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Latest Episodes

11: The Future Obsolescence of Public Transportation
June 02, 2018

Elon Musk tweets a major Model 3 announcement. Electric buses are gaining in popularity, but will they matter in an autonomous future?

10: Cylindrical Servant Ecosystem, with Stacey Higginbotham
May 01, 2018

China's upcoming Social Credit System will punish and reward citizens on their opinions and behaviors. Stacey Higginbotham stops by to discuss the state of the smart home speaker ecosystem.

9: A Model 3 Review for Corolla Owners
March 20, 2018

On this very special episode of FUTURESPEAK: A review of the long-awaited Model 3, the car Tesla hopes will revolutionize the EV market.

8: A Boring Presentation
February 09, 2018

Lab-grown meat is coming to a plate near you. Elon Musk sells 10 million dollars' worth of flamethrowers in four days. I attend The Boring Company's presentation to the Culver City Council.

7: 21st Century City
January 28, 2018

How bad UI design caused the Hawaii missile crisis. Self-driving cars are coming to Florida. Facebook wants to make its News Feed "good for people." Apple will soon let you decide if your iPhone battery gets throttled. I check out one of the first Tesla M

6: Social Media’s March into the Suicide Forest
January 12, 2018

Tesla announces its Q4 delivery and production results. SpaceX releases new footage of their Falcon Heavy rocket. Scientists make a startling discovery about a potential alien megastructure. Elon teases an old-school drive-in at an upcoming Supercharger.

5: Five Minutes in a Model 3
December 30, 2017

I spend a few precious minutes in a Tesla Model 3. Elon Musk confirms the Falcon Heavy's January payload. Apple faces lawsuits for throttling iPhones. China debuts its brand new solar highway.

4: The Cleanest Energy Source You've Never Heard Of
December 21, 2017

Boeing and SpaceX race to Mars. Tesla ramps up Model 3 production as Semi orders roll in. The Boring Company releases its proposed map of Los Angeles tunnels. Thorium could be the future of energy... if more people knew it existed.

3: Smart Speaker Survivability in a Wearables World
December 07, 2017

The Federal EV credit hangs in the balance. Motor Trend spends quality time with Tesla's Model 3. Apple begins an ambitious heart study. Three-wheeled EVs and the pitfalls of crowdsourcing. SpaceX set to launch the first Falcon Heavy. Apple vs Amazon: sma

2: The Importance of Storytelling
December 01, 2017

The "expected" price of Tesla's Semi is revealed. Amazon dips its toes into brick and mortar retail and slashes its Echo prices. Apple and Tesla both have storytelling problems. The Model 3 is hunted and the Kettleman City Supercharger Lounge is snuck int