Audio, video, conversation
It seems like everyone has a podcast these days. But why just have one when you can have two?
Exploring how we can use technology to take back our agency.
A podcast that started as weekly lockdown conversations and became an annual predictions tradition.
Spotlight Episodes
Below are a selection of the most popular, prescient or fan-favourite episodes from both podcasts.
Interviews
Longer conversations with people whose work, perspective, or operating model is worth studying.
An interview with Andrew about why money has value, stablecoins, CBDCs, and what the future of money might hold.
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A follow-up conversation with Andrew on the banking crisis and what it could mean for banks, CBDCs, DeFi, and future money.
An interview with Willy Ogorzaly from ShapeShift DAO on working in a DAO, community ownership, Web3 public goods, and decentralised interfaces.
Accidentally Prescient
Futurist daydreaming which came mostly to fruition.
A short speculation on AI user experience, human interaction, and whether future computer work starts to feel like spell-casting.
An early look at what happens when generative AI feeds on online content and changes the role of humans on the internet.
A forecast about AI colliding with the unstoppable open internet of crypto and blockchain technologies.
A practical experiment with AI as a data analyst, exploring the emergence of slower, more deliberate AI reasoning.
A reflection on what it means to be more human as AI gets better at work we used to treat as uniquely ours.
A look back at the major Tech Back Control themes from 2024 and how they might continue into 2025.
Hands-on Walkthroughs
Hands-on show-and-tell episodes where the demo is part of the narrative
A hands-on data-analysis session where the prompt asks AI to analyse, visualise, and reason through data step by step.
Mini-series
Special episodes grouped on a theme, or with a common purpose.
Short future-facing episodes about the ideas that keep opening new tabs in my head.