What Future with Joshua Topolsky

What Future's future is not the future any of us saw coming. Josh and the gang - Lyra, Jenna, special guest Jenna's husband Kyle, Jenna and Kyle's beautiful new baby Jude, and secretive podcast editor Adam - enjoy a strange, chaotic, frankly disturbing episode where they recap and recount the highs and lows of humanity, podcasts, and friendship. Like this description, none of it makes any sense. And that's what's really important in life. Oh also happy birthday Josh, you made it through one more year.Discussed: Pelotons, William Wegman and human centipedesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Future is running a system update and will be back October 19th. Mark your calendar if you dare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new iPhone is out, but does anyone really care? Would you stand in line for it or are those days a thing of the past? Discussed: electric boats, chicken sandwiches, drinkingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh is on the road, sans microphone. Thankfully, producer Lyra records all her phone calls. This episode of What Future Is lo-fi and stressed for time. What could go wrong? Discussed: Karens, catcalling, BlackberrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Harvilla, host of '60 Songs That Explain the 90's', talks with Joshua Topolsky about choosing songs for the podcast, the frustration of leaving out certain songs, and the significance of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. They also discuss their musical tastes during the 90s, the possibility of continuing the show, and end with reflections and well-wishes for the listeners.

Baratunde Thurston, host of the PBS show America Outdoors, joins Joshua Topolsky to discuss the breakdown of information in the world, conspiracy theories, the potential ban of TikTok, medical marijuana, and the unsustainability of social media.

Former Editor-in-Chief of Meta's Threads app, Katie Notopoulos, joins Joshua to chat about the early days of Zuckerberg's would-be Twitter killer and sets the record straight on Facebook's moderation. They touch on controversial jokes, content moderation challenges, and the backlash they faced. A whirlwind episode you won't want to miss!

Today on the show, Josh is joined by the Emmy Award winning actor, writer, comedian, producer, and patriot Nick Rutherford. As executive producer of Rick and Morty, Rutherford has gazed into the dark heart of extreme comedy and lived to tell the tale. As a writer on Saturday Night Live, he's braved the wrath of the great and terrible Lorne Michaels. And as a man, he has bared his soul on this week's What Future. Tune in and vibe with Josh and Nick, who definitely have nothing to talk about. Discussed: Post-credit scenes, neighborhood politics, drugs, and adding Oppenheimer to the MCU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[rerelease] What you’re reading right now was written by an artificially intelligent — though not sentient — neural network designed to write descriptions for podcasts. Or was it? You don’t know, and that’s what makes AI so fascinating, cool, and scary. Since Josh loves all of those feelings, he sat down with the founder of controversial AI-generated art startup Midjourney, David Holz, to unpack the future of creativity. Discussed: Porn, therapy, families, Hitler. This one’s a doozy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this barnstormer of an episode, Josh invites true crime legend Payne Lindsey onto the show to explore his latest obsession: aliens. ETs have recently catapulted from conspiracy theory websites into the mainstream thanks to a series of videos recently revealed, which seem to depict flying objects that move in otherworldly ways. On his show ‘High Strange,’ Payne digs deep into the myths, facts, and possible truth about aliens, abductions, and just what is going on in the skies above us. Today, Josh probes Payne for answers. Discussed: new dimensions, the infinite universe, what Biden knows.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.