Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast

FromThe McFuture with Steve Faktor

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Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast

FromThe McFuture with Steve Faktor

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27 minutes

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Jan 5, 2023

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Steve mud-wrestles "effective altruism" & "long-termism" to conjure a novel, sane & entertaining take on these bastard children of philanthropy.

Released:

Jan 5, 2023

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Join futurist, author & innovation maharishi Steve Faktor + world-famous guests for a mind-blowing guide to where tech, economics & culture are taking us. Freakier than Freakonomics, more funny than Planet Money. Featured on Forbes.

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Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast

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