The Living in the Future Podcast https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/feed.xml Bringing to light specialized topics from life in the modern age Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:59:27 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2019 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic A general interest interview, commentary, and entertainment podcast with a focus on modern topics in the arts and sciences. The topics may range from film to music to physics and even computer science. livinginthefuture livinginthefuture No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4686418/cover.jpg The Living in the Future Podcast https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/feed.xml 144 144 Episode 17 - Plan 9 and Inferno OS Episode 17 - Plan 9 and Inferno OS https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-17-plan-9-and-inferno-os/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-17-plan-9-and-inferno-os/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:59:27 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/d542219c-af6e-3089-9bee-9188bb879b6d This episode I interview Charles Forsyth about the Plan 9 and Inferno operating systems that came out of Bell Labs after the success of the Unix operating system. We discuss the features and advantages of Plan 9 and Inferno as well as some of their history. For more information on Plan 9 you can check out 9 Front as well as the papers Charles mentions in our interview. The discussion gets a little technical but I believe it can also be seen as a story about how innovation and technology develop and how change occurs in our technical systems.

]]> This episode I interview Charles Forsyth about the Plan 9 and Inferno operating systems that came out of Bell Labs after the success of the Unix operating system. We discuss the features and advantages of Plan 9 and Inferno as well as some of their history. For more information on Plan 9 you can check out 9 Front as well as the papers Charles mentions in our interview. The discussion gets a little technical but I believe it can also be seen as a story about how innovation and technology develop and how change occurs in our technical systems.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 5000 18 full Episode 16 - Audio Play - Through this door, the future Episode 16 - Audio Play - Through this door, the future https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-16-audio-play-through-this-door-the-future/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-16-audio-play-through-this-door-the-future/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:37:36 -0400 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/da1a0d7e-db35-33ce-9885-4119ce8604f4 This episode we have a  audio play  called Through this door, the future. It highlights the promise and perils of techno futurism all set at a town fair through the eyes of a child. 

 

“Through This Door, The Future” was written by Don Smith and directed by DW McCann. You can find his work at www.DWMcCann.com or on instagram as @Bardic_DW . Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel with sound effects provided by the website pixabay. A full list of sound credits are in the episode description.

The Barker/Gerald was played by Russ Gooberman who you can follow on Instagram @russgooberman. Bonnie Marie Williams played the roles of Billy and Kid 4. Check her out at www.vosuperhero.com or  @voiceoversuperhero on Instagram. Bill Senior and Kid 2 were voiced by Vince Caso who can be found on Instagram as @vincecaso or on BlueSky as @vincecaso.com . Additional kid voices were provided by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith

 

Sound credits:

Circus by ByronatorAustralia on Pixabay

Coin Drop in Slot 2 by BFCMUSIC on Pixabay

Radar Ping by SonixFXSounds on Pixabay

Cinematic Hit by LordSonny on Pixabay

All others by freesound_community on Pixabay

 

]]> This episode we have a  audio play  called Through this door, the future. It highlights the promise and perils of techno futurism all set at a town fair through the eyes of a child. 

 

“Through This Door, The Future” was written by Don Smith and directed by DW McCann. You can find his work at www.DWMcCann.com or on instagram as @Bardic_DW . Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel with sound effects provided by the website pixabay. A full list of sound credits are in the episode description.

The Barker/Gerald was played by Russ Gooberman who you can follow on Instagram @russgooberman. Bonnie Marie Williams played the roles of Billy and Kid 4. Check her out at www.vosuperhero.com or  @voiceoversuperhero on Instagram. Bill Senior and Kid 2 were voiced by Vince Caso who can be found on Instagram as @vincecaso or on BlueSky as @vincecaso.com . Additional kid voices were provided by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith

 

Sound credits:

Circus by ByronatorAustralia on Pixabay

Coin Drop in Slot 2 by BFCMUSIC on Pixabay

Radar Ping by SonixFXSounds on Pixabay

Cinematic Hit by LordSonny on Pixabay

All others by freesound_community on Pixabay

 

]]> This episode we have a  audio play  called Through this door, the future. It highlights the promise and perils of techno futurism all set at a town fair through the eyes of a child. livinginthefuture false No 679 17 full Episode 15 - Audio Playlet - Recursion Episode 15 - Audio Playlet - Recursion https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-15-audio-playlet-recursion/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-15-audio-playlet-recursion/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:23:24 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/49a0ada9-7fb3-3d91-a099-180662950d06 This episode we have a micro  audio playlet  based on a short story from my collection Tales from the Last Space Age, as a teaser for a longer one we are planning to do soon. The playlet shows us a few moments from some aliens working in a datacenter in a reality both far away and very close.

This audio adaptation of RECURSION was directed by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith. Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel, Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay. The cast featured Kieran Cross playing the role of ZERID. He is on instagram as @thekeerkat. HIGZLY was played by Leon Goertzen who can be found on Instagram as @Leonlunchie or Facebook @leon.goertzen. Nelson T. Eusebio III voiced the NARRATOR and JANITOR; his work can be found at nelsoneusebio.com.

 

]]> This episode we have a micro  audio playlet  based on a short story from my collection Tales from the Last Space Age, as a teaser for a longer one we are planning to do soon. The playlet shows us a few moments from some aliens working in a datacenter in a reality both far away and very close.

This audio adaptation of RECURSION was directed by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith. Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel, Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay. The cast featured Kieran Cross playing the role of ZERID. He is on instagram as @thekeerkat. HIGZLY was played by Leon Goertzen who can be found on Instagram as @Leonlunchie or Facebook @leon.goertzen. Nelson T. Eusebio III voiced the NARRATOR and JANITOR; his work can be found at nelsoneusebio.com.

 

]]> livinginthefuture false No 473 16 full Audio Essay: The death of the PC and the birth of the Network Computer Audio Essay: The death of the PC and the birth of the Network Computer https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/audio-essay-the-death-of-the-pc-and-the-birth-of-the-network-computer/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/audio-essay-the-death-of-the-pc-and-the-birth-of-the-network-computer/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2025 01:02:18 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/734e0d51-dd71-3199-9ac0-a00226f8e33f This is a short audio essay on the death of the PC and the birth of the Network Computer. I believe both were ushered into existence by Steve Jobs and the essay details what was so special about the Personal Computer and what some of the perils of the Network Computer are.

]]> This is a short audio essay on the death of the PC and the birth of the Network Computer. I believe both were ushered into existence by Steve Jobs and the essay details what was so special about the Personal Computer and what some of the perils of the Network Computer are.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 861 15 full Episode 13 - Scummvm Episode 13 - Scummvm https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-13-scummvm/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-13-scummvm/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:47:44 -0400 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/d9e43120-19e3-321f-a5dd-3deb21f0c0e4 This episode I interview Eugene Sandulenko long time lead developer of scummvm. Scummvm is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games, provided you already have the files from the original game. ScummVM replaces the program shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! Checkout their site at scummvm.org .

]]> This episode I interview Eugene Sandulenko long time lead developer of scummvm. Scummvm is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games, provided you already have the files from the original game. ScummVM replaces the program shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! Checkout their site at scummvm.org .

]]> This episode I interview Eugene Sandulenko long time lead developer of scummvm. Scummvm is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games, provided you already have the files from the original game. ScummVM replaces the program shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! Checkout their site at scummvm.org . livinginthefuture false No 3025 14 full Episode 12 - Audio Play - The Human Problem Episode 12 - Audio Play - The Human Problem https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-12-audio-play-the-human-problem/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-12-audio-play-the-human-problem/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2024 01:20:43 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/128c3d2d-702b-38bd-b8cd-e2383745a117 This episode is a dramatic presentation of a short play I wrote called 'The Human Problem', featuring a healthy debate on AI, and perhaps even aliens.

This recording was Directed by Katy Lim, sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel, sound effects provided by the website pixabay with Dean Williams played by Zack Graham,the host was played by Kelli Dawn Hancock who you can find on imdb at http://www.imdb.me/kellidawnhancock and other social media as @kelli_dawn and William Barstow played by DW McCann his website is www.DWMcCann.com and instagram account is @Bardic_DW Steven Dorvan and time announcements by Erik Patterson his website is www.erikpatterson.org and on tiktok at @YourDailyWritingPrompt.

]]> This episode is a dramatic presentation of a short play I wrote called 'The Human Problem', featuring a healthy debate on AI, and perhaps even aliens.

This recording was Directed by Katy Lim, sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel, sound effects provided by the website pixabay with Dean Williams played by Zack Graham,the host was played by Kelli Dawn Hancock who you can find on imdb at http://www.imdb.me/kellidawnhancock and other social media as @kelli_dawn and William Barstow played by DW McCann his website is www.DWMcCann.com and instagram account is @Bardic_DW Steven Dorvan and time announcements by Erik Patterson his website is www.erikpatterson.org and on tiktok at @YourDailyWritingPrompt.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 1237 13 full A short essay about AI A short essay about AI https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-essay-about-ai/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-essay-about-ai/#comments Sat, 18 May 2024 20:30:34 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/85e82426-00dd-3f68-a280-2dec18586373 This episode is a short essay on AI, some of it's drawbacks and pitfalls

]]> This episode is a short essay on AI, some of it's drawbacks and pitfalls

]]> livinginthefuture false No 895 12 full Episode 10 - Freud Museum London Episode 10 - Freud Museum London https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-10-freud-museum-london/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-10-freud-museum-london/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:23:43 -0400 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/2c72a48b-7ea5-36bd-a541-973dd767943c This episode I talk to Tom Derose research manager at the Freud Museum London . We discuss the museum in general as well as an upcoming exhibit which relates Freud's antiquity collection to the development and practice of various concepts in psychoanalysis. 

]]> This episode I talk to Tom Derose research manager at the Freud Museum London . We discuss the museum in general as well as an upcoming exhibit which relates Freud's antiquity collection to the development and practice of various concepts in psychoanalysis. 

]]> livinginthefuture false No 2660 11 full A short audio essay on why I still use physical media A short audio essay on why I still use physical media https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-audio-essay-on-why-i-still-use-physical-media/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-audio-essay-on-why-i-still-use-physical-media/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:38:49 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/196756ac-7e6f-36b2-8f32-9bf7b2668e69 I just wanted to share a short essay on why I still use physical media by way of Winston Smith and Marshall McLuhan.

]]> I just wanted to share a short essay on why I still use physical media by way of Winston Smith and Marshall McLuhan.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 302 10 full A short essay on the future as seen by the Disney corporation A short essay on the future as seen by the Disney corporation https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-essay-on-the-future-as-seen-by-the-disney-corporation/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-short-essay-on-the-future-as-seen-by-the-disney-corporation/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2022 02:03:05 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/a5c221bb-9416-3eeb-abc2-84fb81c9e9dd I've been spending a lot of time going over visions of the future from the past, specifically those animated by the Disney corporation, this short essay talks about some observations regarding the futuristic worlds they portrayed.

]]> I've been spending a lot of time going over visions of the future from the past, specifically those animated by the Disney corporation, this short essay talks about some observations regarding the futuristic worlds they portrayed.

]]> I’ve been spending a lot of time going over visions of the future from the past, specifically those animated by the Disney corporation, this short essay talks about some observations regarding the futuristic worlds they portrayed. livinginthefuture false No 775 9 full Episode 7 - GNUStep Episode 7 - GNUStep https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-7-gnustep/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-7-gnustep/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:30:36 -0400 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/8bad6d21-41c1-34c1-806d-0f9bee0df750 This episode I talk to Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer. GNUStep is a development framework that closely follows the one used on Mac OS. It allows people to take the code of programs written for Mac OS and use them on other systems like Windows or Linux with almost no development work. It also allows people to write programs using an environment similar to the one on Mac OS. We’ll talk about the history of Next,OS X, and GNUStep’s history and future. You can learn more about GNUStep here.

]]> This episode I talk to Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer. GNUStep is a development framework that closely follows the one used on Mac OS. It allows people to take the code of programs written for Mac OS and use them on other systems like Windows or Linux with almost no development work. It also allows people to write programs using an environment similar to the one on Mac OS. We’ll talk about the history of Next,OS X, and GNUStep’s history and future. You can learn more about GNUStep here.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 3760 8 full Announcing a few new books Announcing a few new books https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/announcing-a-few-new-books/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/announcing-a-few-new-books/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:26:16 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/eb1301da-b693-3c6e-8fbd-5251153b97e1 I've authored a few new books and in this episode I'll do a reading from one of them. It's a short story from the science fiction short story collection I authored called Tales from the Last Space Age . 

I've also written a book on economic matters called It's not going to get Better

Also be sure to check out my first book Mythologies and their creation

 

As always thanks for listening!

]]> I've authored a few new books and in this episode I'll do a reading from one of them. It's a short story from the science fiction short story collection I authored called Tales from the Last Space Age . 

I've also written a book on economic matters called It's not going to get Better

Also be sure to check out my first book Mythologies and their creation

 

As always thanks for listening!

]]> livinginthefuture false No 296 7 full A tiny audio essay about Vertigo A tiny audio essay about Vertigo https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-tiny-audio-essay-about-vertigo/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/a-tiny-audio-essay-about-vertigo/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:26:04 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/ed5ae912-c7e8-3338-9edf-8b50b9be2497 I know I haven't uploaded one of these in a while. I've been very busy with work and the pandemic. I did write this short little essay and wanted to record it and put it up as a way to share something.

]]> I know I haven't uploaded one of these in a while. I've been very busy with work and the pandemic. I did write this short little essay and wanted to record it and put it up as a way to share something.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 360 6 full Episode 4 - Historical Computer Recreations Episode 4 - Historical Computer Recreations https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-4-historical-computer-emulators/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-4-historical-computer-emulators/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:27:48 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/episode-4-historical-computer-emulators-7feeebfecbd5228df35cf546832ceb33 This episode I interview two developers recreating historically significant computers so that indivuals can try them out inexpensively and easily. First Oscar Vermeulen who created the Pidp-8 and Pidp-11 projects to recreate the physical appearance as well as the experience of the pdp-8 and pdp-11, computers critical to modern operating system history. Then I interview Josh Dersch about his work recreating the Xerox alto and Xerox star, machines that pioneered graphical user interfaces, WYSIWYG document editing, and the desktop metaphor.

]]> This episode I interview two developers recreating historically significant computers so that indivuals can try them out inexpensively and easily. First Oscar Vermeulen who created the Pidp-8 and Pidp-11 projects to recreate the physical appearance as well as the experience of the pdp-8 and pdp-11, computers critical to modern operating system history. Then I interview Josh Dersch about his work recreating the Xerox alto and Xerox star, machines that pioneered graphical user interfaces, WYSIWYG document editing, and the desktop metaphor.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 2370 4 full Episode 3 - Mike Mason Episode 3 - Mike Mason https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-3-mike-mason/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-3-mike-mason/#comments Wed, 29 May 2019 12:53:41 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/episode-3-mike-mason-f6ae4bbe52ac23923c4066c0cf7b1a26 Mike Mason takes care of the Call of Cthulhu line of table top roleplaying games for Chaosium and is the co-writer of the current edition of the game. We discuss the game, how to play, and some discussion of the Cthulhu mythos as well.

]]> Mike Mason takes care of the Call of Cthulhu line of table top roleplaying games for Chaosium and is the co-writer of the current edition of the game. We discuss the game, how to play, and some discussion of the Cthulhu mythos as well.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 2558 3 full Episode 2 - Musopen and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Episode 2 - Musopen and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-2-musopen-and-project-gutenberg-distributed-proofreaders/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-2-musopen-and-project-gutenberg-distributed-proofreaders/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:00:46 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/episode-2-musopen-and-project-gutenberg-distributed-proofreaders-5affaeed5e7a80d3cb820923f4aa91bc In this episode I talk to two projects digitizing and preserving works in the public domain. Musopen.org is an effort to provide zero cost and public domain recordings and resources for classical music. Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders rescues and digitizes texts from book scans and makes them readable for everyone.

]]> In this episode I talk to two projects digitizing and preserving works in the public domain. Musopen.org is an effort to provide zero cost and public domain recordings and resources for classical music. Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders rescues and digitizes texts from book scans and makes them readable for everyone.

]]> livinginthefuture false No 2256 2 full Episode 1 - DVDBeaver Episode 1 - DVDBeaver https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-1-dvdbeaver/ https://www.livinginthefuture.rocks/e/episode-1-dvdbeaver/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:07:55 -0300 livinginthefuture.podbean.com/episode-1-dvdbeaver-348e351b7b30e98fc787a1b902ca2e3f An interview with the operator of the DVDBeaver review site which does detailed comparisons of different versions of classic home video releases. Gary talks about a variety of topics related to home video as well as some of his perspective from viewing thousands of home video releases. 

]]> An interview with the operator of the DVDBeaver review site which does detailed comparisons of different versions of classic home video releases. Gary talks about a variety of topics related to home video as well as some of his perspective from viewing thousands of home video releases. 

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