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How to Stay Human Forever: On America's Digital Technology Crisis with James Poulos
Many Americans have a constant dread of impending doom. Glued to the screens of our computers and smartphones, we sense that some total catastrophe is just around the corner. But what if our anxiety stems from an event that’s already completely destroyed an old world? What if the real cataclysm was the introduction of those computers and smartphones, and our current political, cultural, and social crisis is just our way of merely dealing with the fallout? So argues the political theorist James Poulos, who is my guest in Episode 7 of Season 6 on Madison’s Notes. Having earn...
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Hi everyone, this is Marshall Poe. I'm the founder of the Nubics Network and I'm also a historian. I used to be a history professor and I love maps.
So I'm especially happy to tell you that this episode is sponsored by What's Your Map? Which was the winner of the Best Education Podcast at the 2025 British Podcast Awards.
What's Your Map is hosted by historian and prize winning author, Professor Jerry Broughton. In each episode, he invites a guest to share a map close to their heart
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