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The Jewish futurism Lab

The Jewish futurism Lab

Written by: Mike Wirth
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The Jewish futurism Lab: Torah, Tech, Tomorrow is a creative audio laboratory where Jewish tradition meets design, technology, and speculative imagination. Host Mike Wirth explores Torah, myth, ritual, art history, and emerging tools like AI to prototype Jewish futures rooted in ethics, dignity, and meaning. New episodes blend story, studio practice, and future-thinking, with companion visuals and essays at mikewirthart.com.© 2026 Mike Wirth Art, Inc. Art Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 6: Ethical AI and Jewish Art
    Feb 20 2026
    In this episode, I look at how AI is impacting Jewish artistry itself: from how I and other Jewish artists research, sketch, and prototype with AI-generated imagery, to how algorithms are beginning to influence our visual language, ritual design, and the stories our communities tell about themselves. I raise concrete questions about authorship, ownership, and […]
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    43 mins
  • Episode 5: The Jewish Art of Alex Woz
    Feb 13 2026
    What does it mean to build a Jewish future through scissors, glue, and pixels? In this episode, I sit down with collage artist Alex Woz, who I met at the Jerusalem Biennale. We talk about the graphic design industry, swap stories about our favorite Jewish artists, and get honest about why we make what we […]
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 4: Shabbat Against The Machine
    Feb 6 2026
    What happens when flow has no boundaries? In Episode 4 of The Jewish Futurism Lab, I explore how creativity without limits turns into exhaustion, addiction, or production without reflection. This episode introduces Shabbat not just as religious practice, but as a design principle: a refusal built into time that prevents work from consuming the people […]
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    12 mins
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