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Sora, Slop, and the AI Economy: When ChatGPT Meets Walmart
Episode 54
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive into a wide-ranging and characteristically lively discussion that spans the launc…
11 months ago
We Turned One - plus Liquid Media, Work Slop, and the Road Ahead
Episode 53
We celebrate a full year of Modem Futura with an open, in‑studio debrief on what’s worked, what’s changed, and why we double‑down on being a relation…
11 months, 1 week ago
AI and the Art of Being Human: How to Thrive with AI
Episode 52
This week, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome venture capitalist and AI Salon founder Jeffrey Abbott to launch the new book AI and the Art of Bein…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
AI in Elementary Education: Teaching Tech to Our Youngest Learners
Episode 51
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew sit down with veteran educator Tara Menghini to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the f…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Sloppy Clankers: Is This AI’s Frankenfood Moment?
Episode 50
In this lively milestone episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive into the strange cultural moment where AI hype collides with soc…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Futures Thinking: Foresight You Can Use
Episode 49
Stuck in traffic and daydreaming about an eVTOL escape, Sean and Andrew use “flying cars” (and a new Blackmagic URSA spatial camera that gobbles tera…
1 year ago
Films from the Future: Moviegoer’s Guide to Tomorrow
Episode 48
In this episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive into Andrew’s book Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sc…
1 year ago
Up in the Air: The Future of eVTOLs and Urban Air Mobility
Episode 47
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard take to the skies—literally exploring the promise and pitfalls of eVTOLs (electric ver…
1 year ago
Agentic AI in Education & the Art of Becoming with Punya Mishra
Episode 46
Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome ASU’s Punya Mishra back to unpack what “agentic AI” could—and shouldn’t—mean in education. After a nostalgic co…
1 year ago
AI, Not AI: Riding the Hype Cycle
Episode 45
Summer-mode serendipity turns into a sharp tour of today’s tech hype and what actually matters. Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard open with the rapid-fir…
1 year, 1 month ago