Escape Your Algorithm

Maven is joined by Cali Pitts, Compton DJ, K-Dubb Tha Ambassador, Alyze Chicago and Smokey Rae-DiorOn this episode Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection kit (part 1)Some People Think in Words, Others Think in Pictures & FeelingsPervasive surveillance: Body cams for ICE, local police and prison guardsBlack History is American History: Who was Mary Winston Jackson?
Always made by real humans, for real humans. Proud member of KCGN Radio Network.Listen live on podbean app, every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am pacific time.Links at protopage.com/EscapeYourAlgorithm

Cali Pitts, Alyze Chicago and BluntNinja join Maven to escape togetherEtymologiesPeople who are performatively nice in public, but hostile behind closed doors. Question from Cali: Why do people involve themselves with people they don't care about?Memory Crafters Preserve Black Women’s HistoryCollective Rethinking: How to Have More Nuanced ConversationsFlock ALPR in the headlines, an updateRecorded on February 3, 2026 on the Podbean platform. Come listen live or join the conversation Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am Pacific/12pm EasternLinks at protopage.com/EscapeYourAlgorithm

Maven is joined by Cali Pitts and  Kdubb tha Ambassador
POTUS
Doomsday clock of the union of concerned scientists
Podcast clips from
Infinite Monkey Cage Dec 16 2025Dunbar number (cognition and limits of friend quantity)
Disagree Better Sept 9, 2025Mental Models 
Lateral thinking
Elections administration in the USA
Links at protopage.com/EscapeYourAlgorithm
Recorded on January 27, 2026 by real humans 

Cali Pitts and K-Dubb Tha Ambassador join Maven for a quick and silly little episode. (May contain some curse words.)from the Book of Totally Useless Information -Why keyboards are arranged that way; POTUS Chester Arthur; The Little Zen Companion
Bonus fellowship convo about Little Shop of Horrors.
Made by real humans for real humans on January 20, 2026.Links to most of the content: https://www.protopage.com/escapeyouralgorithm
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Cali Pitts, Kdubb The Ambassador and Alyze Chicago join Maven and discuss the book Think Again, about avoiding the pitfalls of overconfidence; word history of "shambles"; basics about the 20th president leads to a discussion about the presidency and then to aliens? Also this episode: a few notes on getting older, Alyze Chicago shares some of her bucket list and Maven gives some context for upcoming elections conversations: the number of elected officials in the USA.Made by real humans for real humans on January 20, 2026.Links to most of the content: https://www.protopage.com/escapeyouralgorithmJoin Escape Your Algorithm live on the Podbean app Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am Pacific and 1pm EasternSubscribe and rate in your favorite podcast app. 

Maven is joined by Alyze, kdubb, and  bluntninja
Escaping to 1 of the 7 laws of pessimism, a clip of trevor noah's podcast on work,notes on getting older, Dale Carnegie vs. Lin Yutang: How To Stop Worrying and Start Loafing 
made by real humans on 1/13/26
links at https://protopage.com/escapeyouralgorithm

Maven is joined by Cali Pitts, Blunt Ninja,  Keron, Mama bear Tracy, Smokie Rae-dior and KDubb for a full show. (The too-much-fun hour-long cool-down after-party will be available exclusively for the podbean fan club members and discord subscribers. Download the podbean app and join the fanclub)Think againtwo word origins and two words that sound dirty but aren't Redefining criminalityhttps://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/enforcement-regime/Freedom with Purposehttps://freemindgazette.substack.com/p/context-basicsSpace X launches more problemshttps://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbeanGrazing on public landhttps://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeawaysWikiFlix.comA clip from Dan Schreiber's "Lazy Code" podcast, "The universe is ONE ELECTRON"Recorded, as always, by real humans on January 13, 2026 on the Podbean platform. Join us live on Podbean Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am PST.

Inside the campaign to close California’s remaining women’s prisonshttps://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/inside-the-campaign-to-close-californias-remaining-womens-prisons/
4th 0f seven laws of pessimismhttps://quillette.com/2024/01/26/the-seven-laws-of-pessimism/?ref=thebrowser.com
The Technological Transformation of Consciousnesshttps://freemindgazette.substack.com/p/the-technological-transformation
Think Again: Treating disagreements like a dance instead of a battle
Obscure musical instrumentshttps://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/obscure-musical-instrument-words
Made for real humans by real humans on 12/25/25More links https://www.protopage.com/escapeyouralgorithm#Sources/Show_Links