Worlds of Tomorrow
Worlds of Tomorrow

Worlds of Tomorrow

Jeremy Wong

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Worlds of Tomorrow is a podcast about futures now past. We don't have hoverboards, clones, or replicants, but we do have iTunes. Every episode, a media-savvy group gets together to explore yesterday's predictions through a modern lens.

Recent Episodes

#10 - 1984
JUN 7, 2019
#10 - 1984

Released 1984, set 1984. Based on the original by George Orwell.

Featuring: Attractive older men, guest host John Redmon, newspeak, Neil Breen ruling over City 17. 

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55 MIN
#9 - The Old Grey Hare
MAY 2, 2019
#9 - The Old Grey Hare

Released 1944, set 2000AD. A punny name with British spelling. Classic Merrie Melodies episode.

Featuring: Deconstruction of Elmer Fudd's American Dream, Smell-O-Vision, 1944 jokes.

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16 MIN
#8 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
NOV 5, 2018
#8 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Released 1963, set 1997. 4 movies for the price of one. Lots of naps. Featuring: Spaceships, evil Siri, a version of Skype that doesn't work right, Kubrickian flair.  Click here to check out a 10-minute PBS explanation of 2001's themes. We didn't want to just straight plagiarize from them, and they give the best possible explanation of 2001's ethos and design!
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45 MIN
#7 - Escape from New York
SEP 21, 2018
#7 - Escape from New York
Released 1981, set 1997. Eyepatche'd man attempts to rescue the President from a city-sized prison, Manhattan.  Featuring: Wireframe graphics, out-of-control crime, fascist police states, shirtlessness, Isaac Hayes.  For spoiler-free discussion, skip to 27:00
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40 MIN
#6 - Strange Days
AUG 6, 2018
#6 - Strange Days

Released 95, set 1999. The best cyberpunk neo-noir techno thriller, aside from that other one. 

Featuring: brain-scanning tech, urban unrest, militarized police, VR sex, and more 90s per minute than any other movie 

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60 MIN