LATE 2 THE FUTURE

Luke Wiesner and David Cole

The world is changing fast. AI and technology are impacting everything from our jobs to relationships, families, communities and everything else.  We're not tech experts, we're not AI scholars, one of us isn't even that smart. We are just two regular guys who are trying to keep up and stay hopeful about the future. Our mission is to inspire everyday folks to explore and learn how to impact the future instead of sitting back and waiting for it to happen.Late 2 The Future is a weekly show for anyone who feels like they are being left behind. 

Episodes

  1. 1d ago ·  Video

    We Got Scammed!

    Should we just shut AI down? One of you said yes, right in our comments, so we took the question seriously. Cousins Luke Wiesner and David Cole start with a listener's holiday worry: what do you do when your uncle brings up AI at the dinner table? Then they get into how AI has made scams harder to spot, from fake online stores and fake romances to fake family members asking for money, and the one thing every family should set up before the holidays: a family code word. Luke tells the story of his run-in with a puppy scammer, and David shares the vacation rental scam he fell for. They look at a $2,490 humanoid robot, a real trial of AI tutors with a human approving what the AI said, and a new study on AI helping doctors with diagnoses, where AI plus a person did better than either one alone. Plus how to keep what makes your AI useful when you switch tools, and this week's inspiration. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 0:21 Intro 0:36 Welcome 1:13 A listener says AI needs to be gone 3:29 Has a boycott ever stopped a technology? 6:32 Why we'd rather be involved 9:51 Learning out loud 11:19 Listener question: AI and the uncle at Thanksgiving 14:32 AI scams: $21 billion lost in 2025 17:34 David's vacation rental scam 21:07 Make a family code word 25:27 The puppy scammer 26:37 FF Nova: a $2,490 robot 31:17 If I drove for Uber, I'd want one 32:51 Elon's track record 34:50 AI tutors: Eedi and Google DeepMind 37:45 One tutor, sixty kids 41:17 The hidden debate: how we support kids 45:25 A world where nobody gets the credit 46:33 AI diagnosis: smarter isn't safer 49:37 Doctors plus AI beat both 54:09 Tip: a train-the-agent document 56:09 Inspiration: Yeko and Yendi 58:22 Help us inspire others 1:00:26 Outro New episodes every Thursday. Questions, stories and freak-outs: hello@late2thefuture.com. Get the weekly newsletter, The Catch-Up: late2thefuture.com/catchup. Find us at @late2thefuture. Inspired by something on the show? Tell us your story at late2thefuture.com. Every month, we draw one person who shared their story for a one-of-a-kind I'm Inspired mug. Better late than never. Views are our own and not those of any employer. We're not experts, and nothing here is professional advice.

    We Got Scammed!

  2. Nov 5 ·  Video

    Microsoft Offered 60,000 Buyouts. Would You Take One?

    Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to 60,000 people, about 27% of its global workforce. So we asked each other: would you take the buyout? What would it actually take for you to quit your job? Cousins Luke Wiesner and David Cole talk about how the launch went and why they're here to be imperfect, then dig into where the jobs are going as companies pour money into AI data centers, whether Google is the next Blockbuster, and what it means when an AI company says in its own IPO filing that its technology could pose catastrophic risks. They talk about why fear pulls us apart, where the line is when AI helps with family moments, and the everyday stuff: finding a document in seconds, turning a commute into work time, and learning out loud. Plus this week's inspiration and a callback to our listener question about raising kids for the future. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 0:19 Intro 0:34 Welcome 1:51 Three weeks in: how did the launch go? 4:42 We're here to be imperfect 6:57 Listener question: what will our kids need in 20 years? 10:34 Microsoft buyouts: jobs going to data centers 16:26 What would it take to quit your job? 20:53 Is Google the next Blockbuster? 26:55 What does open source mean? 28:24 Learning out loud 29:50 Anthropic's IPO: could AI end humanity? 34:14 Fear pulls us apart 38:14 AI wrote her daughter's birthday tribute. Where's the line? 45:39 Be the CEO of your family 47:21 A window sticker in seconds 48:40 Evan's commute: talking to his agents 50:59 See the human in each other 58:26 Inspiration of the week 58:37 Sami and Lumi redesign a website 1:00:38 Raising kids for the future 1:01:44 A daily checklist for my mother-in-law 1:03:47 Help us inspire others 1:05:28 Outro About the show: Luke Wiesner and David Cole are two regular guys, late to the future, learning out loud, trying to be hopeful about the future. Inspired people inspire people. If this episode helped, send it to someone who could use some inspiration about the future. New episodes every Thursday. Questions, stories and freak-outs: hello@late2thefuture.com. Newsletter and show notes: late2thefuture.com. Find us at @late2thefuture. Inspired by something on the show? Tell us your story at late2thefuture.com. Every month, we draw one person who shared their story for a one-of-a-kind I'm Inspired mug. Better late than never. Views are our own and not those of any employer. We're not experts, and nothing here is professional advice.

    Microsoft Offered 60,000 Buyouts. Would You Take One?

  3. Oct 27 ·  Video

    Will AI Take Your Job? Become the CEO of It

    AI is changing work fast. So what can a regular person actually do to stay valuable? Luke and David dig into whether AI is overhyped or we're just early, and why the answer for most of us is to become the CEO of our own job: the person who directs the tools, not the person replaced by them. We talk about why companies are now hiring for judgment, why it's loss we fear more than change, what school and shortcuts mean for the next generation, and how AI could open a plan B for retirement. Plus a real impact story, and how making this show brought two cousins closer than they've been in 30 years. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 1:48 Is AI overhyped, or are we just early? 5:50 AI slop grenades 10:32 Who does AI actually benefit? 12:20 Becoming the CEO of your job 14:13 It's not change we fear, it's loss 17:51 Where will young people learn judgment? 24:33 School, shortcuts and critical thinking 28:19 Do you have to use AI? 33:33 An impact story 38:16 The counterweight 43:03 Closer cousins 46:25 No friction between idea and doing 48:32 A new plan for retirement 53:50 Outro About the show: Luke Wiesner and David Cole are two regular guys, late to the future, learning out loud, trying to be hopeful about the future. Inspired people inspire people. If this episode helped, send it to someone who could use some inspiration about the future. New episodes every Thursday. Questions, stories and freak-outs: hello@late2thefuture.com. Newsletter and show notes: late2thefuture.com. Find us at @late2thefuture. Better late than never. Views are our own and not those of any employer. We're not experts, and nothing here is professional advice.

    Will AI Take Your Job? Become the CEO of It

  4. Oct 27 ·  Video

    Feeling Behind on AI? Here's Where to Start

    Businesses track client acquisition cost. We're tracking cost per inspiration. In our first episode, cousins Luke Wiesner and David Cole share why two regular guys who feel late to the future started a show about it. We talk about where a regular person even starts with AI, why the best advice is to just fumble around, what it means to have a safe space to say "I don't know," and why the only expert right now is whoever is trying it the most. We also make the case that the people with the biggest concerns about AI are exactly the people who should be helping create the future. Our goal is simple: if this show inspires even one person to try, it's worth it. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 1:53 Why are we doing a podcast? 2:57 From finger painting to acrylic 5:16 Agentic AI ordered our shirts 6:03 The message we want to carry 9:03 Where do you even start? 13:00 Fumble around: the best advice 19:32 Define dogmatic 22:50 A safe space to say I don't know 24:07 Why not wait six months? 28:59 The people we need most 32:09 Cost per inspiration 34:41 Outro About the show: Luke Wiesner and David Cole are two regular guys, late to the future, learning out loud, trying to be hopeful about the future. Inspired people inspire people. If this episode helped, send it to someone who could use some inspiration about the future. New episodes every Thursday. Questions, stories and freak-outs: hello@late2thefuture.com. Newsletter and show notes: late2thefuture.com. Find us at @late2thefuture. Better late than never. Views are our own and not those of any employer. We're not experts, and nothing here is professional advice.

    Feeling Behind on AI? Here's Where to Start

  5. Season 1 Trailer ·  Video

    Late 2 The Future - Trailer

    Meet Luke and David, cousins and Co-hosts: two regular guys, late to the future, learning out loud, trying to be hopeful about the future. Every week they translate the AI headlines into plain words and share what they're actually doing with it. Better late than never. New episodes every Thursday.

    Late 2 The Future - Trailer
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The world is changing fast. AI and technology are impacting everything from our jobs to relationships, families, communities and everything else.  We're not tech experts, we're not AI scholars, one of us isn't even that smart. We are just two regular guys who are trying to keep up and stay hopeful about the future. Our mission is to inspire everyday folks to explore and learn how to impact the future instead of sitting back and waiting for it to happen.Late 2 The Future is a weekly show for anyone who feels like they are being left behind. 

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  • Creator
    Luke Wiesner and David Cole
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 LATE 2 THE FUTURE
  • Show Website
    LATE 2 THE FUTURE

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