Future Forward

Today: The Baltimore Bridge Collapse was caused by President Biden, Hamas, ISIS, P. Diddy, Nickelodeon, or maybe aliens. Conspiracy theories are in overdrive. Then - NYC is going to let AI detect guns on the subway. And Reddit, just a week after going public, has a shrinkage problem. I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard, and this is Future Forward.

Today: is the Governor of South Dakota auditioning to be Trump’s VP? And what exactly are the - umm - ‘qualifications’ he’s looking for? Then the justice dept takes on Apple, what could the impact be on the beloved iPhone? And with Public Markets lathering on Reddit, will Truth Social be next? And… why?

News has always carried the risk of collateral dam age.But today, the weaponization digital media is the armament of choice in information warfar.

This week, when news goes bad, and what it means for the world.

Special SXSW Edition from Austin

Today: Elon is on the Warpath - the target: OpenAI. Then, The Supreme Court is about to rule on Social Media and free speech. And Facebook says bye bye to News.

Today, We’re going to explore AI Guardrails. Who will build them, will they work? Then, KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act seems like it has a path to Senate Passage, but what about Congress, and is its passage a good thing? Finally Capybara’s - how did they cuddly creatures get so damn popular? I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard, and this is Future Forward.

Today, The line between fantasy and reality just blew apart. With Black Mirror as our guide, we look at Apple Vision Pro, Open AI’s Sorta and MetaHumans from Unreal engine. Together they do much thing undeniably true: Seeing is no longer “Believing.”

Today, Welcome to the Bob and Steve Book Club. Four books that matter in our techno-focused world: Burn Book, Broken Code, Read/Write/Own, and The Anxcious Generation. I’m Bob Garfield, the irascible co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from various points on the eastern seaboard, this is Future Forward. Podcast: The Bob and […]

Today - Let’s talk about AI. Amazon Launches Rufus. Google’s Bard is Out of Control. And AI lobbyists swarm Washington.

Today - The US Senate Convenes with a flame-broiled session with the CEOs of five of the Biggest Tech Companies, three dragged to DC by supeana. Promises to be fun. Then, are we being Lied to about the Ukraine War? Remember Vietnam. And what if we’re all Rats in narcissistic maze of selfies? turns out, that may be truer than we think.