The Sh*t Show: an honest conversation with a humanitarian

The Sh*t Show: an honest conversation with a humanitarian

From Uncommon Courage by Andrea T Edwards

May 29, 2026 · 2h 16m · Episode 205

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of AI, humanitarian issues, and climate change amidst recent global events.

Send us Fan Mail Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas encyclical was released this week, with AI taking centre stage, but it wasn’t just this document that discussed AI, in the US - due to protests against AI, mainly datacentres - ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ is now a target for law enforcement, and of course, the bombs started to fall again on Iran. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Europe’s heatwave took centre stage in the world’s news, which unleashed climate deniers across social media, meanwh...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea T Edwards

Topics covered

  • AI
  • humanitarian issues
  • climate change
  • law enforcement
  • protests
  • social media

Keywords

  • AI
  • humanitarian
  • climate change
  • law enforcement
  • protests
  • social media
  • Europe
  • Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Magnifica Humanitas

Places: US, Iran, Europe

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