Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

E9: The Future of Life After Oil Conflict rages in the Gulf, fossil fuel enthusiasts demand more drilling in the North Sea, and oil companies make billions whilst everyone else gets bled financially dry…surely there must be life after oil? The boys are joined by Jo Alexander and Samantha Cooper, both ex-BP to talk about their experiences in the heart of big oil, what made them finally leave (in Jo...

Jon, Ed & Mark are joined by Flora Page KC, a leading barrister who represented wrongly accused subpostmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to talk about the future of juries - the beating heart of the UK criminal justice system, that the Government seems hellbent on destroying, deliberately. A challenge beyond politics, the right to a trial by a diverse group of your peers is an eight hu...

Deliberately killing the environment at an ecosystem level should really be a crime against humanity, as well as against nature. And in the future it might well be, and that will be thanks to leaders like Jojo who heads up ‘Stop Ecocide International’ and is pioneering a revolution in the law internationally. Join us for the usual uplifting and inspiring conversation as we explore the legal origin...

Joined by ‘Uncertainty experts’ Katherine Templar-Lewis & Sam Conniff the boys dig into one of the root causes of all our terrible decision-making - our inability to tolerate uncertainty. We will literally do almost anything to avoid it! So join us for one of the most powerful episodes we’ve ever recorded and get better at embracing the unknown in order to thrive differently! https://www.uncertain...

Doubling the number of ‘Marks’ in the podcast (again) the boys discuss declining male fertility, why markets still value fossil fuels we can’t burn (and why your investments are probably still in them), and why the oil industry is like the terrible computer printer company that just wants to sell you more ink, forever! Seriously important systemic stuff, plus the usual banter…. Learn more about yo...

Jon and the Futurenauts slide sideways into their festive final show of 2025 with pioneering space bubble greenhouse gardener and optimistic curmudgeon Sir Tim Smit and some suitably seasonal silliness to end the year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and the Futurenauts get into some serious upcycling adventures with the phenomenal Moose-inspired Kresse, self-declared ‘waste addict, co-founder of fire-hose-to-designer-luxury-goods brand ‘Elvis & Kresse’ and now also a regenerative farmer. In the process we learn about backward design, money as lubricant, and the earthy joys of ‘humanure’. And… is Mark coming round to Ed’s poetry? Learn mor...

This episode features special guest and literal ‘force of nature’ activist Clover Hogan, with passionate thoughts on how it feels, and what to do in response, to burgeoning ecological threats (plus how to be trolled by the richest man in the world). We also welcome back ‘Pointless Futures’ for a satirical look at the latest consumer nonsense. Plus! Jon’s agonising about the school run, Mark’s lear...

After an 18 month hangover from Series 5, the boys return older, wiser and in wide-eyed blinking horror at what’s happened in the interim. Joining them to make some sense of things and talk boozers and ethical business is legendary pioneering organic pub maestro Geetie Singh-Watson, whose proposed rebrand for Jon’s pub might raise more than just an eyebrow or two… Get in touch with the show with a...

Back (finally) for a final finale of season five, Ed, Jon and Mark get stuck into gardening for the climate crisis, celebs in Vegas and their forthcoming festival headliner slot, with all the usual rambunctiousness you - dear listeners - have hopefully come to love and respect 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon creates a celebrity quiz for Ed and Mark to test their popular cultural knowledge, everyone valiantly attempts to create uplifting moments and we find out what it feels like to be touched by the finger of God Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquirie...

With special guest the ‘Godfather of Sustainability’ John Elkington the boys dig into the nitty gritty of what it feels like to write your first paper on climate change back in 1978, why we need not to dismiss ‘blowing up pipelines’ and the horrors of pecha kucha… Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   T...

With special (self-invited!) guests veteran vets Jen Gale and Justine Shotton, the boys dig into the prospects for our feathered, furry and scaled friends. Are our pets eating us out of planet and home? Should we simply eat our pets? And what do you do with 22M UK cat and dog poops a DAY? Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.c...

Insurance industry doom loops, cat-trained humans and Mark’s poetry debut all feature in a listener feedback special with that potty-mouthed dirty little moron and the other two… Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keep...

The nation’s favourite leathery berry is at risk! Join Jon, Mark, Ed and special guest Emma Stewart-Smith of Bioversity International for a banana boat voyage through spider bites, monkey peeling techniques and songs about bent yellow fruit Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark...

With special guest award-winning ‘Carbon Diaries’ author Saci Lloyd, Jon, Ed and Mark dig into the dilemmas and tensions of talking apocalypse with young people, become anally-fixated and in the process denigrate an entire nation. Also features wild boar impressions. Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF ...

S5 EP5: Jon reveals just how Machiavellian he can be in the pursuit of looking like the good guy… and why the answer to almost everything is probably a beer…. Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Lea...

S5 EP4: Keeping our shit together, the point of public inquiries, and how not to record an outro Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Jon, Mark & Ed talk with special guest legendary comedian Shaparak Khorsandi about her new book ‘Scatterbrain’ and her experiences (and Mark’s) of living with late diagnosis ADHD. Well worth listening to the end of this one 😉” Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it...

S5 EP2: So-called Net Zero, the ‘real’ world, cults & civil planetary pints with convivial people. We revisit the joys of ‘traincations’, Mark gets manhandled in the House of Commons, we discuss what we mean by the ‘real world’, Blue Peter Badges, joining cults, the future of civility and announce our new partnership with the lovely folk at ‘People, Planet, Pint’ Get in touch with the show with an...

In this first ever full line-up LIVE show to kick off Series 5 Jon, Mark & Ed are joined by special guests Tom Mustil (author of ‘How to speak whale’) and Holly Root Gutteridge (researcher in bioacoustics) in an incredible philosophical and scatological adventure into the past, present and future of human: animal communication. Featuring our best animal impersonations, ‘Guess the animal’ sound cli...

S4 EP12: 'Sh*t futures, trilemmas and going Live' We'll be doing our first ever JRATFN live show on the 12th May so follow us on social media for further announcements soon! Get in touch with the show with any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlig...

S4 EP11: Traincations, dog-riding and a feast of consequences Get in touch with the show; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S4 EP10: Unequality, social fitness & marketing the apocalypse Get in touch with the show; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get in touch with the show; Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.com TWITTER: @JANDTHEF   Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. A 'Keep it Light Media' Production All enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices