I Wrote the Future

Jasmine Acosta

Science fiction takes us to brave new worlds - alternative presents and futures we could never imagine otherwise. Join host Jasmine Acosta as she explores bite-size bits of science fiction and fantasy with relevance for ethical innovation and design. If you love science fiction AND want to create a better world, this show is for you! read less

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Ep 14: The Disaster Tourist/ Sketching the future

Ep 14: The Disaster Tourist/ Sketching the future

This week's novel, The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, takes the idea of disaster tourism one step too far..... Additional books mentioned: *Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein

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Ep 14: The Disaster Tourist/ Sketching the future

Ep 14: The Disaster Tourist/ Sketching the future

This week's novel, The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, takes the idea of disaster tourism one step too far..... Additional books mentioned: *Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein

E13: Hummingbird Salamander (Climate Anxiety)

E13: Hummingbird Salamander (Climate Anxiety)

This week we talk about author Jeff Van Der Meer's Hummingbird Salamander, a lyrical eco-thriller, and climate anxiety and grief.

E12: The Dreamers

E12: The Dreamers

Do you make decisions based on logic? Or would you be comfortable making decisions based off of...say, a dream? This journaling episode is talking about The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker.

E11: Upload + the Digital Afterlife

E11: Upload + the Digital Afterlife

Amazon's Upload asks major questions, but attempts to answer the biggest: What if Death was no longer the "great equalizer"?

Ep 10: The Adam Project

Ep 10: The Adam Project

In The Adam Project, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner are reunited nearly 20 years after starring in the fantasy rom-com 13 going on 30. Ryan Gosling plays their adult son. the titular Adam, in this time-travel dramedy. Listen in as we discuss more about its sci-fi themes.

EP 9: Sci-fi Christmas Watch List

EP 9: Sci-fi Christmas Watch List

Need something to watch this holiday season. Look no further! Spoiler: Uh, most of these have nothing to do with Christmas.....

E8:The Day After Tomorrow

E8:The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow...climate change disaster film. What could possibly go wrong? But big themes at play here: Note: This film was actually made in 2004 - not 2005 like I state in the episode!

E7: Journaling Day - Blade Runner

E7: Journaling Day - Blade Runner

Do you really have a choice? That's what we're talking about today in this Journaling episode based on two very short lines from the film Blade Runner.

6: War of the Worlds

6: War of the Worlds

Today we're discussing War of the Worlds - the sci-fi classic...but the 2005 movie version.

Ep 5: Parables of the Sower

Ep 5: Parables of the Sower

Today we're discussing Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. A big question in this book and series: Is there room for the Christian God in a post-democratic declining America?

Journaling Ep. 2: All Clear & Big Meaning

Journaling Ep. 2: All Clear & Big Meaning

A bit of sci-fi mixed with art appreciation (Connie Willis' All Clear). Looking for The Light of the World painting? Find it here.

S1 E2 - Killed by routine (Severance)

S1 E2 - Killed by routine (Severance)

If you've ever though you couldn't take it ONE. MORE. SECOND. at the office, this episode is for you! We're talking about Severance by Ling Ma.

Journaling Day #1: Everything is meaningless?

Journaling Day #1: Everything is meaningless?

How can we rebuild meaning? We discuss a few quotes and then go over some journaling prompts related to meaning in our work. (Book of Ecclesiastes/ The Hunger Games)

S1 E1: The Vast of Night

S1 E1: The Vast of Night

The indie movie The Vast of Night is set in 1950s New Mexico. There's a lot that can happen in a small town in the middle of the night. Like what? Listen and find out!