We Teach the Future(s) is a youth-led, intergenerational podcast by Teach the Future that brings together visionary thinkers, educators, and young changemakers from around the world. Hosted by Vedant Tiwari , produced by Amna Habiba (Director, Youth Innovation at TTF) with the support of Lourdes Rodriguez, we explore how futures thinking is shaping classrooms, communities, and global movements.
Each episode features inspiring voices, from seasoned futurists to young voices, who are actively imagining and creating more just, inclusive, and sustainable futures.
#16: Negotiating the Future: Climate Finance and Youth at COP29
What does it mean to practice future-building, not just talk about it?
In this episode, we sit down with Genaro, a climate finance advocate and COP29 negotiator working at the intersection of youth leadership and global governance. While many imagine climate activism as protest and public pressure, Genaro chose a different entry point: the financial rules and negotiation frameworks that quietly determine whose futures are funded and whose are deferred.
We explore what it feels like to sit inside high-level climate negotiations shaping the New Collective Quantified Goal, and how mechanisms like Article 6 translate into real-world consequences for communities across generations. Through this conversation, climate finance becomes more than technical policy. It becomes a question of intergenerational equity and anticipatory responsibility.
We also unpack the deeper shift happening among young leaders, moving from symbolic participation to structural influence, and from reacting to crises to building long-term systems literacy.
8 Dec 2025
#15: WTFutures: How Do We Rethink the Future… Together?
What happens when you stop treating the future like a puzzle for experts and start inviting whole communities into the conversation? In this episode, we sit with Daniel and Rose from Plurality University to trace how WTFutures began, the ideas that pushed it forward, and the moments that completely reshaped its purpose.
We talk about the spark that set the project in motion, the unexpected ways the community has grown, and the real challenges that come with trying to build a space where many futures can exist at once. We also explore the role of partners like the European Climate Foundation and Teach the Future, and what it could look like for more organisations around the world to join this experiment.
The conversation ends with a simple but very human question: what futures do we actually want, and how can WTFutures help us imagine them with more courage, creativity, and people in the room?
3 Dec 2025
#14: Rewriting Who Gets a Seat at the Table: Shai Naides
In this episode, Shai Naides, UNICEF’s Chief of Youth Engagement and Strategy, joins us to explore why institutions still struggle with genuine youth representation, and how foresight is shifting that reality. We talk about the origins of the Youth Foresight Fellowship, what changes when young people are invited to imagine futures, and the surprising insights that emerged across 23 countries.
Shai also reflects on the toughest principles for institutions to uphold, moments where youth reframed the conversation for adults, and what he’s learned while scaling a global foresight initiative.
5 Nov 2025
#13: Designing Conscious Futures with Erica Bol
In this episode, we sit with Erica Bol, a Conscious Future Designer whose work bridges foresight, creativity, and policy. Currently at the European Commission’s Policy Lab, Erica explores how futures thinking can move beyond research to truly shape the world we live in. Together, we unpack what it means to design with awareness, how creativity and consciousness can make future scenarios more human, engaging, and actionable. Erica shares what inspired her to enter the field of foresight, how she helps institutions think long-term in a short-term world, and why empowering young people to imagine sustainable futures matters more than ever.
4 Nov 2025
FutureWISE and Beyond: Randi Millard & Janine Nel
In this episode, we sit down with Randi and Janine from Teach the Future, two inspiring educators leading futures literacy work across the United States and South Africa. Together, they unpack what it means to make education more future-ready, from empowering teachers through FutureWISE and educator trainings to helping young people turn uncertainty into possibility.
2 Oct 2025
#11: From BloomED to Geneva: Amna Habiba on Equity and Foresight
On this episode, Vedant sits down with a standout young scientist Amna Habiba from the University of Toronto to trace her journey into science diplomacy. They talk about bridging the gap between science and policy, the power of curiosity, and what it takes to move from the lab to centers of global decision making. Expect honest stories about family sacrifices, pursuing purpose over prestige, and learning to balance ambition with self-care. They also discuss the challenges of changing how society reacts to global health crises, why anticipation and foresight are critical in science policy, and the advice she’d give to youth charting their own unconventional paths. If you’re curious about the human side of innovation, science communication, or just searching for encouragement to follow your own interest, this episode is for you.
18 Sept 2025
#10: Education as a Force for Change: José Mark & Hamsika
In this episode, Vedant sits down with José Mark Rios Cajahuaman, a founding member of Teach the Future’s Young Voices Council and founder of Amanecer.edu.ong in Peru, alongside Hamsika, a fellow founding member and fantastic youth leader passionate about reimagining how education shapes our communities. Together, they explore how values like empathy, respect, and social contribution can transform classrooms into engines for peace and equity. From global perspectives to personal experiences, this conversation dives into how young voices are driving education with purpose and action in Peru and India.
4 Sept 2025
#9: NGFP Fellowship with Cat and Pupal
In this episode, I sit down with Cat Zuzarte Tully, founder of the School of International Futures, to explore her work in building foresight capacity around the world. She shares insights from her career in government, global institutions, and SOIF’s efforts to connect foresight with real-world decision-making. Joining us as well is Pupal, a fellow NGFP changemaker, who brings her own standout perspective on why futures thinking matters in today’s uncertain world. Together, we discuss the importance of intergenerational fairness, amplifying diverse voices, and creating practical tools for long-term change.
21 Aug 2025
#8: Redefining Youth Impact: Tech4Equity
In this episode, we sit down with Ayush Sankaran, a 10th grader from Mumbai and co-founder of Tech4Equity, an initiative bringing digital education to underserved students across India. Ayush shares how he and his co-founder, Jashith Narang, are working with NGOs, corporations, and international partners to ensure technology becomes a bridge—not a barrier—for young learners.
From helping digitize coding curriculums with the CEL Trust, to creating open-source video lessons that now reach over 12,500 students, Ayush shows how youth-led action can spark real change in education. We talk about the challenges of digital literacy, the importance of equity in technology, and the vision for a future where every student, no matter their background, has access to the skills that shape tomorrow.
7 Aug 2025
#7: Rewriting the Climate Future: Youth Voice at COP29
What happens when young people from climate-vulnerable regions claim space in global negotiations? Not just to speak, but to shape what comes next?
In this episode, we explore the future of climate leadership through the story of Emaan Danish, a youth advocate from Pakistan and founding member of the Young Voices Council at Teach the Future. From visa hurdles to organizing sessions at COP29, we dive into what it really takes for young changemakers to bring their visions of justice, equity, and regeneration into high-level spaces.
Through Emaan’s journey, we look at the systemic barriers youth face, the futures they’re imagining, and how her project is pushing the conversation forward.
24 Jul 2025
#6: Classrooms of Possibilities - Estilo de Aprender, Brazil
What if your third-grade classroom taught you how to imagine alternative futures? In this episode, meet Aline Alegria, an visionary educator from Estilo de Aprender in Brazil. A school where children as young as eight are trained to think like futurists.
Through storytelling, play, and embodied learning, Aline is reshaping what education can be. We explore concepts like “regenerative anticipation,” “nutrition of the imaginary,” and why the role of the teacher must evolve from expert to co-explorer.
9 Jul 2025
#5: Not Just Another Elective - Gen Koleji, Istanbul
We’re told from childhood that doing well in school is the key to future success. That usually means memorizing math formulas, writing essays, learning history dates. It’s all meant to prepare us for “the real world.” But what happens when a school stops preparing students for the future and starts letting them build it? Meet Gen Koleji from Istanbul, Turkey, a school doing just that.
25 Apr 2025
#4: Voices of Tomorrow: TTF Youth at the Dubai Futures Forum
In this episode of We Teach the Future(s), we spotlight five incredible members of the Young Voices Network who represented Teach the Future at the 2024 Dubai Futures Forum.
Claire Bridgette (Indonesia) expands access to education through Eduqette.
Sadiyah Saqib (UAE) pioneers quantum cryptography for future data security.
Sofia Londoño (Colombia) leads global youth action for environmental change.
Tia Aftab (Pakistan/USA) empowers girls through leadership and climate advocacy.
Vrishank Sai (UAE/India) bridges the digital divide with grassroots action.
Tune in as they share how futures thinking shaped their journeys, and how youth are taking the lead in imagining and building a better tomorrow.
29 Mar 2025
#3: Art, Advocacy & Innovation: How NGFP-YV 2024 Runner-Ups Are Rewriting the Future
In this special episode of We Teach the Future(s), we celebrate the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners -Young Voices 2024 runner-ups, three inspiring teens using creativity, science, and innovation to spark change in their communities.
🌟 Belén Yaspana (Peru) empowers girls through dance and self-expression.
🌿 Bibhuti Bhattarai (Nepal) champions eco-justice and women’s health through climate advocacy.
🔋 Siow Jia Xin (Malaysia) reimagines access to education using recycled electric car batteries.
This episode is part of our NGFP-Young Voices Winner Series, where we celebrate the extraordinary ideas and actions of young people shaping better futures.
29 Mar 2025
#2: Seeds of Hope: NGFP-YV 2025 Winner Aarin Bothra on Greening the Future
In this episode of We Teach the Future(s), we shine a spotlight on Aarin Bothra, the 2024 Next Generation Foresight Practitioners - Young Voices Winner, whose project Seeds of Hope is revitalizing prairie ecosystems across Illinois. At just 16, Aarin is proving that youth have the power to lead bold environmental change through grassroots action and innovative thinking.
This episode is part of our NGFP-Young Voices Winner Series, where we celebrate the extraordinary ideas and actions of young people shaping better futures.
29 Mar 2025
#1: Futures in the Making: The Story Behind Teach the Future
In our inaugural episode of We Teach the Future(s), we sit down with the visionary founder of Teach the Future, Dr. Peter Bishop, and special guest Rosa Alegria, one of Latin America's leading futurists and now co-executive director of Teach the Future. Together, they take us back to the very beginning, from the early days of teaching futures thinking at the University of Houston to the global movement that Teach the Future has become today.
24 Aug 2023
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