Future Forward

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Future Forward: Special Guest Episode Nov 02, 2024

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Today: The Kids are all right. But are they? Author Rebecca Winthrop went on a wild ride into the world of education and kids, and what she found may surprise you. I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard, and this is […]

Billionaires and The News Oct 26, 2024

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Script: Today: Billionaires and the News. Why the LA Times and Washington Post are backing out of political endorsements. then Where will Harris or Trump comdown on Tech Pollicy? and Books and Movies, can they drive electorial outcomes? I ’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting and from […]

Book Publishers Bar AI Models, and Musk’s Space Millions Oct 20, 2024

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Today: We’re all feeling warm and fuzzy now that we know January 6th was actually a Day of Love. Love me some bear spray and he QAnon Shaman. We’ll take a trip down memory lane. Then Penguin Random house bars the door from AI, but will it work? And finally, the US Government opens up […]

TikTok’s Moderation Backslide, the Trump/Musk Bromance Oct 13, 2024

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Today - TikTok’s Moderation Backslide. Then, the Tesla Taxi Fiasco, and the Trump / Musk Bromance. That’s quite a pod. I ’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard, and this is Future Forward. TikTok’s Moderation Double Speakhttps://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/ByteDance-confirms-hundreds-of-TikTok-layoffs-in-Malaysia https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/11/bytedance-lays-off-hundreds-of-tiktok-employees-in-shift-to-ai-content-moderation/ Musk and Trump’s […]

What’s Going On With WordPress? Oct 06, 2024

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ddPodcast: 529Today: WordPress is no joke. It powers 40% of the websites globaly. And now a conflict so acrimonious has almost 10% of it’s work force taking buy outs, and walking out. What’s really going on? I ’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on […]

Open AI is Closed? Is AI Melting Down Sep 29, 2024

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AI may be the future of the Free World or the Whole world - so why is it so fucked up? Then, speaking of Fucked up - WTF about New York’s mayor, Eric Adams? I’m Bob Garfield, the ravishing co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from various points on the eastern seaboard, […]

Let’s talk about Antitrust Sep 22, 2024

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Today - Let’s talk about Antitrust. Google is in the spotlight, and the future is unclear. Then Meta has anti-trust issues of its own. And that brings us to Lina Khan - who has no shortage of critics. I’m Bob Garfield, the ravishing co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from various points […]

The Social Media Battle Field Heats Up. Sep 15, 2024

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Today: Social Media Gamifies the “Springfield Dog Eating Meme”, who’s side is winning the Dog War? Then Meta’s Nick Clegg takes on Elon Musk. and finally, Tristan Harris speaks out on how AI worsens ills caused by social media. I’m Bob Garfield, the ravishing co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from various […]

The War Against Press Freedom – and Project 2025 Sep 08, 2024

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Today: The NY Times Publisher, AG Sulzberger, wrote an Op-Ed titled: “How the Quiet War Against Press Freedom Could Come to America.” Today, we’ll dig into his chilling piece and the Project 2025 plan to execute it. I’m Bob Garfield, the ravishing co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from various points on the eastern seaboard, this is Future Forward.

The DNC Convention in Chicago Aug 24, 2024

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oday: What was the DNC like on the ground? Steve has stories, and he’ll share them. Then, the Kamala Narrative - is it connecting? and Robert F Kennedy endorses trump, as his famillies Democratic forfathers roll over in their graves. I’m Bob Garfield, the brilliant co-host to the prince of podcasting Steven Rosenbaum, and from […]

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