Best What The Fut Podcasts (2024)

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How Secure Is Our Election? 36:10

5h ago36:10

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America’s head of cybersecurity isn’t worried about the election being hacked or the results being tampered with. But this election cycle does have her worried for our democracy. Guest: Jen Easterly, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole…

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266I_Trailer_Alison Whitten, the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne 2:13

2h ago2:13

2:13

Are you interested in urban regeneration? What do you think about the role of citizens, governments and the designers in urban futures? How can we play an active role in urban futures? Trailer for episode 266 - interview with Alison Whitten, the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, citie…

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The Elon-Trump Alliance 23:38

1h ago23:38

23:38

Elon Musk went from voting for Hillary to supporting Trump so hard that he may have broken election laws. And with Musk influencing both on X and in campaign finance, Democrats are kicking themselves for letting him go. What will his political and financial support actually amount to this election season? Guest: Teddy Schleifer, New York Times repo…

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264I_Robert Pradolin, director of Housing All Australians 46:53

2h ago46:53

46:53

"Success for me is making an influence on society in a beneficial way." Are you interested in housing as economic infrastructure? What do you think about the developer sector? How can we be more aware of our effects through the built environment on society? Interview with Robert Pradolin, director of Housing All Australians. We talk about his visio…

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Episode #237 — #iVoted & Leveraging Music To Increase Voter Turnout 15:25

2h ago15:25

15:25

#iVoted is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that hosts concerts on election nights & during early voting periods to help drive voter registration & turnout. After hosting the largest digital concert in history during the 2020 Presidential Election, which data from MIT touts as bolstering voter turnout by an estimated 7%, #iVoted is gearing u…

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263R_Why affordable, social and public housing must be redefined as economic infrastructure (research summary) 8:02

1h ago8:02

8:02

Are you interested in housing as economic infrastructure? Summary of the article titled Why affordable, social and public housing must be redefined as economic infrastructure from 2024 by Robert Pradolin, published by the Housing All Australians. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Robert Pradolin in episode 264 talking about aff…

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23andMe...And a Looming Data Disaster 29:19

1h ago29:19

29:19

How did 23andMe go from the peak of the double-helix to a death spiral? And if it goes under, is all of the genetic data it collected at risk? Guest: Kristen V. Brown, staff writer covering health for The Atlantic. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate …

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264I_Trailer_Robert Pradolin, director of Housing All Australians 1:50

4d ago1:50

1:50

Are you interested in housing as economic infrastructure? What do you think about the developer sector? How can we be more aware of our effects through the built environment on society? Trailer for episode 264 - interview with Robert Pradolin, director of Housing All Australians. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, capitalism versus …

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Trump’s Crypto Gurus 26:03

4d ago26:03

26:03

The crypto project “World Liberty Financial,” which was announced on X by Donald Trump, isn’t a cryptocurrency, nor a crypto-exchange, nor is it actually run by any Trumps. The truth is even stranger. Guest: David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times reporter Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Ne…

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262I_Ishara Sahama, human geographer 50:22

1h ago50:22

50:22

"How we come together as people for the betterment of our social lives as well as the quality of our lives living in urban regions?" Are you interested in how you connect to the city and place? What do you think about human geography? How can we build trust within the local community? Interview with Ishara Sahama, human geographer. We talk about th…

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261R_Place and City: Toward a Geography of Engagement (research summary) 10:07

1d ago10:07

10:07

Are you interested in the connection between sense of space and civic engagement? Summary of the article titled Place and City: Toward a Geography of Engagement from 2019 by Albert Acedo, Tiago Oliveira, Mijail Naranjo-Zolotov, and Marco Painho, published in the Heliyon journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Ishara Sahama i…

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A.I. Goes Nuclear 30:28

11d ago30:28

30:28

Decades ago, Three Mile Island was shut down after a near catastrophic nuclear meltdown. So why is Microsoft paying over a billion dollars to open it back up? Guest: Matt Reynolds, senior writer at Wired Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. S…

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262I_Trailer_Ishara Sahama, human geographer 1:49

4d ago1:49

1:49

Are you interested in how you connect to the city and place? What do you think about human geography? How can we build trust within the local community? Interview with Ishara Sahama, human geographer. We talk about their vision for the future of cities, community engagement, urban evolution, human geography, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe 27:42

16d ago27:42

27:42

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the idea of a climate haven has been upended. And as the climate change gets worse every year, fewer places will be safe from its devastation. Guest: Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post climate reporter covering humanity's response to a warming world. Keith Campbell, managing editor at the Asheville Watchdog Want mor…

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260I_Dr Haydn Read, a specialist practitioner in systems thinking and action 1:23:40

12d ago1:23:40

1:23:40

"Pitch it high and don't take your eyes off the prise!" Are you interested in distributed well-being? What do you think about density as a measurement for affordability? How can we use the why-how-what questions for better urban futures? Interview with Dr Haydn Read, a specialist practitioner in systems thinking and action. We talk about his vision…

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Episode #236 — Supporting Women In Music: Interview With Head Bitch Music’s Jessica Vaughn 18:15

12d ago18:15

18:15

Following up on her op-ed for our Keeping Tempo series, we’re thrilled to have Jessica Vaughn of Head Bitch Music on our latest episode of The Future of What! In this interview, Vaughn discusses the ways our industry has evolved (both for better and worse) in its support of women & marginalized communities, how her industry origins as an artist inf…

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259R_Lessons from nine urban areas using data to drive local sustainable development (research summary) 9:54

9d ago9:54

9:54

Are you interested in data-driven local sustainable development? Summary of the article titled Lessons from nine urban areas using data to drive local sustainable development from 2022 by Garima Jain and Jessica Espey, published in Nature Urban Sustainability journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Dr Haydn Reed in episode 2…

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American Life is a Highway 26:56

21d ago26:56

26:56

America is caught in a vicious cycle of trying to alleviate traffic by expanding and building more highways, only for them to clog right up with more cars. How do you beat the traffic? Guest: David Zipper, Senior Fellow at the MIT Mobility Initiative who writes about transportation policy. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access …

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260I_Trailer_Dr Haydn Read, a specialist practitioner in systems thinking and action 2:13

11d ago2:13

2:13

Are you interested in distributed well-being? What do you think about density as a measurement for affordability? How can we use the why-how-what questions for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 260 - interview with Dr Haydn Read, a specialist practitioner in systems thinking and action. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, sma…

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Big Tech Fears Her 34:56

22d ago34:56

34:56

Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles she’s fought, and how the fight will continue. Guest: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition. the European Commission’s Executive Vice…

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258I_Matt Gijselman, Director of Infrastructure Policy Advancement for the APAC Region at Bentley Systems 38:57

21d ago38:57

38:57

"What are cities on the human scale? Are they great places to live, work and play?" Are you interested in translating the city to the human scale? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we direct urban evolution for the better future? Interview with Matt Gijselman, Director of Infrastructure Policy Advancement for …

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257R_Formal Model for Green Urbanism in Smart Cities (research summary) 9:57

27d ago9:57

9:57

Are you interested in the different stakeholders of public space? Summary of the article titled Formal model for green urbanism in smart cities from 2024 by Luca Lezzerini, presented at the International Conference on Green Urbanism and then published as part of Greening Our Cities: Sustainable Urbanism for a Greener Future book. This is a great pr…

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Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answered. 29:15

18d ago29:15

29:15

Given Laura Loomer’s history of saying outright offensive and often bewildering things, how did she get into the Trump campaign’s inner circle? Guest: Ken Bensinger, New York Times politics reporter. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subsc…

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258I_Trailer_Matt Gijselman, Director of Infrastructure Policy Advancement for the APAC Region at Bentley Systems 1:59

18d ago1:59

1:59

Are you interested in translating the city to the human scale? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we direct urban evolution for the better future? Trailer for episode 258 - interview with Matt Gijselman, Director of Infrastructure Policy Advancement for the APAC Region at Bentley Systems. We talk about his visi…

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Can Instagram Really Keep Kids Safe? 33:37

1M ago33:37

33:37

Instagram’s new default privacy settings for teenagers are designed to keep kids safe from strangers online. It’s a worthy endeavor, but are privacy settings enough? And what about all the other hazards teenagers face on social media? Guest: Natasha Singer, New York Times tech reporter, focused on how technology is affecting childhood and schooling…

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256I_Marcus Foth, Professor of Urban Informatics at Queensland University of Technology 51:01

21d ago51:01

51:01

"Science has already fixed climate change. We know what's causing it, we know what to do about it. The fact that there is paralysis is not the problem of science." Are you interested in listening to scientists? What do you think about the urgency of actions after scientific proof? How can we use the planetary indicators for better urban futures? In…

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255R_Participation, co-creation, and public space (research summary) 9:20

1M ago9:20

9:20

Are you interested in the different stakeholders of public space? Summary of the article titled Participation, co-creation, and public space from 2017 by Marcus Foth, published in The Journal of Public Space. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Marcus Foth in episode 256 talking about co-creation and community engagement. Since w…

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Is Boeing Lost in Space? 27:36

1M ago27:36

27:36

Boeing’s Starliner has now landed successfully—but Butch and Sunny weren’t on it. With a pair of astronauts still stuck on the ISS, when will NASA be ready to bring them back? And how? Guest: Micah Maidenberg, space business reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the who…

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256I_Trailer_Marcus Foth, Professor of Urban Informatics at Queensland University of Technology 1:45

28d ago1:45

1:45

Are you interested in listening to scientists? What do you think about the urgency of actions after scientific proof? How can we use the planetary indicators for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 256 - interview Marcus Foth, Professor of Urban Informatics at Queensland University of Technology. We talk about his vision for the future of cit…

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TikTok Goes to Court 29:09

1M ago29:09

29:09

The law has been passed and signed by the president: TikTok’s parent company must sell or divest from the app. But that’s not happening without a legal fight. Guest: Emily Baker-White, investigative reporter at Forbes. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Sl…

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254I_Emil Melles, civil engineer and my father 9:20

1M ago9:20

9:20

Are you interested in individual steps as strengths for the future of cities? What do you think how we can be brave in political decisions for thinking long term? How can we create the right to live in the city for everyone? Special celebratory episode with a summary of the interview with Emil Melles, civil engineer and my father. We talked about h…

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253B_#3 Birthday episode - last year and the coming one 7:41

1M ago7:41

7:41

What did you learn this year from these episodes? What was the most interesting and important for you? What would you like to learn more about in the future? What action did you take after these episodes? #3 birthday of the podcast! First and foremost, I would like to thank you all for joining me on this adventure. I am really grateful for your sup…

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The Misguided Buzz About Mosquitoes 27:29

1M ago27:29

27:29

An outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis in the northeast made headlines, but as far as mosquito-borne illnesses go, EEE is serious but still rare. What’s getting way too common is the mosquito itself. Guest: Amesh Adalja, doctor and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to…

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US v. Google… Again 26:47

1M ago26:47

26:47

A month after a federal judge declared that Google was operating as a monopoly because of its search engine, the Justice Department has alleged that Google’s ad business was breaking antitrust law as well. What if Google loses again? Guest: Leah Nylen, Bloomberg antitrust reporter. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free …

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252I_Allison Duettmann, the president and CEO of Foresight Institute 58:52

1M ago58:52

58:52

"You are the product of the city you grew up in, but you can accurately shape it and move to different cities." Are you interested in existential hope? What do you think how are you influenced by the city around you? How can we use foresight to peak into the future? Interview with Allison Duettmann, the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. We …

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251R_Existential risk and existential hope: Definitions (research summary) 9:57

1M ago9:57

9:57

Are you interested in existential hope instead of existential risk? Summary of the article titled Existential risk and existential hope: Definitions from 2015 by Owen Cotton-Barratt and Toby Ord, published by the Future of Humanity Institute. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Allison Duettmann in episode 252 talking optimism an…

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