Luminary
Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the world’s brightest minds, exploring boundaries of human knowledge.
Luminary.fm · Lucid LLC
Show overview
Luminary has been publishing since 2019, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 31 episodes. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 2m and 1h 11m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 10 episodes published. Published by Lucid LLC.
From the publisher
Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the world’s brightest minds, exploring boundaries of human knowledge. Join us on a pursuit to discover the ideas, intuition, theories and thoughts behind these luminaries.
Latest Episodes
View all 31 episodesS2 Ep 18Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape
Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, a company that has profoundly impacted how generations of […] The post Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 17Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact
Yochai Benkler is a professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Center […] The post Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 16Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology
Jason Crawford is the founder of Roots of Progress and a prolific writer on all things technology and progress. Jason […] The post Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 15Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress
Noah Smith is a renaissance man, blogger, and commentator. Noah’s popular blog, Noahpinion, focuses on economics, technology, and current events. […] The post Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 14Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism
Carlota Perez is a pre-eminent multi-disciplinarian, scholar, and author. Carlota studies the nature of technological change and economic systems, and […] The post Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 13Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education
Clay Shirky is the Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at New York University and an associate professor at the New […] The post Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 12Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies
Matt Clancy is a research fellow at Open Philanthropy and a senior fellow at The Institute for Progress, a think […] The post Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 11Martin Gurri on the fifth wave, democracy, and technology
Martin Gurri is the visiting research fellow at Mercatus Center and a former CIA analyst. Martin’s core interests center around […] The post Martin Gurri on the fifth wave, democracy, and technology appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 10Brian Arthur on technology, software, and economic systems
Brian Arthur is a storied economist and complexity thinker. He is a pioneer in a number of disciplines including increasing […] The post Brian Arthur on technology, software, and economic systems appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 9Alissa Cooper on building the internet
Alissa Cooper is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Policy and a Fellow at Cisco Systems. She […] The post Alissa Cooper on building the internet appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 8Eric Peters on change and human psychology
Eric Peters is the founder, CEO, and CIO of One River Asset Management. He is a macro-thinker with a rare […] The post Eric Peters on change and human psychology appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 7Andrew Sullivan on operating the internet
Andrew Sullivan is the president and CEO of the Internet Society, a leading advocacy organization for an open and free […] The post Andrew Sullivan on operating the internet appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 6Vint Cerf on the internet and its building blocks
Dr. Vint Cerf is an internet pioneer commonly known as one of the “father’s of the internet.” He co-designed the […] The post Vint Cerf on the internet and its building blocks appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 5Albert Borgmann on the philosophy of technology
Albert Borgmann is a philosopher and writer whose research interests intersect technology, society, and culture. Albert’s theory, the device paradigm, […] The post Albert Borgmann on the philosophy of technology appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 4Kevin Kelly on technology and software
Kevin Kelly is one of the leading and deepest thinkers on the technology of our time. A startling percentage of […] The post Kevin Kelly on technology and software appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 3Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 3 – JCR Licklider, Xerox PARC, and TCP/IP
Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 3 – JCR Licklider, Xerox PARC, and TCP/IP appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 2Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 2 – 1980s to present
Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 2 – 1980s to present appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S2 Ep 1Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 1 – 1940s to 1970s
Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 1 – 1940s to 1970s appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S1 Ep 13Jeff Behrends on ethics
Jeff Behrends is a director of ethics and technology initiatives at the Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard […] The post Jeff Behrends on ethics appeared first on Luminary.fm.
S1 Ep 12Micael Dahlen on happiness
Micael Dahlen is a wonderfully brilliant, thought-provoking, and multi-facetted professor in the Department of Marketing and Strategy at Stockholm School […] The post Micael Dahlen on happiness appeared first on Luminary.fm.