Jack To The Future

Listen in to hear Jack talk about Season 2 of Jack To The Future : STEM To The Future!

Despite it landing a little later than expected, we’ve done it! It’s nearly here !  

This season we’re joined by a number of wonderful guests - from a Curator at The London Science Museum, to a Spacecraft Product Assurance Manager working for Airbus and a plethora of fantastic IET STEM Ambassadors. We want to thank everyone who has taken part so far.  

The first episode is really an introduction to Season 2 and Jack will be talking to Chartered Engineer and STEM Ambassador, Andy Tate, about all things engineering ; from what types of careers are out there, to how engineering is used in our daily lives through to hearing about how engineering can achieve the seemingly impossible! Growing lettuces in the desert anyone?   Hear it to believe it! 

Add us to your favourites, subscribe, set your watches  or whatever else necessary so as to not miss out on the first episode on Monday 3rd May! A schedule of future shows is incoming…

Science Museum Stempoint East IET Education

Airbus HDR I CEI Architecture Associates, Inc.

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🎶"Mash it up, mash it up" 🎶See Jack's 'mash it up' video on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jtothefuture/

Beginning on Sunday 20th March, Kids Listen bring you a new podcast 'Mashups'. Jack To The Future is part of the Kids Listen community and was fortunate enough to be involved in this Mashup series. 

Kids Listen is a grassroots organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children.  

 Mashups introduces you to various different podcasts aimed at children (and adults) of all ages. We want you to get a taste of these kidcasts and their pods. In each episode we ‘mash up’ two Kids Listen podcasts, first through an introductory clip, then a game that mashes up their styles and brings out their personalities, and ending with a behind the scenes bit they chose to share with you.

In this trailer, hear Jack talking about his experience of taking part, why you should listen and hear the Kids Listen official trailer at the end.

Listen to the full podcast here https://www.kidslisten.org/mashups

Mashups Season 1 includes:

@coolanimalspod

@goodwordslynn

@TheTenNews

@NewsyPooloozi

@girl_tales

@TCHRadio

@Curious_Convos

@bestdayyetpod

@LikeYouPod

@pastandcurious

@Heritage_Radio

@AtYourLevelPod

@DorktalesStory

@StoriesforWond1

@andrewypolly

@Zoocenia

#mysteryrecipe

@ChadChenail

#JourneywithStory 

#Kidspod

@jtothefuture

What is the future of celebrations?

The final episode in Season 1 of Jack To The Future,  Episode 24, The Future of Celebrations marks the 1 year Anniversary of the Jack To The Future podcast and what better way to celebrate than by talking about what the future may hold when it comes to birthdays and celebrations.

Jack speaks to guests, past and present and is joined by a number of his friends and podcast pals.

He talks about the history of birthdays; how people celebrate in different countries; his predictions for the future of celebrations and asks people about theirs. Thank you to everyone who sent us audio, video and written messages- we thoroughly enjoyed listening to them all.

What do you think the future of celebrations might look like?

Tune in to hear more.

With thanks to:

 Dorktales Storytime Podcast 

The Brother Timothy Clark Podcast 

Newsy Pooloozi Podcast 

Gwen Gets To Work Podcast 

Hertford Theatre 

Hertford Library 

Ranger Stu 

National Trust 

Cherry Pie Makes 

Kellie Ahl

 Bernie Keyte 

Layla Stanton

 Beth McMahon

 Animal Fusions Stories

 Half a String 

We Are The Voice Children's Environmental Choir

 Simon Horobin, University of Oxford 

After Alice Ltd

 Aidan McCann 

Aimee Chan

 KidsPod 

Unite Radio

This weeks episode is about the Future of Robots🤖

Jack interviews Dr Patrick Holthaus who is the manager of The Robot House, a research house from The University of Hertfordshire, UK. They talk about what the Robot House is and why it’s there; how people find it interacting with robots; how they’re programmed and the jobs and activities  that they can do as well of course what the future of robots may look like and how they may fit into our daily lives in the next 30 years or so.

Jack asks about The University of Hertfordshire’s successful robotic football team, called the BoldHearts and discovers just how difficult it is to programme a robot to kick a ball! ⚽️

Mentions/links

Robot House

BoldHearts 

William Walter's  Robotic Tortoise 

BBC video of Robot House

History or Robots

Robots: What you need to know about the past, present and future of robotics

ITV Tonight- Can robots save the NHS?

In this week's episode, The Future of Radio, Jack is joined by Jono Godlee, Director of @UniteRadio 📻

Jack begins the episode giving his view on how radio stations could attract a younger audience; explains the science behind radio waves and gives his listeners a brief history of the invention and development of radio, as well as a rare clip of a song that was played on the first wireless worldwide radio broadcast in 1920.

Mentions/link

Unite Radio website

Unite Radio on Facebook

Unite Radio on Instagram 

Kids Fun Radio

Ofcom- The Future of Radio

So, where does radio go from here? An article by RadioWorld

What does the future hold for radio? An article by RadioKing

Brothership Studio 

Celebrating ADHD - Sue Hart

 An episode on a complex topic, 8 year old Jack speaks honestly  with Katie Carr, owner and founder of Tommy and Lottie , which is a unisex, ethical and sustainable gift brand, based in St Albans, Herts.

Jack shares some shocking statistics; they talk about her business; the difference between fast and slow fashion, sustainable materials and what people could do to make their clothes last longer instead of buying new ones all the time. As well as the possibilities of  what clothes shops will look like in the future and whether they will actually exist and how technology is influencing customers behaviour when they’re shopping.

Together, they weave in an invention from Jack's favourite film and discuss how this may make recycling and sustainability a possibility in the future!

Lots of useful resources, brands  and other websites mentioned here (no affiliation) to explore to see what's on offer currently, but as both mention during the episode, it's a start, but not enough. Listen in and see whether it results in any  changes you may consider making.

Mentions/links

Tommy and Lottie website

Tommy and ottie are a unisex, ethical and sustainable brand specialising in well made, organic cotton basics which include t shirts and sweatshirts, a babywear collection, back packs made from recycled plastic and wall prints all with a wildlife theme. Only using sustainably sourced, organic and oeko tex cottons to make the clothing and recycled materials such as plastic bottles to make the back packs. All of our range delivers exceptional quality that last and wash well making it easier to reuse and hand down, helping to reduce waste. Using the best quality and environmentally friendly printing methods which include screen print using water based inks or embroidery, you will not find any plastic transfers on any of our products. We give back to the planet with your help – Every time one of our bee, butterfly or orangutan products are sold, we donate money to two charities. The bee and butterfly are partnered with the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and the orangutan to the Sumatran Orangutan Society so join us in helping to save species.

Tommy and Lottie Link.tree

Fashion Revolution

Patagonia

Rent The Runway

Vin & Omi - please note some of the images are not suitable for younger listeners

Depop

Vinted

Greenpeace- Fast Fashion- the industry needs an urgent makeover

The Economist- You Tube video - The True Cost of Fast Fashion

DW- Fast fashion- what's the big deal? 

DW Planet A -You Tube- Fast Fashion is Killing the Planet

This Friday brings the new episode of Jack To The Future🌍 , The Future of Housing 🏠.

Jack and his special guest, Hannah Green, Founder of @GreenhillEstates talk about their dream home; the role technology plays and could play in the future to buy and sell homes; whether the Estate Agency Industry will still exist and current and future trends with regards to renting and buying. Hannah shares with Jack some unusual and eco properties she has sold in the past.

Jack digests “housing market” talk and offers his own definitions for younger listeners. He shares information about a very unique town in Sweden and an article he read on the future of real estate as part of his research for this episode.

He finishes the episode with an invention of sorts for a futuristic board game …. Listen in to hear more!

Links/mentions

Greenhill Estates

The Future of Everything - What's the future of Real Estate?

The Guardian - Isn’t it good, Swedish plywood: the miraculous eco-town with a 20-storey wooden skyscraper

What do you think the future of Christmas will look like?

After reading an article by Ericcson (https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2020/12/future-of-christmas) about Christmas in 2050, Jack got talking about his predictions for Christmas in the future. 

Jack tests your listening ear with some Christmassy tunes.

Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas, this mini episode talks about ways that we communicate and celebrate the holiday season and celebrations with our friends and families; what we eat; how we celebrate and how gift giving could change. A combination of ponderings about technology, traditions and the climate; makes for an interesting reflection about Christmasses of old and in the future as we move into a New Year.

We'd love to hear any predictions you have- DM us 😃🎅🏼