In this episode of the Harvest Series podcast with Rose Claverie, poet and performer Rupi Kaur shares her journey from childhood in Punjab to becoming a global literary voice. She reflects on how trauma, resilience, and feminism shape her work.

Rupi reads her poem Timeless, challenging societal views of aging women, and discusses how success brought both joy and pressure at a young age. She opens up about her immigrant family’s sacrifices, her father’s feminist influence, and the courage it takes to speak out on political and cultural issues.

Blending performance, poetry, and vulnerability, this conversation explores how art can transform pain into power and build connection across borders. How can we each find the courage to let go of old stories and create new ones?

You can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates.

Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series.

Credits:

• Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequences
• Technician in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi
• Music by: Chambord
• Artwork by: Davide d'Antonio

Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners

Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel

In this explosive episode of the Harvest Series Podcast, host Rose Claverie sits with independent journalist Aaron Maté to examine media complicity in war narratives, from Russiagate to Palestine. Aaron reflects on his personal journey as a journalist exiled from mainstream platforms for refusing to follow the script. The interview took place during Harvest, in Kaplankaya, on May, 2025.

Aaron explained why real courage today means and risking your reputation to uphold truth.

Chapters:

• 0:00 Intro: Aaron Maté and the Cost of Truth
• 1:35 Russiagate: A Cold War Revival
• 4:48 Rachel Maddow and the Myth Machine
• 9:12 Media Complicity in Selling Wars
• 13:27 What the OPCW Leak Reveals
• 18:02 The Weaponization of “Conspiracy Theorist”
• 21:40 Courage in the Face of Smear Campaigns
• 27:10 Palestine: Liberal Hypocrisy and Moral Collapse
• 34:26 Why the Truth Matters—Even If You’re Alone
• 41:00 Final Reflections: Journalism as a Moral Act

You can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates.

Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series.

Credits:

• Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequences
• Technician in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi
• Music by: Chambord

Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners

Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel

This episode of the Harvest Series podcast, hosted by Rose Claverie, features Daniel Barcay, Executive Director at the Center for Humane Technology. Recorded at Harvest in Kaplankaya, Turkey, the conversation explores how AI is reshaping society and what it means for our future.

Daniel reflects on lessons from the rise of social media, the dangers of addictive design, and why AI carries even greater stakes. He explains how AI impacts relationships, privacy, and decision-making, and why it could both empower humanity or destabilize it.

From emotional manipulation by AI companions to the risk of losing control when autonomous agents act in our world, this dialogue uncovers both urgent threats and inspiring opportunities. Ultimately, the discussion calls for awareness, policy, and responsible design — and for each of us to ask: are we using AI to become the people we want to be?

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction & Harvest welcome

00:29 – AI: Best friend or threat?

01:20 – Raising awareness of tech’s impact

02:08 – Promise and instability of new tech

03:04 – Lessons from social media’s design flaws

05:02 – The attention economy explained

06:24 – The Social Dilemma and global awareness

07:16 – Social media as humanity’s first AI contact

08:25 – Distorted mirrors of society

09:33 – China’s intentional tech policies

10:26 – From channels to AI companions

12:02 – Ambiguity in relationships with AI

13:30 – Risks: sycophancy & flattery

15:26 – AI competing for affection

17:13 – Super-stimulus: AI partners vs. real relationships

18:42 – Polarization & intellectual humility

20:15 – Privacy, memory, and hidden data

22:27 – AI as con man: trust and betrayal

22:44 – Case study: character AI & youth suicide

25:08 – Liability & legal responsibility

27:40 – Product liability & AI frameworks

28:34 – Control: can we prevent AI chaos?

29:19 – Lessons from financial flash crashes

30:28 – Rise of autonomous AI agents

31:53 – Society-wide responsibility for AI

33:19 – What individuals can do

35:12 – Policy and design solutions

36:19 – Engineers and responsibility codes

37:09 – Daniel’s personal journey

40:06 – Courage: leaving Google

42:04 – Can AI start a war?

44:06 – Final advice: use AI, but consciously

You can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates.

Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series.

Credits:

• Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequences
• Technician in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi
• Music by: Chambord
• Artwork by: Davide d'Antonio

Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners

Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel