Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
A multimodal experiment in altered states of conversation, sensing for qualities of the Future Human. This took place at The Big Dinner: like pirate radio, but with dinners hosted at homes around the world, held by the Voicecraft Network.
Welcoming psychonaut and hyperhuman theorist Carl Hayden Smith, dreaming mysteries teacher Sarah Janes, biologist and neo-Shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, artist Jon Garner, field facilitator Pamela von Sabljar, joined by philosopher Tim Adalin.
To learn about the next opportunity to participate in The Big Dinner, stay in touch with the project by following the breadcrumbs, and subscribing on Substack here: timadalin.substack.com
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00:00 Intro
5:30 The somatic praxis begins — dropping into the body together
17:00 The oracular world: dreams and signs as glimpses of the future
20:30 "The future is analog" — embodiment as our edge over AI
30:40 The soul, the placenta, and the modern terror of dying
44:45 Child time, elders, and the case for communal rhythm
47:40 "Presence is longevity" — Carl on humans as nested ecologies
1:01:45 Advertising as mind control — and a gentler vision of technology
1:10:50 Reclaiming our capacity for grief
1:21:00 Decoding the languages of whales, plants, and fungi
1:33:00 The reality of violence — and the "wizardry" of containing it
Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ voicecraft.io/content/the-big-dinner-future-human-w/-carl-hayden-smith-simon-van-der-els-sarah-janes-pamela-von-sabljar-jon-garner-tim-adalin
Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0
A multimodal experiment in altered states of conversation, sensing for qualities of the Future Human. This took place at The Big Dinner: like pirate radio, but with dinners hosted at homes around the world, held by the Voicecraft Network.
Welcoming psychonaut and hyperhuman theorist Carl Hayden Smith, dreaming mysteries teacher Sarah Janes, biologist and neo-Shamanic practitioner Simon van der Els, artist Jon Garner, field facilitator Pamela von Sabljar, joined by philosopher Tim Adalin.
To learn about the next opportunity to participate in The Big Dinner, stay in touch with the project by following the breadcrumbs, and subscribing on Substack here: timadalin.substack.com
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00:00 Intro
5:30 The somatic praxis begins — dropping into the body together
17:00 The oracular world: dreams and signs as glimpses of the future
20:30 "The future is analog" — embodiment as our edge over AI
30:40 The soul, the placenta, and the modern terror of dying
44:45 Child time, elders, and the case for communal rhythm
47:40 "Presence is longevity" — Carl on humans as nested ecologies
1:01:45 Advertising as mind control — and a gentler vision of technology
1:10:50 Reclaiming our capacity for grief
1:21:00 Decoding the languages of whales, plants, and fungi
1:33:00 The reality of violence — and the "wizardry" of containing it
Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ voicecraft.io/content/the-big-dinner-future-human-w/-carl-hayden-smith-simon-van-der-els-sarah-janes-pamela-von-sabljar-jon-garner-tim-adalin
Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0
