3 episodes

You’ve just stumbled upon a radio broadcast from some far away planet. A planet where teleporters and time travelers have supper on starships; where robots rendezvous in neon nightclubs; where the lost ideas of the future live on.

On Planet Tomorrow, hosts Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg celebrate and discuss retrofuturism, forgotten cultural ephemera, niche science fiction and much, much more. Enjoy your stay on Planet Tomorrow: where the future that never was is alive and well.

Planet Tomorrow Whale Bus

- Technology
- 4.8 • 15 Ratings

- SEP 29, 2023
Novelty Restaurants

Novelty Restaurants

Remember begging your parents to take you to that wacky outer space restaurant where you could win prizes? The food was shit but the atmosphere was out of this world! First, we’re talking to CARI co-founder Evan Collins about the best, vaguely futuristic themed eateries of yesteryear. Then, Tony Conn reminds the world of the time aliens landed in England to deliver a message of peace, love, and the joy a quick bite.
**Special thanks to our guests: **
Evan Collins (Twitter @EvanCollins90)
Tony Conn (Twitter @MegatronMemreez)

CARI:
Website
Are.na
Twitter

Megatron Memories:
Facebook

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Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc)
- 56 min
- JUN 10, 2022
Soviet Futures: The USSR In Space

Soviet Futures: The USSR In Space

We’re going to space—Soviet style. We discuss predictions about space exploration throughout the Soviet Union history, the last Soviet cosmonaut, and a queer Russian-language sci-fi short story! Tune in for fascinating discussions with special guests Fred Scharmen (author of Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space) and Syinat Sultanalieva (author of sci-fi short story "Element 174")!
Thanks to our special guests:
Fred Scharmen (Twitter @sevensixfive)
Syinat Sultanalieva (Twitter @siyanats)

Ukraine Charities:
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC): https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
Global Giving: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ukraine-crisis-relief-fund/
International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

Show Notes:
Fred’s book Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space (https://www.versobooks.com/books/3889-space-forces)

Element 174 by Syinat Sultanalieva (https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/9831/being-lgbtq-element-174-syinat-sultanalieva-shtab)
References:
BBC Archive: OnThisDay 1992: Sergei Krikalev had a rather long journey home from work.
(https://archive.org/details/twitter-845719440247312384)

The Last Soviet Citizen: The Cosmonaut Who Was Left Behind In Space (https://www.rbth.com/history/330415-last-soviet-citizen-cosmonaut)

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Planet Tomorrow Theme by Spencer Robelen (www.spencerrobelen.com | Instagram @spencerrobelen | Twitter @RobelenSpencer )

Theme performed by Forest VanDyke (https://www.forestvandyke.com/ | Instagram @forestvandyke) & Kaila Wooten (Instagram @kaila_wooten)

Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc)

Russian Narrator: Brian Desjadon (Twitter @BrianDesjadon)
- 1 hr 14 min
- MAR 31, 2022
Y2K: The Year 2000 (ft. Jack Grimes)

Y2K: The Year 2000 (ft. Jack Grimes)

Welcome to Planet Tomorrow! In this inaugural episode, we travel back to the year 2000. We’re talking forgotten children’s toys, end of the world novelty songs, and more. Then, what does it mean for something to look like “Y2K”? Jack Grimes from the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute (CARI) breaks it down.
Socials
Thanks to our special guest Jack Grimes (https://jackapedia.design | Twitter @jackapedia_)

Check out the Consumer Aesthetic Research Institute (CARI) (https://cari.institute) & The Y2K Institute Twitter @y2k_aesthetic

Follow us on Twitter @PodTomorrow! Or call the Planet Tomorrow Hotline and leave us a message: (646) 854-7584

Planet Tomorrow Theme by Spencer Robelen (www.spencerrobelen.com | Instagram @spencerrobelen | Twitter @RobelenSpencer )

Theme performed by Forest VanDyke (https://www.forestvandyke.com/ | Instagram @forestvandyke)
& Kaila Wooten (Instagram @kaila_wooten)

Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc)

Show Notes
Y2K Hooray by Jim's Big Ego
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl6UJvOQxHM)

"Y2K" Parody VIDEO by Sun Microsystems employees (1999)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Igm9Jh2Xo)

Y2K: The Movie Trailer
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSpH0-TeB4)

Y2K Family Survival Guide - With Host Leonard Nimoy(https://archive.org/details/Y2K_Family_Survival_Guide_With_Leonard_Nimoy_Palsojom1.X264.CG)

Timestamps
00:40 - 03:58 Intro
03:59- 17:48 Y2K Memories
17:50 - 44:18 Interview w/ Jack Grimes from CARI
44:24-45:11 EXTREME Spaghetti Yo-Yo Soup Commercial
45:12 - 53:03 RY2K: A Podcast Within a Podcast
53:05 - 01:07:45 Voicemail Time!
01:07:48 - 01:09:30 Outro/Credits
- 1 hr 9 min

4.8 out of 5

15 Ratings

Fun and interesting

There’s plenty of programs that look at the future and there’s plenty of programs that look at the past but obviously not a lot that look at the future from the perspective of the past. If you find it interesting how our perceptions change on what we think the future will look like, this is a good place to start. It’s got some humor, some nostalgia and some story telling that move the podcast forward. The Rocket Belt Murder is a good episode to start on because it has all 3 of these qualities in spades. And because, well, you can’t go wrong with jet packs.