...but I won't build 1.5 more. In this bonus episode, we bid a fond RIP to NEOM. The gang looks back fondly on our favourite megaproject as the Line's official plans are scaled back from 170km to only 2.4km (or 1.5 miles) by 2030. Then, we look at the emerging political movement of Grey Pride, and the plans that Balaji Srinivasan, author of the Network State, has to rebuild San Francisco in his image, claiming: "What Elon did for Twitter, so too shall we do for San Francisco!" Get the full episo...
Apr 10, 2024•13 min•Ep 770•Transcript available on Metacast Riley, November, and Hussein talk to returning guest Emiliano Mellino from TBIJ to discuss his recent investigation into abuses of the health and care worker visa by unethical bosses and other associated profiteers we've decided to replace most of our remaining health and care system with. Before that, we discuss the murder of several aid workers by the IDF, which has caused Liberals to stand and take notice that white people are also being killed. Also, we learn about Britain being the Second M...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 769•Transcript available on Metacast In this Patreon episode, resident Eric Adams expert Mattie Lubchansky joins the gang to discuss Adams and his loyal retainers, his plans to use an AI system that doesn't work to fight a non existent subway cirme problem, and how he tried to win an argument he had on the radio by getting baptised in prison by Al Sharpton. Then, we talk about the other countries that own England's water supply going on strike until the fat cat public coughs up double their bills, and then an article where a certai...
Apr 04, 2024•12 min•Ep 768•Transcript available on Metacast Recurring guest and firm favourite Patrick Wyman joins the gang to discuss the history of climate change - what adaptation has looked like for different societies that formed and deformed around changing climates. Including pre-Dynastic Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilisation, and the crises that plagued the ends of Rome and Feudalism, among others! But first, twenty minutes grousing about how strong fundamentals players with good coachability have become a rare thing in the Mesoamerican Ritual Bal...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 767•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode preview, Justin and November from WTYP join the gang to discuss all things Boeing, and what happens to your empire when you accidentally apply your own ideology to the most important pillar of your blood soaked globe bestriding war machine? Also, we talk about the UK's ambitious plan to have flying taxis in the air by 2026, and a new Neom region that puts a certain Battersea sky pool in London to shame. Get it at www.patreon.com/trashfuture...
Mar 28, 2024•10 min•Ep 766•Transcript available on Metacast "I believe AI makes us more human," said Peter Deng of OpenAI at SXSW - which is just one of the responses that AI people have when people ask bizarre questions like "what does your product do," and "hey how did you get all that training data?" Technology writer Brian Merchant joins the gang to discuss this phenomenon, Amazon's foray into building a second generation human, and, of course, the AI app that aims to replace condoms. Like this episode? We've got a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/tr...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 765•Transcript available on Metacast This is a preview of this week's bonus episode! Riley, November, and Hussein provide an update on the Glasgow Wonka situation - which is that Billy Coull officially has a tummy ache because everyone in the world is mad at him just for creating the only good AI generated art ever. Then, we look at the re-emergence of The Chicken Suits in UK politics, and what it means for our realm of nothing but floating signifiers. Finally, we are joined by games journalist Lin Codgea to discuss Saudi Arabia's ...
Mar 22, 2024•12 min•Ep 764•Transcript available on Metacast The eternal gadfly of British politics and reality TV returns to the centre stage yet again, and as such Milo and Hussein cobble together all their anecdotes and facts to explain George Galloway's whole deal to Nate. No guarantees that they succeed, but they try. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-81-100695094 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.t...
Mar 21, 2024•10 min•Ep 763•Transcript available on Metacast Please enjoy this recording of our recent live performance in London, in which we encounter the worst publishing company on the planet, plus a foray into British politics’ sudden discovery of racism existing. Note: this episode was planned for release in May, but we’ve decided to put it out right away instead. Also, we had some periodic mic issues that we’ve tried to edit around, but we apologise for any weird sounds beyond the normally expected amount of weird sounds. Hope you enjoy! If you wan...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep 762•Transcript available on Metacast We speak with friend of the show and returning guest Dr Eleanor Janega about a recent tech newsletter that compared the advent of ChatGPT to the invention of the heavy plow. But we also had to discuss a startup making surveillance-tech vending machines that will aggressively misgender you, and more. Get the whole thing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/policy-proposal-100435433 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the f...
Mar 18, 2024•10 min•Ep 761•Transcript available on Metacast The gang catches up with QAA’s Annie Kelly to discuss the pilledness situation in Parliament, centrist radicalisation, and an MP who got so excited about being a soldier in the anti-vax army that he left his family. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We still have tickets available for our live show in London on March 13! Get them here: https://backyard...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 760•Transcript available on Metacast The cast reads the tea leaves of British politics as it recoils from the return of the infamous hat man himself, George Galloway. We also discuss an AI music startup and some new updates on Jan Marselek, who is living in (sort of) disguise as an orthodox priest? Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/im-opportunist-100021847 *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We still have tickets available for our live show in London on March 13! Get them here: https://backyardcomedyclub.co.uk/even...
Mar 10, 2024•11 min•Ep 759•Transcript available on Metacast We all saw the story about the weird A.I.-generated Wonka-themed event in Glasgow. But we also think it’s a harbinger of other things to come re: the only things that make it endearing at all are the difficult-despite-it-all attempts to work with terrible material—attempts that humans have to make!—when the computer says to do something stupid. We also talk about Johnny Mercer’s strange quantum state of admitting to knowledge of but also refusing to disclose information about UK military war cri...
Mar 05, 2024•57 min•Ep 758•Transcript available on Metacast For this week's bonus, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and November gather to discuss some recent news: British media pretending to care about Islamophobia being said too loudly, Americans pretending to care about mental health if it means they can shame criticism of Israel, and Liz Truss pretending to have a future in American conservative politics. But also we discuss a hypothetical Batman movie where the Woker (Woke Joker) forces Batman to say slurs if he wants to save Gotham. Get the whole episode on ...
Mar 02, 2024•10 min•Ep 757•Transcript available on Metacast The little story of a London wine bar heir who decided to create a company that will scan your face constantly to see if you belong on a shoplifting database. And if you pop up, it’ll encourage Tesco employees to… annoy you? We’re not making this up. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and...
Feb 27, 2024•59 min•Ep 756•Transcript available on Metacast We're joined by friend of the show and repeat guest Ed Zitron ( @edzitron ) to discuss some recent AI 'products,' the total failure of another hyped tech business, a Turkish magician's journey through the world of scamming an entire biotech company, but—and this is very important—we finally talk about Bill Ackman and why he does that. Check out Ed's newsletter here: http://wheresyoured.at And check out Ed's show 'Better Offline' Get the full episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts...
Feb 23, 2024•10 min•Ep 755•Transcript available on Metacast For this week’s free episode, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and November join special guest Abigail Thorn ( @PhilosophyTube ) to discuss three disparate incidents in the UK that expose the relentless march of the War on Being Normal. That’s right—three incidents in British politics that show the implacably deranged tenor of anti-trans politics in Britain, a position fully accepted by both major parties and the entirety of the media. And yet its proponents are miserable and convinced there’s a grand cons...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 754•Transcript available on Metacast For this month's first Britainology, we're joined by music journalist and genre aficionado Dan Hancox, the author of 'Inner City Pressure: the Story of Grime.' But we're not talking about Grime today (that'll come later!)—rather, we're talking about a genre close to Milo's heart, the Essex-born-and-raised '90s/'00s subgenre Garage. Which Nate has absolutely no point of reference for whatsoever, despite being the exact right age to have been a fan...if only he were British. Get a copy of Inner Ci...
Feb 19, 2024•11 min•Ep 753•Transcript available on Metacast Nothing but riffs. Nothing but jokes. Noting but Riley revealing more about himself and everyone saying 'I'm confused' or 'oh, that makes sense.' And this one features friend of the show and repeat guest Alex Haddow as well. Get the whole thing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/98508016 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo’s upcomin...
Feb 16, 2024•10 min•Ep 752•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode, we revisit an old startup from 2019 that’s still getting huge government contracts to provide a service we can only describe as ‘the ambulance driven by clowns that drops you off in the middle of the woods.’ This is not an exaggeration. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 751•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Riley, Milo, and Alice join special guest (and beloved friend of the show) Paris Marx of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast for a discussion about Apple Vision Pro. Yes, the ridiculous snowboarding goggles that let you see pop up ads everywhere, the next iteration of Google Glass (but worse, and weirder). Our message to you is: bully anyone wearing these things. Check out Tech Won’t Save Us here: https://www.techwontsave.us Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/po...
Feb 09, 2024•11 min•Ep 750•Transcript available on Metacast This week, it’s an all-dessert episode hosted by Alice with Milo and Hussein. We discuss Peter Thiel and his acolytes’ plan to make the drugs Olympics in which you take as many performance enhancers as possible and turn into Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. However, the real icing on the cake is a Telegraph article that claims Switzerland possesses an eternal martial spirit, but Britain is too woke to have conscription (and not racist enough). It’s an experience. If you want access to our P...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 749•Transcript available on Metacast For this week's bonus, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice discuss an offshore oil rig theme park that Saudi Arabia is building (it just sounds like an oil rig). We also discuss the recent ICJ proceedings, and examine the contradictions in what liberal democratic states say about international law when confronted with potentially having to apply it to their client states. In the words of Bryan Ferry, you can guess the rest. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/9768063...
Feb 02, 2024•10 min•Ep 748•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we’re talking about a terrible surveillance startup, an anti-DEI Ackman guy running to primary Joe Biden (he also sucks), and the recent news that the Israeli government is using what you might call Combat Tweetdeck to try to suppress or overwhelm all the negative attention it’s getting from… things that its own soldiers share on social media. Call it the ‘posting through it’ school of warfare. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powe...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 747•Transcript available on Metacast Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice speak with Goldsmiths researcher Dan McQuillan, the author of 'Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence' regarding the breathless optimism of politicians in the UK and elsewhere (particularly in Queensland, Australia) claiming they'll use AI to administer state benefits and services. Probably not a good idea! You can purchase Dan's book here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/resisting-ai Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://w...
Jan 29, 2024•10 min•Ep 746•Transcript available on Metacast For this week’s free episode, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Nate discuss the recent news that ChatGPT has both dropped its official guidelines around working with weapons systems and also entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense. This is notionally to help reduce veteran suicide, but as Riley indicates, there are plenty of combat uses that are probably going to get integrated, even (or especially) if they’re bad. We also do a quick UK politics check (did you know populism is ov...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 745•Transcript available on Metacast For this month's first Britainology, we bring on Hussein Kesvani—our special guest with whom we've never done another podcast—to discuss the recent UK Government ban on XL Bully dogs, British dog ownership culture in general, kissing your dog on the mouth, and much more. If you'd like to hear the rest of the episode, you can find it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-77-96700018 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thurs...
Jan 19, 2024•10 min•Ep 744•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we’ve got Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice discussing a bathroom-related AI startup, the impending election year in the UK, new Government policy facilitating the sell-off of all local council assets and properties, and a recent speech by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer KC about why we cannot actually solve any problems. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREA...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 743•Transcript available on Metacast For this week's bonus, Justin Roczniak of the Well There's Your Problem podcast joins the assembled cast of Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice to discuss the formal and total shuttering of HyperLoop. Because it was never a real thing, but it sure did make a lot of annoying people and related billionaires claim we didn't need high-speed rail! Listen to the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/700-miles-hour-96330277 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 ...
Jan 12, 2024•10 min•Ep 742•Transcript available on Metacast Alice and Riley talk with Seamus Malekafzali about Israel’s ever-expanding war with Palestine, and the ramifications on its neighbours near and far. If you want to read Seamus' work, check out his newsletter here: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/ If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and ...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 740•Transcript available on Metacast 
