Would You Marry a Robot? 🤖 | Transhumanism, Bitcoin & AI with Zoltan Istvan

🎙️What if your future partner is a robot? What if you could upload your consciousness - or never die at all? In this mind-bending episode, we dive into the world of transhumanism, AI, and the future of Bitcoin with Zoltan Istvan - journalist, futurist, and candidate for Governor of California.

We talk about Zoltan’s early years sailing the world with 500 books, his work at National Geographic, and how nearly stepping on a landmine changed his life. From volcano boarding to writing The Transhumanist Wager, Zoltan has lived an extraordinary life - and now he's tackling politics with radical ideas like universal basic income funded by crypto, robotic abundance, and regulating AI before it’s too late.

🔗 Learn more about Zoltan: https://www.zoltanistvan2026.com

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⏰ Timestamps

00:00 - 00:20 Intro
00:21 - 03:34 Life in a "floating apartment"
03:35 - 08:30 How he became a journalist at National Geographic
08:31 - 10:38 Hungarian roots and upbringing
10:39 - 11:45 What exactly is transhumanism?
11:46 - 18:18 Real technological developments: chips, exoskeletons, robotic limbs
18:19 - 22:40 Fears surrounding artificial intelligence
22:41 - 26:20 The coming AI-induced job apocalypse
26:21 - 28:42 Should we regulate AI or compete globally?
28:43 - 30:43 Facial recognition and data privacy trade-offs
30:44 - 33:05 Zoltan’s opinion on Bitcoin and the future of crypto
33:06 - 36:08 Can Bitcoin fund universal basic income?
36:09 - 39:10 What is an "automated abundance-based economy"?
39:11 - 42:34 Dating, robots, and loneliness
42:35 - 48:26 Homelessness, meaninglessness, and societal collapse
48:27 - 01:02:30 Robots and education, religion in the age of technology
01:02:31 - 01:03:50 Would he upload his consciousness digitally?
01:03:51 - 01:08:38 What motivates Zoltan and his next steps
01:08:39 - 01:15:14 On cryogenics, cloning, and living to 150
01:15:15 - 01:16:30 Contact info, outro

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The podcast was recorded on 2025.06.19.

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