Future Hindsight

Mila Atmos

A weekly show that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for you.

  1. Your Hidden Political Power: Michael Brownstein

    2025-12-18

    Your Hidden Political Power: Michael Brownstein

    We discuss  orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.   Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Orient your personal choices towards the collective Do something, and do it with others   Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.     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/michaelbrownstein.bsky.social   Read Somebody Should Do Something:  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 Brownstein Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    47 min
  2. On Being Pro-Democracy: Rick Wilson

    2025-12-11

    On Being Pro-Democracy: Rick Wilson

    We discuss how being pro-democracy is a big tent coalition. In fact, it is our national identity.   Rick's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1) Meet your your neighbors, friends, and family in person 2) Be a persuasive voice in your immediate network and build a network of networks   Rick Wilson is co-founder of the Lincoln Project, as well as the host of the Lincoln Project and The Enemies List podcasts. He is a 30 year veteran of national Republican politics, starting with the 1988 presidential campaign of George Herbert Walker Bush, and is now a registered Independent.   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 Rick on X:  https://x.com/TheRickWilson    Check out the Lincoln Project: https://lincolnproject.us/    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  Guest: Rick Wilson Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    45 min
  3. Equal Freedom: Alex Zakaras

    2025-12-04

    Equal Freedom: Alex Zakaras

    We discuss the promise of radical liberalism to deliver equal freedom for all.    Alex's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1) Join the fight for democracy 2) Put pressure on a leader who has the power to resist   Alex Zakaras is professor of political science at the University of Vermont and the author of Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be.     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 Freedom for All:  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: Alex Zakaras Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    40 min
  4. Shifting Terrain: What the Manosphere Tells Us About Working Class Politics

    2025-11-27 · BONUS

    Shifting Terrain: What the Manosphere Tells Us About Working Class Politics

    In this episode of Shifting Terrain, Colin Davis and Reece Peck discuss why liberal messaging continues to fail, where to find the Joe Rogan of the left, and how to actually reach working class men. Plus we'll hear from author Joan Williams about how class cluelessness led to the downfall of the left's power.     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    Listen to Shifting Terrain:  https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yNTQ3MzI3LnJzcw    Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight

    44 min
  5. Storytelling For Change: Shanelle Matthews

    2025-11-20

    Storytelling For Change: Shanelle Matthews

    We discuss the building blocks of narrative power and the strategies to succeed in changing hearts and minds.    Shanelle's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1) Share your stories of your experiences in your community 2) Get involved in local government   Shanelle Matthews is a leading voice in narrative power and social movement communications and the co-author of Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements.     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 Liberation Stories:  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: Shanelle Matthews Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    40 min
  6. Gun Laws That Work: Emma Brown

    2025-11-13

    Gun Laws That Work: Emma Brown

    We discuss the complexity of gun violence in the United States and the reality that strong gun laws save lives.    Emma's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Contact your senator to vote NO on concealed carry reciprocity Go to giffords.org and get involved   Emma Brown is the executive director of GIFFORDS, an organization whose mission is to save lives from gun violence in America.      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 Emma on X:  https://x.com/Emma_S_Brown    Follow Giffords on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/giffords_org/    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: Emma Brown Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    42 min
  7. Understanding the Infodemic: Pauline Hoffmann

    2025-11-06

    Understanding the Infodemic: Pauline Hoffmann

    We discuss how we can tell the truth, how we can speak the truth, and how we can avoid misinformation and disinformation.   Pauline's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Maintain a degree of curiosity! Care before you share.   Pauline Hoffman, also known as the Data Doyenne, is an esteemed infodemiologist and the author of Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories: An Infodemiologist's Guide to the Truth.     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 Pauline on X:  https://x.com/pwhoffmann    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: Pauline Hoffmann Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    40 min
  8. AI for the Public Interest: Bruce Schneier

    2025-10-30

    AI for the Public Interest: Bruce Schneier

    We discuss how AI can both serve the public interest and advance the goals of our democracy, despite the misgivings about the current state of AI.   Bruce's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1) Use the tools of AI! 2) Use assistive tech to write to your elected representatives   Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, chief of security architecture at Inrupt Inc, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the co-author of Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and 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 Bruce on X:  https://x.com/schneierblog    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: Bruce Schneier Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

    36 min
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A weekly show that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for you.

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  • Creator
    Mila Atmos
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    396
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Mila Atmos
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    Future Hindsight

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