Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts
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Comedian and professional worrier Jon Richardson doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…
Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today.
Get in touch with the show - hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com
Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today.
Get in touch with the show - hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com
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Oct 27, 2021 • 1h 10min
S3 - EP2: The Future of Leadership (with Margaret Heffernan)
Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S3 - EP2: The Future of Leadership (with Margaret Heffernan)Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of leadership is entrepreneur, CEO, writer and keynote speaker - Margaret Heffernan. Margaret's brilliant career has seen her scale the heights of CEO at no fewer than five different businesses and is the author of five books exploring business and effective leadership. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2021 • 1h 5min
S3 - EP1: The Future of Religion (with Sanderson Jones)
Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S3 - EP1: The Future of Religion (with Sanderson Jones) We are back! Series 3 starts with a big one, it's a look at the future of religion. Our guest this week is Sanderson Jones. Co-Founder and Creative Director of Sunday Assembly, the worldwide movement of secular congregations that celebrate life.We hope you enjoy. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2021 • 53min
World Environment Day Special
World Environment Day Special Ahead of the Series 3 launch later in the year we get together to discuss World Environment Day 9and a whole load of other things) for a one off special episode. It's good to back! ThanksJon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 3, 2021 • 58min
S2 - EP12: James Robinson and the sweet potato fries
S2 - EP12: James Robinson and the sweet potato fries As series two comes to an end, we ask you dear listeners to send us any follow up questions you have on past topics, and any we haven't covered yet, and we tackle them in bite size form. From crypto currency to the future of libraries. And yes, the big one, what is the best biscuit?...Thanks to everyone who listened, emailed, tweeted, and reviewed this series. We'll be back soon. ThanksJon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2021 • 57min
S2 - EP11: The Future of Population
S2 - EP11: The Future of Population For our penultimate episode of this series we tackle the subject of population.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2021 • 1h 1min
S2 - EP10: The Future of Sh*t (with Rose George)
S2 - EP10: The Future of Sh*t (with Rose George) Future of Sh*t - joined by Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, the team continue their journey into the unspeakable and explore why the taboos around poos are at the root of many of the world’s sanitation problems. Also find out why wombats have square shaped excrement. Ouch.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2021 • 1h 7min
S2 - EP9: The Future of Death (with Cariad Lloyd)
S2 - EP9: The Future of Death with Cariad LloydJoining us this episode is the brillaint comedian, actor and writer Cariad Lloyd (who also hosts the award-winning Griefcast) the team explore the ultimate future that awaits us all in a strangely uplifting episode about The Great Leveller. From alternative funerals to the transhumanist project to cheat death altogether take a romp through the reasons why we don’t talk about it, why we should and why it may not be as bad as you think it is.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 3, 2021 • 1h 9min
S2 - EP8: Client Earth special with James Thornton & Brian Eno
S2 - EP8: Client Earth special with James Thornton & Brian EnoIt's our absolute pleasure to welcome two very special guests on this episode - environmental lawyer and author James Thornton, and legendary musician, artist and producer Brian Eno. They join us to discuss Client Earth and incredible organisation who in their own words; "believe a future in which people and planet thrive together isn't just possible - It's essential. We use the power of our laws to create seismic sustainable change for life on Earth"We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2021 • 55min
S2 - EP7: Thinking Meat
S2 - EP7: Thinking Meat The Futurenauts don't do predictions. But this episode we take a look at the year ahead and discuss what might, could, and should happen on this little planet we call home. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 3min
S2 - EP6: Jingle Richardson and the Futurenauts' Christmas Wrap Up
S2 - EP6: Jingle Richardson and the Futurenauts' Christmas Wrap UpThis episode we take a look at the year gone - both the lows and surprisingly, some highs. And discuss the future of Christmas in many forms. Have a lovely festive season everyone and we'll see you again in early 2021. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
