Comedian Nish Kumar joins the gang to read from Boris Johnson's strange 2004 taut action comedy racist sex novel 72 Virgins for the third and final time. It is genuinely unbelievable that this guy is Prime Minister, not just because of all the outrageous things he says or implies about everyone who isn't an Eton educated white guy, but also because he's just so... incompetent as a communicator. Mostly it reveals more about him, his contempt for you and me, and his extreme internalised guilt abou...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 213
It’s Parts 1 and 2 of our journey through Boris Johnson's terrible novel, 72 Virgins. Or as we're calling it, Boris Gear Solid: Tactical Racism Action. In Part 1, which we recorded live at Cambridge, we are introduced to our characters of the Boris Johnson Extended Universe. Meet such characters as Definitely Not Boris Johnson, Horny African Parking Attendant, Unnecessary Shoehorned In Classics Reference, and Woman. Bad writing often reveals more about the author than they intend, and this is pr...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 214
This week's bonus features three-peat guest India Block (@indiablock) on the topic of Bolivian coups, Tory housing pledges that got zero new houses built, and beyond-parody op-eds defending landlords. We love it and so will you. Get the full episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31547969 ELECTION STUFF: *Register to vote* You can do this here — it’s fast! https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote *Do some canvassing* Momentum ( @peoplesmomentum ) has a great resource that lets you sig...
Nov 14, 2019•3 min•Ep. 212
The team sits down with Olly Thorn, AKA Philosophy Tube, to talk about scientism... which is the ideology by which the world's most pareto optimised stupid/confident jackasses blithely claim to understand the entire world by just using a calculator and making some shit up. It's at the root of phrenology, both classic and modern, the tedious gender politics of the anti-trans lobby, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Enjoy! Also... there's an election on! *Register to vote* You can do this here — it’s fast!...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 211
You wake up. You turn on your computer to do Fiverr jobs until breakfast. You go to your job. Your contract is secure for another two weeks. You buy lunch for a tenner because you can't go on. You come home, exhausted. It's time for your next job. And you have to pay seven kinds of bills. You've become a burned out husk of a person. But now there's an exciting new venture capital backed startup called Pattern that wants to change all that with luxury cookware somehow. Riley, Milo, Alice, and spe...
Nov 07, 2019•11 min•Ep. 210
So, it’s finally happening: we’re having another General Election. On December 12, the UK will vote yet again, and we have an opportunity to elect a socialist Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn. However, as the full TF crew of Riley ( @raaleh ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Alice @AliceAvizandum discuss on this episode, we have to counter wave upon wave of disingenuous nonsense from dumb British media and useless centrist parties like the Lib D...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 209
Check out this bonus episode preview, where Alice realises her dream of becoming a game designer. The full bonus features author and economist James Meadway on his fourth TF appearance, and we're talking about the right-wing thing tanks that make British public life so unbearable. Did you know that everything is fine because people today have 100 percent more wifi access than the Royals did 300 years ago? Learn about this, and more, by listening. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/...
Oct 31, 2019•2 min•Ep. 208
It's that time again! Bryan Quinby from Street Fight calls in to talk with Riley, Hussein, and Alice about America's favourite real estate company that called itself a tech company and so is psychotically overvalued because it's involved in the giant pyramid scheme that is the SoftBank Vision Fund... and it isn't WeWork. We also talk about a lot of other shit. Check out Street Fight here! https://soundcloud.com/streetfightwcrs We have a Patreon and signing up at the $5 tier will give you an extr...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 207
This week’s bonus episode preview features the full cast of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate, and Alice on the topic of three distinctly horrible things: a startup that promises to create its own Chuck E. Cheese tokens instead of paying its workers; Amazon killing people in its fulfillment centres and deciding that actually, this is fine; and the truly most yer da thing in existence, a ‘satirical’ Brexit disco album that’s truly on the outer limits of bad. You’ll love it! If you want to get the whole ...
Oct 24, 2019•12 min•Ep. 206
We’re putting this episode out early because it’s the day of the Canadian federal elections and we want to encourage all our Canadian listeners to go vote for the NDP. Here's a link to where your nearest polling station is located: https://www.elections.ca/scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&PAGEID=20 To discuss the Canadian elections, the US Presidential primary, and some terrible journalism, we have the full cast of Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), Nate ( @inthesedesert...
Oct 20, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 205
In a preview of this week's bonus episode, we've done a deep dive into the work of the king of the airport books: Malcolm Gladwell. Riley, Milo, and Alice join Felix Biederman ( @ByYourLogic ) of Chapo Trap House ( @chapotraphouse ) to discuss the horror and the banality of the truest of thinkers. Hope you enjoy! If you want to hear the whole thing, sign up on Patreon and get it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30800980...
Oct 17, 2019•8 min•Ep. 204
What is platform capitalism? And why is it that Amazon seems to be transitioning from online bookstore to perpetually-expanding defense contractor? This week’s episode features Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ) in discussion with author and academic Nick Srnicek ( @n_srnck ). Nick’s previous books include “Platform Capitalism” and “Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World without Work.” He joins us to discuss a particularly non-HIPAA compliant app a...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 203
In this preview of this week's bonus episode, our review of Boris Johnson's terrible novel 72 VIRGINS continues — this time featuring Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Alice ( @AliceAvizandum) and returning guest Aidan 'Taco' Jones ( @AJ_Taco ). The story continues to get worse, because the current Prime Minister of the UK wrote racist fanfic for bitter British dads. Brace yourself for the horror! If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts...
Oct 10, 2019•14 min•Ep. 202
Canada may be America’s slightly saner neighbour, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t completely bananas in its own right (or, as they say in Quebec, bananes). This week, @robrousseau of the @49thparahell podcast joins Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Nate ( @inthesedeserts ) to discuss Canadian party politics, the emergence of a new far-right party, why liberal media still wants to platform extremists, and why Justin Trudeau can’t seem to stop donning blackface. ...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 201
Here's a preview of this week's bonus, which features Riley, Milo, and Alice speaking with Ben McLeay ( @thomas_violence ) of the Boonta Vista ( @boontavista ) podcast. We discuss a horrible startup called Stockwell (you'll love this one) and a Spectator article with the most profound Brexit manager-calling energy. We almost entitled this episode ACCENTFUTURE because, as you can imagine, it got weird. If you want to get the whole thing, get in on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30449...
Oct 03, 2019•10 min•Ep. 200
Last time we had @IPPR ’s Tom Kibasi ( @TomKibasi ) on the show, he correctly predicted a bunch of things regarding the politics behind Brexit. We needed to consult the oracle once more, and as such we reached out to Tom to come back on and reassure us about the future. Well, sort of. This week, hear Tom discuss the stat we’re in with Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Nate ( @inthesedeserts ). If you want to hear more Trashfuture episodes, you can sign up to o...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 199
That's right, folks! It's a preview the promised second episode in which we discuss the highlights of IT Media Lab's cursed SkyMall. You'll get to hear Riley, Milo, Nate, and Alice take on the true hell world of the Epstein-funded MIT Media Lab creations. If you'd like to hear the whole thing, get the episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30213119 If you want to buy one of our recent special-edition phone-cops shirt , shoot us an email at trashfuturepodcast[at]gmail[dot]com and ...
Sep 26, 2019•9 min•Ep. 198
So, what was MIT’s Media Lab actually researching with all that Epstein money? And why is it a Venn diagram of all the worst things in America in the last 40 years? Fronted by a neocon who helped the Contras and the Iraq War, headed by a bitchin’ surfer rave enthusiast tech idiot, and full of people inventing cursed SkyMall products. This week, Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Hussein ( @AliceAvizandum ) discuss this and so much more. Part 2 of this series...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Hello friends: just an update to inform you that our venue has changed for our live show at The World Transformed in Brighton. We'll now be on at 1.00 pm on Monday, 23rd September at the Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF. You can find further information on the show + ticketing here on the TWT website: https://theworldtransformed.org/festival/2019/programme/trashfuture-live-podcast Looking forward to seeing you there!...
Sep 22, 2019•24 sec•Ep. 196
In this week's bonus episode on Patreon, Riley, Nate, and Alice speak with Justin Roczniak ( @donoteat1 ), the creator of the YouTube channel DoNotEat and an all-round fan of socialism and urban planning. We talk about a Google-designed hell-district that a lot of morons want to build in Toronto, plus a Telegraph Tory impression of what shopping will look like in 2030. You'll love it. You'll love every second. To hear the whole thing, access our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/300666...
Sep 20, 2019•8 min•Ep. 195
Finance-driven growth: It’s not good, folks! This week, Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Hussein ( @HKesvani ) join special guest Grace Blakely ( @graceblakeley ) to discuss the financialisation of the past 40 years and the post-2008 reckoning that we’re cursed to live through — which is the topic of Grace’s new book ‘Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation.’ We also discuss an amazing hit piece in the British tabloids that wants you to believe...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 194
We speak with Will Davies, reader in Economics at Goldsmith's University and author of the book Nervous States. We discuss mental health and capitalism, why everyone's crazy, and the Cool Kids Centrist Philosopher AC Grayling getting pissed on twitter and going beast on his stationary bike. If you want to hear the whole episode, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29894934 *LIVE SHOW ALERT* Guess who’s going to play live at The World Transformed in Brighton this September? That...
Sep 12, 2019•10 min•Ep. 193
Something of a sleepy week in British politics, a time in which nothing happened of any real significance. This episode features ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Nate ( @inthesedeserts ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ) discussing these banal developments with London-based journalist (and host of Red Hacks podcast) Joana Ramiro ( @joanaramirouk ). Parliament didn’t get prorogued, the government didn’t suffer landmark defeats, and Low Tax Chloe didn’t make some of the worst memes in human histo...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 192
We all have Epstein Brain, or at least Riley, Milo, and Alice do. But first, this episode covers our reflections on London and which bits of it suck, a review of the Duke of Westminster's app that lets council tenants decide how they want to get kicked out, then finally we realise everyone's favourite prince couldn't possibly be involved in Epstein shit! He said so! If you want to hear the full thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29713997 *LIVE SHOW ALERT* Guess who’s go...
Sep 05, 2019•11 min•Ep. 191
This month's CBC features Riley in conversation with Nathalie Olah, the author of 'Steal as Much as You Can: How to win the culture wars in an age of austerity' forthcoming from Repeater Books. It's a work that tackles the supposed “golden age” of the New Labour era and the subsequent lost decade of austerity, exploring the myths and realities of life for young people working in the arts, media and culture industries today. Get the book from the publisher here (available on October 12): https://...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 190
It’s a truly classic TF lineup this week with Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ) discussing Dominic Cummings supposed genius, but mostly recoiling in horror at an app that’s going to record everything that goes on inside your house, scan your face for fear, and grass you out to the cops. It’s not good! If you like this show, sign up to the Patreon and get a second free episode each week! You’ll also get access to our Discord server, wh...
Sep 02, 2019•57 min•Ep. 189
It's another lovely week in the British summer of, uh, impending fascism? On this week’s bonus, Riley, Hussein, and Alice are in discussion with writer and journalist Kieran Yates ( @kieran_yates ) on the topic of terrible internships, terrible models of home ownership, and much more. Did you know that Hussein has Trashfuture on his CV? Maybe everyone should put it on their CV, even the listeners. You’ll love it, folks! If you want to hear the whole episode, get it here: https://www.patreon.com/...
Aug 29, 2019•11 min•Ep. 188
Why is it that British dads all want to go to war? Why is it that, despite having grown up during a period of unparalleled peace and stability, people over 50 want to relive Dunkirk and embrace the Blitz Spirit? Maybe because they’re all deeply bored and lazy people. To discuss this (and much more), we’ve brought on Francis Horton ( @ArmyStrang ), cohost of What a Hell of a Way to Die (with our own Nate ( @inthesedeserts )). Riley ( @raaleh ), Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), and Alice ( @AliceAvizandum ...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 187
We took Trashfuture on the road, opening up the start of of the Birmingham Transformed festival. The cast was Riley, Hussein, Nate, and returning guest Soweto Kinch ( @sowetokinch ). We talked about a high-tech eugenics platform and a news site that might as well be the QAnon Onion. You'll love it as much as we did, friends. If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/job-opening-for-29313417 *COME SEE MILO* If you're in Edinburgh for the Fringe, co...
Aug 22, 2019•11 min•Ep. 186
What a whirlwind week it’s been. For starters, Jeremy Corbyn gave the Lib Dems and CUK/TIGs an offer they would normally not be able to refuse, but instead refused because (as we knew all along) they hate mild social democracy more than they hate Brexit, despite being the “Stop Brexit Jeremy” parties. We discuss this, as well as WeWork’s recent initial public offering. Riley ( @raaleh ) dug up their S-1 filing and talks it over with Milo ( @Milo_Edwards ), Hussein ( @HKesvani ), and Alice ( @Ali...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 185
