Dreaming Against the Machine

Dr. Adam Becker

dreamingagainstthemachine@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly, hopeful deep-dive into how we imagine better futures—using science, history, and culture to push back against power fantasies driving tech-led visions of the future. Guests range from physicists to tech policy thinkers, making it a strong platform for public-facing expertise and ideas with real-world stakes.

Metrics

Episodes: 15

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 363 subscribers

Instagram: 120 followers

Contact Information

dreamingagainstthemachine@gmail.com

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Host

Dr. Adam Becker - Journalist and astrophysicist. Host of Dreaming Against the Machine, where each week he and a guest explore what a realistic and hopeful future might look like through history, science, and culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing experts and writers across science, journalism, and tech policy—often with books and platforms that connect ideas about technology, society, and the future to practical ethical or political implications.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Recognized public scholarship or media presence, Notable advocacy or policy work (for technology/policy guests), Academic credentials (for science guests)

Recent Guest Discussions

Katie Mack - Feeling About The End Of The Universe; Illusions Of Control; Entropy; Feeling Insignificant

Cory Doctorow - AI Replacing Workers; Why It Won’t Work; Tech Policy And The AI Bubble; Perpetual Growth Myth; Science Fiction Misunderstandings

Recent Topics

Future, Astrophysics, Science, Technology Policy, Entropy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Dreaming Against the Machine
:

Episode 13: More Everything Forever, with Adam Becker

July 07, 2026

This week is a reversal: Adam is interviewed by Jack Stilgoe, professor of science and technology studies at University College London. Jack and his colleagues ask Adam about how he came to write his most recent book, what the process of writing it was like, and how things have changed since he wrote it.Messages:  • Support the show at patreon.com/DreamingAgainstTheMachine  • Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram  • Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcas...

Episode 12: The Cosmic Perspective, with Katie Mack

June 30, 2026

This week, Adam talks with Katie Mack, physicist and author, about feeling some type of way about the end of the universe. Along the way we also discuss illusions of control, entropy, and why it can be good to feel insignificant.Messages:  • Support the show at patreon.com/DreamingAgainstTheMachine  • Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram  • Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts!  • Check out other great podcasts from Multitude like Wow if T...

Episode 11: Reverse Centaurs and AI, with Cory Doctorow

June 23, 2026

This week, Adam talks with Cory Doctorow, author, blogger, and tech policy advocate. Cory explains why your boss wants to replace you with an AI, why that won't work, and why they're trying to do it anyhow -- and what you can do about it. Cory and Adam also talk about the AI bubble and how its myth of perpetual growth is fed by greed, along with some terrible misunderstandings of science fiction. Cory's new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, is out TODAYMessages: &n...

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