Looking Back at Tomorrow

Remember begging your parents to take you to that wacky outer space restaurant where you could win prizes? The food was shit but the atmosphere was out of this world! First, we're talking to CARI co-founder Evan Collins about the best, vaguely futuristic themed eateries of yesteryear. Then, Tony Conn reminds the world of the time aliens landed in England to deliver a message of peace, love, and the joy a quick bite. **Special thanks to our guests: ** Evan Collins (Twitter @EvanCollins90) Tony Conn (Twitter @MegatronMemreez) CARI:  Website Are.na Twitter Megatron Memories: Facebook Follow us on Twitter @PodTomorrow! Planet Tomorrow Theme by Spencer Robelen (www.spencerrobelen.com | Instagram @spencerrobelen | Twitter @RobelenSpencer) Theme performed by Forest VanDyke (https://www.forestvandyke.com/ | Instagram @forestvandyke) & Kaila Wooten (Instagram @kaila_wooten) Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc)

We're going to space—Soviet style. We discuss predictions about space exploration throughout the Soviet Union history, the last Soviet cosmonaut, and a queer Russian-language sci-fi short story! Tune in for fascinating discussions with special guests Fred Scharmen (author of Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space) and Syinat Sultanalieva (author of sci-fi short story "Element 174")! Thanks to our special guests:  Fred Scharmen (Twitter @sevensixfive) Syinat Sultanalieva (Twitter @siyanats) Ukraine Charities:  Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC): https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal  Global Giving: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ukraine-crisis-relief-fund/ International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine   Show Notes: Fred's book Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space (https://www.versobooks.com/books/3889-space-forces) Element 174 by Syinat Sultanalieva (https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/9831/being-lgbtq-element-174-syinat-sultanalieva-shtab) References: BBC Archive: OnThisDay 1992: Sergei Krikalev had a rather long journey home from work. (https://archive.org/details/twitter-845719440247312384)   The Last Soviet Citizen: The Cosmonaut Who Was Left Behind In Space (https://www.rbth.com/history/330415-last-soviet-citizen-cosmonaut)  Socials: Follow us on Twitter @PodTomorrow! Or call the Planet Tomorrow Hotline and leave us a message: (646) 854-7584 Planet Tomorrow Theme by Spencer Robelen (www.spencerrobelen.com | Instagram @spencerrobelen | Twitter @RobelenSpencer ) Theme performed by Forest VanDyke (https://www.forestvandyke.com/ | Instagram @forestvandyke) & Kaila Wooten (Instagram @kaila_wooten) Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc) Russian Narrator: Brian Desjadon (Twitter @BrianDesjadon)

Welcome to Planet Tomorrow! In this inaugural episode, we travel back to the year 2000. We're talking forgotten children's toys, end of the world novelty songs, and more. Then, what does it mean for something to look like “Y2K”? Jack Grimes from the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute (CARI) breaks it down. Socials Thanks to our special guest Jack Grimes (https://jackapedia.design | Twitter @jackapedia_) Check out the Consumer Aesthetic Research Institute (CARI) (https://cari.institute) & The Y2K Institute Twitter @y2k_aesthetic Follow us on Twitter @PodTomorrow! Or call the Planet Tomorrow Hotline and leave us a message: (646) 854-7584 Planet Tomorrow Theme by Spencer Robelen (www.spencerrobelen.com | Instagram @spencerrobelen | Twitter @RobelenSpencer ) Theme performed by Forest VanDyke (https://www.forestvandyke.com/ | Instagram @forestvandyke) & Kaila Wooten (Instagram @kaila_wooten) Podcast Art by Cyan Larson (Instagram @dissociativecc) Show Notes Y2K Hooray by Jim's Big Ego (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl6UJvOQxHM) "Y2K" Parody VIDEO by Sun Microsystems employees (1999) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Igm9Jh2Xo) Y2K: The Movie Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSpH0-TeB4) Y2K Family Survival Guide - With Host Leonard Nimoy(https://archive.org/details/Y2K_Family_Survival_Guide_With_Leonard_Nimoy_Palsojom1.X264.CG) Timestamps 00:40 - 03:58 Intro 03:59- 17:48 Y2K Memories 17:50 - 44:18 Interview w/ Jack Grimes from CARI 44:24-45:11 EXTREME Spaghetti Yo-Yo Soup Commercial 45:12 - 53:03 RY2K: A Podcast Within a Podcast 53:05 - 01:07:45 Voicemail Time! 01:07:48 - 01:09:30 Outro/Credits

Hosts Rye and Zachary track NASA’s real life attempts to create a livable environment in space. Thanks to special guests Fred Scharmen and Brett Ryan Bonowicz Check out Fred Scharmen’s New Book Space Settlements! OUT NOW Watch Brett Ryan Bonowicz’s Artist Depiction Series! —————————————— SOURCES: The High Frontier by Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlements: A Design Study Space Colony Art From the 1970s NASA Space Colony Explanation; 70’s Style —————— LBaT Social: TWITTER @lbtomorrow Instagram @lbtomorrow FACEBOOK EMAIL: lookingbackattomorrow@whalebus.net Looking Back at Tomorrow is a WHALE BUS production Other Whale Bus Shows: A Quiet Room The Van Story Blocks MORE INFO ————— MUSIC CREDITS Theme: "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” By: Richard and Robert Sherman ”Space” from Horizons ”Sparkling GE” from Horizons Anchors Aweigh by Charles A Zimmerman “Floating Puppy” From Horizons “HoneyLune Ridge” from “Super Mario Odyssey” by Koji Kondo “Space Junk Galaxy” and “Space Fantasy” from “Super Mario Galaxy” by Koji Kondo ”Seize the Future” From Alien Encounter ”Car 24” and “The Egg and You” from “Cowboy Bebop” by the Seatbelts ”Everything Stays” from “Adventure Time” by Rebecca Sugar

Possibly the most wild Jetpack story ever told, with a little jetpack history sprinkled in. Thanks to special guests Danny Anderson and Josh Gleiser. SOURCES: ABC's Rocketbelt Coverage 01 ABC's Rocketbelt Coverage 02 LA Times Coverage The Rocketbelt Caper: A True Tale of Invention, Obsession and Murder by Paul Brown —————— LBaT Social: TWITTER @lbtomorrow Instagram @lbtomorrow FACEBOOK EMAIL: lookingbackattomorrow@whalebus.net Looking Back at Tomorrow is a WHALE BUS production Other Whale Bus Shows: NEW: A Quiet Room The Van Story Blocks MORE INFO ————— MUSIC CREDITS Theme: "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” By: Richard and Robert Sherman *THE SIMPSONS ""EYE ON SPRINGFIELD" THEME" *Icky Thump by The White Stripes *“Sly Cooper 4 Theme” by Peter McConnell *“Hedwig's Flight” from Harry Potter by John Williams *“Putanesca” and “Vibraphone” from “A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)” by Thomas Newman *Various Tracks from “Thimbleweed Park” by Steve Kirk ———— CLIPS Used *ABC Rocketbelt coverage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tg_eZ6ALr0) *LA Olympic Footage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WWDnOiQR7A)

Episode Notes Hosts Ryan and Zachary explore the history and meaning behind the word "Afrofuturism." WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Robert Hawkins (NYU Silver School of Social Work, And Stephen Winter and Tristan Cowen (Nightvale Presents Adventures in New America). LINK TO ADVENTURES IN NeW AMERICA: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/adventuresinnewamerica/ —————————————————————— LBaT Social: TWITTER (https://twitter.com/lbtomorrow?lang=en) INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/lbtomorrow) FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/LookingBackatTomorrowPodcast/) EMAIL: lookingbackattomorrow@whalebus.net Looking Back at Tomorrow is a WHALE BUS production. Other Whale Bus Shows: NEW: A Quiet Room (https://linktr.ee/quietpod) The Van (https://www.whalebus.net/the-van) Story Blocks (https://www.whalebus.net/story-blocks) MORE INFO: whalebus.net ——————————————————————— MUSIC Credits (in order): Theme: "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” By: Richard and Robert Sherman Never Catch Me by Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar Cissy Strut by The Meters Space is the Place by Sun-Ra Saturn by Sun-Ra Man’s Best Friend by George Clinton I Been Watching You by Funkadelic Credits: Moon Child by Captain Sky CLIPS (in order): Cedric The Entertainer "Space Shuttle" "Kings of Comedy" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTC8GfBFSE) George Clinton on David Letterman [1986] (https://youtu.be/ueGmihYPQY0)

Vault Dwellers Ryan and Zachary discuss the game series Fallout and explore its specific brand of 1950's Satire. CONTENT WARNING: There is a brief discussion of mass shootings and Gun Violence. The discussion starts at 17:50 and ends around 19:00

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Episode Notes For more information about the documentary "Closer Than We Think": https://www.clindar.net http://twitter.com/closerthanthink Thanks to Addison Anderson for his stirring narration! Subscribe to the new Whale Bus audio drama "The Van" premiering Sept 10th! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-van/id1434215983?mt=2

**Episode Notes Just in time for the premiere of Disenchantment, hosts Ryan and Zachary do a deep dive into the animated cult favorite, Futurama. In the episode they discuss the show's retro-futuristic inspirations, its bad luck with cancellations, and the intergalactic basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters. **Music Credits There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by Richard & Robert Sherman (Walt Disney Records) Futurama Main Theme by Christopher Tyng (Fox Music) “Life is a Dream” (Theme from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) by Jerry Goldsmith (La-La Land Records) “Flip a Switch Instrumental” by Chris Ballew (Square Enix) “He Ain’t My Brother” by Chris Ballew (Square Enix)

Episode Notes After a long hiatus, Looking Back at Tomorrow is BACK! In this episode, hosts Ryan and Zachary explore origins of the term “Retrofuturism”, which leads them down a rabbit hole of fake books, internet sleuthing and obscure Australian islands. Music Credits There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by Richard & Robert Sherman Score from 'Adventure Thru Inner Space' by Buddy Baker Searching for Screenslaver by Michael Giacchino All are the property of Walt Disney Records Competing Hummingbirds by Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe, and Jacob Shea and is the property of Silva Screen Records Sonik Re-entry by Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan and is the property of Basta Audio Visuals Follow us! Twitter: @LBTomorrow) Facebook Instagram

Episode Notes It has certainly been a while! But Looking Back is...well...back. Subscribe to the new Whale Bus show, Story Blocks wherever you get your podcast from!

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