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S1 · E250
Wednesday · 46 min
EP 250: Intergenerational Responsibility - Adam Sharpe
In episode 250, Adam Sharpe joins Amanda to discuss how we can create meaningful opportunities for young people to be active participants in shaping the future.
S1 · E249
August 5 · 43 min
EP 249: Coming Home - Richard Slaughter & JP Jakonen
Peter speaks to Ruth Lewis who is a trained foresight professional and professional engineer with a passion to assist people make wise and informed decisions in technology investments to enable preferred futures.
S1 · E248
July 6 · 46 min
EP 248: Ethical Technology - Ruth Lewis
Peter speaks to Ruth Lewis who is a trained foresight professional and professional engineer with a passion to assist people make wise and informed decisions in technology investments to enable preferred futures.
S1 · E247
June 27 · 57 min
EP 247: The Midwives of Transition - Lavonne Leong
In episode 246, Peter speaks to Richard Hames who returns to FuturePod to discuss his new book, Teaching Silicon How to Feel.
S1 · E246
June 9 · 46 min
EP 246: Teaching Silicon How to Feel - Richard Hames
In episode 246, Peter speaks to Richard Hames who returns to FuturePod to discuss his new book, Teaching Silicon How to Feel.
S1 · E245
May 11 · 1 hr
EP 245: Developmental Arbitrage & Face Tentacles - Tim Mansfield
In episode 245, Peter speaks to Dr Tim Mansfield Futures Researcher and a culture consultant at the Interaction Consortium.
S1 · E244
April 29 · 48 min
EP 244: Inside the Wire - David Geye
In episode 244, Peter speaks to David Geye who is an organisational futurist in the aerospace sector committed to leveraging his previous military and corporate experiences to anticipate future challenges and empower people and organisations.
S1 · E243
April 19 · 47 min
EP 243: The Learning Future - Louka Parry
In episode 243 Peter speaks to Louka Parry who is the CEO and Founder of The Learning Future which believes in human-centred education and views education as an ecosystem, nurturing thriving ‘humans’ to grow and connect in a healthy environment.
S1 · E242
April 6 · 37 min
EP 242: Authorship through Participation - Eva Oloumi
In episode 242 Peter speaks to Eva Oloumi who is the founder and practice lead of Paradiegma and is known for guiding organisations through transformative change
S1 · E241
March 21 · 51 min
EP 241: SuperShifts - Steve Fisher
In episode 241 Peter speaks to Steve Fisher who with Ja-Nae Duane co-authored SuperShifts - Transforming How we Live, Learn and Work in the Age of Intelligence.
S1 · E240
March 13 · 48 min
EP 240: The Business of Foresight - Jo Lepore
In episode 240 Peter speaks to Jo Lepore who practiced corporate foresight within McDonald's and Mars Wrigley, leads the insights company Dig, is the founder of FIG, is a partner at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS) and a podcaster at Looking Outside.
S1 · E239
February 27 · 48 min
EP 239: Navigating the Age of Chaos - Jamais Cascio
In episode 239 Peter speaks to Jamais Cascio who with Bob Johansen and Angela Williams co-authored Navigating the Age of Chaos - A sense making guide to a BANI world.
S1 · E238
February 15 · 46 min
EP 238: Growth through Friction - Juli Rush
In episode 238 we meet Juli Rush who is an Educator, Foresight Strategist and a Death Doula with a focus on partnering futures + death and grief processing.
S1 · E237
January 30 · 50 min
EP 237: APF IF Awards Winner - Reanna Browne and James Allen
In episode 237 we meet two of the Winners from the Association of Professional Futurists IF awards, Reanna Browne and James Allen.
S1 · E236
January 19 · 33 min
EP 236: Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium 2026 - Elissa Farrow and Friends
In episode 236 Elissa Farrow returns to the Pod, and brings some friends, to talk about the second iteration of the Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium on the 26th and 27th of March
S1 · E235
Dec 12, 2025 · 44 min
EP 235: Decision-making under uncertainty - Ewa Lombard
In episode 235 our guest is Dr Ewa Lombard who is a senior researcher the University of Geneva converging the realms of affective sciences and collective intelligence, focusing on sustainable decision-making that withstands the uncertainties of the future.
S1 · E234
Nov 2, 2025 · 46 min
EP 234: Mindstock. Fictional Futures and Present Realities - Richard Yonck
In episode 234 Peter is speaking to Richard Yonck who returns for his third podcast. This time Richard is here to discuss his first fiction book, Mindstock.
S1 · E233
Oct 13, 2025 · 47 min
EP 233: From Occupy to Design Economics - Vinny Tafuro
Our guest today is Vinny Tafuro
S1 · E232
Oct 4, 2025 · 51 min
EP 232: Crafting Stories about the Future - Betty Sue Flowers
In episode 232 Peter chats to Betty Sue Flowers, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and a writer, editor, and international foresight consultant, with publications ranging from poetry therapy to sustainability.
S1 · E231
Sep 24, 2025 · 47 min
EP 231: From Armchair to Asteroids - Fernando Gutierrez Olaizola
In episode 231 Peter meets Fernando Gutiérrez Olaizola who is a Uruguayan-born futurist based in the United States with a passion for space and science fiction, a focus on Latin America, and a drive to identify opportunities for emerging and developing nations to participate in space-based commerce

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