Flash Forward

Today’s episode is all about contact. Have we really discovered alien life on Venus? How do you even look for life when you don't know what it will look like? What would happen if we did find it? Should we be sending messages out into the universe? Are aliens going to kill us? What would happen if they showed up?Guests: Dr. Clara Sousa — quantum astrochemist at Harvard University Moiya McTier — astrophysicist at Columbia University and host of Exolore  Dr. Michael L. Wong — planetary scientist at the University of Washington and host of Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast Michael Oman Reagan — anthropologist & founding board member of the JustSpace Alliance Dr. Kathryn Denning — anthropologist at York University Jaime Green — writer & editor working on a book about aliens  Voice Actors Dr. Jaad — Johnnie Jae Alex Jenkins — Keith Houston Radio reporter — Ashley Kellem Alien 1 — Henry Alexander Kelly Alien 2 — Brett Tubbs  → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← F

Today we travel to a future where housing is guaranteed and provided to everybody. Guests: Amanda Vail — Director of communications at Plymouth Housing Dr. Sam Tsemberis — Founder of Pathways Housing First and author of Housing First Manual: The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and Addiction Dr. Ivis Garcia Zambrana — Assistant Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah Tara Raghuveer — Director of KC Tenants, director of the Homes Guarantee campaign at People’s Action Dr. Daniel Aldana Cohen — Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania & co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green Deal Carroll Fife — councilmember-elect for Oakland’s District 3, co-founder of Moms for Housing, director of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Oakland Voice Actors: Intro Phone Tree Voice — Brett Tubbs Amy — Ashley Kellem: Instagram, Website Maia — Shara Kirby → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ←

Today we travel to a future where the US and Canada give stolen land back to tribes & bands. Guests: Molly Swain — cohost of Métis in Space, studying in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Chelsea Vowel — cohost of Metis in Space, author of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada.  Matthew Fletcher — law professor at Michigan State University Graham Lee Brewer — associate editor at High Country News Mike Gouldehawke — writer & activist  The intro scene was written & performed by Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel, along with Johnnie Jae. You can donate to Molly & Chelsea’s landback project here. → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // Donor

Today we travel to a future where voting rights are extended to lots more people in the United States including non-citizens, 16-year-olds, and convicted felons. Guests: Dr. Ron Hayduk — professor of political science at San Francisco State University, and author of Democracy for All Ashawn Dabney-Small — candidate for Boston City Council District 3 and Vice President for the National Youth Rights Association Dr. Sylvia Kritzinger — a professor at the University of Vienna Jennifer Taylor — senior attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative. → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com✨ SUPPORT THE SHOW ✨ Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors:  PNAS Science Sessions: short, in-depth conversations with the world’s top scientific

Today we travel to a future where we all have digital replicas of ourselves to deploy at faculty meetings, doctors appointments, and even dates. Guests: Lars Buttler — CEO of the AI Foundation Damien Patrick Williams — PhD candidate at Virginia Tech Dr. Koen Bruynseels — researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands Christel De Maeyer — researcher based in Belgium Dr. Robin Zebrowski — professor of cognitive science at Beloit college Dr. Duncan Irschick — professor of biology at UMass Amherst and director of the Digital Life initiative → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← 

Today we travel to a future where you can retire to a nursing home… in space. Guests: Anicca Harriot — PhD candidate at the University of Maryland School of medicine Dustin Gibson — Access, Disability and Language Justice Coordinator at PeoplesHub Dr. Tracie Prater — Aerospace Engineer at NASA Voice Actors: Tour Guide: Emma Bracy Noah: Bretty Tubbs Marco: Tamara Krinsky → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors:  Into The Zone: Into the Zone is a podcast about opposites, and how borders are never as clear as we think.  Shaker & Spoon: A subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakeran

Today we travel to a future where super-bandages can heal wounds really fast. Sound like science fiction? Well it might be closer than you think!  Guests: Dr. Daniel Cohen — Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University Dr. Keisha Ray — Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston Sylvan* — street medic in Portland (*pseudonym) Voice Actors: Emma Bracy: Website Shara Kirby: Twitter Tamara Krinsky: Website → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors:  Invisible Forces: Hosted by Jefferies insiders Shannon Murphy and Erin Shea, Invisible Forces is a show about the unseen influences that are

Today we travel to a future where archaeology accidentally runs out of bones. Guests: Dr. Keolu Fox — assistant professor at UC San Diego, Indigenous Futures Lab Dr. Benjamin Vernot — postdoctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology  Dr. Naomi Martisius — postdoctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology  → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Voice Actors: Dr. Pastrana — Ashley Kellem: Instagram, Website Graudate Student — — Henry Alexander Kelly: Website, podcast La Lisa: A Latinx Podcast Flash Forward is hosted by Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. The voices from the future this episode were played by Ashley Kellem and Henry Alexander Kelly.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors: 

Today we travel to a future where there is no future, because today we’re considering how the universe ends. Plus: how to cope with feeling freaked out by the end of the world, and what the last party ever should be like. Guests: Dr. Katie Mack — astrophysicist and author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) (also very good on Twitter!)  Dr. Jana Sadler — clinical psychologist based in Southern California Jessie Char — conference organizer & party planner  → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Support the show: Patreon // DonorboxGet in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where you can sell your personal data directly to a company, to get a better deal on a car or a house or a latte. What could go wrong?Guests: Richie Etwaru — CEO & Cofounder of Hu-manity.co Sarah Jeong — journalist & lawyer Abigail Echo-Hawk — Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute Voice Actors: Commercial voice: Brian Downs (Patron!)  Monica Pugh; Shara Kirby Cop: Keith Houston, check out “This Eternal Afternoon” every Sunday at 4:30 PST on twitch.tv/rogerniner.  → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors:  MOVA Globes // Visit movaglobes.com/flashforward and use the code FLASHFORWARD, all one word, at checkout for 10% off your purchase.

Today’s episode takes on a listener question: why not just move the polar bears to Antarctica? The idea might seem silly, but it’s actually got a name — assisted migrations — and the debates around what we should do to help conserve species as the climate warms is a really complicated and fascinating one. Guests: Jason McLachlan — associate professor of ecology at the University of Notre Dame Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero — forest geneticist at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Emma Marris — environmental writer, author of Rambunctious Garden  Tero Mustonen — biologist with the Snowchange Cooperative & head of the Kesälahti fish base → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← I'm hiring!! JOB DESCRIPTION & APPLICATION HERE. Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxS

If we really want to combat climate change, why not institute a serious cap on human population? It's a common question, and on today's episode we talk about a future in which there is a global one-child policy put in place, and why that might not actually be a very good, or just, idea.Guests: Dr. Jade Sasser — Associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at UC Riverside, author of On Infertile Ground, Population Control and Women’s Rights in the Era of Climate Change. Dr. Leslie Wang — Assistant professor of sociology at UMass Boston and author of Outsourced Children: Orphanage Care and Adoption in Globalizing China Meehan Crist — Writer-in-residence in Biological Sciences at Columbia University. → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← 〰️〰️〰️ For more about FLASH FORWARD PRESENTS head this way. 〰️〰️〰️Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. The voice of our future overlord was

INTRODUCING: the newest show in the Flash Forward family — Advice For And From The Future. What happens when your partner wants to flee this planet, and you want to stay? Is wanting to go to Mars basically saying you want to break up? Can you have a long, long, long distance relationship? Is a five-year date a terrible idea?To answer this interplanetary conundrum, Rose calls up Andrea Silenzi, host and creator of the dating podcast Why Oh Why. Plus, an original song by the Song Salad team!Advice For And From The Future is written, edited and performed by Rose Eveleth. The theme music is by Also, Also, Also. The logo is by Frank Okay. Additional music this episode provided by Blue Dot Sessions.To get even more, you can become a Flash Forward Presents Time Traveler for access to behind the scenes exclusive content, early access to new shows, and other surprises & goodies.SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW SHOW WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! (please)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where you can plop your head onto a brand new body. Guests: Dr. Sergio Canavero — neurosurgeon & aspiring human head transplanter Dr. Zaev Suskin — doctor & bioethicist Dr. Paul Root Wolpe — director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← How to get involved in the movement against police brutality.Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where celebrities construct their own cities for you and I to live in. Guests: Jon Karas — President and Co-Founder at Akoin Dr. Katherine P. Antonova — Associate Professor of Russian history at Queens College Brittany Spanos — senior writer at Rolling Stone Magazine → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. The Lovechild tour guide was played by Gina Delvac. Episode suggested by Lux Alptraum. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we celebrate the FIVE YEAR anniversary of the podcast. Whoa. To celebrate, I reached out to every single person who you’ve ever heard on the podcast — every expert, every voice actor, and even a few patrons — and asked them one question: what would you say to someone living 50 years from now? Here’s what they said.Guests: Alice Wong, Amy Slaton, Angeli Fitch, Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Ashley Shew, Avery Trufelman, Calvin Gimpelevich, Carl Evers, Chris Dancy, Damien Patrick Williams, David Agranoff. Ernesto D. Morales, Gina Tam, Janelle Shane, Janet Stemwedel, Jared Dyer, Jon Christensen, Kathy Randall Bryant, Katie Gordon, Kelly & Zach Weinersmith, Lina Ayenew, Matt Lubchanksy, Meredith Talusan, Michelle Hanlon, Morgan Gorris, Naomi Baron, Natalia Petrzela, Sandeep Ravindran, Queer Futures Collective, Sav Schlauderaff, Shoshana Schlauderaff , Zia Puig, Zoe Schlanger→ → → Full answers from every person here ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro mu

Today we travel to a future where darkness is a thing of the past. No more night, no more stars, no more deep inky black sky. What happens when we light everything up?Guests: Dr. John Barentine — director of public policy at the International Dark Sky Association Rebecca Boyle — science journalist Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz — astronomer at the Adler Planetarium Dr. Sarah Pritchard — historian at Cornell University → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Special thanks to Thomas, Vera and Isaac Beckett who played the teacher and students in the intro this episode. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comFind a promo code you heard on the episode.Support the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100?  Guests: Peter de Jager — author of “Doomsday 2000” and Y2K town crier.  Dr. Andy Michael — geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center John Feminella — software engineer at ThoughtWorks Dr. Sara K. McBride — emergency management specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi again! I’m back with one more of these update episodes. Today we cover the growing “flight shame” movement, some interesting developments in the genetic genealogy space, and what’s going on with the 2020 Census. New official, legit, Flash Forward episodes begin again on April 14th! Sources: Susanna Elfors: founder, Tagsemester Peter Aldhous: reporter, BuzzFeed News Hansi Lo Wang: reporter, NPR  Covid-19 Resources World Health Organization Paywall free articles from The Atlantic  Flattening the coronavirus curve The Covid Tracking Project Take the 2020 Census HERE→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music for this episode is by Hussalonia. Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices