Futurists are not only white guys who give self-congratulatory TED talks. Everything from political appeals to Instagram ads are pitching us on a vision of the future. Rose Eveleth of Flash Forward expands our notion of what futurism can be, and how we can pry it away from arch capitalists and tech billionaires.

Rose’s podcast Flash Forward is everywhere you listen: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and more.

This special edition of CYG includes excerpts from these Flash Forward episodes:

• Money for Nothing
• Snip Snip Snip
• Countless
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting in Space
• Farm to Tablet
• California Dreaming
• Deceptible Me

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