If you want to step in and protest, go to episode 22: Stop the Robot.
If you want to let it go and let them run the show, go to episode 23: Trust the Robot

Vanguard Estates is a production of Flash Forward. The story was written by me, Rose Eveleth; edited by Ace Tilton Radcliffe and Georgia Wyatt; and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The sound design is by Mischa Stanton and music is by Ilan Blanck. 
The voice actors for Welcome to Vanguard Estates are:

Marcus Jones -- Keith Houston


Imani Jones -- Shara Kirby 

Robot #1 -- Ashley Kellem


Amy -- Chelsey B Coombs 

Vanguard Estates Representative -- Aiya Islam 

Missy -- Anjali Kunapaneni 

Robot # 2 -- Brett Tubbs 

NPR Host -- Sandhya Dirks 


An earlier version of Vanguard Estates was originally performed live for Pop-Up Magazine. 
You can also play through a web version of the story at flashforwardpod.com/vanguard, which features really cool illustrations by Mattie Lubchansky.
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12. Don't Tell Him

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.

Science

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?

3. PUPATION

Why does it always feel like we’re on the verge of something — great or terrible? And how do we resist the pull, the lull, and the stress of the void?

2. PRECIPICE

Welcome to the end of Flash Forward. This is the first episode in our three-part show finale! How do you have hope for the future?

1. HOPE

Today we wrap up out Vanguard Estates series with the ultimate question: where do you want to grow old? The answer is probably not in a nursing home. And yet, millions of people live in places whose general crappiness is a punchline in sitcoms and cartoons. Why? Can nursing homes be redeemed? What are our alternatives? And what could the future of aging look like, if we learned to care for one another better? 
Guests:


Sarah Luterman: caregiving reporter at The 19th


Kate Swaffer: activist & author, co-founder of Dementia Alliance International



Dr. Alana Lee Glaser: assistant professor of anthropology at Saint John’s University


Jannette Spiering: Senior managing Advisor of The Hogeweyk



→ → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← 
MORE ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR FLASH FORWARD
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Vanguard Estates: Where Do You Want to Grow Old?

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the real science, policy, economics, law and ethics that inspired the events of Vanguard Estates. Today we’re digging into the economics of senior care — both for the families and individuals who need care, and those who provide it. 
Guests:


Laurie Orlov: founder of Aging and Health Technology Watch

Dyvonne Body: community development specialist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, lead author of The True Cost of Caregiving report.


Nikki: care partner & founder of A Log Cabin in Brooklyn



Dr. Alana Lee Glaser: assistant professor of anthropology at Saint John's University


Kate Swaffer: activist & author, co-founder of Dementia Alliance International



Dr. Clara Berridge: associate professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work


Victor Wang: CEO of care.coach



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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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12. Don't Tell Him

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