Podcast Episodes

We Are So Back: Yuppies, Starbucks, and Gen X

Episode 383

This week, we’re live-reacting to battles across culture. It’s DeepSeek vs. OpenAI, Millennials vs. Gen X, and Starbucks vs. Sharpies (Sharpies won). PLUS: The Flappy Bird effect drives an aftermarke…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Magic of Cultural Hitmaking With Ana Andjelic

Episode 382

“There is nothing but micro trends these days. Sometimes, things bubble up, and they capture the imagination of pop culture…but then they last for a really short time. In that environment, how do you…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

After Dark: Dandruff, "Digital Blackface," and Rewatching Back to the Future 2

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Agentic Ghettos: When Silicon Meets Sapiens

Episode 381

In this landmark discussion from NRF 2025, we lay out our theory of commerce's next evolutionary leap: the necessary fusion of human and artificial intelligence in digital spaces. As today's retailer…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Future of Timelessness

Episode 380

This week, we’re unpacking Adobe’s holiday shopping report, the AI bot takeover, and the dead internet theory. As 2025 kicks off with powerful demand for both in-person experiences and AI-driven, fri…

Published on 11 months ago

Predictions 2025: The Rise of Gen X & Americana

Episode 379

In our biggest episode of the year, we explore seismic shifts coming in 2025: from the return of Gen X leadership to a new wave of American counterculture. We revisit our eerily accurate 2024 predict…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Year-End Roundup: Best of 2024

Episode 378

This year was a great one for the Future Commerce podcast. We vision-casted with fellow futurists at exclusive events across the nation, launched podcast specials like Spooky Commerce and FC Radio Th…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

FC Radio Theater: A Day in the Life of Nana Alexa

Introducing a Future Commerce Radio Theater production: A Day in the Life of Nana Alexa, an original story by Erin DaCruz. Performed for radio by Joseph Discher and Leonor Woodworth. Voice production…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

FC Radio Theater: The Wrong Part

Introducing a Future Commerce Radio Theater production: The Wrong Part, an original story by Brian Lange. Performed for radio by Joseph Discher. Voice production by Whole Story Studio.

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

FC Radio Theater: Dissociating at Costco

Introducing a Future Commerce Radio Theater production: Dissociating at Costco, an original story by Brian Lange. Performed for radio by Joseph Discher. Voice production by Whole Story Studio.

Dissoci…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago