Brian Hughes "The Undercurrent of Extremism"
Summary: <p>Playing for Team Human today, Graduate Assistant at the Polarization Extremism and Radical Innovation Lab at American University, Brian Hughes.</p><br><p>Hughes shares with us the underlying drive fueling so much of today’s more violent extremism along with how we can mitigate some of its impact. How can we reconcile issues of identity that are tied to structural conditions of racism and sexism? How do we achieve solidarity?</p><br><p>In his opening monologue, Rushkoff discusses how Covid-19 is a kamikaze attack of human biology against systems that threaten our very survival.</p><br><p>Read the written version of Rushkoff’s monologue on Medium:</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/team-human/we-are-not-the-virus-we-are-the-kamikazes-dadae917e5a2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/team-human/we-are-not-the-virus-we-are-the-kamikazes-dadae917e5a2?</a></p><br><p><strong>— Support Us —</strong></p><br><p>Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon.</p><br><p>On Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/teamhuman</a></p><p>Become a Contributing Subscriber: <a href="http://teamhuman.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TeamHuman.fm</a></p><br><p>Review the show on Apple Podcasts!</p><br><p><strong>— Follow Team Human Show —</strong></p><br><p>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/teamhumanshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/teamhumanshow</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/teamhumanshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/teamhumanshow</a></p><p>Medium: <a href="http://medium.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://medium.com/teamhuman</a></p><br><p>#TeamHumanShow #FindTheOthers</p><br><p><strong>— Follow Douglas Rushkoff —</strong></p><br><p>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/rushkoff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/rushkoff</a></p><p>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@rushkoff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@rushkoff</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/douglasrushkoff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/douglasrushkoff</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/rushkoff/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/rushkoff/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushkoff/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushkoff/</a></p><br><p><strong>— Credits —</strong></p><br><p>Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/rushkoff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas Rushkoff</a></p><p>Produced by <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/58ad887a1608b1752663b04a/episodes/twitter.com/joshchapdelaine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Chapdelaine</a></p><p>Audio Edited & Mixed by <a href="http://twitter.com/lukerobertmason" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luke Robert Mason</a></p><p>Our community manager is Michael Bass.</p><br><p>Music by Fugazi (On this Episode you heard “Foreman’s Dog” in the intro – thanks to the kindness of the band and Dischord Records.)</p><p>Special thanks to Stephen Bartolomei, whose guiding influence is always the way.</p><br><p>Team Human is a Production of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at Queens College.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
