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Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and suffered fatal setbacks, and how Homo sapiens succeeded in conquering continents, overcoming natural borders, and bringing other species under its control. But the genetic blueprint that enabled us to get to the place where we are today had one flaw: it didn't factor in planetary boundaries.

Does the non-religious humanist focus on improving human life come at a cost? Join host Mxolisi B Masuku an atheist, humanist and co-founder of Humanists Zimbabwe (formerly PICH & Zimbabwean Atheists) as we question assumptions and examine the potential limits of this non-religious philosophy. Our guests come from all walks of life and offer diverse insights, challenging us to explore life’s deepest questions: how do we balance human desires with broader consequences, and find fulfilment in this one life we have?

Veneration for the military is a deeply embedded, but fatal flaw, in America’s collective identity. In 20 years at West Point, whistle-blower Tim Bakken has come to understand how unquestioned faith isolates the US armed forces from civil society and leads to catastrophe. Pervaded by chronic deceit, the military’s insular culture elevates blind loyalty above all other values. The consequences are undeniably grim: failure in every war since World War II, millions of lives lost around the globe and trillions of dollars wasted.

Die Risiken und Gefahren der militärischen und ökologischen Zerstörung sind heute so groß, dass sie die menschliche Zivilisation schlechthin bedrohen. Die Herausforderung eine gute, lebenswerte und wohlgeordnete Weltgemeinschaft herzustellen, stellt sich heute drängender denn je. Doch das einzige Mittel, auf das sich eine Hoffnung gründen lässt, steht uns heute de facto nicht mehr zur Verfügung: die Demokratie.