Are you curious about what our shared future holds? If so, the new Future Curious podcast from Nesta could be right up your street.

In this thought-provoking but chatty podcast, we bring together leading experts and radical thinkers to discuss the big issues that will affect our future, and what we can all do about them. Each week, Future Curious will bring new insights, challenge existing wisdom and explore new thinking into some of the most challenging issues of our time.

We'll be bringing you the first episode very soon, so subscribe now to hear it first.

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Every year we publish a series of predictions on the trends, social movements and tech breakthroughs we think will make it big over the coming 12 months.

In this podcast, Louise Marston, Director of Innovation Policy and Futures at Nesta, introduces our fifth set of predictions for the year ahead.

This year’s list includes collaborations between the arts and retail sectors, new uses of audio technology and the rise of patient-led communities doing grassroots medical research.

You’ll find all of this year’s Nesta predictions, as well as a back catalogue of all our previous forecasts, at www.nesta.org.uk/2016-predictions

A transcript of this podcast can be found here:

http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/nesta_20165_podcast.plain_doc.pdf

Edward Snowden joins us via Google hangout, which fuels a discussion on government surveillance with Primavera De Filippi, a research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School; Ian Brown of Oxford University's Cyber Security Centre; and curator Pat Kane. And software developer Dan Williams explores the boundaries of CCTV.

The podcast features music by:

Black Ant

Mesmerists

Broke For Free

And was presented by Emily Elias.

To find out more about FutureFest visit: www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

Download the transcript of this podcast at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/transcript-futurefest-podcast-episode-12_0.pdf

In episode eleven of our FutureFest podcast we return to the Future Music theme.

George Clinton talks to Ekow Eshun about his legendary music career. Joana Seguro of Artists & Engineers and musician Stevie Wishart discuss social media music communities. And BitterSuite brings us a 4-D sensory symphony.

This podcast features music from BitterSuite, “Melt” by Broke For Free, and "Planet Zero" by Jahzzar.

Presented by Emily Elias.

A transcript of this episode will be available soon.

To find out more about FutureFest visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

Barry Eichengreen discusses financial reform, Dave Boyle tells us why the sharing economy isn’t about sharing, and Owen Jones is hopeful for a more democratic economy.

Music credits: Broke for Free - Melt, The Moss - Cosmo Sheldrake.

Podcast presented by Emily Elias.

Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefest-podcast-10-money-transcript.pdf

To find out more about FutureFest visit: www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest.

In episode nine of our FutureFest we return to the Future Global theme.

Artist Sophia Al-Maria talks about Gulf Futurism, lecturer and artist Tegan Bristow questions the relevance of the term Afrofuturism outside of the USA and musician and filmmaker Spoek Mathambo considers the future sound of South Africa.

A transcript of this episode is available at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefestpodcastepisode_9_future_global.pdf

This podcast features music by Spoek Mathambo and Broke for Free with Melt

Podcast presented by Emily Elias.

To find out more about FutureFest visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

In episode eight of the FutureFest podcast we return to our Future Thrills theme and consider what we’re likely to be consuming in the future. Food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye introduces the next generation of vending machines, including the cupcake ATM; award-winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana explores some interesting possible new methods of nutrient delivery through alcohol; and journalist and author Johann Hari looks at where the war on drugs is headed after a century of narcotics prohibition.

To find out more about FutureFest visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

A transcript of this podcast is available at http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/episode_8_future_thrills.pdf

Podcast presented by Emily Elias

Music credits: “Melt” by Broke For Free and “Superconductivity” by Jahzzar

In the seventh episode of the FutureFest podcast we return to our Future Machines theme.

Jon Ronson recalls his various conversations with sentient robots (and their programmers), UCL’s Leo Cohen considers a world where we outsource our decision making to artificial intelligence and retails futures expert Eva Pascoe argues the need for a return to Renaissance attitudes to art and technology in order to take charge of our digital future.

A transcript of this episode can be found at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefest_podcast_episode_7.pdf

To find out more about FutureFest, visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

Podcast presented by Emily Elias

Music credits: Melt by Broke For Free, Banjo Vox by Vitamin Pets, Rhodes Piano by Vitamin Pets

In the sixth episode of our FutureFest podcast our speakers look at power, politics and democracy.

Owen Jones, bestselling author of 'The Establishment' and 'Chavs', puts forward the idea of a new politics of hope to change our society.

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC considers where power lies in today's world, and why the nation state may have had its day.

On a slightly different tack, 'The Economist' management editor Adrian Wooldridge argues that hierarchy is here to stay - and we need it.

FutureFest is Nesta's weekend festival of radical ideas, compelling talks, and immersive experiences to inspire, excite and challenge perceptions of the future. The most recent festival took place in March 2015 in London.

Download the transcript of episode 6: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefest_podcast_episode_6_transcript.pdf

To find out more about FutureFest, visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest

Podcast presented by Emily Elias

This podcast features the following music:

Broke for Free - Melt

Summers Coming - Dexter Britain

Charge Into 2015 - Dexter Britain