Episodes
Feb. 9, 2022
The Race to the Car of the Future
The Buzz 1: “My first customer was a lunatic. My second had a death wish.” (Carl “Karl” Friedrich Benz, whose 1885 Benz Patent Motorcar was the first practical automobile in series production) The Buzz 2: “I couldn't find the...
Feb. 2, 2022
The Future of Crime Novels and Their TV Adaptations – Part 2
The Buzz 1: “The book is better. Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid’s Tale and beyond…. [and] classic series like the 1995 Pride and Prejudice still standing up to today’s viewing.”...
Jan. 26, 2022
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 7
Today’s “The Buzz” comes from vintage classic movies. * Buzz 1: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” (Marty McFly, Back To The Future, 1985 sci-fi film) * Buzz 2: “What are we gonna d...
Jan. 19, 2022
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 6
The Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, All About Eve, 1950 film) The Buzz 2: “Shut up and deal.” (Miss Fran Kubelik, played by Shirley MacLaine, The Apartme...
Jan. 12, 2022
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 5
Today's The Buzz comes from vintage classic movies. 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: “Do, or do not. There is no t...
Jan. 5, 2022
Tech Revolution 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Part 4
Today's Buzz is from Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown in Back to the Future, 1985– 1990 sci-fi movie trilogy. ** Buzz 1: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” ** Buzz 2: “Whoa, this is heavy!” ** Buzz 3: “1.21 giga...
Dec. 29, 2021
Encore 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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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),...
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...
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...