Great Reads Podcast Selections

Happy New Year! Sasha Perelman has been working hard to take cannabis mainstream. We talk about the future of weed in a world sodden with other stuff and how the future looks for us all. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Anna Ahola Ward aka Annebot is a futurist and writer. She recently wrote a Futurist Call To Arms and she is working hard to create "super futurists" whose job it is to share the future with the rest of the world. She believes that sharing and social good are the future and we discuss media, cryptocurrencies, and the cool vs. the square. It's a great convo. Get full access to Great Reads By John Bi...

In this potentially NSFW (but fun) episode, I talk to Alexandra Fine of Dame Products about her work in relationships and sex toys. It's a wide ranging conversation that might not be exactly for the little ones. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

If you've ever wanted a crash course in quantum computing, this is it. Jim Clarke is in charge of QPU research at Intel and he runs down exactly how we should all be thinking about this amazing new tech. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Jason Feifer is the creator of the Pessimist's Archive, a podcast that talks about the various scary things that we all worried about years ago. In this episode we talk about the groundless fear of the future and why he gives his kid an iPhone sometimes. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

When I last spoke to Emilio Ferrara he was working on telling the world how bots could make things better. Now, with a team a researchers, he's found out how bots are targeting influencers in an effort to spread fake news. It's a fascinating little conversation with a fascinating researcher. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

When investor and entrepreneur Jalak Jobanputra first visited a blockchain conference five years ago she got goosebumps. The experienced investor had heard of cryptocurrencies but now that they had truly come into maturity she was excited. Now, five years later, she's building her entire VC practice around blockchain and sees bright days ahead for the technology. Join us as we talk about the futur...

Happy Turkey Day! In this episode we talk with writer Toby Weston who has a lot to say about the future of fiction. You can check out his site, [ http://tobyweston.net](http://tobyweston.net) , to read his books. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Meltem Demirors is the CEO of CoinShares and a deep thinker in the crypto space. Her breadth and depth of experience is wonderfully refreshing and we had a great time talking about the future of funding and crypto. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Valentina Isakina is the Managing Director for Financial Institutions at JobsOhio and a great Ohio booster. I grill her a bit on my home town and we talk about the future of flyover country. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Joel Sadler is the founder of Piper and he built a computer for kids. In this episode we talk about the lure of Minecraft and my own STEM toy phobias. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

[Tamara McCleary]( https://twitter.com/TamaraMcCleary?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor ) is the founder of Thulium and a business futurist. I enjoyed chatting with her about the future of marketing, something we rarely think about as we rocket forward into a brave new world. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode we talk to [Dorna Moini]( https://www.linkedin.com/in/documentautomation ) about the future of the legal profession and why robots won't replace lawyers (yet). Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

If you've ever wanted a crash course in quantum computing, this is it. Jim Clarke is in charge of QPU research at Intel and he runs down exactly how we should all be thinking about this amazing new tech. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Clare Sutcliffe created [Code Club]( https://www.codeclub.org.uk ) in the UK to help kids learn computers. Now she's working on a number of exciting projects in the same vein but in the end she believes that teachers will be with us always. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Greg Verdino is a business futurist who is building next level business systems. In this podcast we talk about the way businesses will grow and change in reaction to what amounts to a hipsterization of the workplace. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Bill Laboon is a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of  [Strength in Numbers]( https://amzn.to/2Qsio43 ), a novel about cryptocurrency. In this episode we talk about academia and the future of blockchain. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Bilal Pervez is the founder of Chube, a new app for kids. In this podcast we talk about the future of content and why those awful Jonny Jonny videos are so popular. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

[Aliya Prokofyeva]( https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiesZudrZrdAhWDdd8KHRWNA2UQFjAAegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Faliyaprokofyeva%2F&usg=AOvVaw2BrpSb23zY3Uc-khruKLfE ) wants to build cities in space. I ask her when we can all go. She's the CEO of Galaktika and she's in the space race to win it. Get full access to Great Reads By John Big...

In this potentially NSFW (but fun) episode, I talk to Alexandra Fine of Dame Products about her work in relationships and sex toys. It's a wide ranging conversation that might not be exactly for the little ones. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Peter Rubin is the author of [Future Presence]( https://amzn.to/2OykTQI ) and has some fascinating things to say about intimacy, VR, and the future of communication. This was one of my favorite episodes and well worth a listen. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

David Weinberger is an author and early Internet pioneer. In this podcast we talk about machine learning, the future of our minds, and some of the coolest AI he's ever seen. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

The amazing John Sundman joined me this week for a candid talk about hope, writing, and the value of philosophy. He's one of my favorite writers and I hope you enjoy this unique podcast. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Amol Sarva is one of my favorite thinkers and this week I brought back an older episode in which we talk about the future of work. Enjoy! Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe

Bill Studebaker of Robo Global brings us the news of robots that will fix us when we're sick and carry us around when we're old. It's some amazing stuff. Get full access to Great Reads By John Biggs at johnbiggs.substack.com/subscribe