On this week's Time Traveler Dispatch: 3,000 words on AI art, aesthetics, how these systems work, analogies, and an 1878 court case. Get monthly essays (plus a bonus podcast, shorter "cool shit" newsletters, process logs on my artwork, & more) by joining:
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That's a wrap on this podcast! After eight years and 180 episodes we're calling it a day. The three part show finale is up now: flashforwardpod.com/category…
Onward and upward my friends!
Today's episode also talks about the disparities in diagnosis and care for dementia along racial and socioeconomic lines. flashforwardpod.com/2022/11/…
I wanted to start with this episode because one of the things you see in the Welcome to Vanguard Estates series is that the dad doesn’t get a lot of agency. Decisions are made for him, without him. This isn’t good, but it’s true to reality often. flashforwardpod.com/2022/11/…
What is it actually like living with dementia? What does it take to help someone who has it? On this week's episode we spoke with @KateSwaffer about living with dementia, and @alogcabininbk about caring for her mom. flashforwardpod.com/2022/11/…
Last week we published a big choose your own path story! This week we're starting the series of episodes that explains the real stuff that inspired that story. flashforwardpod.com/2022/11/…
Examples of compelling formats:
🧲 The Argument by @nytimes
🧲 Hot Ones by @seanseaevans
🧲 @SexTalkWMyMom
🧲 @flashforwardpod
Compelling formats stand on their own & often work across topics and mediums.
Study formats religiously & then apply what you learn to your show.
By 2030, 1 of every 5 people in the United States — or 20 percent of the nation's population — will be age 65 or older. Are we ready for that? This series explores the future of aging, and the choices we all might have to make sooner than later. flashforwardpod.com/?p=1954
Would you leave your aging parent in the hands of a team of robots? That’s one of the many choices you get to make in this series. flashforwardpod.com/?p=1954
ALT A collage of illustrations. In the center, a wooden sign that says “Welcome to Vanguard Estates.” On either side of the sign there are robots, one which has a red eye, the other showing a rainbow and clouds on the screen. Around it, a series of squares showing things like a wheel on fire, a robot cat, a broken piggy bank, an airplane, and a car wash.
IT'S OUT!! Welcome to Vanguard Estates is a choose your own path story about family, aging, technology, trust and more. Each episode ends with a choice, and you can play through to fourteen different endings! flashforwardpod.com/?p=1954
ALT An illustration of a wooden sign that says “Welcome to Vanguard Estates.” On either side of the sign there are robots, one which has a red eye, the other showing a rainbow and clouds on the screen.
Should I follow my boyfriend to Mars? Should I cryopreserve my dog? Should I let my employer chip me? We've answered those questions, now we're looking for more! What conundrums do you think you'll face in the future? Send your questions: futureadvice.club/ask/
Our sister show @advice4futureu is coming back this fall, and they're looking for questions! It's fun, it's weird, it's like Flash Forward After Hours or something. futureadvice.club/ask/
Some very exciting things are happening over here at the future advice shop! We're relaunching the show, and we want your questions! Got a future conundrum? Send it our way!!! futureadvice.club/ask/