About this episode

The episode discusses existential risks facing humanity with guest Ben Bradford, promoting an optimistic outlook on the future.

Happy Friday! Let’s talk about the end of the world.   Our guest is Ben Bradford, creator and host of Are We Doomed? – the new hit podcast examining the existential risks facing humanity. “Dammit Neil”, I hear you say “Are we not suffering enough.” To you I reply … sure, Ben and I make talk nukes and rogue AI, climate change and supervolcanoes, but believe me, you’ll feel more optimistic at the end of this episode!   Somehow, the general answer to Are We Doomed seems to be “no, not if we don’t want to be.” So have faith, listen, and have a great weekend.   Enjoy!   Support Talking Scared and get become a Patreon subscriber.   Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch   Come talk books on Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Neil McRobert

Guest: Ben Bradford

Topics covered

• apocalypse
• existential risks
• optimism
• nuclear threats
• climate change
• supervolcanoes

Keywords

• apocalypse
• existential risks
• nuclear threats
• climate change
• supervolcanoes
• optimism
• Are We Doomed?

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Are We Doomed?

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