Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

“If Finding Nemo was real, after Nemo's mum had been eaten by barracuda, his dad would have flipped gender and had sex with his son, which doesn't sound like a massive Disney hit!” Welcome to the second episode in this special TOPIA podcast series.  TOPIA is a kaleidoscopic new culture, nature and positive impact magazine where anything goes – as long as it's good. To tie in with Season 02 being themed (loosely) on ‘The Egg', this podcast sees The Futurenauts in conversation with the British zoologist behind the gloriously original book, Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal. Do we need sex at all? Which animals are doing it for themselves? Which species hasn't had sex for 80 million years? This covers everything you want to know about sexual cannibalism, gender fluidity and Darwin's obsession with the barnacle penis. Imagine a sort of X-rated Mr. Tickle.  Follow @worldoftopia to win a copy of Bitch! and @jandthef for more podcast pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S3 EP12: The Future of Systems with Michael Pawlyn Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of systems is the brilliant Michael Pawlyn. BIO: Michael Pawlyn is a British architect noted for his work in the field biomimetic architecture and innovation, as well as jointly initiating the 'Architects Declare' movement in the UKHe was part of the principal team of architects that conceived and designed The Eden Project and is a regular keynote speaker at events on innovation and environmental sustainability. His best selling RIBA book Biomimicry in Architecture was published in 2011 and a revised second edition, with a foreword by Ellen MacArthur, was published in 2016. He was one of the three founders of The Sahara Forest Project - a way of supplying fresh water, food and renewable energy in arid conditions - and remains actively involved as a Founding Partner and Design Manager.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

JRATFN - War in Ukraine (with Lieutenant General Richard Nugee)This episode we're joined once again by Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE to discuss the war in Ukraine. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

TOPIA SPECIAL 01: The Big Bang (The Futurenauts interview with Jon Richardson)Welcome to the first in this special TOPIA series of candid conversations with remarkable people keeping our planet cool. This podcast is for people who have ever wondered just what this mind-bender of a universe is all about, or want to be entertained with inspiring positive stories.TOPIA is a kaleidoscopic new culture and positive impact magazine bursting with nature, art, design, travel, and perspectives from the world's wildest edges. The theme of Season 01 is THE BIG BANG. It features cosmic chats and stories of stardust, super volcanoes… and talking beavers.In this podcast, we go back to the origins with Jon Richardson – finding out why he wants to make people laugh and why we need humour at all. We discuss Big Bang epiphanies, transforming difficult times into laughs, mental health, and what “a world of good” looks like. TOPIA is a place where anything goes – as long as it's good:Fall down the rabbit hole: worldoftopia.comFollow @worldoftopia & @jandthef

S3 EP11: The Future of the office (With Julia Hobsbawm) Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of the office is the brilliant Julia Hobsbawm. Julia's fantastic new book 'The Nowhere Office' is available now. BIO:Julia Hobsbawm is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant who addresses the challenges of the hyper connected age, in particular remedies of what she has called Social Health for organisations.She is Chair of The Workshift Commission and is Founder and Chair of the content and connection business Editorial Intelligence. Her bestselling book The Simplicity Principle: Six Steps Towards Clarity in a Complex World was published in 2020 and won two US Awards for Best Business Book and Best Self-Help Book of 2020. Her previous books include Fully Connected: Social Health in an Age of Overload which was shortlisted for Management Book of the Year.Awarded an OBE for services to business, her articles are amongst the most downloaded on the Strategy + Business site and she is an adviser to the British Academy's Future of the Corporation project.She regularly speaks to global audiences in government, private and public sectors. Julia is a founding trustee in the UK of OurBrainBank, a patron of Saving Faces: Facial Surgery Research Foundation, patron of The Zoe Education Trust, and is the Founder of the Social Capital Network.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 EP10: The Future of the Citizen (With Jon Alexander) Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of the citizen and citizenship is the brilliant Jon Alexander. His fantastic new book 'Citizens' is available to pre-order now. BIO:Jon spent the first decade of his career working in the advertising industry, selling some of the world's biggest brands, and winning plenty of awards along the way. Then he realised he was caught up in a story he didn't believe in: The Consumer Story.In 2014, Jon co-founded the New Citizenship Project with Irenie Ekkeshis, a former ad-land colleague. Their mission was to figure out how to use their skills not just to sell stuff to Consumers, but to involve people in the decisions that affect their lives as Citizens. They have since partnered with organisations and institutions including the Co-op, The Body Shop, National Trust, BBC, European Central Bank and many more.Jon is a Fellow of the Young Foundation and the Royal Society of Arts, as well as a member of the World Economic Forum's Political Entrepreneurship Network and of the OECD's Innovative Citizen Participation Network. He holds three Masters degrees in disciplines spanning humanities and business, and has won several essay awards including the inaugural Ashridge/European Academy of Business in Society Sustainable Innovation Award, and the Young Foundation's Beyond Meritocracy Prize. Along the way, he has also represented Great Britain in two different sports.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 EP9: The Future of Carbon Drawdown (with Dr Gabrielle Walker) Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of carbon drawdown is the brilliant author and lecturer - Dr Gabrielle Walker. BIO:Gabrielle gives keynote addresses to corporate audiences around the world. She is also an accomplished moderator of high-level debates, guiding panels involving global CEOs, former heads of state, government ministers, military generals and global humanitarian leaders. She has extensive experience at designing and facilitating innovative “safe-space” conversations between global leaders, from small round tables through to major international meetings. Gabrielle has presented many TV and radio programs for the BBC.She has been Climate Change Editor at Nature and Features Editor at New Scientist and has written very extensively for many international newspapers and magazines, including The Economist, Prospect, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She is author of four books including co-authoring the bestselling book The Hot Topic, how to avoid global warming while still keeping the lights on, which was described by Al Gore as “a beacon of clarity” and by The Times as “a material gain for the axis of good”. She has a PhD from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton Universities. A self-confessed “ice addict” Gabrielle has made more than a dozen trips to both poles. She has also climbed trees in the Amazon rainforest, swum with piranhas, been sneezed on by a humpback whale, hooked lava out of a live volcano, and flown in zero gravity.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 - EP8: "Happy" "New" Year In this episode we reflect on and discuss the events of 2021 and look forward to 2022 with as much hope and optimism as we can muster. We'll be back very soon for more JRATFN...We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 - EP7: The Future of Trust (with Rachel Botsman) Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of trust is the brilliant author and lecturer - Rachel Botsman. BIO:Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author, and lecturer at Oxford University. She is passionate about teaching people how to think differently and challenge ideas around trust and humility.She has been recognized as one of the world's 30 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50, one of the Top 10 most influential voices in the UK on LinkedIn and honoured as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.Rachel is the author of two critically acclaimed books that have been translated into 14 languages. Her first book, “What's Mine is Yours”, predicted the rise of the ‘sharing economy', and was hailed by TIME magazine as one of the “10 Ideas that Will Change the World.” Her second book, “Who Can You Trust?”, explores the profound ways trust is shifting in the world; it was praised by Adam Grant, Marc Benioff, Sherry Turkle, and was named one of the best books of the year by Wired.She is a world-renowned speaker for her clear insights and warm storytelling. Past clients have included Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, the World Business Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, Adobe, and Snapchat Rachel is often voted the audience's favourite speaker at events and her TED talks have been viewed more than five million times. She is also the host of the podcast series Trust Issues.Rachel is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Financial Times, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Wired. Through her popular newsletter, Rethink, Rachel warmly engages with a community of over 40,000 subscribers every fortnight.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 - EP6: The Future of the Military (with Lieutenant General Richard Nugee)Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of the Military is Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE the Non-Executive Director for Climate Change and Sustainability in Defence. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 - EP5: The future of future generations (with Jane Davidson) Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of future generations is the brilliant Jane Davidson. A Welsh former Labour politician, the former Assembly Member for Pontypridd, and served as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the Welsh Government. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S3 - EP4: The Future of the State (with James Plunkett)Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of the state is the brilliant James Plunkett - author of the fantastic book 'End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken - and how we can fix it' (we highly recommend you pick up a copy!) We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S3 - EP3: The Future of Race (with Nova Reid)Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of race is the activist, TED speaker, podcast host and author - Nova Reid. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S3 - EP2: The Future of Leadership (with Margaret Heffernan)Our guest this week joining to discuss the future of leadership is entrepreneur, CEO, writer and keynote speaker - Margaret Heffernan. Margaret's brilliant career has seen her scale the heights of CEO at no fewer than five different businesses and is the author of five books exploring business and effective leadership. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks, Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S3 - EP1: The Future of Religion (with Sanderson Jones) We are back! Series 3 starts with a big one, it's a look at the future of religion. Our guest this week is Sanderson Jones. Co-Founder and Creative Director of Sunday Assembly, the worldwide movement of secular congregations that celebrate life.We hope you enjoy. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

World Environment Day Special Ahead of the Series 3 launch later in the year we get together to discuss World Environment Day 9and a whole load of other things) for a one off special episode. It's good to back! ThanksJon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP12: James Robinson and the sweet potato fries As series two comes to an end, we ask you dear listeners to send us any follow up questions you have on past topics, and any we haven't covered yet, and we tackle them in bite size form. From crypto currency to the future of libraries. And yes, the big one, what is the best biscuit?...Thanks to everyone who listened, emailed, tweeted, and reviewed this series. We'll be back soon. ThanksJon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP11: The Future of Population For our penultimate episode of this series we tackle the subject of population.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP10: The Future of Sh*t (with Rose George) Future of Sh*t - joined by Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, the team continue their journey into the unspeakable and explore why the taboos around poos are at the root of many of the world’s sanitation problems. Also find out why wombats have square shaped excrement. Ouch.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP9: The Future of Death with Cariad LloydJoining us this episode is the brillaint comedian, actor and writer Cariad Lloyd (who also hosts the award-winning Griefcast) the team explore the ultimate future that awaits us all in a strangely uplifting episode about The Great Leveller. From alternative funerals to the transhumanist project to cheat death altogether take a romp through the reasons why we don’t talk about it, why we should and why it may not be as bad as you think it is.We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP8: Client Earth special with James Thornton & Brian EnoIt's our absolute pleasure to welcome two very special guests on this episode - environmental lawyer and author James Thornton, and legendary musician, artist and producer Brian Eno. They join us to discuss Client Earth and incredible organisation who in their own words; "believe a future in which people and planet thrive together isn't just possible - It's essential. We use the power of our laws to create seismic sustainable change for life on Earth"We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP7: Thinking Meat The Futurenauts don't do predictions. But this episode we take a look at the year ahead and discuss what might, could, and should happen on this little planet we call home. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP6: Jingle Richardson and the Futurenauts' Christmas Wrap UpThis episode we take a look at the year gone - both the lows and surprisingly, some highs. And discuss the future of Christmas in many forms. Have a lovely festive season everyone and we'll see you again in early 2021. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP5: The Future of Protest (With Farhana Yamin and John Jordan) This episode we are joined in the studio by two fantastic guests to discuss the future of protest. First up is activist and artist John Jordan. And then we're joined by lawyer, public speaker and climate activist Farhana Yamin. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP4: The Future of Pubs (with J. Mark Dodds)This episode we are joined in the studio by J. Mark Dodds to discuss the future of pubs and Mark and Ed, much to Jon's dismay, visit the Small Beer Co. to discuss the future of small beer with Felix James. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP3: The Future of Cancer... (with Dr Kat Arney) This episode we are joined in the studio by the brilliant and award winning science writer, author, and presenter, Kat Arney. Kat's fantastic book 'Rebel Cell' is available now - www.rebelcellbook.comAnd you can find Kat on twitter @kat_arney Or as the host of the 'Genetics Unzipped' podcast. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

S2 - EP2: The future of sex... (with Lucy Beaumont and Cindy Gallop) For episode two we discuss the future of sex with two amazing guests - comedian Lucy Beaumont (who also happens to be married to Jon). And founder of 'Make Love Not Porn' - the brilliant Cindy Gallop. We hope you enjoy. Please rate and review. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll advertising, sale and PR enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: S2 - EP1: Economics (with Kate Raworth) We are back! Series 2 starts with the most requested subject we had from listeners during the break - economics. This series every episode we are joined in the studio by a guest and this week it's the brilliant economist, Kate Raworth. Author of the seminal book, Donut Economics. We hope you enjoy. Thanks,Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 12 - The Bearing of Souls...As the series comes to an end, we look back and reflect on what we've discussed so far, and look to the future and the next series (and beyond)Thanks to everyone who listened, emailed, tweeted, and reviewed. We'll be back soon. Jon, Ed, and Mark. Get in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 11 - FashionGet in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JANDTHEF  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 10 - HealthcareGet in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JRATFN  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 9 - NatureGet in touch with the show;Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comTWITTER: @JRATFN  A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com 

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 8 - Climate ChangeHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kick-started the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 7 - GovernmentHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kick-started the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionAll enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 6 - TravelHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 5 - Education Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 4 - EnergyHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 3 - WorkHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 2 - FoodHello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts: Episode 1 'The State of play...'In this episode: Pandemics, Italian swearing, the real meaning of ‘apocalypse', why Ed never gets invited to parties, Jon’s hidden comedic power, slugs, daal and the best definition of happiness.Hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Humanity stands at a crossroads. The mighty forces of progress have lifted billions out of poverty. Energy has lit and warmed (or cooled) our homes and powered us overland, sea and into the air. We grow enough food to feed 10 billion people. And for the first time ever in history the internet is poised to connect every single person on the planet. Together. As one. What could possibly go wrong? If only it were that simple. Unfortunately there is also a lot to be very worried about. Our engine of progress is out of control. We’re destroying beautiful wild and natural habitat at a rate of knots. Humankind has kickstarted the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Burning billions of years of fossilised sunshine as coal, oil and gas is overheating the planet. Industrial agriculture is destroying our soils, with less than a hundred harvests left. Nationalism, populism and factionalism bubble up from a toxic online culture swimming in ‘fake news’. Has it all gone irrecoverably wrong?Comedian Jon Richardson – the ‘Ultimate Worrier’ - is going to try and find out.Jon doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Could Trump become ‘President for Life?’ Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were…Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. A 'Keep it Light Media' ProductionProducer: Michael Marden