Episodes

Encore Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 1
Dec. 22, 2021

Encore Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 1

The Buzz: Top five quotes from Back to the Future, 1985–1990 sci-movie trilogy: * "Nobody calls me chicken." * "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." * "1.21 Gigawatts!?!" * "I guess you guys aren't ready for that y...
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 3
Dec. 15, 2021

Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 3

Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, All About Eve, 1950 drama film) Buzz 2: “What are we gonna do?”…“The question isn't 'What are we going to do?' The questi...
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 2
Dec. 8, 2021

Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 2

The Buzz 1: “Someday, somewhere we'll find a new way of living.” ('Somewhere' lyrics, West Side Story, 1957 Broadway play) The Buzz 2: “Anything you want to do, do it, want to change the world, there's nothing to it.” ('Pure ...
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 1
Dec. 1, 2021

Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 1

The Buzz: Top five quotes from Back to the Future, 1985–1990 sci-movie trilogy: * “Nobody calls me chicken.” * “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” * “1.21 Gigawatts!?!” * “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that y...
The Future for Female Entrepreneurs: A New Playing Field? Part 2
Nov. 24, 2021

The Future for Female Entrepreneurs: A New Playing Field? Part 2

The Buzz 1: “Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the troublemaking individual.” (Natalie Clifford Barney) The Buzz 2: “You’re not in competition with other women. You’re in competition with everyone.” (Tina Fey) The Buzz 3...
The Future of Smarter Cities: People + How Much Technology?
Nov. 17, 2021

The Future of Smarter Cities: People + How Much Technology?

The Buzz 1: “Smart cities are the intelligent cities of positivity and happy-energy, not the junkyards of technologies but cities of diversity, love, life, beauty, dignity, freedom, tolerance, and equality.” (Amit Ray, author...
The Future of Storytelling and Technology: Get Real!
Nov. 10, 2021

The Future of Storytelling and Technology: Get Real!

The Buzz 1: “Even without the modern neurological research that proves storytelling is the best way to capture people’s attention, bake information into their memories, and forge close, personal bonds, humanity has always inh...
The Future of Social Media Noise: Keep or Banish Hashtags?
Nov. 3, 2021

The Future of Social Media Noise: Keep or Banish Hashtags?

The Buzz 1: “#Hashtags aren’t as cool as they once were…A Next Web study found that more than half of consumers don’t search for hashtags or use hashtags on their own content.… Spammers and bots are targeting popular hashtags...
The Future of Entrepreneurship: Why Will Startups Keep Failing?
Oct. 27, 2021

The Future of Entrepreneurship: Why Will Startups Keep Failing?

The Buzz 1: “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.” (Dave Thomas, Wendy’s founder) The Buzz 2: “The best sta...
The Future of Self-Driving Cars: Who/What Teaches Them to Drive?
Oct. 20, 2021

The Future of Self-Driving Cars: Who/What Teaches Them to Drive?

The Buzz 1: The future promised by self-driving car companies — in which the streets would be filled with autonomous vehicles — has yet to arrive. In May 2021, The New York Times reported that the cars are still unable to man...
The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?
Oct. 13, 2021

The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?

The Buzz 1: “The book is better” – you hear often when it comes to adaptations of books for the screen…plenty of TV adaptations are as good as the books they’re based on, and some are even better…Book adaptations have become ...
The Future of Drones: Landing on a Porch or Planet Near You Soon
Oct. 6, 2021

The Future of Drones: Landing on a Porch or Planet Near You Soon

The Buzz 1: Drones are now, literally, out of this world. NASA successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars earlier this year, and it carried an important payload: the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity.… Similar to Electronic ...
The Future of Women vs Men in STEM: Technology and Creativity
Sept. 29, 2021

The Future of Women vs Men in STEM: Technology and Creativity

The Buzz 1: “In a study of 34 rhesus monkeys, males strongly preferred toys with wheels over plush toys, whereas females found plush toys likable. It would be tough to argue that the monkeys’ parents bought them sex-typed toy...
The Future of Healthy Adult Beverages – Good Taste & Good For You
Sept. 22, 2021

The Future of Healthy Adult Beverages – Good Taste & Good For You

The Buzz 1: “Consumers today don’t just want their beverages to taste good and help them stay hydrated…Consumer interest in functional beverages over the last one year alone increased by a whopping 272%.” (spoonshot.com/blog ...
The Future for Female Entrepreneurs – Lower or Raise the Bar?
Sept. 15, 2021

The Future for Female Entrepreneurs – Lower or Raise the Bar?

The Buzz 1: “There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.” (Madam C.J. Walker (1867 –1919),...
The Future of Cryptocurrency in Retail: Pay Now, Pay How?
Sept. 8, 2021

The Future of Cryptocurrency in Retail: Pay Now, Pay How?

The Buzz 1: “Since the creation of bitcoin, hundreds and hundreds of crypto assets are gradually finding their place in society…many companies are already accepting virtual currencies as a form of payment (KFC, Subway...). Ot...
The Future of Music Education, Musicians and Technology
Sept. 1, 2021

The Future of Music Education, Musicians and Technology

The Buzz 1: “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” (Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, 1920–1955, jazz saxophonist, band leader, composer) The Buzz 2: “Musici...
The Future of Tech Startups: When Is THE Right Time?
Aug. 25, 2021

The Future of Tech Startups: When Is THE Right Time?

The Buzz 1: “We can fly! we can fly! we can fly!…All it takes is faith and trust. Oh, and something I forgot. Dust! Dust? Yep. Just a little bit of pixie dust.” (“You can fly” song, Peter Pan, 1953 American animated adventure...
The Future of Professional Women & Creativity: Impossible Dream?
Aug. 18, 2021

The Future of Professional Women & Creativity: Impossible Dream?

The Buzz 1: “The greatest scientists are always artists as well.” [Albert Einstein] The Buzz 2: “At first glance, the words “science” and “creativity” might not seem like natural companions.…. But…the greatest scientific disc...
The Future of Digital Security: Will Zero Trust Keep Us Safe?
Aug. 11, 2021

The Future of Digital Security: Will Zero Trust Keep Us Safe?

The Buzz 1: “All it takes is faith and trust. Oh, and something I forgot. Dust! Dust? Yep. Just a little bit of pixie dust.” (Peter Pan played by Bobby Driscoll, 1953 film song You Can Fly!) The Buzz 2: “It's all right. I und...
The Future of Self-Publishing: A Real Page-Turner – Part 2
Aug. 4, 2021

The Future of Self-Publishing: A Real Page-Turner – Part 2

The Buzz 1: “Self-publishing is an ever-changing industry and big changes can come seemingly out of nowhere…Trend #2: More indie authors will collaborate or consolidate in collectives. Trend #3: Authors will benefit from comp...
The Future of Email Marketing: Will You Open It?
July 28, 2021

The Future of Email Marketing: Will You Open It?

The Buzz 1: “A lot of folks believe that email is dead. With the increased use of chatbots, social media platforms, etc., the assumption is that email's place has been overtaken. However, this assertion, and the assumption it...
The Future of Women in STEM: What About Their Creativity?
July 21, 2021

The Future of Women in STEM: What About Their Creativity?

The Buzz 1: “After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well. (Albert Einstein, 1923; news.mic...
The Future of The Cloud: What Has It Done for YOU Lately?
July 14, 2021

The Future of The Cloud: What Has It Done for YOU Lately?

The Buzz 1: “Hey, you, Get Off Of My Cloud” (The Rolling Stones). “Clouds in My Coffee” (You’re So Vain lyrics, Carly Simon). “I've looked at clouds from both sides now, From up and down, and still somehow, It's cloud illusio...