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Last week Jon, while spending some time at SXSW 2022, took time to discuss the festival past and present with Scoop. We also took time to ponder Russia’s war on…

Kevin Driscoll is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. His research involves alternative histories of the internet, the politics of amateur telecommunications, and the moral…

Gary Gach is an author, translator, editor, teacher and poet with a lifelong interest in Buddhism and meditation. He is the author of several books, including Pause, Breathe, Smile. Gary…

Maggie Duval: “I’m writing a lot about sense of place – like everywhere I’ve lived, and I’ve been transient all my life, because of my Dad, his work, but also…

Happy Holidaze! Plutopians wish all our friends and fans the happiest of holidaze. Lately it feels like the world is in a rock tumbler, hopefully we’ll come out of this…

This episode’s guest, Sam McChesney (aka Sam the Fungi) is dedicated to ending mycophobia, changing mycostigma and connecting people through the power of mycelium. Sam joins Jon and Scoop for…

Review by Felix Stalder Felix Stalder sent this review to the nettime email list. We’re publishing it here with Felix’ permission. So, I finished reading The Dawn of Everything, the…

Let go of fear! Plutopia News Network is on the road this week. We haven’t encountered any Repbublicans, Democrats, fascists, socialists, Nazis, Communists, or extraterrestrial invaders… we’ve just seen ordinary…

Spike takes us on a free-wheeling tour of her ranch, her businesses and Bastrop County, Texas. Spike talks about her new restaurant, small town Texas and fitting in, glamping, weddings, and creating happy communities.

In this week’s Plutopia podcast, Jon and Scoop make a deep dive into death… also Halloween, sex, pagan celebrations, and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). “Everyone is…