UNLOCKING BECAUSE OF CURRENT EVENTS REGARDING EDWARD COLSTON After protestors pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, we figured we would unlock our episode about Colston and his ongoing influence and prominence in the city. We recorded this live episode Edward Colston's Recorded live at Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, Bristol on April 5, 2019, it's a show about the things that matter: brain scanning helmets that write musical symphonies, Bristol's slave-trade past, its d...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 274
This week's (belated, sorry!) bonus is a Balthasar Speedboat comedy special featuring Riley, Milo, Olga, and Pierre Novellie. Enjoy a discussion of the wide varieties of being horny online, how Riley spends his Christmas in Britain, and why a famous holiday songwriter also releases nude calendars for elderly women. It's a forensic examination of horniness. Hope you enjoy! Get the whole thing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37987767 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designe...
Jun 07, 2020•11 min•Ep. 273
Look, lots of things have happened that have made the content of this week's episode a bit out of date. This week's episode features Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice catching up on the Cummings scandal, the abomination of a tech house DJ collective made up of bankers, and a bit more. However, we also have an extended interview with freelance journalist Sanjana Varghese ( @sanjanamv ) on the topic of the socialist Indian state of Kerala and its success with controlling covid-19. We hope you enjoy....
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 272
In the logical follow-up to our previous episode about 'smart cities,' we've brought on author and researcher Jathan Sadowski ( @jathansadowski ) to discuss what happened with Google's plan for self-adjusting sidewalks and cities with sideways elevators. You'll love it! If you want to read more from Jathan, check out his book 'TOO SMART: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling Our Lives, and Taking Over the World' from MIT Press here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/too-smart If yo...
May 29, 2020•11 min•Ep. 271
Twitch streamer LivPosting joins Riley, Milo, Alice, and Olga for a review of the various brain processes that have given us a weird and strange ruling class. We've got everything for you from political failchildren unwilling to stop inflicting their bad ideas on us, members of the royal family suggesting more people should be troops, and some lords and ladies who are very committed to stupid causes. Come check it out! If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansky, then e...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 270
We talked to Robyn Vinter of the Overtake about Culture War - what actually is it, what purpose does it serve, and why won't it end? The answer is "spite," but how we get there is more interesting. We also read an article by one of our favourite journalists on why his mission to Own The Libs may result in him losing a foot to diabetes, which is kind of like WWII when you think about it. The full episode is available on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37344993 If you want one of our *...
May 21, 2020•10 min•Ep. 268
This was originally recorded as a bonus episode, but we decided to release it on the free feed because it was a great conversation and we'd love for you to hear about Charlie's new book - Dead Lies Dreaming. Dead Lies Dreaming is the first entry in the sequel to Stross' Laundry Files series, and looks at what happens when Lovecraftian monsters take over the government. Spoiler alert - it's not that different. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes and powerful Discord server, sign up h...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 269
This week, we're discussing the Eurozone's very transparent turn towards even more austerity, as evinced by their paltry fiscal response to covid-19 and the fact that basically everyone in charge has tax fraud charges on four continents. The crack Trashfuture team of Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ) join special repeat guest David Adler ( @davidkradler ), general coordinator of the Progressive International ( https://progressive.international/ ). It's a fu...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 267
There's a ticking time bomb in the economy. No, a DIFFERENT ticking time bomb. This week, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice discuss the balance-sheet chicanery of a mysterious Australian plane enthusiast that is slowly but surely imploding every SoftBank investment vehicle. We would normally say it's a laugh riot, but this one... maybe not so much. If you want to hear the full episode, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37079940 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed...
May 14, 2020•11 min•Ep. 266
In the first half, Your Gorgeous Hosts take the time for a little check-in to the core assumptions of TF Season Three. How has the ongoing implosion of global markets due to coronavirus proceeded? How competently are given authorities handling this implosion? How many people are going to be thrown into a volcano for the sake of the Olive Garden? Why is it that when you reach terminal velocity after falling off a building, it feels like you aren't moving? In the second half, we are joined by soci...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 265
This week we're talking tech monopolies and the ways in which Gates and Bezos used public research to become this century's dumber Carnegie and Vanderbilt. Listen to Riley, Milo, and Alice discuss it with Rob Larson ( @IronicProfessor ), and rejoice in the knowledge that everything you've ever done with a PC was planned out by dudes in rocking chairs for some reason. Check out Rob's Book Capitalism vs. Freedom: the Toll Road to Serfdom, out from Zer0 Books. Get it here: https://www.johnhuntpubli...
May 07, 2020•9 min•Ep. 264
What is the economy going to look like at the end of the pandemic? Why is the UK government working hand-in-hand with private equity to even further concentrate the economy? Why does this app attempt to fire you for bad vibes? This week, the cast of Riley ( @raaleh ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum ) join special guest Antonia Jennings ( @tweetingantonia ) of Rethinking Economics ( @rethinkecon ) to answer these burning questions. If you want one of our...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 263
In this week's bonus, Riley, Alice, Milo, and Chapo Trap House's Felix Biederman have once again sat down and cracked open a book of brain literature. This time we read through British brain god Dr. Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist (2010), and it left us all a lot happier as we explored a truly beautiful mind. It's a balm for the soul. If you want to get the whole thing, access it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36541262 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Mat...
Apr 30, 2020•10 min•Ep. 262
It's another crossover! Our friends Jake, Travis, and Julian from Q-Anon Anonymous called in to talk about the strange history of the Euroskeptic movement, and why they seem to generate so many bizarre local news headlines. It's a story of how when your organisation gets everything it wished for, it implodes in a fit of unforced errors, bizarre recriminations, and accusations that everyone else in the party is the REAL racists. If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansk...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 261
It's TRASH-A- FADA AGAIN. Riley and Alice teamed up with Jamie , Andy , and Sean to bring you a history of Sp!ked - we answer the question: how did everyone's favourite Koch-funded contrarian take machines grow out of an obscure British Trotskyist sect from the 1970s, and the corollary to that question, why are Trotskyists so weird? This bonus episode is in addition to all this week's TF episodes, so enjoy! Check it out, then go subscribe to their feed (this is the apple link, but they can be fo...
Apr 26, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 260
Look, you know we couldn't let some simpering right-wing columnists refer to the body of Boris Johnson as coterminous with the state itself and not bring on our sage of all things medieval, Dr Eleanor Janega ( @goingmedieval ). We talk all about this, all about the societal changes after the Black Plague, and a dumb startup that is basically a less-fun Omegle. The full episode is available on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36248731 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed ...
Apr 23, 2020•10 min•Ep. 259
We had sci-fi writer and activist Cory Doctorow ( @doctorow ) on to discuss recent events, particularly Clearview AI and the horrible panopticon that we’ve tumbled headfirst into. Are laws real? Why do billionaires want to abscond to New Zealand? What happens if the mercenaries guarding your bunker don't want to bring you treats anymore? To find out, listen to this episode featuring ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ). It is a solid hour of only the most rigorous a...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 258
Look, a lot of stupid things have happened in Britain this week, but we're dedicated to giving you content. This week's bonus features us discussing the current state of affairs as applies to the covid-19 pandemic, our prime minister nearly dying of it, and much more. Special thanks to Josie Long for being on this one. Enjoy! If you want the full episode, sign up on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36043647 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansky, then e-...
Apr 16, 2020•11 min•Ep. 257
We were going to talk about the new Matt Hancock app and something about Softbank but then we got distracted. Some things happened involving the Labour party, and we needed to comment -- so we brought on Novara Media's Eleanor Penny ( @eleanorkpenny ) to discuss it alongside the full cast of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate, and Alice. Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ). Will you love it? Probably not. For context o...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 256
This week's bonus features friend of the show and 3-time guest Wendy Liu ( @dellsystem ) on the topic of covid-19, her new book 'Abolish Silicon Valley,' why big tech can't save us from this virus, and much more. You will, as they say, love it. If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35821080 Buy Wendy's book here! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622177/abolish-silicon-valley-by-wendy-liu/ If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, desig...
Apr 09, 2020•8 min•Ep. 255
It's a Trash-a- Fada crossover extravaganza! We had a delightful discussion with Andy and Sean about labour organising at the end of the world, and then we venture back into the mind of Toby Young as he weighs the lives of the British public against a feather and decides if they live or die to appease the great and powerful Economy. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture If you want one of our *fine* new shi...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 254
We did it again. Joined once more by Séamus Malekafzali ( @seamus_malek ), we reviewed a terrible Hollywood take on America's imperial reach. Another CIA movie. Another movie about empire, except this time it's about a horny congressman who manages to give Al Qaeda a billion dollars. Yep, it's the 2007 Tom Hanks romp CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR, written by Aaron fucking Sorkin. Please enjoy this preview of it. The full episode (and dozens just like it) is available on our Patreon here: https://www.patr...
Apr 02, 2020•11 min•Ep. 253
TF Season Three continues as ancient history Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) from the Tides of History podcast joins the gang to discuss what went exactly went wrong with the Roman Empire. Why did it collapse? What can we learn from this experience? Why were Roman death cults way cooler than our death cults? If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubc...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 252
Here is a preview of this week's bonus episode. It's the return of our beloved pure comedy format, recorded back when the world was normal, to help get you through the lockdown blues. Riley and Milo are joined by friends of the show and comedians Glenn Moore and Pierre Novellie. We start with LA Noire and end up talking about perhaps the worst movie ever made by a famous advertising pitchman - the inAPPropriate Movie. We've also got new t-shirts available! So email trashfuturepodcast [at] gmail ...
Mar 27, 2020•11 min•Ep. 251
If you had told us three months ago that, in the aftermath of the election result that didn’t go well, we’d soon be witnessing the utter collapse of financialised global capitalism… we might have believed you? But as we all try to parse the absurd world we suddenly live in, Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ) convene from their respective bunkers to discuss what’s next. The answer? We don’t know. But we do have a soundboard and a fle...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 250
Please enjoy this preview of this week's bonus, a live episode of Trashfuture recorded on March 6 the 2020 Bristol Transformed festival. You’ll hear Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Nate ( @inthesedeserts ) join special guest Angie Speaks ( @speaksangie ) to discuss an app that retroactively places products in existing films -- who hasn’t wanted to get ads for Casper Mattresses when watching 1970s noir films -- and a long story about a man who wants to remake...
Mar 20, 2020•11 min•Ep. 249
Please enjoy this live episode of Trashfuture, recorded on March 11 at Vauxhall Comedy in London. The almost-full cast of Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Nate ( @inthesedeserts ) join special guest (and 3-time returning champion) Mollie Goodfellow ( @hansmollman ) to discuss a human-replacing app that seems intent on making Daleks, the looming coronavirus pandemic, and an elite concierge service for billionaires that is more than slightly ripe for conspiraci...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 248
In this preview of the weekly bonus, Riley's found some deeply, deeply horny British political writing, and in an attempt to shatter the psychic resolve of our friends down under, he's brought on Andrew Law ( @illybocean ) of the Boonta Vista podcast. This is also the 10th official TF episode as it features founding cohosts Charlie Palmer and Olga Koch Olga ( @rocknrolga ). Hope you enjoy! If you want to hear the whole thing, get the episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/3479417...
Mar 13, 2020•10 min•Ep. 247
In this unlocked bonus episode, we're talking Jacob Rees-Mogg's history: his book 'The Victorians' might be the single worst collection of words that Riley's ever subjected himself to (so far), and we've brought on friend of the show Nish Kumar (@ mrnishkumar ) to discuss it. You might even call it a 'Horrible History,' but that would be anti-British drivel! We've also just released part 2 of this review with Nish, which you can get on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34742880 *LONDON...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 246
This week, we're talking about the recent Irish elections. We could do the usual thing and make it up as we go along, but we'd rather speak to an expert -- so we brought on Ciaran Dold ( @CiaranDold ) of the Corner Späti podcast to break it down for us. If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34591666 Check out Corner Späti here: https://cornerspaeti.simplecast.com/ *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind GYDS.co...
Mar 06, 2020•11 min•Ep. 245
