From Asimov to AI, an exploration of the range of possibilities for life and intelligence in the near and distant future.
Seldon Crisis – The Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Joel McKinnon
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48 episodes
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From Asimov to AI, an exploration of the range of possibilities for life and intelligence in the near and distant future.
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Recent Episodes
January 26, 2026
From Asimov to Planetary Intelligence: Rebooting Seldon Crisis
<p>After a long pause, <strong>Seldon Crisis</strong> is back—with a new name, a broader focus, and a new home. What began as a Foundation-focused story + dramatization + commentary show is rebooting as <strong>Seldon Crisis: Beyond Foundation</strong>, exploring the near- and long-term futures of life, intelligence, and civilization—especially as today’s headlines start to echo Asimov’s themes of collapse and recovery.</p><p>In This Episode</p><ul><li>Why I started <strong>Seldon Crisis</strong> five years ago</li><li>What changed—and why the show paused</li><li>Why Foundation feels newly relevant in the era of:<ul><li>AI acceleration</li><li>climate and planetary crisis</li><li>inequality and political dysfunction</li><li>systemic and existential risk</li></ul></li><li>The new show identity and direction</li><li>The move to Substack and what it enables</li></ul><p>What’s New</p><ul><li><strong>New title:</strong> Seldon Crisis: Beyond Foundation</li><li><strong>New description:</strong> An exploration of the range of possibilities for life and intelligence in the near and distant future.</li><li><strong>New platform/home:</strong> <strong>Substack</strong> via <strong>seldoncrisis.net</strong></li><li><strong>Better organization:</strong> episodes categorized as:<ul><li><strong>Story</strong> (narrative episodes)</li><li><strong>Conversations</strong> (guest interviews)</li><li><strong>Reflections</strong> (solo essays & commentary)</li></ul></li><li>Some topics may be <strong>written-only</strong> when visuals matter.</li></ul><p><strong>Upcoming Topics</strong></p><p><br>A planned episode inspired by three major thinkers:</p><ul><li><strong>Sara Imari Walker</strong> — Assembly Theory (with <strong>Lee Cronin</strong>) and new ideas about the origin of life</li><li><strong>David Grinspoon</strong> — Earth in Human Hands and intentional planetary stewardship; co-author (with Walker) on <strong>planetary intelligence</strong></li><li><strong>Benjamin Bratton</strong> — speculative theory on <strong>planetary computation</strong> and large-scale systems thinking</li></ul><p>Also coming: <strong>more guest conversations</strong>, including returning and new guests.</p><p>Release Schedule Note</p><ul><li>Posts will typically appear <strong>on Substack first</strong>, then be recorded and released as podcast episodes.</li><li>As of recording, <strong>this post and two more</strong> are already up at <strong>seldoncrisis.net</strong>, with audio versions coming soon.</li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Theme music:</strong> Tom Barnes (updated theme featured after the close)</li></ul><p>Thank you to everyone who listened in the past—and to everyone returning now. I’m excited to keep going in a format that can last.</p><p><br><strong>Next episode:</strong> Assembling Gaia</p>
January 24, 2025
Being Bayta with Amanda Kreitler
Host Joel McKinnon interviews voice actor Amanda Kreitler about voicing Bayta Darell in the Foundation podcast series, exploring her approach to the character and Bayta's impact as a pioneering female figure.
December 15, 2024
Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse
Ethicist Jamie Woodhouse introduces Sentientism, a worldview advocating for evidence, reason, and compassion towards all sentient beings, and Joel McKinnon explores its implications for modern crises and ethical frontiers in science fiction in this interview.
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