Cool subject matter but discussions come through an obvious political leaning. I prefer podcasts about the future that are a bit more neutral. Anatomy of Next, Future Perfect, and .future are better at discussing how technology will impact the future through an unbiased lens. Stay away from this one because it will either just confirm your own bias or be pretty annoying.

Please work on getting rid of the vocal fry - it’s really distracting and grating to the ear. Takes away from the otherwise good quality of the podcasts.

Actually, they talk to a lot of smart people. Unfortunately, they all reinforce the podcasters worldview, which is pessimistic in the extreme. I did get a kick out of listening to all the whining about the future, because these folks have not a clue about how the world works. Especially troubling was the climate change episode where the interviewees want the nations of the world to submit to a greater power that will fix the climate. Please. The developing countries will not roll over and live like cave-people to satisfy the hysteria of spoiled westerners who think they know what's best for everyone. The other episodes were informative about current trends but time will tell if those trends hold long enough for the future they predict to come true.

The first thing I hear is that 20 years from now white men will have more privileges online than other minorities (Asian woman was used in the example). Nothing could be further from the truth. Zero basis in facts here. Especially given the equal access to the web we all enjoy now and will so even more in the future. Out.

I’d give it a 4 or even 5 star if it wasn’t for the extreme « vocal fry » one of the guys talks with!! It is actually a pretty good podcast and very informative. Once that guy starts talking, he renders it unlistenable! He should stick with just writing... too bad!

Production quality is pretty low for something put out by New York Magazine. This podcast is of the rambling interview variety, obviously recorded via a phone call.

Fantastic.