Bellwether Podcast
1) 01_AUTOPILOT OFF
For the first time in human history, a self-driving car killed a pedestrian. But who's really at fault? If the person behind the wheel takes the fall, suddenly we are living in a world where one can g...Show More
2) 04_KEEP IT 200
An autopsy on a dead link, and the anthropology of trying to find transgender health care at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass get receive a call to adventure. Cycle 1 Final...Show More
3) 03_SERVICE PROVIDER
A law that was supposed to stop sex trafficking is making life more dangerous for the people it’s supposed to protect. It’s also collapsing the entire internet. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass call on a sp...Show More
4) 02_SAFE SPACE
After deadly fire at an Oakland arts space called The Ghost Ship, cities across America responded by cracking down on unofficial live-work spaces. Alt-right internet trolls took notice, and launched a...Show More
5) 01_AUTOPILOT OFF REDUX
In 2018, Elaine Herzberg became the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car. But who is to blame? We prosecute the person who was behind the wheel at our own peril. (Note: this is an u...Show More
6) 00_README (start here)
BELLWETHER is a podcast of speculative journalism: true stories of the world as it is, presented through the lens of what it might become. Host Sam Greenspan presents original reporting about colli...Show More
7) BELLWETHER Visual Trailer :: Coming 9.27.21
Coming September 27, 2021: BELLWETHER, a new podcast of speculative journalism From award-winning radiomaker Sam Greenspan Listen for free at http://bellwether.show & anywhere you find podcast...Show More
8) :: shakes off dust ::
(a placeholder, more BELLWETHER news imminent)
9) ::shakes off dust::
Pardon the interruption, just waking up this long-too-dormant feed. Big BELLWETHER announcement coming on 9/9/21. Watch this space. -SG
10) BELLWETHERbacker: Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus
"I'm backing the Bellwether Kickstarter because I think it's revolutionary to dream together, and I need that kind of spirit in my life." Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus and Battl...Show More