

Future Discontinuous
FALTER and IWM
So many of us seem to be scrambling to understand where the world is heading. Decade-old certainties seem to crumble before our eyes. Perhaps we are reaching the moment that Karl Marx predicted when all that is solid melts into air. But don’t panic. In their brand-new podcast, Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett are seeking out some of the brightest minds on the planet to help you navigate your way through this uncharted ocean. We will learn whether technology really can prevent climate change, whether the current economic headwinds are temporary or structural, whether Russia and China are forever friends, and whether social media are turning us all into zombies. But unlike many podcasts, we will also be looking for answers. After almost a century of steady progress in health and prosperity, people no longer expect their lives to be an upgrade on that of their parents. Misha and Eva will be asking guests whether such trends can be reversed or whether we will sink into another period of conflict both within and between states. Things may look bleak on the surface, but around the globe, human ingenuity continues to draw on diverse traditions to create systems that will overcome or circumvent the political, social, and economic dangers that are all too visible. Our hosts: Misha Glenny is the Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences and one of the BBC’s most distinguished correspondents, as well as the presenter of the highly-praised podcast How to Invent a Country. Eva Konzett is a renowned editor and reporter for Vienna’s leading news magazine, Falter.About our show: Future Discontinuous: Smart Talk with Smart People is a co-production of Falter and the IWM Vienna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Future Discontinuous podcast:

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Autocracy, Inc.
The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
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Forged in War

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Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
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Rare Earth Frontiers

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Empire of AI
Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI

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The Code
Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
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Summer of Fire and Blood

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The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel
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The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy
America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy

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On Freedom

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To Run the World
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Für die Freiheit

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The freedom of a Christian

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The Handmaid's Tale
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Children of a Modest Star

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The Master and Margarita
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Mandarins of the Future
Modernization Theory in Cold War America

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Peacemaker
U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World

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McMafia
A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld

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