Flash Forward Podcast

Today we travel to a future where archaeology accidentally runs out of bones.

Today we travel to a future where super-bandages can heal wounds really fast.

Today we travel to a future where you can retire to a nursing home… in space.

Pre-order the Flash Forward book today! Subscribe to Open World hereToday 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.

Today we travel to a future where we all have digital replicas of ourselves to deploy at faculty meetings, doctors appointments, and even dates.

Today we travel to a future where voting rights are extended to lots more people in the United States including non-citizens, 16-year-olds, and convicted felons.

Today we travel to a future where the US and Canada give stolen land back to tribes & bands.

Today we travel to a future where housing is guaranteed and provided to everybody.

Today’s episode is all about contact. Have we really discovered alien life on Venus? How do you even look for life when you don't know what it will look like? What would happen if we did find it? Should we be sending messages out into the universe? Are aliens going to kill us? What would happen if they showed up?

Today’s episode is all about trash. What if every country had to deal with its own garbage instead of shipping it elsewhere? Did you know what trash is bought and sold on a global market? What would happen if that market was shut down?