Webb—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Claire Webb.Claire is a historian and anthropologist of science and currently a fellow of USC and the Berggruen Institute. Her research considers future-facing technoscientific objects since the postwar era in the United States. Her dissertation, from MIT’s HASTS program, Technologies of Perception: Searches for Life and...2021-06-212h 00
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #11 - Tara PerryA conversation with the founder of BlackPact.org, Tara Perry—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!After a four-month hiatus due to COVID-19, we were finally able to record a podcast with Tara Perry, founder of BlackPact.org. Tara has been enormously helpful and a trusted friend in navigating the discussion of race in our present society over the last year.Shortly after the death of Nipsey Hussle in 2019, we reached out to Tara re...2020-09-291h 45
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #10 - Rob HarperA conversation with Filmmaker Rob Harper—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Each April 19th is Bicycle Day. The day we remember Albert Hofmann’s infamous bicycle trip as the first person ever to trip on LSD. Recently, I wrote about the second psychedelic renaissance, and how psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has renewed interest in treating mental ailments such as addiction and the fear of dying.Last fall (2019), while in London recording another podcast with Vinay Gupt...2020-04-1350 min
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #9 - Eric SchwitzgebelA conversation with Professor of Philosophy, Eric Schwitzgebel—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Just before the COVID-19-associated lockdowns in spring 2020, I sat down with Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, Eric Schwitzgebel. His research areas of interest are philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, classical Chinese philosophy, epistemology, meta-philosophy, metaphysics, and science fiction.Along with teaching, Eric is a prolific writer who since 2006 has written over 1000 posts ab...2020-03-162h 03
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #8 - Mike EliasA conversation with the Founder of Idea Markets, Mike Elias—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!In January of 2020, I sat down with Mike Elias of Idea Markets. The subject matter we discussed hits close to home with my journalism background and should be deeply important for anyone who values democratic values and access to information. Sadly, this is not a new story, but a very old one.Mike and Idea Markets are trying to...2020-02-171h 16
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #7 - Yorgos KrassakopoulosA conversation with the Head of Programming for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Yorgos Krassakopoulos—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!“Γεια σας από την Ελλάδα” - “Hello from Greece”After traveling to Europe in October and recording a few podcasts(Ronni Abergel, Vinay Gupta, and George Por), I received a long-awaited email from the international press secretary of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival(TIFF) regarding press credentials. I had applied weeks prior due to the theme of the 2019 festival being of particular...2020-01-1528 min
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #6 - George PorA conversation with Founder & Academic Dean of Campus Co-Evolve, George Por—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!In October (19’), after traveling to Copenhagen and then to London, we headed to Brighton, on the southern coast of the UK, to speak with George Por. (Our euro filming trip all started from a tweet when I started following George on Twitter.)We finally reached Brighton and were warmly welcomed by George & his wife Anne. They were the...2019-12-161h 13
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #5 - Vinay GuptaA Conversation With CEO of Mattereum, Vinay Gupta—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last fall (2019), after traveling to Copenhagen, Denmark to speak to Ronni Abergel, Founder & CEO of the Human Library Organization (HLO), we headed to jolly ole’ London town (please excuse the cliché) to have a conversation with Vinay Gupta, the CEO of Mattereum.I have followed Vinay’s work for quite some time, and he was at the top of my list of...2019-11-182h 08
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #4 - Ronni AbergelA Conversation With Founder & CEO of The Human Library Organization, Ronni Abergel—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!“Hej fra København!” translates to “Hello from Copenhagen” in English.Last fall we traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark to speak to Ronni Abergel, Founder and CEO of the Human Library Organization (HLO), and also to document one of their events during Copenhagen’s Culture Night on October 11th, 2019.“Menneskebiblioteket” as it is called in Danish, was creat...2019-10-2846 min
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #3 - Tiago ForteA Conversation With Entrepreneur, Productivity Coach, and Writer Tiago Forte—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!Last fall (2019), I sat down with entrepreneur, productivity coach, and writer Tiago Forte. He is the creator of BuildingASecondBrain.com, which is: “on a mission to radically improve the effectiveness of human beings while making work a vehicle for personal growth.”Tiago is also the Founder of Forte Labs and writer of the Praxis newsletter. His goal is to hel...2019-10-041h 21
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #2 - Michael CholbiA Conversation With Professor of Philosophy Michael Cholbi—Read & Listen on SubstackRead Transcript on MediumListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalkers!In our second podcast recording, I sat down with Cal Poly Pomona (Now the University of Edinburgh) Professor of Philosophy Michael Cholbi. His research is primarily in ethics, with particular emphasis on suicide, grief, punishment, Kantian ethics, paternalism, work and labor, and moral psychology.Along with teaching, he is currently the director of the newly created California Center for Ethics an...2019-08-261h 38
Eclectic SpacewalkConversations #1 - Millicent AllyA Conversation With Author & Poet Millicent Ally—*First Episode Disclaimer - Please excuse the dogs, audio/video recording issues, and jitters of over talking, caffeine, & excitement. We will continue to improve! ;)*—Read & Listen on SubstackListen on AnchorWatch on YouTubeHey Eclectic Spacewalk subscribers!You are getting this podcast episode two weeks before it goes out live on Anchor.com. Yes, you should feel special! :) Last month, I sat down and had a conversation with author & poet Millicent Ally. She self-published a coll...2019-07-291h 26
Pomegranate HealthEp2: Cultural HumilityTreating a dying person goes beyond understanding their disease. In the second of a three-part series, we examine the importance of family and culture in end-of-life care—from the ICU to the neonatal unit.This episode features interviews with Dr Andrew Watkins FRACP and Dr Peter Saul FCICM. Production This episode was produced by Anne Fredrickson, with music from Chris Zabriskie ('I am Running with Temporary Success…'), L.J. Kruzer ('Chantiers Navals 412'), and Sounds of Taraab ('Mahaba Wa Taka Nini'); photo by Alyssa (via Flickr). Editorial feedback was provi...2015-07-2718 min