POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the Zeitgeist

Dec 07 2024 49 ep. 50 mins

POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the Zeitgeist Podcast artwork

The POSTHOC Salons Podcast brings the live salon conversations from Susan's living room to the world. At each salon she interviews one of the world's experts about their life and their points of views in an intimate setting. Each podcast brings intelligent insights on the topics of the day to people who are curious about the trends impacting their world. Enjoy! And if you want to host your own salon, visit our sister website www.thesalonhost.com

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The Current State of Journalism with Hind Hassan

Dec 07 2024 64 mins

I'll be speaking with Hind Hassan, the 2024 winner of The Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism. We'll be discussing her life, experiences, and views on the current state of journalism. With live performances from Posthoc's artist in residence, Queen Esther & pianist Sharp Radway.

World on the Brink with Dmitri Alperovitch

Sep 25 2024 84 mins

I'll be speaking with national security expert and geopolitical thinker Dmitri Alperovitch. Dmitri recently published World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century. With live performances from Posthoc's artist in residence, Queen Esther.

A Brief History of Intelligence with Max Bennett

Jul 31 2024 63 mins

The History of Intelligence with Max Bennett. Max is the author of The Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains, and is the cofounder & CEO of Alby, an AI company based in NYC. This salon features music by Queen Esther & Friends and is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF). T

Ethics of AI Chatbots, Religion, and Robot Love with Neil McArthur

Jul 01 2024 54 mins

Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba. Neil is a specialist in the philosophy of human rights, philosophy and technology, sexual ethics, and research on alternative sexualities. He is the co-editor of Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications (MIT Press) and Fragile Freedoms: The Global Struggle for Hum

Trial Verdict & the Trail to the White House - Reporting on the Frontlines w Lisa Ferri

Jun 09 2024 92 mins

Posthoc Salons founder, Susan MacTavish Best, interviews Lisa Ferri about her experiences covering the Trump trial, the verdict, and what she sees ahead in the media landscape in the run up to the Presidential election. Lisa is an Emmy award-winning journalist who's spent three decades covering politics and culture inside some of America's most storied newsrooms: 60 Minute

Does Consciousness Matter? With David Chalmers

Apr 29 2024 54 mins

Does Consciousness Matter? A conversation w/philosopher David Chalmers in SoHo for evening filled with conversation, live music, homemade food and our warm NYC Posthoc community. The salon is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF). TWCF funds grants that are accelerating research on consciousness, and David is a fellow grantee of TWCF.

NARCAS: An Interview With Deborah Bonello on Female-Led Organized Crime

Jan 30 2024 33 mins

In this episode of the POSTHOC Digital Podcast, Susan interviews Deborah Bonello, former Head VICE News Latin America and author of NARCAS: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels. Deborah made the journey to the POSTHOC LA warehouse all the way from Mexico City to discuss her reporting on female-led organized crime that ultimately led to writing NARCAS.

Economics & Human Flourishing with Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

Jan 05 2024 59 mins

For our last Posthoc salon of 2023 we invited economist Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg into our living room for an evening of conversation and music. Hilda is an entrepreneur, investor, author and philanthropist. She is the founder and chairman of Strategic Investment Group, an independent investment management firm. For a dozen years, Hilda was the Chief Investment Officer (Pensions) at

Substack Salon

Dec 04 2023 23 mins

We hosted a salon with Substack in LA to celebrate their community of writers and creators, and to meet the company's co-founder Hamish McKenzie, whose interview you're about to hear. We discussed the origins of the company, Hamish's own background as a writer and what about the platform fosters such a unique relationship between creators and subscribers.

The Age of Prediction with Igor Tulchinsky, Chris Mason and Alyssa Goodman

Oct 30 2023 66 mins

The Age of Prediction salon was co-hosted with Amy Brand, Publisher, MIT Press celebrating the publication of the new book The Age of Prediction: Algorithms, AI, and the Shifting Shadows of Risk by MIT Press authors Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher Mason. Igor is the Founder/CEO of WorldQuant, a quantitative investment firm. Christopher is Professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biop