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The Future From a Kid's Perspective with Freddie Leahy
Episode 69
What do kids actually think about the future they're inheriting? In this special episode, Sean and Andrew are joined by an unexpected guest: Freddie …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Pluribus: When Happiness Becomes the Apocalypse
Episode 68
In this episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean M. Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive deep into Pluribus, the provocative new Apple TV series from Vince Gilli…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Signals of Collapse (and Hope): WEF 2026 Global Risk Report
Episode 67
What does it mean to take the temperature of the world's anxieties? Each year, the World Economic Forum asks over a thousand experts across the globe…
5 months ago
Jurassic Park Was Right: AI, Inherited Power, and the Cost of Moving Too Fast
Episode 66
In this playful yet deeply thoughtful episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard lean into speculative fun while wrestling with som…
5 months, 1 week ago
Technosphere and Solarpunk: Designing Energy Futures That Let Us Thrive with Clark Miller
Episode 65
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome ASU’s Clark Miller for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to be tech…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 Year in Review Recap: AI, Education, Futures Thinking & the Future of Being Human
Episode 64
To close out 2025 and tee up 2026, Sean Leahy and Dr. Andrew Maynard hit pause for a candid “year in review” conversation: what surprised them, what …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Human Craft and Creativity Still Wins in an Age of AI
Episode 63
In this end-of-year holiday episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard take a rare pause from the usual existential weight of emerg…
6 months ago
Is Life a Simulation? AI, Games, and the Future of Reality with Rizwan Virk
Episode 62
In this expansive and playful episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome back futurist, game designer, and author Rizwan Vi…
6 months, 1 week ago
That Was Easy: The Hidden Cost of Frictionless AI
Episode 61
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew dive deep into the rising cultural tension between generative AI’s promise of instant production and…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
AI Toys: Datafied Childhoods and the Future of Play
Episode 60
In this toy-themed episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard start with an overnight stay aboard the USS Midway before segueing into the…
6 months, 3 weeks ago