HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Mark Dreiling, recently named Legacy Guardian #2, at the Space Force Association’s Space Power Conference — marking six years of the United States Space Force. In this deeply personal conversation, Dreiling reflects on the early days of military space operations, the creation of the Space Force, and the quiet community of Air Force space operators whose car...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Michael E. Young of Terran Orbital, one of the critical companies helping make NASA’s Artemis mission possible. At the center of the conversation: a simple but mind-bending idea — you can’t live, work, or explore without GPS. And if humans are going to return to the Moon, build infrastructure there, and eventually go farther into space, we first need...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Damon Feltman, newly named incoming CEO of the Space Force Association, at the Space Power Conference in Orlando. Fresh off his appointment, Feltman pulls back the curtain on what the U.S. Space Force actually does — and why it matters far beyond rockets and satellites. From the handful of 20-somethings quietly running the world’s GPS system, to the way spa...

Kevin Cirilli hops on the Magic School Bus of the future with Terry Poon to explore one of the coolest ideas in medicine: a digital twin — a tiny computer version of you that lives in your phone and learns everything about your body. This AI twin watches your steps, your sleep, your snacks, your stress, and even how your body reacts to certain foods. Then it talks to you like a super-smart h...

Kevin and Professor Saad dive into the wild race to build greener, cooler, cleaner data centers. These buildings use tons of electricity and water — so how do we keep up with AI without melting the grid? From futuristic cooling tech to smart design that saves energy, they explore the new ideas that could make tomorrow’s data centers powerful and planet-friendly. A fast, fun look at the...

New Year’s resolutions fail for one reason: humans are terrible at long-term consistency. Dr. Ted Vickey — who spent years managing the fitness and wellness needs of the President’s Executive Office — returns to explain how artificial intelligence can finally change that. Based on strategies he outlines in his new book, The Fitness Professional’s Guide to ChatGPT, Vic...

Kevin Cirilli talks with rail economist Dr. Michael F. Gorman about America’s first coast-to-coast railroad — the historic merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The new 50,000-mile system promises faster supply chains, cheaper shipping, and fewer trucks clogging highways, raising hopes for lower emissions and a more competitive U.S. economy. But it also sparks big questions abo...

In this episode, host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Terry Poon, CTO and Co-Founder of Twin Health, to explore how AI is being used to create digital models of a person’s metabolic health that update in real time. Twin Health combines data from continuous glucose monitors, activity and sleep trackers, lab results, and daily nutrition to build a personalized picture of how the body responds thr...

Kevin Cirilli and Dr. Fred Jordan explore whether the next generation of AI will be powered not by chips — but by living neurons. They break down the global biocomputing push, from organoids that can learn tasks to Australian neurons playing Pong and U.S. labs using mini-brains to model Alzheimer’s. Dr. Jordan explains the biggest challenge ahead — organoids die without blood ves...

What if the cloud wasn’t actually… in the clouds? Hidden behind unmarked doors and miles of fiber cable, massive data centers are quietly powering everything—your favorite shows, your AI assistant, even this very episode. These are the digital cities of the future: sprawling, humming ecosystems where heat, light, and algorithms collide. In this episode, we crack open the mystery...

We’ve all been there — trapped in customer service purgatory, listening to that same four-second loop of hold music while an automated voice insists our call is “very important.” But what if the future of customer service didn’t make you want to throw your phone across the room? In this episode of Hello Future, we’re diving into why customer service has become e...

Kevin and Professor Carlsson look at the next era of delivery — a world where rooftop drone pads, airborne supply lanes, and smart trucks work together like a futuristic North Pole logistics system. Think fast: medicine delivered in minutes, groceries dropped from the sky, emergency supplies sent ahead of storms, all coordinated by algorithms that feel like they’re pulled straight out...

From drone drops to AI-optimized logistics, Kevin looks at how the future of shipping is rewriting Santa’s playbook — and what happens when everyone has a sleigh of their own. Host Kevin Cirilli teams up with USC Professor John Carlsson to explore a world where delivery trucks become mini flying airports and drones zip out like high-tech reindeer. Packages don’t wait for drivers...

Kevin Cirilli teams up with Professor Saad to break down the giant buildings powering your apps, your AI, and your entire online life. Think of data centers as the secret server cities behind every swipe, stream, and search. Kevin and Saad explain why these digital fortresses are suddenly exploding everywhere, why they cost a fortune, and how they’re becoming the new backbone of the modern w...

Kevin Cirilli teams up with MIT Sloan’s Sharmila C. Chatterjee to explore the next era of shopping — a world where robots restock shelves, AI finds your perfect outfit, and smart stores know exactly what you need before you do. But here’s the twist: we’re still going to want to shop in person. Chatterjee explains why people love wandering aisles, touching products, talking...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Fred Jordan, co-founder of FinalSpark in Switzerland, to talk about a breakthrough that sounds almost unbelievable: tiny groups of human cells that behave like simple, living computers. These “mini brains” can react to signals, make basic adjustments, and hint at a future where technology doesn’t just run — it grows. Kevin and Dr. Jorda...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Jim Hardaway — COO of Novelty Lights and one of the nation’s leading authorities on holiday displays — to trace how America became obsessed with lighting up the season. From German candle-lit trees in the 1800s, to the first electric strands in the early 1900s, to Reginald Fessenden’s 1906 broadcast of O Holy Night that merged Christmas with cut...

The Algorithm and the Soul — Can AI Dream? Can a machine imagine — or even dream? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to explore what happens when computers start to hallucinate. From AI image generators that invent worlds to music programs that “hear” melodies no one...

The Algorithm and the Soul — Can AI Dream? Can a machine imagine — or even dream? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to explore what happens when computers start to hallucinate. From AI image generators that invent worlds to music programs that “hear” melodies no one...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Matt Swayne, co-founder of The Quantum Insider, to explore how  quantum computing could disrupt cryptocurrency and modern encryption systems . They break down the real risks of quantum computers cracking today’s cryptographic standards, the uncertain timeline for quantum threats , and the steps government and industry leaders are taking to build quantum-resi...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli talks with Dr. Kurt Barnhart about the booming world of air taxis, flying cars, and vertical takeoff technology. From startups designing personal eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) to major airlines testing on-demand sky shuttles, Kevin and Dr. Barnhart unpack how aviation is coming down to street level — and what it will take for regular p...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Anthony Vinci — author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of espionage and the Battle to Save America — for a mind-bending look at the future of espionage beyond Earth. From the British Empire’s Great Game to the new space race, exploration and intelligence have always gone hand in hand. Vinci explains how the world’s oldest p...

It used to be tents, lines, and chaos at 5 a.m. Now it’s algorithms, flash drops, and one-click checkouts faster than your heartbeat. Welcome to the new Black Friday—where AI knows your wishlist before you do, and the shopping cart has officially gone digital. In this episode, we step into the future of shopping, where stores are turning into experiences, your phone is your fitting roo...

This Thanksgiving, while millions of Americans pack airports, HELLO FUTURE looks at how we’ll travel in the skies of tomorrow. Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Kurt Barnhart, executive director of Kansas State’s Applied Aviation Research Center and one of the nation’s leading experts on aerospace systems, to talk about the next era of air travel — hypersonic and supersonic...

Kevin Cirilli explores with energy expert Melissa Landry how energy has powered every chapter of America’s story — from fueling victory in World War II to lighting the digital age — and what comes next as technology reshapes how we create, store, and share power. This isn’t politics — it’s progress. Kevin looks back at how U.S. innovation built entire industries...