The McFuture with Steve Faktor

Freakier than Freakonomics. More funny than Planet Money.<br /> Join futurist author and innovation maharishi Steve Faktor for provocative predictions and prescriptions for a world drowning in Avengers, but starved for meaning…and laughter. The show features ferocious, funny monologues on how tech, economics and culture will shape our future – and what it'll take to succeed in it. Spectacular guests like Larry King, comedian Jim Jefferies, Governor Jesse Ventura, Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz, former ACLU President Nadine Strossen, Megachurch Pastor AR Bernard and many more. Come explore the deep, dark, hilarious underbelly of The McFuture - from healthcare to media to virtualized lives.<br /> <br /> Sign up at <a href="https://stevefaktor.com/">SteveFaktor.com</a> for member exclusives, occasional updates from Steve & videos.<br /> <<<<<||>>>>><br /> TOPICS: Economics, Innovation, Comedy, Culture, Technology, Futurism, Happiness, Purpose, Philosophy, Political Humor, Politics, Psychology, Healthcare, Media, Social Media, Religion, Self-Help, Self-Improvement, Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Parody, Talk Radio, Talk Shows, Culture of Technology, Belief, Humor, Political Satire, Ideas, Strategy, News<br /> <<<<<||>>>>><br /> FOR THOSE WHO LIKE: Joe Rogan, Jon Stewart, Scott Galloway, Tim Dillon, Michael Malice, Patrick Bet-David (Valuetainment), Andrew Schulz, Dan Carlin, Ryan Long, Louis CK, Mike Rowe, Megyn Kelly, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Seth Godin, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, Bill Maher, Jordan Peterson, Russell Brand, John Oliver, Tim Ferriss, Tyler Cowen, James Altucher, Bari Weiss, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein, Bret Weinstein, Ricky Gervais, James Lindsay, George Orwell, Adam Carolla, Ben Shapiro, Stephen Colbert, Malcolm Gladwell, Penn Jillette, Bill Burr, Tony Robbins, Dennis Prager, Bryan Callen, Thomas Friedman, Pete Holmes, Dick Masterson, Niall Ferguson, Ezra Klein, Nate Silver, Jordan Harbinger, Bridget Phetasy, Whitney Cummings, Steven Crowder (Louder with Crowder), Kyle Dunnigan, Kurt Metzger, Jack Murphy Live, Anthony Cumia, Andrew Santino, Crystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti, Ian Bremmer, Dave Rubin, Dave Portnoy, Matt Yglesias, Barry Ritholtz, Yannis Pappas, Glenn Loury, Yuval Noah Harari, Jason Whitlock<br /> <<<<<||>>>>><br /> FOR FANS OF: Freakonomics, Planet Money, Hidden Brain, Armchair Expert, TED, Reason, The Hill, The Economist, The Atlantic, Forbes, Politico, New Yorker, NPR, Pivot, The New York Times, Psychology Today, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Evonomics, Wait But Why, Harvard Business Review (HBR), FiveThirtyEight, The Future of Everything, Marginal Revolution, Ben Thompson at Stratechery, Crazy/Genius with Derek Thompson

Figure it out, Abdul — The Trump-Harris Debate Surprise

the world's greatest nonpartisan debate analysis with surprise ending

09-11
51:31

Is Google rAIcist? | The McFuture Podcast

What does the Google Gemini AI debacle reveal about the company, the future of AI, and ourselves?

03-05
44:50

Are We The Baddies? My Putin-Tucker Revelations

HUGE revelations from Tucker Carlson's interview of Vladimir Putin that might make you wonder, "Are we the baddies?"

02-19
52:30

Decolonized, Demoralized, Dehumanized: The Lost Israel-Palestine Narratives [The McFuture Podcast]

https://youtu.be/mgOHTkhJwXA Notice how quickly we went from “We’re just criticizing Israel’s policies!” to celebrating executions of Jews and bombing synagogues. Hamas’s barbaric terrorist attack not only exposed Israel’s fragility, but a global network of antisemitism in academia, media, and our very own friendships. The veil has been lifted. We’re in a Roger Waters wet dream, where he can finally slay Jews and stop milking 50-year-old songs. This episode takes on many of the lost narratives the media won’t dare touch, including: 00:00:00 Why The Deafening Silence, "Friends" and Neighbors? 00:14:55 Donny Deutsch & The Silence of Corporations 00:18:14 The Socialist Macro-Aggressors 00:22:32 Larry Summers & The Ivy League Terror Cells 00:29:56 Three Drivers of Malignant College Leftism 00:32:45 (1) Decolonization 00:38:44 (2) Intersectionality 00:41:43 (3) Demoralization & The KGB 00:47:55 Media Complicity 00:51:32 Jonathan Rosenthal on Moral Equivalency 00:52:45 Dumb & Dahmer: Hamas's Mission (Golda Meir, Sam Harris, Casey Neistat & Ami Horowitz) 01:01:11 Jared Kushner on The Perils of Negotiating with Palestine 01:07:03 Reluctant Conquerors & Noble Victims 01:11:10 What to do with Terror Sympathizers? 01:14:42 Democratic Cleansing 01:16:35 About Colonialism... (featuring Ike Saul) 01:25:27 The Iran Hack 01:33:26 How America Made Iran 01:34:43 How Israel Made Hamas 01:37:52 The Problem With Weaponizing Extremism 01:43:50 Israel's Three Options 01:49:07 More Guns!! 01:50:01 The Shocking Power of X (Twitter) & Corruption of Corporate Media 01:54:20 Conspiracies & Reruns If you enjoy this, please support the show on Patreon & get tons of member exclusives!  Also please give a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Really helps with visibility. Share & subscribe on: YouTube, iTunes,  Spotify,  Google,  Stitcher,  TuneIn, RSS

10-21
01:56:33

10 Radical Ideas To Reanimate The CNN Zombie & Reinvent TV News

10 radical ideas for reinventing CNN & saving dying cable TV news networks.

06-07
16:08

What We’re Forbidden To Say About Aging, Immigration & Wakanda | The McFuture Podcast

The ONE TREND that will decide future of humanity is buried deep inside a conspiracy theory whose name we dare not speak.

05-10
01:27:39

Fixing Bud Light’s Hannibal Lecter Strategy | The McFuture

Why the real problem with Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney trans influencer campaign is...Hannibal Lecter.

04-13
22:20

CheatGPT & Other Devious ‘Open Hacks’ | The McFuture Podcast

What do Netflix, Google, ChatGPT, New York Times, and Chipotle have in common? Open hacks. A devious little mind trick that makes us feel special and gets us to buy more.

02-07
17:56

Surviving Twitter | The McFuture Podcast

7 Ways To Survive Twitter, 4 Building Blocks For Successful Communities & 100% free of Elon love or hate!

01-20
36:54

That Socialistic Feeling | The McFuture Podcast

Taking on all our ill-conceived flavors of socialism — private college, housing & mortgages, crypto, crazy Fed incompetence, and much much more.

01-13
37:43

Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast

Steve mud-wrestles "effective altruism" & "long-termism" to conjure a novel, sane & entertaining take on these bastard children of philanthropy.

01-05
27:00

BANKMAN, FRIED: The Circumcised Chronicles Of A Bahamian-American Hero

America's newest superhero, BankMan & his sidekick, Math Girl are here to save us. When business and satire are indistinguishable, THIS is the FTX you need.

12-23
57:35

Rotten, Rotten Tomatoes | The McFuture Podcast

Business breakdowns of the movie industry, medicalizing America, ungrateful billionaires, conspiracies, & of course Rotten Tomatoes.

11-13
48:17

All’s Well That’s Orwell

Facebook Zombies, AI Masters, Persuasion Paradox & Doomed Millennials

10-10
34:59

WOKE WAR III

BIG revelations about the forces tearing America apart & clues on what might bring it together.

09-30
36:45

How Princeton Manufactured Minorities & You Can Too!

It turns out there's a huge loophole in #DEI...and everyone's in on it, except YOU! A must-watch episode.

09-22
09:34

Jungle Fever

How good intentions of the Climate Change NARRATIVE create AWFUL policies that HURT the environment. A tasty sampling.

09-15
44:04

(Work) At Home, FOREVER!

Why #workfromhome is not what you think. Careful what you wish for. A tour-de-force on the #futureofwork.

08-23
51:24

#CRYPTOCRASH: 10 Reasons I Don’t Invest in Crypto, Bitcoin or Blockchain

Recovering finance executive's unconventional & philosophical take on the crypto narrative

08-13
36:33

RECESSIONOMICS: Will There Be A Recession in 2022?

Everything is stupid and stupendous, all at once. Is this a recipe for recession? If so, how serious? Your answers, delivered delightfully & irreverently.

07-08
31:33

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