Future Hindsight

Future Hindsight

A show that takes the big ideas in civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday people. Join host Mila Atmos for in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers that inspire civic action and hope. Citizen participation is fundamental to a thriving democracy. Now more than ever, our engagement is critical. 

  1. 8 hr ago

    Optimist Economy: Young Americans Should Be Raising Hell About Social Security

    This week, we're sharing a really great episode from our friends at Optimist Economy!  Nobody has more riding on any changes to Social Security than people under 40. The trust fund is currently projected to run dry in the fourth quarter of 2032, but it could be sooner. Every election, starting in November, selects the lawmakers who will shape the program’s future. Neglecting to fix its finances will mean an automatic 22% cut to everyone's benefit. But for Millennials and Zoomers, what’s at stake isn't your elders’ monthly check — it’s the only life insurance, disability insurance, and old-age poverty insurance guaranteed to follow you through every job you'll ever have.  Chapters: 1:21 Announcements — Unbleeped feed, subscribe reminders. 2:23 Retcon — Seed OK savings accounts follow-up. 4:36 Terms & Conditions — Social insurance vs. private insurance. 8:42 Big Pilcrow — Under 40? Time to tune in to the Social Security debate. 11:51 Youth Skepticism — Why young people have always doubted Social Security, and how that's politically exploited. 16:56 OBBA Impact — How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut Social Security's revenue. 18:37 Immigration Trends — Deportations and lower immigration also hurt. 21:11 Elections Have Begun — Social Security as a live political battleground. 22:35 First Beneficiaries — What studies of early recipients tell us. 30:36 Otherwise Uninsurable Risks — Death, disability, savings, longevity, inflation. 33:17 Paid Family Leave — Could Social Security's model extend to paid leave? 34:21 Claim Ownership — Youth should own this program. 37:08 Cuts by Geography — Rural states will get hit hardest if cuts come. 38:27 Executive Orders — Casting ages, cosmetic disclosure. 40:22 Spiritual Sponsors — World Cup, Jeopardy! triumph. Video-curious? Watch the Optimist Economy YouTube channel⁠⁠.  Instagram at ⁠⁠@optimist_economy or TikTok at ⁠⁠@optimist_economy.  Chat with other Optimists on Substack. Got economic questions, concerns, or executive orders? Send them to optimist.economy@gmail.com Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Listen to Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising:  futurehindsight.com/occupy Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  x.com/milaatmos  Early episodes for Patreon supporters: patreon.com/futurehindsight

    Optimist Economy: Young Americans Should Be Raising Hell About Social Security

  2. 8 Oct

    Guardian of Your Ballot: Cisco Aguilar

    We discuss the president’s meddling in universal mail in ballots, the stakes of the 2026 election, and election integrity in Nevada. Cisco’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Check your voter registration status VOTE on or before November 3, 2026 Cisco Aguilar serves as Nevada’s Secretary of State as well as the Chair for the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Listen to Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising:  futurehindsight.com/occupy Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  x.com/milaatmos  Follow Cisco on X:  x.com/ciscofornevada  Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Start your free trial at SHOPIFY.COM/hopeful Early episodes for Patreon supporters: patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Cisco Aguilar Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    Guardian of Your Ballot: Cisco Aguilar

  3. 1 Oct

    Free Market Capitalism Erodes Democracy: Mordecai Kurz

    We discuss the transformation of free market capitalism into a techno-winner-take-all system. Reaganomics and advances in technology have supercharged the market power of corporations and created immense private power. Both of these have increased economic inequality, which causes political inequality and threatens democracy. Mordecai’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:   Be supportive of democratic institutions.   Be willing to listen to opposing points of views without interference. Mordecai Kurz is the Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University and his most recent book is Private Power and Democracy’s Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Read Private Power and Democracy's Decline:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Start your free trial at SHOPIFY.COM/hopeful Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Mordecai Kurz Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    Free Market Capitalism Erodes Democracy: Mordecai Kurz

  4. 24 Sept

    The PR Machine is Destroying Reality: Amy Westervelt

    We discuss how the interlocking web of public relations, think tanks, and university research funding by private actors and corporations have polluted the information ecosphere. Warping the truth is destroying reality and eroding democracy.   Amy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Be a trusted source of information and get off social media! Be a missionary for good civic action Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative climate journalist and the host of Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. Her new book is Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Amy on BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/amywestervelt.bsky.social  Read Brought to You By:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Start your free trial at SHOPIFY.COM/hopeful Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Amy Westervelt Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    The PR Machine is Destroying Reality: Amy Westervelt

  5. 17 Sept

    Our Constitution, Our Laws: Julie Suk

    We discuss an innovative framework to reclaim our constitutional future from a Supreme Court that has amassed power for itself and undermined how we govern ourselves.   Julie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Advocate for new institutions Participate in deliberations to write a new bill of rights or even a new constitution Julie Suk is the Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law at Fordham University and the author of The Shadow Court: Rescuing Democracy from the Supreme Court.  Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Julie on X:  https://x.com/JulieCSuk  Read The Shadow Court:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Julie Suk Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    Our Constitution, Our Laws: Julie Suk

  6. 10 Sept

    Take Down Super PACs: Lawrence Lessig

    We discuss how the SpeechNow v. FEC decision in 2010 created Super PACs and how combating corruption in American politics starts with getting rid of Super PACs.  Larry’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Build the muscle of deliberating with each other. Start with the principle that we should not have a political system where people can buy influence and get results with their money. Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School and the founder of Equal Citizens, an organization whose mission is to fix democracy by establishing truly equal citizenship.   Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Lawrence Lessig on X:  https://x.com/lessig Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Start your free trial at SHOPIFY.COM/hopeful Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Lawrence Lessig Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    Take Down Super PACs: Lawrence Lessig

  7. 3 Sept

    Build Power by Organizing: Michael Ansara

    We discuss the basics of organizing and the fruits of that work. Michael reminds us that “organizers organize organizations.” Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Gather 4-5 friends to talk about what’s happening Share ideas on what you can do to resist  Michael Ansara is a seasoned community organizer and the author of The Hard Work of Hope: A Memoir. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Michael on BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/michaelansara.bsky.social  Read The Hard Work of Hope:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Michael Ansara Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

    Build Power by Organizing: Michael Ansara

  8. 27 Aug

    Be a Practical Radical: Stephanie Luce

    Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Listen to Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/occupy Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Stephanie on X:  https://x.com/stephanie_luce_ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos  Guest: Stephanie Luce Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

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A show that takes the big ideas in civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday people. Join host Mila Atmos for in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers that inspire civic action and hope. Citizen participation is fundamental to a thriving democracy. Now more than ever, our engagement is critical. 

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  • Creator
    Future Hindsight
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    438
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2023 Mila Atmos
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