Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGulf Family Business Succession and Law Reform
Season 1 Episode 251
In the Gulf’s vast family empires, succession is becoming the most dangerous moment of all. As founding tycoons age, businesses worth billions are sl…
4 months, 1 week ago
Virtual Obon: Ancestor Rituals in the Pandemic
Season 1 Episode 250
Each summer, Japan’s Obon festival brings the living and the dead together, as families return home to welcome ancestral spirits, clean graves, and d…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Grandparenting Revolution: Demographics and Social Change
Season 1 Episode 249
The world is becoming a place with more grandparents than ever before. Longer lives and smaller families have quietly reshaped the family tree, givin…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Bully XL Ban and British Policy
Season 1 Episode 248
Britain’s love affair with dogs has collided with a sudden turn toward prohibition. After a series of high-profile attacks, the government moved quic…
4 months, 1 week ago
Robot City Versus Human City Planning
Season 1 Episode 247
Two visions are competing to define the cities of the future. One imagines vast “Robot Cities,” governed by data, sensors, and centralized systems de…
4 months, 1 week ago
The AI Robotaxi Revolution: Promise and Costs
Season 1 Episode 246
On the streets of San Francisco, the future of transport is already taking fares. Driverless taxis from Waymo and Cruise glide through traffic, offer…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Sixth Generation of Fighter Jets
Season 1 Episode 245
A new arms race is taking shape in the skies, as the world’s major powers design fighter jets for an era of drones, data, and long-range war. America…
4 months, 1 week ago
Personalized Nutrition, Health Tech, and Behavioral Compliance
Season 1 Episode 244
The promise of personalized nutrition is seductive: eat what your body needs, guided by data rather than guesswork. What began with biohackers tracki…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Perils of Touchscreen Car Controls
Season 1 Episode 243
The sleek touchscreen has become a symbol of the modern car—but it may also be one of its most dangerous features. What began with Tesla’s minimalist…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Techno-Utopian Race for Human Enhancement
Season 1 Episode 242
A growing techno-utopian movement believes the next frontier of innovation is not machines, but the human body itself. Backed by billionaires and ven…
4 months, 1 week ago