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A PODCAST, 2018 TO 2022

The Atlas
Project

Big questions in a new world

Fifty-four episodes

Before New Geo had a name, there was The Atlas Project: a weekly podcast I co-hosted with Scott Kent Jones. Together we ventured into the unknown, mapping the edges of thought, culture, politics and transformation. The series is complete, but the questions are still alive. What you’ll find here is an archive of inquiry: unpolished, provocative, and still relevant.

The episodes

In order, from the first. Each one opens on its own page with its player; the year is when it aired.

  1. 1Has China got it all figured out?2018 · 37 min
  2. 2Finding the real in a post-truth world2018 · 31 min
  3. 3The power of doubt2018 · 39 min
  4. 4The unstoppable forces versus the indomitable will2018 · 51 min
  5. 5Live from the Toronto Basecamp2018 · 70 min
  6. 6Leadership then and now2018 · 51 min
  7. 7Broken societies, and the post-truth reconstruction2018 · 47 min
  8. 8Does democracy need religion?2018 · 53 min
  9. 9It’s all about the currency, baby!2019 · 58 min
  10. 10An empty space?2019 · 57 min
  11. 11To redistribute or not to redistribute? That seems to be the question2019 · 64 min
  12. 12Is the truth a lie?2019 · 51 min
  13. 13Is humanity on the right track?2019 · 63 min
  14. 14Weird science?2019 · 34 min
  15. 15Through the looking glass2019 · 65 min
  16. 16What do we do when the cathedral’s burning?2019 · 34 min
  17. 17The art of the possible2019 · 54 min
  18. 18Trust me?2019 · 53 min
  19. 19What don’t you know?2019 · 61 min
  20. 20The limits and possibilities of storytelling (and some other big questions)2019 · 50 min
  21. 21Žižek vs Peterson: our thoughts on the debate2019 · 51 min
  22. 22Are we stuck or liberated?2019 · 70 min
  23. 23Conversion and social change2019 · 49 min
  24. 24Truth isn’t the problem, it’s the truths2019 · 60 min
  25. 25The resurrection of the truth?2019 · 59 min
  26. 26The king’s two bodies2019 · 52 min
  27. 27What’s really real?2020 · 41 min
  28. 28Do we need democracy?2020 · 47 min
  29. 29Mapmaking and making meaning in a pandemic2020 · 25 min
  30. 30Faith, doubt and certainty2020 · 20 min
  31. 31Health care, social welfare and the common good, with Sophia Ikura2020 · 29 min
  32. 32The art of shaping a conversation2020 · 48 min
  33. 33The coronavirus and the future of democracy2020 · 55 min
  34. 34Corona and complex systems, with Michael Garfield2020 · 62 min
  35. 35Is there still room for debate?2020 · 49 min
  36. 36What’s the difference between us and them?2020 · 50 min
  37. 37Can humans manage risk?2020 · 54 min
  38. 38What would you give up?2020 · 27 min
  39. 39The new normal?2020 · 35 min
  40. 40Does democracy have a shelf life?2020 · 64 min
  41. 41What has 2020 revealed to you?2020 · 36 min
  42. 42Build back better2021 · 72 min
  43. 43Reflecting on Basecamp’s Build Back Better conversation2021 · 73 min
  44. 44Framing the picture2021 · 32 min
  45. 45More on the frame2021 · 43 min
  46. 46Who owns your story?2021 · 83 min
  47. 47Is religion oppressive?2021 · 75 min
  48. 48Are we part of nature?2021 · 69 min
  49. 49What does money mean now?2021 · 74 min
  50. 50What is inequality?2021 · 58 min
  51. 51Rethinking work and play2021 · 70 min
  52. 52Who are the innovators?2021 · 67 min
  53. 53Three best questions for 20222021 · 65 min
  54. 54Can we imagine wider futures?2022 · 30 min

FIELD NOTES

After the podcast

The Atlas Project ended in 2022. What I’m thinking about now goes out as essays in Uncertain by Design. The Field Notes come to your inbox: a note from me now and then on what I’m seeing, to set beside what you’re seeing.