In this episode Jason discusses the legacy of the Grateful Dead after the passing of Bob Weir, closely on the heels of the death of Phil Lesh in late 2024. He views the Dead through a lens larger than their music, including their ethics, their business innovations, and the community they built that stands in ever greater contrast to the dominant American culture of crass consumerism, greed, inauthenticity, and vulgarity. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason explains why the environmental movement’s focus on sustainability and not how we treat each other and other species has weakened it; but first he explains that when it comes to America people still miss the forest for the trees. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason discusses the two broad possible futures as the confluence of AI, ecological crises, and the erosion of liberal democracy set humanity up for a very chaotic future with stark choices ahead. The DZA website is here.

In this episode, Jason discusses the three areas where upending the current status quo and making cheap alternatives would have the most benefit for the world. The Vegconomist website is here and the DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason examines the US-China rivalry, how the countries stack up on the two most important issues and industries of the 21st century—green tech and AI—and their relative global influence at this moment in history. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason talks about the mistakes many liberals have made with respect to ‘law and order’ politics, how this has opened the door to fascism, and what they should do to address this serious shortcoming. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason lays out what he would do to help others in America if he decided to stay in this fascist era of our history. The DZA website is here.

In this episode Jason critiques the techno-optimism of Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman (his Trevor Noah interview is here) and the Abundance of Klein and and Thompson, neither of which grapple with the difficult reality of caste, hierarchy, race, and power in America. The DZA website is here.