Flash Forward Rose Eveleth

Can you be sued by nature? In some places, the answer is already yes. 
Guests:

Evelyn Bellanger -- White Earth Band of Ojibwe elder


Frank Bibeau -- tribal attorney and a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe


Nico Albert -- member of the Cherokee Nation and the executive chef of Burning Cedar Indigneous Foods



Jacinta Ruru -- professor of Law at the University of Otago in New Zealand


Thomas Linzey -- Senior Legal Counsel for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights


Teresa Vicente Gimenez — professor of philosophy of law at the University of Murcia.

Philomena Kebec -- Indian law expert


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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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Today’s episode is the last of our FOUR PART MINI SEASON SERIES AND SHOW FINALE [airhorn noises]. This week we’re headed to a future where humans share our robotic knowledge with the rest of the animal kingdom—for better, and for worse.
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Guests:


Dr. Kate Darling, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab and author of The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots.


Emma Marris, a journalist and author of a book called Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World.


Dr. Giovanni Polverino, an animal behavior researcher at The University of Western Australia.


Dr. Rae Wynn Grant, a wildlife ecologist and host of the podcast Going Wild.


Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne


Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly


Summer: Shara Kirby


Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni


Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs


Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky


John Dee: Keith Houston


Dr. Jane de Vaucanson: Jeffrey Nils Gardner



X Marks the Bot theme song written by Ilan Blanck.

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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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Today we travel to a future where we can take a robot home for a good time, or a long time, depending on what you’re into.
Content note: today’s episode discusses sex and includes explicit language. This one is more “mature” than most episodes, so proceed accordingly. 
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Guests:


Tina Horn: author of SFSX (Volume 2 out now) and host of Why Are People Into That? 


Danielle Blunt: dominatrix and community organizer with Hacking//Hustling



Samantha Floreani: Program Lead at Digital Rights Watch 


Ingrid Burrington: journalist and host of RIP Corp



Dr. Debbie Chachra: professor of engineering at Olin College


Render Man: hacker & founder of the Internet of Dongs



Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne


Brad: Brent Rose


Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh


Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly


Summer: Shara Kirby


Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni


Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs


Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky


John Dee: Keith Houston


Dr. Marcia Eckers: Andrea Silenzi



Original X Marks the Bot theme music by Ilan Blanck.

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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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Today we travel to a future where militaries employ killer robots. Should a robot be allowed to take a human life? Is the speed of war increasing too quickly? What does a tech worker do when they find out their work is being used for war?
Guests:


Kelsey Atherton, a reporter who covers military technology.


Ryan Calo, a professor of law at the University of Washington.


Dr. Ryan Jenkins, an associate professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University.


Liz O’Sullivan, the CEO of Parity.


Dr. Lucy Suchman, a professor emerita of sociology at Lancaster University.


Dr. Jesse Kirkpatrick, an assistant professor of philosophy at George Mason University.


Dr. Carlotta Berry, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.


Kate Conger, a technology reporter at the New York Times.


Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne


Chad: Brett Tubbs


Lina: Ashley Kellem


Brad: Brent Rose


Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh


Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly


Summer: Shara Kirby


Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni


Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs


Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky


John Dee: Keith Houston


Seargent William Walter: Jarrett Sleeper



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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com
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Today’s episode is part one in our FOUR PART MINI SEASON SERIES AND SHOW FINALE [airhorn noises]. We’re going out with a robotic bang: four episodes about four different ways that robots might impact your life in the future, starting with sports. Also, you'll hear a special announcement about the future of the show.
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Guests:


Joe Choong, gold medalist in the Tokyo Olympic games in modern pentathlon.


Dr. Peter Stone, a professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, and president of the International RoboCup Federation.


Jessica Luther and Dr. Brenda Elsey, two of the co-hosts of sports podcast Burn it All Down.


Dr. Rayvon Fouché, a professor of American studies at Purdue University.


Dr. Josh Siegel, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State University.

Brent Verdialez, founder and CEO of STRYK.


Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne


Alex: Aiya Islam


Amanda: Emma Bracy


Chad: Brett Tubbs


Lina: Ashley Kellem


Brad: Brent Rose


Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh


Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly


Summer: Shara Kirby


Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni


Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs


Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky


John Dee: Keith Houston


Pierre Balck: Jarrett Sleeper



Music by Ilan Blanck.
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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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Today’s episode is about a future where humans learn how to shrink ourselves. What are the ethics of making someone smaller against their will? Would we keep all our fingers and toes? Would we even be considered humans anymore?
Guests:


Dr. Fei Chen, an assistant professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard.


Dr. Jonathan Payne, a professor of geological sciences at Stanford.


Dr. Sebastian Alvarado, an assistant professor of biology at Queens College, CUNY.


Dr. Joyce Lee, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Michigan.


Silvia Yee, a senior staff attorney at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund.


Micah Perks, an author and director of creative writing at UC Santa Cruz.


Voice Actors:

Parvus Employee #1: Henry Alexander Kelly


Parvus Employee #2: Ashley Kellem


Harry Purvis — Brett Tubbs


Parvis Tour Guide — Chelsey B. Coombs



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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com
Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox
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