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Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

By: Keep It Light Media
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 Comedian and professional worrier Jon Richardson doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were… Playing on his own paranoia Jon will discuss his fears with guarded optimists Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson aka ‘The Futurenauts’. Authors, futurists and provocateurs, to ease Jon’s angst Ed and Mark take him on adventures through the futures we need that already exist today. Get in touch with the show - hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comCopyright Keep It Light Media Science
Episodes
  • S06 EP4: The Most Wonderful Tim of the Year

    S06 EP4: The Most Wonderful Tim of the Year
    Dec 23 2025
    Jon and the Futurenauts slide sideways into their festive final show of 2025 with pioneering space bubble greenhouse gardener and optimistic curmudgeon Sir Tim Smit and some suitably seasonal silliness to end the year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • S06 EP3: Laying down some firehose - with Kresse Wesling

    S06 EP3: Laying down some firehose - with Kresse Wesling
    Dec 16 2025
    Jon and the Futurenauts get into some serious upcycling adventures with the phenomenal Moose-inspired Kresse, self-declared ‘waste addict, co-founder of fire-hose-to-designer-luxury-goods brand ‘Elvis & Kresse’ and now also a regenerative farmer. In the process we learn about backward design, money as lubricant, and the earthy joys of ‘humanure’. And… is Mark coming round to Ed’s poetry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • S06 EP2: They think it’s all Clover!

    S06 EP2: They think it’s all Clover!
    Nov 28 2025
    This episode features special guest and literal ‘force of nature’ activist Clover Hogan, with passionate thoughts on how it feels, and what to do in response, to burgeoning ecological threats (plus how to be trolled by the richest man in the world). We also welcome back ‘Pointless Futures’ for a satirical look at the latest consumer nonsense. Plus! Jon’s agonising about the school run, Mark’s learning to edit on the job, and Ed reads a poem. What could possibly go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
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Excellent interview (also nice to know Mark hadn’t just been dreaming up his connection to the military!). The general gives such a grounded understanding of what it will take to tackle climate change and how the military can play such a vital and core part to leading the way of that change with such a massive impact if they do. Very uplifting from a topic I would not have thought it from

Incredibly informative and thorough

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Can't seem to review whole series so have to do each episode individually. Highly recommend.
Thank you so much, guys, you have brought some real joy, along with thought-provoking and interesting topics,, into my life, at a time when I have never needed it more.
Much appreciated. Wholeheartedly recommended to everyone I know, and now to the Audible community too.
Do start at the beginning though because they often refer back to earlier topics and comments, and this really adds to the enjoyment and feeling of connection.
Thanks again, guys, don't ever stop doing what you do!

Best podcast ever!

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