Flash Forward
194 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratingsFlash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.
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Could Mind Control End Crime?
July 06, 2021 22:39 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBToday’s episode is about a future where we try to control crime with brain implants. Guests: Stephen Kinzer, a journalist and author of Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. Dr. Shaun Patel, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Steph Griffiths and Dr. Jarkko Jalava, co-authors of The Myth of The Born Criminal: Psychopathy, Neurobiology, and the Creation of the Modern Degenerate. Dr. Liat Ben-Moshe, an assistant professor at the Unive...
What Is The Future Of Flash Forward?
June 08, 2021 21:37 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBToday we do a bit of spelunking into the history of Flash Forward, revisit last year’s anniversary, and talk about how the future sausage gets made. Things I talked about on today's episode. Tamara Krinsky’s work The limits of empathy A Queen of Sorts On the Ice Scientists Excited About Humpback Whales Singing In Waters Off New York City On the Verge of Extinction, These Whales Are Also Shrinking → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is hosted by, Ros...
Could We All Live Underground?
May 25, 2021 22:19 - 52 minutes - 60.7 MBToday’s episode is about a future where humans decide to live underground. Guests: Dr. Brian Toon, an atmospheric scientist and professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder Jason Wright, a tour guide and resident of Coober Pedy, Australia Dr. Youqin Huang, a professor at Albany State University who studies housing and migration in China Dr. Eun Hee Lee, an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia who’s researched the psychology of underground spaces Fi...
Can You Mine An Asteroid?
May 11, 2021 14:51 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBToday’s episode is about a future where we (try to) mine asteroids for resources. Guests: Atossa Abrahamian, a journalist who’s written about space mining and is working on a new book about “places in the world where the rules don’t (fully) apply.” Dr. Andreas Hein, a space systems engineer and executive director of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. Dr. Ram Jakhu, a professor at the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law and editor of Global Space Governance: An Internatio...
What If Our Cities Were Smart?
April 27, 2021 14:20 - 50 minutesToday’s episode is all about the future of cities. Do we want them to be smart? What does that even mean? Guests: Ben Passmore, a comic artist and contributor to the Flash Forward book! Annalee Newitz, a science journalist, science fiction writer, and author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. Dr. Jathan Sadowski, author of Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling our Lives, and Taking Over the World and cohost of a podcast called This Machine ...
What If Our Cities Were Smart?
April 27, 2021 14:20 - 45 minutes - 52 MBToday’s episode is all about the future of cities. Do we want them to be smart? What does that even mean? Guests: Ben Passmore, a comic artist and contributor to the Flash Forward book! Annalee Newitz, a science journalist, science fiction writer, and author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. Dr. Jathan Sadowski, author of Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling our Lives, and Taking Over the World and cohost of a podcast called Th...
What If We Could Never Touch Again?
April 13, 2021 17:41 - 51 minutes - 59 MBToday’s episode is about a future without touch. Guests: Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist currently working at the Georgetown Center for Global Health, Science and Security but soon to be head of her own lab up at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Catherine Cudlick, a historian and the Director or the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University. Dr. Tiffany Field, the director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School ...
What If You Could Be Immune To Everything?
March 30, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 60.9 MBWELCOME BACK TO FLASH FORWARD! Today we travel to a future where we become immune to every poison, venom and toxin in the world. What happens next? Guests: Dr. Bryan Fry — biochemist and molecular biologist at the University of Queensland Dr. Christie Wilcox — science writer & author of Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry Dr. Karin Broberg — geneticist at the Karolinska Institute Dr. Trysh Travis — cultural historian at the University of Florida D...
Back To The Future: Robot Teachers, Drug Decriminalization, Anti-Trust Extravaganza
February 02, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MBToday we travel to three past futures, and update you on recent developments! How has COVID brought us closer to robot teachers? Why did Oregon vote to decriminalize all drugs? And what the heck is going on with the antitrust suits against Google and Facebook? Guests: Audrey Watters — ed-tech expert & author of The Monsters of Education Technology (2014), The Revenge of the Monsters of Education Technology (2015), The Curse of the Monsters of Education Technology (2016), and The ...
Enter The Alternate Timeline (SEASON FINALE!)
January 05, 2021 23:46 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBToday’s episode is the LAST OF THE SEASON! And we're getting weird. What if there wasn't just this one timeline, this one universe, but tons and tons of and tons of universes all around us all the time? Constantly splitting and forming? Well it turns out that there is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that says just that. And today we talk about alternate universes, many worlds, memory, and stories. Plus: what Flash Forward might be like in other timelines. Guests: Dr. Sean C...
Enter The Alternate Timeline (SEASON FINALE!)
January 05, 2021 23:46 - 1 hourToday’s episode is the LAST OF THE SEASON! And we're getting weird. What if there wasn't just this one timeline, this one universe, but tons and tons of and tons of universes all around us all the time? Constantly splitting and forming? Well it turns out that there is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that says just that. And today we talk about alternate universes, many worlds, memory, and stories. Plus: what Flash Forward might be like in other timelines. Guests: Dr. Sean Carroll — pr...
Waste Not Want Not
December 22, 2020 20:37 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MBToday’s episode is all about trash. What if every country had to deal with its own garbage instead of shipping it elsewhere? Did you know what trash is bought and sold on a global market? What would happen if that market was shut down? Guests: Dr. Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood — lecturer in sustainable development at the University of St. Andrews. Jim Puckett — founder and executive director of the Basel Action Network Dr. Jenna Jambeck — professor of environmental engineering at th...
Is Anybody Out There?
December 08, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 67.2 MBToday’s episode is all about contact. Have we really discovered alien life on Venus? How do you even look for life when you don't know what it will look like? What would happen if we did find it? Should we be sending messages out into the universe? Are aliens going to kill us? What would happen if they showed up? Guests: Dr. Clara Sousa — quantum astrochemist at Harvard University Moiya McTier — astrophysicist at Columbia University and host of Exolore Dr. Michael L. Wong — pla...
Home Sweet Home
November 24, 2020 21:52 - 55 minutes - 63 MBToday we travel to a future where housing is guaranteed and provided to everybody. Guests: Amanda Vail — Director of communications at Plymouth Housing Dr. Sam Tsemberis — Founder of Pathways Housing First and author of Housing First Manual: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and Addiction Dr. Ivis Garcia Zambrana — Assistant Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah Tara Raghuveer — Director of KC Tenants, director ...
Give The Land Back?
November 10, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 61.4 MBToday we travel to a future where the US and Canada give stolen land back to tribes & bands. Guests: Molly Swain — cohost of Métis in Space, studying in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Chelsea Vowel — cohost of Metis in Space, author of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada. Matthew Fletcher — law professor at Michigan State University Graham Lee Brewer — associate editor at High Country News Mike Gouldehawke ...
Votes for All!
October 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBToday we travel to a future where voting rights are extended to lots more people in the United States including non-citizens, 16-year-olds, and convicted felons. Guests: Dr. Ron Hayduk — professor of political science at San Francisco State University, and author of Democracy for All Ashawn Dabney-Small — candidate for Boston City Council District 3 and Vice President for the National Youth Rights Association Dr. Sylvia Kritzinger — a professor at the University of Vienna Jenn...
Double Trouble
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBToday we travel to a future where we all have digital replicas of ourselves to deploy at faculty meetings, doctors appointments, and even dates. Guests: Lars Buttler — CEO of the AI Foundation Damien Patrick Williams — PhD candidate at Virginia Tech Dr. Koen Bruynseels — researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands Christel De Maeyer — researcher based in Belgium Dr. Robin Zebrowski — professor of cognitive science at Beloit college Dr. Duncan Irschick — p...
Boss Bot
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 67.3 MB🚨 Pre-order the Flash Forward book today! 🚨 Subscribe to Open World here Today we travel to a future where you’re guaranteed a job, but there’s a catch: your job is assigned to you by an algorithm. Guests: Dr. Pavlina Tcherneva — professor of economics at Bard College, researcher at the Levy Economics Institute & author of The Case for a Job Guarantee. Dr. Kira Lussier — historian at the University of Toronto. Manish Raghavan — PhD candidate at Cornell University. Dr. Chris ...
Halfway To Heaven
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 58.5 MBToday we travel to a future where you can retire to a nursing home… in space. Guests: Anicca Harriot — PhD candidate at the University of Maryland School of medicine Dustin Gibson — Access, Disability and Language Justice Coordinator at PeoplesHub Dr. Tracie Prater — Aerospace Engineer at NASA Voice Actors: Tour Guide: Emma Bracy Noah: Bretty Tubbs Marco: Tamara Krinsky → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro...
Shock And Awe
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 61 MBToday we travel to a future where super-bandages can heal wounds really fast. Sound like science fiction? Well it might be closer than you think! Guests: Dr. Daniel Cohen — Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University Dr. Keisha Ray — Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston Sylvan* — street medic in Portland (*pseudonym) Voice Actors: Emma Bracy: Website Shara Kirby: Twitter Tamara Krinsky: Website → → → Fur...
Game of Bones
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 53.9 MBToday we travel to a future where archaeology accidentally runs out of bones. Guests: Dr. Keolu Fox — assistant professor at UC San Diego, Indigenous Futures Lab Dr. Benjamin Vernot — postdoctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Dr. Naomi Martisius — postdoctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Voice Actors: Dr. Pastrana — Ashley Kellem: Instagram, Website...
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MBToday we travel to a future where there is no future, because today we’re considering how the universe ends. Plus: how to cope with feeling freaked out by the end of the world, and what the last party ever should be like. Guests: Dr. Katie Mack — astrophysicist and author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) (also very good on Twitter!) Dr. Jana Sadler — clinical psychologist based in Southern California Jessie Char — conference organizer & party planner → → →...
Dollars For Data
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 64.1 MBToday we travel to a future where you can sell your personal data directly to a company, to get a better deal on a car or a house or a latte. What could go wrong? Guests: Richie Etwaru — CEO & Cofounder of Hu-manity.co Sarah Jeong — journalist & lawyer Abigail Echo-Hawk — Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute Voice Actors: Commercial voice: Brian Downs (Patron!) Monica Pugh; Shara Kirby Cop: Keith Houston, check out “This Eternal Afternoon” every Sunday at 4:30 PST ...
Should We Put Polar Bears In Antarctica?
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBToday’s episode takes on a listener question: why not just move the polar bears to Antarctica? The idea might seem silly, but it’s actually got a name — assisted migrations — and the debates around what we should do to help conserve species as the climate warms is a really complicated and fascinating one. Guests: Jason McLachlan — associate professor of ecology at the University of Notre Dame Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero — forest geneticist at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de...
One Child to Rule Them All
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 63.6 MBIf we really want to combat climate change, why not institute a serious cap on human population? It's a common question, and on today's episode we talk about a future in which there is a global one-child policy put in place, and why that might not actually be a very good, or just, idea. Guests: Dr. Jade Sasser — Associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at UC Riverside, author of On Infertile Ground, Population Control and Women’s Rights in the Era of Climate Change. Dr...
Introducing: Advice For And From The Future ▹▹ Should I follow my partner to Mars?
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 45.2 MBINTRODUCING: the newest show in the Flash Forward family — Advice For And From The Future. What happens when your partner wants to flee this planet, and you want to stay? Is wanting to go to Mars basically saying you want to break up? Can you have a long, long, long distance relationship? Is a five-year date a terrible idea? To answer this interplanetary conundrum, Rose calls up Andrea Silenzi, host and creator of the dating podcast Why Oh Why. Plus, an original song by the Song ...
Heads Will Roll
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 61.4 MBToday we travel to a future where you can plop your head onto a brand new body. Guests: Dr. Sergio Canavero — neurosurgeon & aspiring human head transplanter Dr. Zaev Suskin — doctor & bioethicist Dr. Paul Root Wolpe — director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← How to get involved in the movement against police brutality. Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music i...
Welcome to Celebrityville
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesToday we travel to a future where celebrities construct their own cities for you and I to live in. Guests: Jon Karas — President and Co-Founder at Akoin Dr. Katherine P. Antonova — Associate Professor of Russian history at Queens College Brittany Spanos — senior writer at Rolling Stone Magazine → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchan...
Welcome to Celebrityville
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBToday we travel to a future where celebrities construct their own cities for you and I to live in. Guests: Jon Karas — President and Co-Founder at Akoin Dr. Katherine P. Antonova — Associate Professor of Russian history at Queens College Brittany Spanos — senior writer at Rolling Stone Magazine → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by M...
FIVE YEARS OF FLASH FORWARD!
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutesToday we celebrate the FIVE YEAR anniversary of the podcast. Whoa. To celebrate, I reached out to every single person who you’ve ever heard on the podcast — every expert, every voice actor, and even a few patrons — and asked them one question: what would you say to someone living 50 years from now? Here’s what they said. Guests: Alice Wong, Amy Slaton, Angeli Fitch, Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Ashley Shew, Avery Trufelman, Calvin Gimpelevich, Carl Evers, Chris Dancy, Damien Patrick Williams, David ...
FIVE YEARS OF FLASH FORWARD!
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 64.6 MBToday we celebrate the FIVE YEAR anniversary of the podcast. Whoa. To celebrate, I reached out to every single person who you’ve ever heard on the podcast — every expert, every voice actor, and even a few patrons — and asked them one question: what would you say to someone living 50 years from now? Here’s what they said. Guests: Alice Wong, Amy Slaton, Angeli Fitch, Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Ashley Shew, Avery Trufelman, Calvin Gimpelevich, Carl Evers, Chris Dancy, Damien Patrick Willi...
Goodnight Night
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBToday we travel to a future where darkness is a thing of the past. No more night, no more stars, no more deep inky black sky. What happens when we light everything up? Guests: Dr. John Barentine — director of public policy at the International Dark Sky Association Rebecca Boyle — science journalist Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz — astronomer at the Adler Planetarium Dr. Sarah Pritchard — historian at Cornell University → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is p...
Doomsday 2000/2038/2100
April 14, 2020 13:20 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MBToday we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100? Guests: Peter de Jager — author of “Doomsday 2000” and Y2K town crier. Dr. Andy Michael — geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center John Feminella — software engineer at ThoughtWorks Dr. Sara K. McBride — emergency ...
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census
March 20, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutesHi again! I’m back with one more of these update episodes. Today we cover the growing “flight shame” movement, some interesting developments in the genetic genealogy space, and what’s going on with the 2020 Census. New official, legit, Flash Forward episodes begin again on April 14th! Sources: Susanna Elfors: founder, Tagsemester Peter Aldhous: reporter, BuzzFeed News Hansi Lo Wang: reporter, NPR Covid-19 Resources World Health Organization Paywall free articles from The Atlantic F...
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census
March 20, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 45.2 MBHi again! I’m back with one more of these update episodes. Today we cover the growing “flight shame” movement, some interesting developments in the genetic genealogy space, and what’s going on with the 2020 Census. New official, legit, Flash Forward episodes begin again on April 14th! Sources: Susanna Elfors: founder, Tagsemester Peter Aldhous: reporter, BuzzFeed News Hansi Lo Wang: reporter, NPR Covid-19 Resources World Health Organization Paywall free articles from The ...
Flash Back to the Future: Mosquitoes, UBI, Coronavirus
February 11, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 44.9 MBToday is a very special ~~surprise~~ episode! I’ve been thinking about how to revisit old episodes, and give you folks updates on things that have happened since we covered certain futures. Sometimes things warrant more than a social media post, but not quite a whole new episode. So here’s a little experiment! On this episode, we revisit three futures and you get some juicy, fresh updates. We talk about a mosquito experiment gone wrong, a UBI experiment gone right, and what the heck...
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger
December 10, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBToday we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet. Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail Actors: Billy’s mother -- Tamara Krinsky → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ← Content Notes [2:20-6:00] [21:00-23:00] Suicide, onling bullying & mass shooting [11:20-17:00] ...
POWER: The Sleeping Lion
December 03, 2019 17:12 - 41 minutes - 47 MBToday’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower. Is it imminent? What does a China-led world look like? And why are so many people worried about it? Guests: Meredith Oyen, professor of history and director of Asian studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gina Tam, professor of history at Trinity University Linda Yueh, economist and author of The Great Economists Lina Getachew Ayenew, author of The Complete Begi...
POWER: Weird Flux But OK
November 26, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBToday’s episode is about nuclear fusion, a technology that might save us all or might be a complete waste of time and money. Guests: Charles Seife, professor at NYU and author of Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking Sabina Griffith, communications officer at ITER Nicholas Evans, professor of ethics at UMass Lowell Michael Wahid Hanna, senior fellow at The Century Foundation Actors: Radio Host -- Brett Humphries (a Patron!) Mos...
POWER: 1919 (Episode 100!)
November 19, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBIt’s the 100th episode!!!!!! To mix things up, today we’re traveling to the 1919 to see how three different events shaped the last 100 years, and will continue to shape the future. 🚨🚨🚨 New merch!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Guests: Cathleen D. Cahill, professor of history at Penn State University Adam Green, professor of history at the University of Chicago Virginia Scharff, professor of history at the University of New Mexico → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ← Actor...
POWER: 1919 (Episode 100!)
November 19, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutesIt’s the 100th episode!!!!!! To mix things up, today we’re traveling to the 1919 to see how three different events shaped the last 100 years, and will continue to shape the future. 🚨🚨🚨 New merch!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Guests: Cathleen D. Cahill, professor of history at Penn State University Adam Green, professor of history at the University of Chicago Virginia Scharff, professor of history at the University of New Mexico → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ← Actors: Monica ...
POWER: Time After Time
November 12, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MBToday we travel to a future where we can travel through time. Is it possible? Would you kill Hitler? Would it matter? Guests: Annalee Newitz, science journalist and author of The Future of Another Timeline Bryan Méndez, astronomer at UC Berkeley Donna Rose Addis, psychologist at the University of Toronto Actors: Tamara Krinsky as Dr. Catherine Moore (watch her show Tomorrow's World Today!) Molly Woodstock as Dr. Brownlow (listen to Molly's podcast Gender Reveal!) Jim Westr...
CRIME: Moon Court
September 10, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 48.4 MBOn today’s episode we take everything we’ve learned so far about the future of crime, and take it to space. Guests:Loren Grush — senior space reporter at The VergeMichelle Hanlon — associate director of the National Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi and co-founder of For All Moonkind.Erika Nesvold — astrophysicist and developer for Universe SandboxLucianne Walkowicz — astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and co-founder of The JustSpace Allianc...
CRIME: CSI++
September 03, 2019 20:00 - 57 minutes - 66.5 MBToday’s episode is about the future of forensics: what happens when just a few skin cells can make you suspect number one? Guests:Raychelle Burks — professor of chemistry at St. Edward’s UniversityKelley Kulick — deputy public defender at the Santa Clara Public Defender’s OfficeMitra Sharafi — professor of law at University of Wisconsin-Madison Law SchoolMary Graw Leary — professor of law at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Actors:Evan Johnson as Mr. Mort...
CRIME: Can You Sue An Algorithm?
August 27, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 60.1 MBToday we travel to a future where algorithms can be put on trial. Guests:Rumman Chowdhury -- Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture Applied IntelligenceKevin De Liban -- attorney at Legal Aid or Arkansas Nicholson Price -- assistant professor of law at University of MichiganShobita Parthasarathy -- professor of public policy and women’s studies at University of Michigan Actors:Evan Johnson as Mr. MortonDavid Romero as DavidAsh Greenberg as AshSantos Flores as SantosCharlie Ch...
CRIME: I Can See My House From Here!
August 20, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 61.6 MBToday we travel to a future where satellites can catch criminals. Guests:Sarah Parcak, professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and author of Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes our PastJamon Van Den Hoek, professor of geography at Oregon State UniversityWenyao Xu, professor of computer science at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo Actors:Evan Johnson as Mr. MortonCharlie Chalmers as CharlieGrace Nelligan as GraceDavid Romero a...
CRIME: Jaw & Order
August 13, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MBToday we travel to a future where your face can be held against you. Guests:Brandeis Marshall -- data scientist & professor at Spelman CollegeMatt Cagle -- attorney, ACLU Northern California Keith Kaplan -- councilman, Teaneck, NJAnkita Shukla -- PhD candidate, IIIT Delhi Actors:Evan Johnson as Mr. MortonDavid Romero as DavidAsh Greenberg as AshSantos Flores as SantosCharlie Chalmers as CharlieGrace Nelligan as GraceAva Ausman as AvaSidney Perry-Thistle as SidneyArthur Benjamin Al...
BODIES: Ghostbot
June 11, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBToday we travel to a future where dying isn’t the end. What if you could live on as a simulation? A bot that knows everything you’ve ever said, and can pretend to be you? 🚨 BECOME A PATRON BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND GET A SPECIAL REWARD! 🚨 Guests: James Vlahos — journalist & author of Talk to Me: How Voice Computing Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Think Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad — research scientist at KenSci, Inc, professor of computer science at University of Washington A...
BODIES: Switcheroo
June 04, 2019 16:26 - 45 minutes - 52.4 MBToday we travel to a future where we can swap bodies with one another. Would you trade places with someone? Do you own your body? Guests: Calvin Gimpelevich — writer, author of “Rent, Don’t Sell” Sav Schlauderaff — PhD student, University of Arizona, co-founder Queer Futures Collective Krizia Puig — PhD student, UC Santa Cruz, co-founder Queer Futures Collective Susan Gelman — professor of psychology, University of Michigan Actors:Maria -- Cara Rose de Fabio Gaby -- Eler de G...
BODIES: This Is Not A Test
May 28, 2019 15:39 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBToday we travel to a future where all animal testing is banned. What are the alternatives? What can we do without using animals, and what can’t we do? → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ← Guests: Janet D. Stemwedel -- professor of philosophy at San Jose State University Lawrence Carter Long -- communications director at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Kristie Sullivan -- vice president of research policy at the Physicians Committee fo...