
Show overview
FuturePod has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 246 episodes. That works out to roughly 190 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 51 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 10 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 124 episodes published. Published by futurepod.
From the publisher
FuturePod gathers voices from the international field of Futures and Foresight. Through a series of interviews, the founders of the field and emerging leaders share their stories, tools and experiences. Created in Melbourne, Australia. Interviewing guests from across the globe.
Latest Episodes
View all 246 episodesEP 245: Developmental Arbitrage & Face Tentacles - Tim Mansfield
EP 244: Inside the Wire - David Geye
EP 243 The Learning Future - Louka Parry

Ep 245EP 242: Authorship through Participation - Eva Oloumi
In episode 242 Peter speaks to Eva Oloumi who is the founder and practice lead of Paradiegma and is known for guiding organisations through transformative change. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 244EP 241: SuperShifts - Steve Fisher
In episode 241 Peter speaks to Steve Fisher who with Ja-Nae Duane co-authored SuperShifts - Transforming How we Live, Learn and Work in the Age of Intelligence. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 243EP 240: The Business of Foresight- Jo Lepore
In episode 240 Peter speaks to Jo Lepore who practiced corporate foresight within McDonald's and Mars Wrigley, leads the insights company Dig, is the founder of FIG, is a partner at CFIS and a podcaster at Looking Outside Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 242EP 239: Navigating the Age of Chaos - Jamais Cascio
In episode 239 Peter speaks to Jamais Cascio who with Bob Johansen and Angela Williams co-authored Navigating the Age of Chaos - A sense making guide to a BANI world. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 241EP 238: Growth through Friction - Juli Rush
In episode 238 we meet Juli Rush who is an Educator, Foresight Strategist and a Death Doula with a focus on partnering futures + death and grief processing. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 240EP 237: APF IF Awards Winner - Reanna Browne and James Allen
In episode 237 we meet one of the Winners from the Association of Professional Futurists IF awards, Reanna Browne and James Allen. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 239EP 236: Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium 2026 - Elissa Farrow and Friends
In episode 236 Elissa Farrow returns to the Pod, and brings some friends, to talk about the second iteration of the Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium on the 26th and 27th of March 2026 Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 238EP 235: Decision-making under uncertainty - Ewa Lombard
In episode 235 our guest is Dr Ewa Lombard who is a senior researcher the University of Geneva converging the realms of affective sciences and collective intelligence, focusing on sustainable decision-making that withstands the uncertainties of the future. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 237EP 234: Mindstock. Fictional Futures and Present Realities - Richard Yonck
In episode 234 Peter is speaking to Richard Yonck who returns for his third podcast. This time Richard is here to discuss his first fiction book, Mindstock. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 236EP 233: From Occupy to Design Economics - Vinny Tafuro
In episode 233 Peter shares an economics and futures journey with Vinny Tafuro including from Adam Smith to Kate Raworth and from the Theory of Moral Sentiments to Design Economics. Vinny is a founder of the Institute for Economic Evolution and is a pioneering advocate for the twenty-first-century economy that is disrupting society’s rigid institutions and beliefs. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 235EP 232: Crafting Stories about the Future - Betty Sue Flowers
In episode 232 Peter chats to Betty Sue Flowers, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and a writer, editor, and international foresight consultant, with publications ranging from poetry therapy to sustainability. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 234EP 231: From Armchair to Asteroids - Fernando Gutierrez Olaizola
In episode 231 Peter meets Fernando Gutiérrez Olaizola who is a Uruguayan-born futurist based in the United States with a passion for space and science fiction, a focus on Latin America, and a drive to identify opportunities for emerging and developing nations to participate in space-based commerce and exploration. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 233EP 230 - WFSF World Conference 2025 - Doris Viljoen
This year’s World Conference for the World Futures Studies Federation is coming up in Cape Town, South Africa on 29-31 October 2025 and Peter is discussing it with Doris Viljoen from the Stellenbosch Business School who are hosting it. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 232EP 229: Remembering Johan Galtung - Sohail Inayatullah & Otto Scharmer
A conversation with Sohail Inayatullah and Otto Scharmer remembering Johan Galtung, a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies exploring who he was and what he meant to them on their work. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 231EP 228: Imagining After Capitalism - Andy Hines
A return conversation with Andy Hines about his book, Imagining After Capitalism Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 230EP 227: Education Futures for School Leadership - Riel Miller, Stephen Murgatroyd & JC Couture
Riel Miller returns for a conversation about where education systems need to go and he brings with him some friends who have conducted research on this very question, Stephen Murgatroyd and JC Couture - the authors of Education Futures for School Leadership Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Ep 229EP 226: The Great Transition Game - Fabienne Goux-Baudiment and Tamas Gaspar
A conversation with Fabienne Goux-Baudiment and Tamas Gaspar about their Great Transition Game and the experiences they have had with developing a serious game that is engaging to a variety of audiences and cultures. Interviewed by: Peter Hayward