Human Nature Odyssey

26 - Can Games Save The World From Bureaucracy? With C. Thi Nguyen

Sep 3, 2026

How did humans go from living in small-scale communities where everyone knew each other to building a massive civilization filled with billions of strangers? And what the heck holds those societies together?

In this episode, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen, author of The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game,...

25 - The Forest and the Forager

Aug 6, 2026

You might think that you are not a forager. But what if no matter our lifestyle or job title, we are forever hunter gatherers in this world: of food, of love, of meaning. In this immersive episode, join Alex on a walk through an ancient forest as you explore what it means to live life as a forager. It’s a...

24 - Stories That Create or Destroy: Myth, Death, and Animism with Sophie Strand

Jul 9, 2026

What if the crises of our time are not just ecological or political, but also mythological?

Poet and author Sophie Strand joins Human Nature Odyssey for a wide-ranging conversation about stories, illness, ecology, and transformation. Drawing from mythology, religion, folklore, and her own experience living with chronic...

23 - What Is Human Nature Odyssey?

Jun 4, 2026

You, me, and everyone we know were born on the Titanic.

Some are warning of icebergs. Some are shoveling coal into the furnaces. Some are jamming out while the band plays louder than ever.

In this special episode beginning Year Four of Human Nature Odyssey, Alex gathers friends together in a living room for a...

Hajar Tazi: Weaving Our Way Back Home

May 14, 2026

Today Hajar Tazi joins us on our odyssey. Hajar is a poet, writer, facilitator, and self-described “ecosystem weaver.” Our conversation is part of a new five-episode miniseries from Resilience that I’m hosting in collaboration with the Omega Resilience Awards.

It’s called In the Rising Tide and it brings...

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