The 2 Best Soonish Podcast Episodes
1) This Is How You Win the Time War
Clock time is a human invention. So it shouldn’t be a box that confines us; it should be a tool that helps us accomplish the things we care about. But consider the system of standard time, first impos...Show More
2) Looking Virtual Reality In The Eye
Episode 2.06: The immersive, 3D environments of virtual reality aren’t science fiction any more, and they aren’t just for video games. In this episode Wade visits “The Enemy,” a groundbreaking VR exhi...Show More
3) Whose Private Mountain? Turning Corners, Episode 1
Hello again, Soonish listeners! You might remember that in the final episode of Soonish last year, I said I'd be back in the podcast feed one last time to tell you about a new audio project I've been...Show More
4) Preview: Turning Corners
Hey Soonish listeners! I'm back in your podcast feed with some exciting news. I'm about to launch a new podcast called Turning Corners. It's full of inspiring stories about people in the Four Corner...Show More
5) Final Episode: David Mindell on What It Takes to Power an Industrial Revolution
David Mindell is a historian, an engineer, a startup founder, a venture investor—and now the author of The New Lunar Society: An Englightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution. The 2025 MIT Pr...Show More
Final Episode: David Mindell on What It Takes to Power an Industrial Revolution
1:07:56 | Oct 24th, 2025
6) What We're Losing If We Lose Public Media
Today we're bringing you an episode of our sister Hub & Spoke show Rumble Strip, from producer Erica Heilman. It's a conversation with Jay Allison about public media—what it's for, why it's important,...Show More
7) Toward a Psychedelic Future
My guest this week, Adele Getty, is an educator and author in the field of assisted psychedelic therapy. Together with her husband Michael Williams, she started a non-profit here in Santa Fe called th...Show More
8) Well, We're in the Valley of Doom. Here Are Some Paths Forward.
If you listened to my previous episode, you’ll remember that I described four "valleys" or scenarios for how the 2024 presidential election could unfold. The fourth scenario was one where Donald Trump...Show More
9) Harris, Trump, and the Four Valleys
Why does every presidential race lately get described as "the most important election of our lifetimes"? Because it's true. In any election where Donald Trump is on the ballot, Americans are faced wit...Show More
10) Introducing The Rabbis Go South from the Hub & Spoke Expo
Don't worry, the next regular season of Soonish is still coming. But meanwhile I wanted to bring you something really special that I think you’ll like. It's first episode of a new podcast from Hub & S...Show More