Future Forward

Future Forward


Latest Episodes

Future Forward: Special Guest Episode
November 02, 2024

Today: The Kids are all right. But are they? Author Rebecca Winthrop went on a wild ride into the world of education and kids, and what she found may surprise you. I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sideki

Billionaires and The News
October 26, 2024

Script: Today: Billionaires and the News. Why the LA Times and Washington Post are backing out of political endorsements. then Where will Harris or Trump comdown on Tech Pollicy? and Books and Movies,

Book Publishers Bar AI Models, and Musk’s Space Millions
October 20, 2024

Today: Were all feeling warm and fuzzy now that we know January 6th was actually a Day of Love. Love me some bear spray and he QAnon Shaman. Well take a trip down memory lane. Then Penguin Random ho

TikTok’s Moderation Backslide, the Trump/Musk Bromance
October 13, 2024

Today - TikToks Moderation Backslide. Then, the Tesla Taxi Fiasco, and the Trump / Musk Bromance. Thats quite a pod. I m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcas

What’s Going On With WordPress?
October 06, 2024

ddPodcast: 529Today: WordPress is no joke. It powers 40% of the websites globaly. And now a conflict so acrimonious has almost 10% of its work force taking buy outs, and walking out. Whats really go

Open AI is Closed? Is AI Melting Down
September 29, 2024

AI may be the future of the Free World or the Whole world - so why is it so fucked up? Then, speaking of Fucked up - WTF about New Yorks mayor, Eric Adams? Im Bob Garfield, the ravishing co-host to

Let’s talk about Antitrust
September 22, 2024

Today - Lets talk about Antitrust. Google is in the spotlight, and the future is unclear. Then Meta has anti-trust issues of its own. And that brings us to Lina Khan - who has no shortage of critics.

The Social Media Battle Field Heats Up.
September 15, 2024

Today: Social Media Gamifies the Springfield Dog Eating Meme, whos side is winning the Dog War? Then Metas Nick Clegg takes on Elon Musk. and finally, Tristan Harris speaks out on how AI worsens i

The War Against Press Freedom – and Project 2025
September 08, 2024

Today: The NY Times Publisher, AG Sulzberger, wrote an Op-Ed titled: How the Quiet War Against Press Freedom Could Come to America. Today, well dig into his chilling piece and the Project 2025 pla

The DNC Convention in Chicago
August 24, 2024

oday: What was the DNC like on the ground? Steve has stories, and hell share them. Then, the Kamala Narrative - is it connecting? and Robert F Kennedy endorses trump, as his famillies Democratic forf