15 episodes
Broadcast From Later From Later
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- Society & Culture
A podcast by the Toronto-based foresight studio, From Later — this is our experiment in recording the earliest phases of foresight and speculation. Futures thinking begins with identifying and unpacking Weak Signals of Change — things we notice that we don’t quite understand but we suspect may influence futures in significant ways.
On Broadcast From Later, we share our “Weakest Signals,” novel and weird events that appear faintly at the edges of our research radars. None of us know each other’s signals in advance, so it’s a candid view into the kinds of conversations we have when we frankly don’t know what we’re talking about.
We invite you to listen in on the researchers and strategists of From Later, as we try to wrap our minds around emerging changes and speculate on their potential significance.
Want to know our sources? Follow the Are.na channel where we post our signals. Learn more about From Later at www.fromlater.com
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Crude Hints w/ Gem Barton
We’re talking about new institutions, retro materials, and the same old lego bricks — on Broadcast From Later w/ Gem Barton, Tobias Revell, and Trevor Haldenby.Learn more about From Later at www.fromlater.com Social ChannelsInstagram YouTubeTwitterLinkedInTikTokInterested in our sources? Check out From Later's Are.na page to explore the weak signals on our radars.
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Youth v. Gov w/ John Nichols, Radha Mistry, & Sydney Allen-Ash
John Nichols, whose handle is @lajethrojenkins on X, Radha Mistry, Sydney Allen-Ash, and Robert Bolton exchange signals of change. The conversation covers: The law firm for children exercising their legal rights to a safe climate; How Chinese consumers are bypassing retail markups by making group purchases directly from the factories; And: Will the NBA as we know it still exist in 2030? We look at some existential threats and potential evolutionary strategies for the league.&nb...
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Changeist Takeover
Scott Smith, Susan Cox-Smith, and Madeline Ashby join Robert Bolton to talk about futures practices and exchange weak signals of change. This conversation covers: niche climate transition issues wedging political division; the arms race between impulse consumer confections and appetite suppressants; and the return of sneakernets.Learn more about From Later at www.fromlater.com Social ChannelsInstagram YouTubeTwitterLinkedInTikTokInterested in our sources? Check out From Later's Are.na p...
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The Society for Suspending Judgment w/ Mimi Zeiger
Critic and editor Mimi Zeiger joins broadcast. We chat: LA architecture, aqueduct acupuncture, planetary menopause, ascribing personhood to ceiling fans, and “a wet lab for noospheric emergence.”Learn more about From Later at www.fromlater.com Social ChannelsInstagram YouTubeTwitterLinkedInTikTokInterested in our sources? Check out From Later's Are.na page to explore the weak signals on our radars.
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Food, Death, and Haircuts w/ Julienne DeVita & Daniel Anthony Daam-Rossi
It’s a new Broadcast From Later with Robert Bolton, Sydney Allen-Ash, Julienne DeVita, and Daniel Anthony Daam-Rossi (of Radical Norms). In this conversation, Daniel tells us about a brain implant that restored a paralyzed woman’s ability to communicate. Julienne shares food futures signals surfaced while researching for the new podcast, Eating Tomorrow. Rob wonders about the implications of Flipper Zero, a hacker multi-tool that looks like a toy. And collectively, we question our cultur...
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Dad Band Futures Fest w/ Julian Bleecker
Julian Bleecker of the Near Future Lab joins Valdis Silins, Jayar LaFontaine and Robert Bolton for an exchange of weak signals of change.The conversation covers: / North Korea’s new cyberwarfare proficiencies: their hacker army stole $3 billion in crypto/ Creative work is not living up to its promise: Time to imagine harder/ GPT hyperproductivity and Amazon’s very reasonable self-publishing limit: 3 books a dayLearn more about From Later at www.fromlater.com Social ChannelsInstagram YouT...