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34 Reasons to Watch Fox or MSNBC
June 02, 2024

Today: More than 10 years ago, Eli Pariser wrote The Filter Bubble. Reading the news about Trumps 34 Count Guilty Verdict, it was clear that Parisers Bubble was in full effect. Then, Take News at A

Newscorp Sells Out To Open AI
May 26, 2024

Today: Scarlet Johanson is pissed, and she might be right. Then, News Corp sells out to Open AI for stupid cheap. And Google Declares War on News Sites, is Apple going to come to the rescue? I’m Bob G

Remembering Bob’s Interview with Newton Minow / FF# 458
May 07, 2023

Today, Newton Minow maybe the only Chairmen of the FCC whose name you know, and with good reason. His prophetic phrase: a Vast Wastland, should have been a warning shot. Then, the Writers Strike agai

Can Joe Biden Be Funny? FF 457
April 30, 2023

Say what you will about Joe Bidden, hes never been much of a comedian. But, this week he did the Correspondents Dinner and was kinda funny. Then, its summer movie season, so maybe a blockbuster or t

TED 2023 – The Complicated AI Equation FF 556
April 23, 2023

Today - if you had a sinking feeling that AI might be a looming evil monster comming to eat the world - we have news for you. You were right. We travel to Vancouver, for the super smart center of the

Succession vs. Fox v. Dominion – What To Watch?
April 16, 2023

TODAY: So much to watch! HBOs Succession,or the far less realistic Fox News vs Dominion Trial. Reality TV 2.0. Then, Chuck, Schumer takes on Artificial Intelligence. And, what constitutes beauty? It

Instagram’s Porn Protest, GenZ’s In Nashville, Twitter v. Substack
April 09, 2023

Today, theres a GenZ uprising in Nashville -and politicians are reacting, but not in the way you would expect. TheTwitter continues to hack away at its product, and Porn Stars are Protesting - Agains

Exploring Trust, and a Geriatric Congress.
April 02, 2023

Today, a special edition of Future Forward 100% Trump-free. Becausewhy bother?. Instead, we dig into Trust, which used to be a thing but has shrunk like a sweater in a hot dryer. Then, in Utah, a s

Life After TikTok – Future Forward #452
March 26, 2023

Today, Democrats and Republicans came together in a rare moment of bi-partisan ass whopping. The beating being deployed on the CEO of TikTok. The question is, what comes next? Then, Parents are fed up

SXSW, Silicon Valley Bank, and Trump
March 19, 2023

From various locations on the Eastern Seaboard, This is Future forward.Today, my podcasting partner in crime Steve Rosenbaum ventures the the tiny blue dot in Texas known as Austin. His mission, to in