Future Forward

Future Forward


Latest Episodes

Bob and Steve’s Holiday Gift Guide / Future Forward
December 19, 2022

Today, TikTok is in the cross hairs of the Federal Government, but Taylor Lorenz says, theyre missing the target. Then, Teens - increasingly frustrated with social media, go full flip-phone, or worse

Content Moderation Sucks, and it’s going to get worse.
December 11, 2022

TODAY. If your feed is a mess, youre not alone. Content moderation is hard, and getting harder. Then, lets take a look at Roblox, dont know what it is, ask a pre-teen kid. And final. AI explodes in

Hunter, Trump, Drones – Future Forward #438
December 04, 2022

Today, theres some crazy nexus of the rising tide of Hunter Biden, the random internal twitter emails, and matt Tibia. Then, as republicans look for reason to cut ties with the former Donald, his di

The Section 230 Turkey Massacre – Future Forward #437
November 19, 2022

Today. Theres a crazy squeeze on to get some legislation passed before the end of the year. And the big buzz is around section 230 and Child Privacy laws. What does that really mean? Then, all these

Red Waves, Mitch, Elon and FTX. What a Week! Future Forward #436
November 13, 2022

Today, as we shake off the fiction that was the Red Wave, a look at the youth vote, the state of Mitch McConnel, and Bob Garfields take on WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. Then, a look at the ongoing disaster t

Crime Stat Fiction. Twitter’s Curation Meltdown. Future Forward #435
November 06, 2022

Today. Weve got a barnburner of a pod. Election Tech - a look inside the state of voting in America. Then Crime Stats. Are they bad, or good, or both. And finally - the Curation Team at twitter gets

Halloween. Bob Garfield’s Favorite Holiday. Future Forward #434
October 31, 2022

Today: A pod in 3 parts. Part 1, regretfully, we must - must - talk Twitter. Because the various version of social media Armageddon is just too good - red meat - to feed to Bob Garfield. Then, NYC and

Robot Bob Garfield
October 23, 2022

Robots. Are they coming to take your jobs? Today, we have a show that has creatives cowering behind their keyboards. Has AI really arrived, and will it take our jobs?Is Robot Garfield likely to repl

Misinformation and Election – Future Forward
October 16, 2022

Today. Can tech stem the tide of misinformation as the elections approach? YouTube claims to have a plan. Then: Turkeys Erdogan has a plan for people who publish misinformation - put them in jail.

Billionaire Bro Culture – Future Forward
October 02, 2022

Today. Elon Musk unveils a robot, another step toward his IronMan efforts. Yet at the same time, Musks emails reveal a shocking billionaire bro culture. Its kinda gross. Then, out of London, a UK Cor