Roots of Reality
Hosted by Ben Baumann · Ben Baumann
5.0from 53 ratings
- 246
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 53
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 38K
- YouTube views
About Roots of Reality
A podcast by historian Ben Baumann that uses history from the formation of the universe to the present, illustrating how our world came to be. The podcast provides brief historical summaries of various subjects and features oral history interviews with guest experts who have lived experiences related to the topics discussed. "Billions of years led to you."
- Publisher
- Ben Baumann
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Apr 2019
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 246 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
#246 Could AI Trigger the Next Global Crisis? with Dr. Stephen Casper
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#245 When AI Agents Go Rogue with Dr. Ian Reynolds
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#244 Finding Meaning Beyond Fame and Success with Simon Ward
Inside a recent episode
#246 Could AI Trigger the Next Global Crisis? with Dr. Stephen Casper
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The word polycrisis is kind of a useful, you know, risk management term to invoke here. You know, maybe AI doesn't kill us by, you know, getting out into the world and thinking for a long time and figuring out how to design a robot for itself and then it replicates and then it forms armies and shoots us. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Roots of Reality
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Dr Stephen Casper
- Dr Ian Reynolds
- Simon Ward
- Steve Barri
- Dr Daniel Greco
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 37,593
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 51
Contact Roots of Reality
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
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Questions about Roots of Reality
Who hosts Roots of Reality?
Ben Baumann host the show. Published by Ben Baumann.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Roots of Reality take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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