TRASHFUTURE

Damn, it sure looks like Australia had its UK Labour in 2015 moment this past week, in which the centre-left party favoured to win has instead snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Why did the Coa...

27 Maj 20191h 18min

Did you know that, despite renting space in basically every building in the world, WeWork incinerates money and cannot ever turn a profit? Did you know that there's an IoT-connected chastity belt that...

26 Maj 201910min

It seems like we have limited choices for the future of humanity. On one hand, we could stop the endless, destructive growth cycle that will ruin our climate, but that might affect shareholders’ portf...

22 Maj 20191h 31min

This week, we speak to jazz saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch (@sowetokinch) about big tech's attempts to steal creative idea-generation concepts and apply them to high-stress startup culture. We also t...

20 Maj 20191h 21min

It’s that time again: Riley sat down with a book, and now you have to hear him talk about it for an hour or so. This month, Riley read K-Punk, out now on Repeater Books. K-Punk collects the previously...

15 Maj 20191h 1min

Everyone knows YouTube: the place where you can watch Peppa Pig get beheaded, watch crocodiles turn into chickens, learn about why earth is flat, and so much more. However, YouTube as a cultural pheno...

15 Maj 201910min

Well, the Conservatives are at it again. Whether it’s Matt Hancock or Liz Truss or Rory Stewart, they’re out being dumb and unaware. But don’t worry, friends -- your reassembled gang of all original l...

13 Maj 20191h 13min

Britain has a serious need for Agony Aunts. Whether it’s a mundane or bizarre problem, people are out there asking for advice on issues such as: racist party guests, children who hate them, how to div...

6 Maj 20191h 6min