Flash Forward
Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.… read more
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger
Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet.
Guests:
- Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist
- Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College
- Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail
Actors:
- Billy’s mother -- Tamara Krinsky
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Content Notes
[2:20-6:00] [21:00-23:00] Suicide, onling bullying & mass shooting
[11:20-17:00] Pornography
[23:00-25:00] Drunk driving fatality
Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Huge huge huge thanks to Tamara Krinsky who played Billy’s mom on this episode, and also (did you notice?) played a time traveler dipping in and out of all the futures this season.
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