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Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan

Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan

著者： Ramesh Srinivasan
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The Utopias Podcast with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan

In the wake of an era where alarmism and crisis branding sells - whether in relation to climate change, new technologies, or polarization, we have a huge opportunity to embrace our capacity for innovation, empathy, and compassion towards one another. To get there it is high time to have creative, productive, and truly progressive conversations about our planetary future, and approach such from every discipline and perspective we can.


Hosted by UCLA professor and public intellectual Ramesh Srinivasan, the “Utopias” podcast presents a new narrative, a vision of life futures based on a set of conversations that celebrate the work and perspectives of “dreamers”, or those who represent and care deeply for the endless potential for human creativity, expression, and optimism. We share the stories of those who believe in the potential for our planet, and are doing the important work to try to empower our tomorrow in a way that we can all benefit from.


This podcast brings back the realms of the scientific, emotional, artistic, legal, poetic, musical, ecological, and spiritual into conversation with one another as together, we imagine and advocate for futures for our planet and species that lift us all up. Dr. Srinivasan’s guests shall run the gamut, bringing artists, journalists, politicians, scientists, environmentalists, monks and religious practitioners, and scholars together. Utopias shall inspire listeners to imagine new futures defined by compassion, an appreciation of diversity alongside unity, and the recognition that we live in an extraordinary time where we are all in ‘it’ together.


Produced by Tulin Chang Maltepe. Music by Albert Ortega

© 2026 Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan 社会科学
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  • 32. Understanding Afghanistan's Past, Present and Future with Journalist Habib Khan Totakhil

    32. Understanding Afghanistan's Past, Present and Future with Journalist Habib Khan Totakhil
    2026/07/21

    Habib Khan Totakhil is an Afghan journalist who has reported on the Afghan conflict for more than a decade with the Wall Street Journal, becoming one of the few reporters to have embedded with both government forces and the Taliban. His reporting has come at a steep personal cost, including being abducted and held by the Taliban. Totakhil was honored for "Courageous Journalism" by the East West Center in 2016 and won the Rumi Award for "Best International Reporter in Afghanistan" in 2014.

    Beyond journalism, Totakhil is also the founder of the non-profit Afghan Peace Watch, which aims to deliver reliable research and information on what’s happening on the ground in Afghanistan. Notably, he was also a restaurant owner. His first business was a Mexican restaurant in Kabul’s green zone, and his other restaurant was the Cabul Meat House, a popular steakhouse in the Shahr-e-Naw neighborhood.

    Join us for a conversation with Habib Khan Totakhil and Ramesh Srinivasan on the realities of living and reporting from inside a decades-long conflict, the ethics and risks of embedded journalism, and what two decades of war have meant for Afghanistan's future.

    This episode was recorded in December of 2023.

    Follow Habib Khan Totakhil on X.

    Questions or comments? Email podcastutopias@gmail.com.

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    1 時間 4 分
  • 31. Richard Wolff on Economic Futures in the Age of AI and the Decline of the American Empire

    31. Richard Wolff on Economic Futures in the Age of AI and the Decline of the American Empire
    2026/06/30

    Richard Wolff is an economist and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Described by The New York Times Magazine as "America's most prominent Marxist economist," Wolff is known for his critiques of contemporary capitalism and his advocacy for alternative economic models, particularly worker-owned enterprises. Wolff is also a cofounder of Democracy At Work, a nonprofit that produces the program Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff.

    His prominent publications include books like Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism; Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian; Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism; and Understanding Marxism.

    Join us for a conversation on the state of the global economy, inequality, labor, and the enduring relevance of Marxist thought in the twenty-first century.

    This episode was recorded on June 4, 2025.

    Follow Richard Wolff on X, TikTok, and YouTube. Follow Ramesh on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and on his website.

    Questions or comments? Email podcastutopias@gmail.com.

    This podcast may contain explicit language and content that is not suitable for all audiences.
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    1 時間 25 分
  • 30. Douglas Rushkoff

    30. Douglas Rushkoff
    2026/04/21

    Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires and Team Human, which is also the name of his podcast. Douglas was named one of the "world’s ten most influential intellectuals" by MIT.

    This conversation was recorded on June 6, 2025.

    Follow Team Human on Instagram and X. Follow Ramesh on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and on his website.

    Questions or comments? Email podcastutopias@gmail.com.

    This podcast may contain explicit language and content that is not suitable for all audiences.
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    1 時間 9 分
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