Imagine a show that's part crystal ball, part microscope, and part rocket ship. We're diving into what's happening now, peeking around the corner at what's coming next, and dreaming big about the future.
Now, Near, and the Future is a podcast that will explore and analyze current trends, near-future prospects, and long-term visions in the business world, providing listeners with lively conversation, insights, strategies, and inspiration.
Episode 23: The Machines Passed. Nobody Clapped. | Rio Longacre on AI Agents, Ad Money, and Taste
Send us Fan Mail Machines quietly passed the Turing Test. There was no parade. We went back to answering email. Rio Longacre thinks that's the best news we've had in years, and he'll tell you why. He's a Partner at Credera, Omnicom's global transformation consultancy, where he runs AdTech. He co-founded the media company Signal & Noise with Brett House, and their podcast just passed 100 episodes. Before all that he was a broke freelance journalist in Paris and then a 25-year-old media buy...
23 Sept 2026
Episode 22: Colin Dingelstad: Fearless or Foolish? Starting MMA at 28 With No Experience
Send us Fan Mail Killer or clueless? Colin Dingelstad asked himself the same thing. At 28, with almost no fight experience, he decided to chase an MMA world title. His first session with former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez was a three-hour test to find out if the whole idea was delusional. He nearly passed out. He didn't quit. Now he's skipping the amateurs for a pro boxing debut against someone who's trained since childhood. He's filming all of it for a documentary series called ...
22 Jul 2026
Episode 21: Madeleine Glassford - The Space Between
Send us Fan Mail Two ADDYs. A Gold Award. Summa cum laude. And right now, working retail at a stationery shop while the design industry figures out what to do with her. This week, Quinn and Naila sit with Madeleine Glassford — a December 2025 BFA graduate from Flagler College — in the gap between what design school rewards and what hiring actually selects for. We talk about why beautifully designed resumes are getting killed by ATS software before a human ever sees them, what it actually mea...
Who has been a guest on Now, Near & the Future
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Naz Pauperio
Alaina Wis
Sadaf Javed
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YouTube views
4,016
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
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21
Social presence
90
YouTube
68
Engagement
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