This page serves to collect the various interviews and conversations “out there” over time, in approximate reverse chronological order. At present, it is under construction, so only the most recent will appear initially.

The Vancrux Podcast: 2026.04.27

Jeevan Matharu asked some good questions in this overview. Catch on Spotify or Youtube.

Topics covered “recovering astrophysicist,” ecological ignorance, the sixth mass extinction, why we aren’t going to space, determinism and “inevitable” past/future, and more.

HNO: Earth Abides, Part 2: 2026.04.23

This is the second part in the Earth Abides conversation with Alex Leff for Human Nature Odyssey. This is where the story gets truly interesting, as Ish begins to peel away from his civilization craze, and comes to a new understanding of what it means to live happy lives as humans.

Catch the episode here.

HNO: Earth Abides, Part 1: 2026.04.09

The first part of a two-part conversation about the 1949 novel Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart. Alex Leff, creator of the Human Nature Odyssey podcast talks with me about the book. This first conversation lays out the scenario and the initial doings of the main character, Isherwood Williams as he slowly accumulates a “tribe” and aims to get civilization back on track. Listen here.

The Great Simplification: 2026.04.14

Nate Hagens hosted a Reality Roundtable with me and DJ White—an effective activist in saving cetaceans who has a space-adjacent history. We discuss why space ambitions are pure delusion.

Access can be through The Great Simplification site or YouTube.

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