Flash Forward

ROBOTS: Would You Date A Robot?


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Today we travel to a future where we can take a robot home for a good time, or a long time, depending on what you’re into.

Content note: today’s episode discusses sex and includes explicit language. This one is more “mature” than most episodes, so proceed accordingly. 

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Guests:

  • Tina Horn: author of SFSX (Volume 2 out now) and host of Why Are People Into That? 
  • Danielle Blunt: dominatrix and community organizer with Hacking//Hustling
  • Samantha Floreani: Program Lead at Digital Rights Watch 
  • Ingrid Burrington: journalist and host of RIP Corp
  • Dr. Debbie Chachra: professor of engineering at Olin College
  • Render Man: hacker & founder of the Internet of Dongs


    Voice Actors:

    • Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne
    • Brad: Brent Rose
    • Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh
    • Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly
    • Summer: Shara Kirby
    • Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni
    • Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs
    • Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky
    • John Dee: Keith Houston
    • Dr. Marcia Eckers: Andrea Silenzi

    • Original X Marks the Bot theme music by Ilan Blanck.


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      Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia 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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