Threshold is a Peabody Award-winning documentary podcast about our place in the natural world. Each season, we take listeners on a journey into the heart of a complex environmental story, asking how we got here and where we might be headed. In our latest season, Hark, we hand the mic over to our planet-mates and investigate what it means to truly listen to nonhuman voices—and the cost if we don't. With mounting social and ecological crises, what happens when we tune into the life all around us? Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and independently produced.
Two IT nerds and longtime friends discuss technology, ethics, life, relationships, artificial intelligence, and a wide range of nonsense. While going on early morning walks for exercise, Sean Snodgrass and Kris Tyte realized others may (or more probably may not) want to hear the kinds of things they talk about. Positively Pedestrian Podcast is aptly named. They are optimistic, positive-thinking people, they are walking, and understand that their point of view on pretty much everything is going to be rather pedestrian.
Two IT nerds and longtime friends discuss technology, ethics, life, relationships, artificial intelligence, and a wide range of nonsense. While going on early morning walks for exercise, Sean Snodgrass and Kris Tyte realized others may (or more probably may not) want to hear the kinds of things they talk about. Positively Pedestrian Podcast is aptly named. They are optimistic, positive-thinking people, they are walking, and understand that their point of view on pretty much everything is going to be rather pedestrian.
Send us a text In this episode, Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass delve into the intricate relationship between psychological stress, motor skills, and modern childhood experiences. They discuss how high levels of anxiety can disrupt kinesthetic processes, affecting everything from athletic performance to everyday activities. The hosts draw connections between the digital saturation of today's youth and the resulting deficits in kinesthetic and social development. They reminisce about the risky, yet formative, playground experiences of their childhood and advocate for a balanced approach to digital and physical activities for children.…
Send us a text In this engaging episode, Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass delve into the concept of transhumanism and the ethical implications of technology integration. They explore the idea of using technology as a scapegoat and discuss how advancements in AI and neural networks impact human cognition and well-being. The hosts also touch upon historical contexts, the potential for immortality, and the challenges of accountability in a tech-driven world.…
Send us a text In this thought-provoking episode, Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass explore the future of consciousness, discussing the potential of brain tissue in different environments, the implications of AI and neurological networks, and the emotional components of intelligence. From historical experiments to futuristic scenarios, they delve into the ethical and philosophical questions surrounding these advancements.…
Send us a text In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we embark on a fascinating journey through the interplay of AI and human creativity, pondering the possibilities of archiving our collective wisdom before AI reshapes our knowledge landscape. Join us as we explore innovative preservation methods, debate the role of AI in creativity, and discuss the philosophical implications of AI as a dominant force in knowledge generation.…
Send us a text From millennial crypto bros to the politically and powerful we discuss the house of cards built up by monkey business schemes of crypto, political power, and fiat debt masquerading as wealth. The wealthy and powerful continue to build empires of narcissism on the back of the good will and nature of the masses. When AI takes over these power positions will the floodgates of despair unleash in the name of profit and capitalization. And what’s up with the bizarre hairdos? Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/FTX-Monkey-Business-and-Eat-the-Rich…
Send us a text The pope as an apologist for actions of the church, our modern world considers limiting, racist, and criminal. These apologies for acts of a generation or two ago, brought us to technology as an aid to both chronicle and create history. While at the same time technology serves as a deep multiplier, of productivity, scale, and speed. While at the same time we are bowing and scraping to the trio of Religion, Drugs, and Consumerism. We explore tiers of wealth and justice. We ask…. Who chronicles and preserves our history? Who controls these means of production? Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Tiers-of-Wealth-and-Justice-and-Subjective-Reality…
Send us a text Screen time is exploding in society and changing our culture, values, and perhaps even what it means to be human. Is humanity becoming a species with consumption as its primary goal function? Is social media collectively shaping a new world order and a common culture structured around consumption? From addiction to misinformation to thought and behavior control, in this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we take a hard look at social media and its inherent positive and negative effects on us all. Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Cultural-and-Social-Impact-of-Social-Media…
Send us a text Episode 39 – Cultural Superiority via Hyper Violence From video games to the cinema to made-for-TV dramas to the evening news to world history to the bible, we are saturated in stories of violence, simulated violence, or actual violence. Is there value in such large-scale exposure to violence, or is violence a useful or necessary tool to preserve and stabilize society, or is it one of the scourges of humanity to mitigate? Are more violent cultures superior and necessary? Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Cultural-Superiority-via-Hyper-Violence…
Send us a text Episode 38 – Complexity & Scale of Technology on Humanity We live in an age one might call the Great Technological Expansion. As technology advances so rapidly, tradition, culture, generational knowledge, morality, and many other aspects of society are being pressured to change, and rapidly. This is a gale of creative destruction that operates at a pace and scale with which most people haven’t developed the skills to cope effectively. Where does this leave the majority, where is this headed, and how might we thrive in this type of environment? Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Complexity-and-Scale-of-Technology-on-Humanity…
Send us a text Episode 37 - Versions of Hyper Violence & Feminine Revolt Exploring versions of violence through its various forms, including the perpetual inappropriate allocation of monetary resources. Is misinformation the new virtual land of milk and honey, is the future to be determined by those with the best version of Augmented Reality? Let’s explore the 4th wall of information, a 21st-century schism, of half-truths and flat-out lies. Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Versions-of-Hyper-Violence-and-Feminine-Revolt…
Send us a text Episode 36 – Misandry Male Privilege & Fronting Sexuality Portraying men as fat stupid and lazy has become socially normal. Has Misandry (hatred or disdain toward men) taken hold in America, and if so, what effects may this have on society? We also examine the social trend and effects of putting one’s sexual identity as a leading personal identifying characteristic, even with children. Support us on Patreon - Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Misandry-Male-Priviledge-and-Fronting-Sexuality…
Send us a text Episode 34 – Shadow Economy & Second Class Citizens There is a disconnect between what most people believe society is all about versus the reality of how society truly is. Every major developed country in the world has a shadow economy and a minority group of second-class citizens which are known to exist, but everybody pretends they do not. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Shadow-Economy-and-Second-Class-Citizens…
Send us a text In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the world covered in plants being terraformed by people under bizarre constrains and what seems like a complete lack of useful planning. Human existence might seem like slime mold to a sophisticated alien species, growing and consuming without reason or guided purpose. Beyond human ego and blind ambition, perhaps we can build useful intellectualism, and terraform our world into an environment that invokes greatness, and more purpose driven lives, less we may just make great pets.…
Send us a text Episode 32 - Clearing the Great Filter & Dethroning Kleptocrats Guest contributor Sam Stanton is with us as we discuss how humanity may willfully avoid omnicide and prevent our own extinction as a species. Continued weaponization of technology as technology rapidly expands may be the highway to hell and the Great Filter that perhaps all advanced civilizations face. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/positivelypedestrian Merch Store https://positivelypedestrian.com/store Episode Extra Content https://positivelypedestrian.com/Clearing-the-Great-Filter-and-Dethroning-Kleptocrats…
Send us a text In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the long-overdue and much-needed shift in American Culture. From Gun & Bible fanatics to Pedophile Priests, to Hands-On Scout Masters, to social media as the dominant source of news, to the faithful hordes of Pseudoscientists, we need a shift to sobriety, healthy skepticism, and empathetic human-centered concerted cultivation of our citizens at every stage of life. Plus, some bad jokes.…
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