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Tech, Politics, and Garfield’s Schadenfreude Month
September 25, 2022

We start with the complicated nexus of the slow-moving judicial system, and the flood the zone with crap former president. Together, well declassify some stuff. Then, Google was the darling of the

Bob Garfield Says Ban the NFL (Sort of) #FF 429
September 17, 2022

Today. California passes sweeping child protection legislation aimed a the big tech platforms, but is that really the problem? Then - TikTok goes to congress and gets grilled. So - maybe the clock is

A Personal Journey – Untold Until Now.
September 10, 2022

A Personal Journey - Untold Until Now.

Tech Gears Up For The Midterms FF#427
September 02, 2022

Weve got lots of tech this week, and as you might expect, it overlaps with politics - as it increasingly does. Google and folks are going to protect us from misinformation during the coming midterms.

The Influencer Revolution
August 28, 2022

Niche internet micro-celebrities are taking over the internethttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/24/nimcel-influencers-tiktok-youtube/How micro-influencers and mummy bloggers with VERY s

CNN Kills Reliable Sources, and, Adam Neumann sees money FLOW.
August 19, 2022

Today - a pod in two chapters.Chapter 1. CNN is getting out of the media criticism business - after THIRTY years. How does the the termination of both Reliable Sources and Host Brian Stelter porten

Bob Garfield, Mar a lago, and Nukes – Future Forward #424
August 13, 2022

Today - A pod in two acts. Act 1, you’ve heard plenty about Mara Lago, the FBI search, and the unspooling drama about the security issues and nuclear secrets. But friend of the Pod Bob Garfield says

The Alex Jones Verdict – and what comes next
August 06, 2022

Today on Future Forward - Since the horrific murders in Sandy Hook 10 years ago Alex Jones has been trading in misinformation and fictionalized hateful rhetoric. Hiding behind the veil of ‘free speec

Facebook, News, and Lina Khan – W/ Bob Garfield
July 31, 2022

Today, a pod in 3 chapters. Chapter 1: Facebook’s on again, off again love affair with News Publishers. Why it’s treating Australian publishers so much better than the media makers in the US? Then

Garfields’ Guarded Optimism – Future Forward #421
July 24, 2022

Today, we unpack the odd, funny, scary, maybe brilliant January six -th PrimeTime spectacular. And who better to do the poking, than political prognosticator Bob Garfield. He says he’s not an expert -