Flash Forward

About Flash Forward

Flash 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.

Publisher

Rose Eveleth

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2015

Latest episode

12 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

186 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Dec 2024

   Should I move to an off-the-grid commune? (Advice for and from the Future is Back!)

   Advice for and from the Future hosts Ozzy, Julia, and Siona navigate the pros and cons of off-the-grid communal living, offering a glimpse into what the future holds for sustainable living.

2. 

   15 Jul 2024

   INTRODUCING: Tested

   Oh hey! It's me, Rose. And I'm here to share with you the first episode of my new show, Tested. This is a passion project of mine, and one that I've been trying to make a reality for many years. I really hope you listen, and enjoy! You can find the rest of Tested anywhere you get your podcasts. Or here (https://link.chtbl.com/Rose_%20). More at the Tested website (https://www.tested-podcast.com/).

3. 

   27 Dec 2022

   3. PUPATION

   Welcome to the end of Flash Forward. This is the very last episode of the show ever. And on it we tackle the big, BIG question: how do you change the world? How do you change yourself? How do you change tomorrow? ✨ BECOME A TIME TRAVELER (https://www.ffwdpresents.com/) ✨ Guests: Dr. Jessica Ware (https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/staff/curators/jessica-ware) -- associate curator of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History Sabrina Imbler (https://defector.com/author/sabrina-imbler/) -- journalist and author of How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/sabrina-imbler/how-far-the-light-reaches/9780316540513/). Dean Spade (http://www.deanspade.net/) -- law professor at Seattle University School of Law and author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the Next) (http://www.deanspade.net/mutual-aid-building-solidarity-during-this-crisis-and-the-next/) Dr. Ruha Benjamin (https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/) — professor of African American studies at Princeton University and author of Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want (https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/viral-justice) Liz Neeley (https://www.lizneeley.com/) — science communicator and founder of Liminal (https://www.liminalcreations.com/) → → →  Further reading & resources here! ← ← ←  (https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2022/12/27/pupation/) This episode of Flash Forward was written by me, Rose Eveleth, edited by Avery Trufelman, produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman and sound designed by Ariana Martinez. Much of the music in this episode is by Ilan Blanck. The outro music is by Hussalonia (https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/). The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky (http://matt-lub.com/). Special thanks to Kendra Snyder at the Museum of Natural History; Cass Adair, who read Sonnet Against Entropy by John M. Ford; Elena Rivera, who read The Hermit Crab by Mary Oliver; and to Siona Petrous, who read our Octavia Butler quote. That’s all for Flash Forward, go forth and make better futures, okay? Poem Credits Sonnet Against Entropy, by John M. Ford, published by Tor in 2011 “The Hermit Crab” by Mary Oliver. Read by the permission of The Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency as agent for the author. Copyright © 1990, 2006, 2008, 2017 by Mary Oliver with permission of Bill Reichblum That is solemn we have ended,— (87), by Emily Dickinson (public domain)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

1,524 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

209 ratings

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