Future Sandwich

The Blockchain has promised a lot, and continues to, but in day-to-day life, hasn't permeating culture yet. Play To Earn is the first example of the open, free and fair promise of the platform - where people are playing mobile games to earn real money, for them and their investors in a circular economy.

This episode, we reframe the definition of 'Hacker' as not someone who steals your credit card online, but someone who defines culture through creativity. We meet with Artists (and Hackers) Simon Weckert and Evan Roth.

The first chapter of The Social Network set off insane growth for Mark Zuckerberg and left the twins in his dust. After a $64m payout, they dusted themselves off and started building the future of money. As Meta takes blow after blow, is there a chance the twins can make a Crypto-powered comeback for the ages?

This episode I catch up with renowned Professor of Astrophysics at Swinburne University, and get a look inside his lab in Melbourne that powers some of the most powerful telescopes on Earth. We discuss the ways the solar system is being unlocked with exponential technology advancements and investment. Find out more about Swinburne University Accelerator Applications here: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/centres-groups-clinics/innovation-precinct/accelerator-program/

This episode we look at how AI is making our jobs, businesses and careers better, and how to move that along faster, we need to blow business models up and start again. Featuring; Erik Brynjolfsson (Source: Lex Friedman Podcast), Steve Sammartino and James Johnson. Join me on April 1st for Salesforce Live Retail and Consumer Goods, where I meet with trailblazers of the retail industry and unpack the secrets to how they have accelerated out of 2020. Register now at salesforce.com/liveanz Find out more at futuresandwich.com

Explore the world of Brain Computer Interfaces, where healing physical and mental diseases, mental telepathy, and even immortality becomes possible. Featuring Elon Musk and Alex Pinkerton. Visit www.futuresandwich.com for more

The future of fashion is getting so fast, it can barely keep up with itself. We meet with companies setting the pace, and how soon, we might have a clothing factory in our home.

In this episode, we look at how the internet and tech companies are scaling the ability for anyone to spin lies, and how that threatens everything.

This episode we look at all the possibilities of the Blockchain, beyond it's famed breakthrough - Bitcoin.

In this episode, we look at how some Billionaire's obsession with staying healthy and active for centuries is pushing the boundaries on the life expectancy of people.

We discuss the future of food with Author, Nathan Runkle, and look at how the world is slowing eating itself into extinction. And farming is in massive decline, and so Kimbal Musk is bring crops to the cities.

Some of us love our cars, and some even feel something for a desk lamp. We explore the intersection of the sex and tech industries, and how close robots are coming to evoking real emotions in humans. Can we actually fall in love with robots?

This episode is a preview of the Future Sandwich Live Show at Pausefest in Melbourne on February 9th 2018. Get your tickets at pausefest.com.au . In anticipation, I catch up with Nic Hodges and discuss everything from how Blockchain can save the media, and how to fix Twitter's troll problem.

Should we be tinkering with our DNA? It can fix fatal flaws in ourselves, but at what cost? This episode we talk with Kunal Kalro about what the consequences could be.

Are we living in The Matrix? Let's get Sammartino and Hodges to debate it! With a cameos from Lisa Simpson, Elon Musk and Morpheus, we will stretch your thinking.

This episode we look at the future of Cinema, and how Hollywood is adapting to the changing media landscape. One thing is for sure, the more things change in Hollywood - the more they stay the same.

Surviving Amazon by Tommy McCubbin

Recorded live at Future Assembly in Melbourne, this is the first live episode of Future Sandwich. The panel includes Author, Steve Sammartino, News Corp's Nic Hodges, and Startup Victoria's Georgia Beattie.

We discuss the future of cities and whether we will continue making them more dense, or we will go bush and rely on technology to connect.

The current education system is broken. We discuss what it takes to teach how to live a full life.