Ranked #1

Fusion, Space on the Cheap, and Becoming Aquaman
Fusion, Space on the Cheap, and Becoming Aquaman
Phil and Stephen kick off a special series of shows for Thanksgiving week. We’re calling it the good-news-a-palooza. Mon... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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30mins
Ranked #2

Fast Forward: Robots that Teach
Fast Forward: Robots that Teach
In this edition of Fast Forward our guest Mitch Rosenberg talks with Phil Bowermaster and Ron Powell about how robots th... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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36mins
Ranked #3

Live Long and Prosper
Live Long and Prosper
Who Wants to Live Forever? Part 2This time out we look at the upside of not dying. (Shouldn't be too hard to find now, s... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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21mins
Ranked #4

Return to the Moon
Return to the Moon
Phil and Stephen review the legacy of the first moon landing. We’re now as far in time from the moon landing as that eve... Read more
3 Aug 2019
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33mins
Ranked #5

Reality Sandwich
Reality Sandwich
Phil and Stephen discuss the Hard Problem of Reality. Our notion of what’s real is increasingly being challenged by new ... Read more
14 Nov 2017
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31mins
Ranked #6

The Trouble with Immortality
The Trouble with Immortality
Who Wants to Live Forever? Part 1If we could extend human life indefinitely, would it be a good idea? What are the downs... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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18mins
Ranked #7

Home Ownership: Changing the Story
Home Ownership: Changing the Story
Nate Gruendemann, a founder of Board Private Bank, outlines a plan for leveling the playing field for potential home-buy... Read more
31 Jul 2018
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20mins
Ranked #8

The Future of Real Estate
The Future of Real Estate
Technology is changing every aspect of home purchase and home ownership.What will the suburbs look like when no one owns... Read more
2 Aug 2018
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19mins
Ranked #9

2018 Year in Review
2018 Year in Review
Phil and Stephen explain that so much good stuff happened in 2018 that it's impossible to recap. You have to just push o... Read more
5 Jan 2019
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21mins
Ranked #10

Ready for a Great Future (Part 1)
Ready for a Great Future (Part 1)
Part 1 Amazing ImprovementsWhat kind of a future are we in for? So-So? Scary? Great? Superfantastic? Phil and Stephen ta... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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21mins
Ranked #11

You Can't Make This Stuff Up
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
Do we now live in the post-satire era? Phil and Stephen discuss whether the Onion can stay in business much longer. How ... Read more
9 Aug 2018
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18mins
Ranked #12

A New Kind of Space Race
A New Kind of Space Race
What are the implications of Vladimir Putin’s recent statement that he wants Russia to make a big move in space?Vlad's N... Read more
14 Apr 2018
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13mins
Ranked #13

Enriching Humanity in a Digitized World
Enriching Humanity in a Digitized World
A Very Human Future, Part 2Futurist Steve Wells concludes his conversation with Phil and Stephen about his new book, A V... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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22mins
Ranked #14

Robots that Beg for their Lives
Robots that Beg for their Lives
Phil and Stephen discuss new research that shows how people respond differently to robots based on what the robots say t... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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15mins
Ranked #15

The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World
Phil and Stephen discuss the signficicance of one man's action (or rather inaction) 35 years ago. Did Stanislav Petrov s... Read more
6 Sep 2018
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9mins
Ranked #16

Strange New Worlds and Return of the Foo Fighters
Strange New Worlds and Return of the Foo Fighters
With a habitable super-Earth and UFOs back in the news, we have to ask: Are we going to find the aliens or have they al... Read more
24 Aug 2019
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28mins
Ranked #17

Global Cooling
Global Cooling
Phil and Stephen welcome special guest John Palmer to discuss unexpected solutions to climate change.John reviews some o... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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31mins
Ranked #18

Fast Forward How Customers Buy
Fast Forward How Customers Buy
In this edition of FastForward, Martyn Lewis talks with us about one of the biggest challenges that businesses face toda... Read more
6 Dec 2018
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27mins
Ranked #19

Bursts of Possibility
Bursts of Possibility
A Very Human Future, Part 1Futurist Steve Wells joins Phil and Stephen to discuss his new book, A Very Human Future.Stev... Read more
8 Nov 2018
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20mins
Ranked #20

Does Death Make Us Human?
Does Death Make Us Human?
Phil and Stephen discuss the question -- is death integral to our humanity?They start with a look at a recent opinion pi... Read more
23 Aug 2018
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18mins