Future Now Podcast - Big Solar Storm, Nextgen Starlink V2's, Moon Time Zone, Lab Leak Analysis, Barcroft on M2 Macs, Jim Rintoul and the Folk Song Army

Listen Now to Future Now 2.28.2023

SpaceX has now launched their first batch of Starlink V2 satellites, which among other things, offers high speed internet direct to your smartphone from anywhere permissible on the planet. This could be a game changer in so many ways..and in the Apple world, Taylor Barcroft takes us on a tour of the latest M2 Macs, and what are the best performance/price choices currently available. In the Covid universe, the Department of Energy announced their support of the lab leak theory origins of the virus.  Bobby Wilder helps us take a deeper dive into this controversy.

Jim Rintoul and The Folk Song Army

And speaking of controversy, our special guest this week is singer/songwriter Jim Rintoul, who is writing songs with political import, in the tradition of the anti-war folk singers of the turbulent 1960’s, such as Tom Lehrer (who originally came up with the name ‘Folk Song Army.’   “Guitars are the weapons we bring

To the fight against poverty, war, and injustice. Ready, aim, sing!”

We speak to Jim about the power of music to change people’s views of the world and of controversial issues in particular.  In today’s show we feature his song, “Ukraine,” and end the show with “Truckin,” his political tune about last year’s Trucker’s strike and convoy in Canada.  Enjoy!

Folk Song Army Video aimed at achieving Peace in the Ukraine

Future Now - Storm recovery update with Jim Rintoul, Conversations with Bob "free energy" Leff, and psychic/healer Donna Hale.

Future Now Update 1.23.2023

Life is still quite chaotic for us, much storm damage still to deal with, at both the beach and country houses.  Jim Rintoul in our recovery effortsFortunately we have a community of friends that have come to our aid, for which we are very grateful.  For those interested in some of the details of recovery, our first 10 minutes of today’s 30 minute show are dedicated to those adventures. The rest of the show is more Dr. Future material, though more personal than usual, with our guests Bob ‘free energy’ Leff and his psychic/healer bride, Donna Hale.  Our conversations range from reality as a hologram, to debating the meaning of oneness, being Sun, and electromagnetics and biology.  Enjoy!

L-R Al Lundell, Donna Hale, Bob Leff, Sun Lundell

Future Views - The Futures speak with Professor Zeitgeist as he explains 'The Elephant Metaphor' as a means for how we can all get along.

Listen Now to Professor Zeitgeist

A visit to the Futures at KSCO studios by Professor Zeitgeist this week broached the topic of how can we all get along.  You might think of this show as a pragmatic application of concepts outlined by Jonathan Haidt in his classic tome, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politcs and Religion. Enjoy!