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Season 1

43 min

S1 · E1 · Jul 14, 2009

Beware the Lunar Molemen Episode 1

We're proud to have Len Peralta of JawBone Radio and Monsters By Mail, and Veronica Belmont of Tekzilla and Qore as our first victims, er, guests. This episode was a blast, dealing with the end of the world, the terraforming of Mars, and of course, MoleMen.

48 min

S1 · E2 · Aug 6, 2009

Water Wars Episode 2

For our next trick, Scott and I got Leo Laporte of TWiT fame, and Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback to square off with their visions of the future. You may think Leo is the optimist, but you'd be wrong. Witness the title of our episode. It was Jim that has the rosier view of the future. Including the chance for all of us to someday become Ashton Kutcher. Listen in folks, it's a good one.

42 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 10, 2009

Superheroes at Play in Domed Cities Episode 3

This time on FourCast, comic, movie, and TV writer Gerry Conway and podcaster Brian Ibbott predict a world brimming with superheroes, domed cities, and RPGs based on your trip to the grocery store.

35 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 15, 2009

The Machine President Sits Alone Episode 4

This time we are blessed with two musicians whom we are both fans of. Jonathan Coulton, known best for his Code Monkey and zombie songs, and MC Frontalot, known best, apparently for his back trouble int he nerdcore documentary but really for his amazing nerd rap prowess. We discuss their visions of synthetic life, machine-led government, nanobots, and the amazing growth of our brains. Or will we have brains in the future?

22 min

S1 · E5 · Nov 5, 2009

Goodbye Journalism and Game Consoles Episode 5

We're doing things a little differently this time. We had so much good conversation this time around, that we're pbreaking the show into three parts. Part one of the prediction extravaganza with Scott Kurtz and Jeff Cannata sees us discuss the end of journalism as we know it and ponder a world with one game console platform.

23 min

S1 · E6 · Nov 12, 2009

America Gives Way to the First Virtual Nation Episode 6

In part two of our conversation with Jeff Cannata and Scott Kurtz, it's time for the long term predictions. We discuss the decline of America and the potential rise of virtual nations.

31 min

S1 · E7 · Nov 18, 2009

Omega Point Steals Our Gender Episode 7

The final part of our conversation with Jeff Cannata and Scott Kurtz covers the final simulation of everything and the elimination of all genders. Or does it? In fact, it does.

59 min

S1 · E38 · Jul 6, 2010

Sing Along with the Singularity Episode 38

While we have a lot of fun worrying about self-driving cars, it's really the singularity we should be worried about. Justin Robert Young pretty much believes it will be disaster, while Brian Brushwood has a rosier vision.

45 min

S1 · E39 · Jul 12, 2010

House of Trash Episode 39

Everything's going wireless, and magazines are on the way out. So we'll build our houses out of old wires and magazines.

48 min

S1 · E40 · Jul 20, 2010

Apple Is the Chigger of Tech Companies Episode 40

Among the solid state drives and USB appendages we discover the similarity between Apple and the itchy pest, chiggers.

45 min

S1 · E41 · Jul 26, 2010

Goodbye to Our Bodies Episode 41

Defying gravity, leaving our bodies, and eliminating humanity. In a good way.

48 min

S1 · E42 · Aug 2, 2010

It's a Dune Dune Dune Dune World Episode 42

No matter what we predict in this episode we find it all leads back to Dune... and the Space Amish.

71 min

S1 · E43 · Aug 9, 2010

Don't Insert Animals There Episode 43

Candy-coated humans, the Gross Domestic Happiness quotient, one language to rule them all, and more.

54 min

S1 · E44 · Aug 16, 2010

Humanity Is Saved! Episode 44

Body mods, presidential elections in the future, and the survival of humanity.

62 min

S1 · E45 · Aug 23, 2010

Whale Wars Episode 45

We will ditch copyright, public libraries and traditional narrative, and embrace mutations. But don't worry, time is running out. Literally.

53 min

S1 · E46 · Aug 30, 2010

Sgt. Zapata Regrows an Arm Episode 46

Find out why teleportation will work for dead cats. Also, we'll pick a job for you but it won't be in self-help.

59 min

S1 · E47 · Sep 13, 2010

Don't Steal My Arm Episode 47

Looking forward to better airlines, stain-resistant clothing, pay-by-arm transactions, and more.

51 min

S1 · E48 · Sep 20, 2010

The Great Seawall of Atlantica Episode 48

Wireless brains, boundless energy, virtual religion, and more.

50 min

S1 · E49 · Sep 27, 2010

Moop-A-Chicka-Wow-Wow Episode 49

Darthweef and PhatEmoKid tells us about the bedbugs, cures and Utopias in our future.

60 min

S1 · E50 · Oct 4, 2010

Rise of the Dolphoctopus Episode 50

Solutions for cancer and money problems, and why the small humans will come out on top.

36 min

S1 · E51 · Oct 12, 2010

Planet of the 1990s Diseases Episode 51

Cheap tech saves us all while our lungs are infected by solar cells.

52 min

S1 · E52 · Oct 18, 2010

Subscribe to the Perfect Memory Episode 52

Fighting the intelligence gap, ending the judicial system, and more.

53 min

S1 · E53 · Oct 25, 2010

BBQ on Mars Episode 53

Looking forward to an alliance of space colonies rebelling against their BBQ-hating overlords.

51 min

S1 · E54 · Nov 1, 2010

The Bug People Will Inherit the Earth Episode 54

Unicorns at the bottom of the sea, level 3 civilizations, organs in jars, and more.

50 min

S1 · E55 · Nov 8, 2010

Giraffe Burger To Go, Please Episode 55

No more borders, but we will have a civil war and we'll be saved by alien cyclopicorns.

53 min

S1 · E56 · Nov 15, 2010

What Would Blue-Jay Do? Episode 56

The wild turkey shoot is coming to a big city near you, and you'll be able to literally share your memories of the event.

62 min

S1 · E57 · Nov 22, 2010

Vote Arsonist! Episode 57

We will be burning everything down and creating artificial consciousness, resulting in self-aware fire-robots.

42 min

S1 · E58 · Nov 29, 2010

It's All a Simulization Episode 58

Dogs talk while we use our networked brains to chat with artificial sentient life on the bottom of the ocean.

56 min

S1 · E59 · Dec 6, 2010

Holodeck Full of Tuba Rock Episode 59

Deciding which brain-machine interface to use for immortality: organic, mechanical or virtual.

52 min

S1 · E60 · Dec 13, 2010

Spray-on Shopping With Cher Episode 60

Our mems-pants we downloaded while VR-shopping can change colors with the situation but can't save us from destruction.

62 min

S1 · E61 · Dec 20, 2010

Government Is Soylent Green Episode 61

Democracy through Farmville, chip implants for nutrition advice, and more.

62 min

S1 · E62 · Jan 3, 2011

Goober Great! Episode 62

Seth Rogen's future, landfill rage, and the greatest peanut butter combination of all time.

55 min

S1 · E63 · Jan 17, 2011

Nanite-Controlled Algorithms for Better Living Episode 63

Life will be sweet when algorithms govern our social lives and body bugs govern our biology.

64 min

S1 · E64 · Jan 24, 2011

Infinity Is Freaking Huge Episode 64

Brain hacking will be easier when we're always connected to the Net to watch live coverage of state secessions.

57 min

S1 · E65 · Jan 31, 2011

Gold-Backed Data Currency Episode 65

Hot swap your organs without interrupting the WiFi in your brain, and bad news is consolidated at MySpoo.

58 min

S1 · E66 · Feb 7, 2011

Robot Sugar Episode 66

In our parochial future filled with pirates, robots will tolerate us while Scott pole-dances under the name Robot Sugar.

59 min

S1 · E67 · Feb 14, 2011

Goodbye Governments, Hello Science War Episode 67

In our future, there will be no governments, only science wars.

63 min

S1 · E68 · Feb 28, 2011

Global Harmony Meets the Multiverse Episode 68

The rise of citizen scientists who record their life will lead us to global harmony on Mars.

52 min

S1 · E69 · Mar 7, 2011

We Are All X-Men Episode 69

We learn to love the mole men, throw out our DVDs and break up into small countries.

50 min

S1 · E70 · Mar 21, 2011

The Future Is Unclear Episode 70

Our guests have good reasons for having hazy future predictions. But the crazy? They bring the crazy.

62 min

S1 · E71 · Mar 28, 2011

To The Caves! Episode 71

We're headed to the gold standard, going bankrupt, losing our faith in science and we'll lose the world to the slime molds anyway.

44 min

S1 · E72 · Apr 4, 2011

We Are the Mole Men Episode 72

Hollywood won't stop making comic book movies, but we will stop talking to teach other in our ultraseats. And it will all happen underground.

51 min

S1 · E73 · Apr 11, 2011

You Died of Spacsyntery Episode 73

The proxy war will rage but we'll find water on 581g, and get plenty of online music and education.

58 min

S1 · E74 · Apr 18, 2011

The Future of No More Episode 74

No more I/O devices, no more copyright and no more URLs. But we will have ChromeOS!

58 min

S1 · E75 · Apr 25, 2011

Weightless Immortality Episode 75

Find out the best way to be weightless and live forever with Aaron and Mary on this episode of FourCast.

58 min

S1 · E76 · May 9, 2011

Head in the Clouds Episode 76

We're putting a hard drive in our heads, and we can't tell the Google history index has changed history, but we're all in caves now, so it's OK.

56 min

S1 · E77 · May 24, 2011

Stop Chad! Episode 77

If Chad doesn't get us in his dictatorial domination of new media, thumb-cats will!

54 min

S1 · E78 · Jun 6, 2011

Got Nanobots? Episode 78

Desktop sales take off, data mining makes us safer, memories get cataloged, and more.

59 min

S1 · E79 · Jun 13, 2011

Talk to the Animals Episode 79

Twitter and Facebook will die, GPS gets hacked, animal chats make us all vegetarians, but we all die anyway, and more.

52 min

S1 · E80 · Jun 21, 2011

Space Nomads Episode 80

We wander the universe playing Call of Duty 20 on our million-core processors, and using our slaptops, and more.

51 min

S1 · E81 · Jun 27, 2011

Robot Everything Episode 81

Humans grow the eff up, get happy, replace our body parts and get happy.

59 min

S1 · E82 · Jul 11, 2011

Prime Minister Doctorow If You Please Episode 82

Textbooks are free, hydroponic farmers grow in our cities, and computers become Gods.

58 min

S1 · E83 · Jul 18, 2011

Nice Bioluminescent Spots Episode 83

Bioluminescent spots running down your back with billboards.

42 min

S1 · E84 · Jul 25, 2011

It's All About Superheroes Episode 84

We won't die, and we won't have nay land, but we'll all be experts.

46 min

S1 · E85 · Aug 1, 2011

Distributed Everything Episode 85

We all share Internet, power and brains, but how long now will be really smelly and social.

60 min

S1 · E86 · Aug 8, 2011

The Gassy One Episode 86

We'll taste our movies and burn our trash, but we'll all be made of broccoli. Yet a trip to Jupiter will take our mind off it.

59 min

S1 · E87 · Aug 15, 2011

Grow Your Own Home Episode 87

Scan your tomatoes, travel at Mach 20 and put your phone in your brain.

49 min

S1 · E88 · Aug 22, 2011

Black Tar Einstein Episode 88

We got brain drain, big bangs and charity that gives back.

51 min

S1 · E89 · Aug 29, 2011

We Welcome Our Tank Spider Overlords Episode 89

We wear our computers, improve our toilets and all die in a singularity. But we can think our way out of it.

51 min

S1 · E90 · Sep 12, 2011

Putting the "I" In IPO Episode 90

Beatniks, home power and board games will make our future complete.

51 min

S1 · E91 · Sep 19, 2011

Designer Prosthetics Episode 91

Aliens will bind us, waste will be dealt with and the makers will inherit the Earth.

50 min

S1 · E92 · Sep 26, 2011

Vote Gibbon Episode 92

It's survival of the cutest, or survival of the aliens that can't enjoy simulations. But we can't use telepathy because of the ads.

59 min

S1 · E93 · Oct 4, 2011

Go Goa'uld or Go Home Episode 93

Civil War leads to education reform, and finally to the singularity.

58 min

S1 · E94 · Oct 12, 2011

Space Dragons Episode 94

We live long enough to end the US, colonize the universe and meet the alien dragons.

55 min

S1 · E95 · Oct 17, 2011

Swappin' Body Parts Episode 95

We'll archive our brains, defy gravity, and colonize planets with SimCity Arcologies.

60 min

S1 · E96 · Oct 24, 2011

Return of Alien Nation Episode 96

Giant halogens on Mars, equal rights for time, and all hail the electronic king.

59 min

S1 · E97 · Oct 31, 2011

Pulp Toy Story Dogs Episode 97

We all create the movies we want in our barter society, when we're into playing realistic D&D sims. But we're all part of the AI game.

48 min

S1 · E98 · Nov 8, 2011

Holographic Bieber Episode 98

Sure, you can't hug a child with robotic eyes, and printing a baby has issues, but our perma-kittens will take our minds off it.

62 min

S1 · E99 · Nov 14, 2011

Spider State Episode 99

We stay away from space, impose a police state and then hand it over the printed-out spiders.

56 min

S1 · E100 · Nov 21, 2011

Voodoo Bernie Is the Future Episode 100

We get avatars and live for a long time, but the aliens will keep us in line.

64 min

S1 · E101 · Nov 28, 2011

The Guilted Age Episode 101

Pop in your new eyes and enjoy the new middle ages, before humanity shuts down for good and becomes hermit snipers.

60 min

S1 · E102 · Dec 5, 2011

Megafauna Episode 102

Chip me baby one more time. Also giant elephants protect us.

57 min

S1 · E103 · Dec 12, 2011

Moonifest Destiny Episode 103

China's on the Moon, the robots beat everyone else, but at least we have voice control.

62 min

S1 · E104 · Dec 19, 2011

Introducing the Thought DVR Episode 104

We move into the ocean, shut off annoyances and stop cruelty. Really? Yes.

50 min

S1 · E105 · Jan 3, 2012

My Bricks Are Online Episode 105

We all stop commuting, but we have self-driving cars! And holographic keyboards.

58 min

S1 · E106 · Jan 16, 2012

Eyeball in My Colon Episode 106

We learn how to grow eyeballs in inappropriate places, our biometrics gets hacked, but we don't care because we can get our entertainment everywhere.

63 min

S1 · E107 · Jan 24, 2012

Robot Death or Lizard Face Episode 107

Sure we can't tell if it's a computer, but it won't kill us. It will kill our physical-altered progeny. Am I right?

52 min

S1 · E108 · Feb 6, 2012

Nobody Wants To Raise Grandma Episode 108

Also you'll need an email address in the future, but not necessarily an ID.

45 min

S1 · E109 · Feb 13, 2012

Ubiquitous Media Episode 109

Computing will be everywhere and so will media, but it will all happen in our minds.

51 min

S1 · E110 · Feb 27, 2012

Photography Becomes Archaeology Episode 110

We pick our pictures after the fact and take back control of publishing!

51 min

S1 · E111 · Mar 5, 2012

Beam Me Out Mommy Episode 111

Pregnancy will get easier, safer and we'll pay the hospital bills in hugs.

53 min

S1 · E112 · Mar 12, 2012

The Nanobots Made My Brain Do It Episode 112

Your heads up display won't let you get lost, but you're rewired brain may not like where you go.

51 min

S1 · E113 · Mar 19, 2012

Kickstart My Comic Heart Episode 113

Kickstart my comic heart and speak my version of English while you do it.

50 min

S1 · E114 · Apr 2, 2012

No Keyboard, No Security Episode 114

We'll need a disaster to teach us computer security, but we won't have those nasty keyloggers since we'll all use tablets.

48 min

S1 · E115 · Apr 9, 2012

Spectrum in My Head Episode 115

We'll have enough bandwidth to live in the Simiverse and shoot documentary movies there.

45 min

S1 · E116 · Apr 23, 2012

TV and Movies Merge Episode 116

Cinemas will show TV shows, movies come straight to your TV, plus other shocking developments.

42 min

S1 · E117 · Apr 30, 2012

Free Phone, Strong Heart, Can't Lose Episode 117

We'll have an Amazon phone that's ad supported and upgraded organs to enjoy it with.

49 min

S1 · E118 · May 7, 2012

No Ultrabooks, Just Paper Books Episode 118

While the name ultrabook will become meaningless, eBooks will not replace the dead trees entirely.

46 min

S1 · E119 · May 14, 2012

What’s the Digital Matter? Episode 119

We'll be able to program matter to be whatever we want, too bad nobody will know how it works.

50 min

S1 · E120 · May 21, 2012

Your Tube Is Here Episode 120

Travel by tube in your custom car listening to your custom station.

47 min

S1 · E121 · Jun 4, 2012

Jam the Reptile Terrorists Episode 121

When we all have wearable computing we'll need to jam it and stop the parallel universes from invading us. But at least we have easy access to Point Break.

62 min

S1 · E122 · Jun 11, 2012

Lastcast Episode 122

Scott and Tom share their predictions in this the triumphant finale of FourCast.

92 episodes in Season 1

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