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Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts

By: Keep It Light Media
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Summary

 Comedian Jon Richardson finds ways to make sense of, and find hope in the future - accompanied by ‘futurenauts’ Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson. Praised for its rare combination of revealing insight and plenty of laughs, it’s the show that digs underneath the headlines to help you find your own confident relationship with an uncertain future… “This show is the most useful thing I do, for myself and my audience,” says Jon. Get in touch with the show - hello@jonandthefuturenauts.comCopyright Keep It Light Media Science
Episodes
  • S06 EP8: The Future of Juries

    S06 EP8: The Future of Juries
    May 6 2026
    Jon, Ed & Mark are joined by Flora Page KC, a leading barrister who represented wrongly accused subpostmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to talk about the future of juries - the beating heart of the UK criminal justice system, that the Government seems hellbent on destroying, deliberately. A challenge beyond politics, the right to a trial by a diverse group of your peers is an eight hundred year old tradition going back to Magna Carta, and provides the last defence against State-led authoritarianism and tyranny. An essential listen for anyone who cares about justice, we explore why axing juries won't cut the scandalous 80,000 cases court backlog, whether Labour MPs who are lawyers and supporting the legislation should be charged with professional malpractice and why the absence of a 'sunset clause' in the legislation reveals the Government's true malintent. Listen and get involved! thejuryalliance.uk 1. Write to your MP: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.criminalbar.com%2Fresources%2Fnews%2Fthe-right-to-trial-by-jury%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C30c60469ffff4feefff408deab553521%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639136579606446034%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pg7ps8NX64%2BIpjcipJMQMiw1wxkG4LLsEw6JwSKR26I%3D&reserved=0 2. Not only a right, but a duty: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejusticegap.com%2Fnot-only-a-right-but-a-duty-a-history-of-perverse-verdicts%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C30c60469ffff4feefff408deab553521%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639136579606465905%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BauhJEZwKUHwsUSpYZcuIjFSvSKQb5jgOvLQI%2FZELdo%3D&reserved=0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S06 EP7: Future of Ecocide featuring Jojo Mehta

    S06 EP7: Future of Ecocide featuring Jojo Mehta
    Apr 20 2026
    Deliberately killing the environment at an ecosystem level should really be a crime against humanity, as well as against nature. And in the future it might well be, and that will be thanks to leaders like Jojo who heads up ‘Stop Ecocide International’ and is pioneering a revolution in the law internationally. Join us for the usual uplifting and inspiring conversation as we explore the legal origins of ecocide and where next. Also includes the normal irresponsible humour and hijinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • S06 EP6: The Future of Uncertainty

    S06 EP6: The Future of Uncertainty
    Mar 13 2026
    Joined by ‘Uncertainty experts’ Katherine Templar-Lewis & Sam Conniff the boys dig into one of the root causes of all our terrible decision-making - our inability to tolerate uncertainty. We will literally do almost anything to avoid it! So join us for one of the most powerful episodes we’ve ever recorded and get better at embracing the unknown in order to thrive differently! https://www.uncertaintyexperts.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 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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