# civilizational (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover civilizational. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI and Ecocivilization: The Unexpected Opportunity](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/ai-and-ecocivilization-the-unexpected) _2026-08-04 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ AI is accelerating the extractive powers of capitalism—but the earthquake it’s setting off may crack open pathways toward a transformation that once seemed decades away. ## [AI and Ecocivilization: Exploring the Perils and Unexpected Opportunities](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/ai-and-ecocivilization-exploring) _2026-07-08 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ AI and Ecocivilization are both deeply transformative to our world system: one is occurring now, the other is a vision and invitation. How do they relate? ## [In Other Words](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/in-other-words-863) _2026-06-09 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ On suicide, silence, and the epidemic of loneliness in an age that has forgotten how to feel out loud. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201302230/a629b6cee3ccfa80f5c2f6dd45c5ff35.mp3) ## [In Other Words](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/in-other-words) _2026-06-01 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ On suicide, silence, and the epidemic of loneliness in an age that has forgotten how to feel out loud. ## [How the Neoliberals Won — and What We Can Learn From Them](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/how-the-neoliberals-won-and-what) _2026-05-29 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ How movements working for a life-affirming future can learn from history — and from each other ## [Jeremy Lent & Douglas Rushkoff live talking about Ecocivilization](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/jeremy-lent-and-douglas-rushkoff) _2026-05-26 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ A recording from Jeremy Lent's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199361566/4265dba3ab6259e53bcf421515e7e83d.mp3) ## [Ecocivilization is now available!](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/ecocivilization-is-now-available) _2026-05-26 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ Read the book and join the conversation ## [Finding a Lever to Move the World](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/finding-a-lever-to-move-the-world) _2026-05-22 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ How can we be most effective in the immense task of civilizational transformation? ## [Ecocivilization book launch events](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/ecocivilization-book-launch-events) _2026-05-20 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ My new book, Ecocivilization, launches on May 26. Join me in person in SF, NY, or UK ## [Smells Like Machine Spirit](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/smells-like-machine-spirit-936) _2026-05-15 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ Black Hole Algorithm [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197865353/9e2a0fb8c5773751fcfc78fea56aff6d.mp3) ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Dq7oLB9C6s2n) _2026-05-15 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Reweaving Society’s Fabric: How Civilizational Transformation Might Happen](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/reweaving-societys-fabric-how-civilizational) _2026-05-15 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ History offers a grim account of how structural change occurs. But concealed within that bleakness is a window of possibility that opens just when things fall apart. ## ["Blood, toil, tears, and sweat"](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/blood-toil-tears-and-sweat) _2026-05-14 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ The War-like Conundrum of AI Compute ## [Is a New Copernican Revolution Already Under Way?](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/is-a-new-copernican-revolution-already) _2026-05-08 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ The paradigm shift that may be the most urgent revolution of our time ## [“Democracy” Was Never Designed to Work — But Something Better Is Emerging](https://jeremylent.substack.com/p/democracy-was-never-designed-to-work) _2026-05-01 · Jeremy Lent · Ecocivilization_ The crisis of democratic legitimacy is a design problem—and better alternatives already exist ## [Deep Dive: A look at The Persian Empire, Oil, and Civilizational Mugging](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/deep-dive-a-look-at-the-persian-empire) _2026-03-30 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ The Cost of Disregarding Civilizational Dignity [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192567806/610f6731ee388076220ce218f11e08f0.mp3) ## [Persian Empire, Oil, and Civilizational Mugging](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/persian-empire-oil-and-civilizational) _2026-03-30 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ Iran may be a most efficient generator of multigenerational grievance in human history. ## [Deep Dive: Worshipping the AI Golden Calf](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/deep-dive-worshipping-the-ai-golden) _2026-03-24 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ The crazy contrast when two competing AI's collide [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191995938/64170f4bcf8b866e5e7f4533070c7aaa.mp3) ## [Capture and Destruction of Ai - (Joshua 8)](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/capture-and-destruction-of-ai-joshua) _2026-03-24 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ The crazy contrast when two competing AI's collide [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191989495/5904f7fad153dadad6a4a58a6714eaf9.mp3) ## [Deep Dive: When Bureaucratic Caution Kills Local Tradition](https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/deep-dive-when-bureaucratic-caution) _2026-03-22 · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein · Gil Ahrens | The Whether Vein_ A Beloved Bakery Succumbs to "Safety Concerns" [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191793745/fc1d97fc09b86eff118369a966e3052e.mp3)