The 10 Best Flash Forward Podcast Episodes
1) Enter The Alternate Timeline (SEASON FINALE!)
Today’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 tim...Show More
2) One Child to Rule Them All
If 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-ch...Show More
3) BODIES: Switcheroo
Today 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...Show More
4) The Day the Internet Broke
If you’re reading this, you have access to the Internet. But what would happen if the Internet suddenly went away? And what would it take to make that happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...Show More
5) POWER: Weird Flux But OK
Today’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: ...Show More
6) Boss Bot
🚨 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....Show More
7) Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census
Hi 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 th...Show More
8) CRIME: Moon Court
On 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...Show More
9) CRIME: I Can See My House From Here!
Today 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 th...Show More
10) BODIES: InkRx
Today we travel to a future where we can tattoo sensors right onto our skin. What happens when you can get a live readout of everything from glucose to hormones to hydration levels built into a tattoo...Show More