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Whoa, Vol. 3: Humanmaxxing

Sublime 2 Episodes Oct 7, 2026

A podcast about thriving in the age of artificial intelligence. It pushes back against the common narrative of loss and outsourced thinking, instead exploring how some interesting people are leaning into their own humanity. Through conversations and stories, it suggests that advances in machines could lead to an era where we become freer, stranger, more creative, and more alive.

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Packy McCormick Oct 7, 2026 01:10:39 We met Packy McCormick many years ago in a group chat for newsletter writers. His newsletter Not Boring had taken off and ours was still small. We asked if he wanted to do a guest piece together, and he said yes. Packy is funny, brilliant, deep, genuine, and one of the best players of the great online game. For as long as we've known him, he’s used his platform to boost others. One of the good

Nadia Asparouhova Sep 29, 2026 00:59:16 Nadia Asparouhova is a writer and researcher who has spent her career in service of the question: ‘what’s happening here?’ across various parts of the internet.She’s worked at Substack, Protocol Labs, and Github, and has written extensively on Silicon Valley Culture; the importance of ideas and institutions; consciousness, attention, meditation, and more. Her most recent book, Antimemetics: Why So

Rachel Karten Sep 14, 2026 00:48:55 Rachel Karten is the social media strategist, writer, and creator of the must-read (and top five newsletter by startup spend) Link in Bio.We love Rachel’s takes. You get the sense that the insights she shares could only have come from her putting in the time, knowing who to know, having lots of conversations, and going DEEP.In this conversation, Rachel covers why the best social media strategy mig

Jeanette Winterson Sep 2, 2026 00:57:47 Jeanette Winterson published her first novel at 24 and has since written more than 26 books, with her work frequently published in the Guardian, Observer, and New York Times.Her most recent work has explored our relationship with technology — the boundaries between humans and machines, the consequences of transhumanism, and the moral, societal, and spiritual implications of AI.We first discovered

Adam Mastroianni Aug 24, 2026 01:16:47 Adam Mastroianni is the creator of the hit Substack Experimental History and our definition of an unLLMable writer.In this conversation, he talks about how he knows when an idea is actually interesting, why having a machine as a competitor has clarified the kind of writer he wants to be, what reading Moby Dick taught him, and why some obvious things have never actually been said.You can watch full

Jack Butcher Aug 12, 2026 01:10:41 Welcome to Humanmaxxing, an interview series on thriving in the age of machines. You can follow along on ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠.Jack Butcher has built one of the most singular careers on the internet. He first became known for Visualize Value, where he distilled complex ideas about business and creativity into a visual language that traveled everywhere, then turned that

Cate Hall Aug 5, 2026 00:50:47 Welcome to Humanmaxxing, an interview series on thriving in the age of machines. You can follow along on ⁠Substack⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠.Cate Hall is a former Supreme Court attorney and once the world’s top-ranked female poker player who went from the throes of addiction to leading a multibillion-dollar foundation. Her life is proof that even the most trapped among us can discover a pa

Henrik Karlsson Jul 26, 2026 01:22:07 Welcome to Humanmaxxing, an interview series on thriving in the age of machines. You can follow along on Substack, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.Henrik Karlsson is Substack-famous, but he is still our answer when people ask who the most underrated writer in the world is. In this conversation, Henrik joins Alex Dobrenko to discuss:The pressures of internet fame, feedback, and monetizing creative work

Whoa, Vol. 3: Humanmaxxing

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