No Cigar | The History of the Future

Push-Button World: The Future of the Jetsons

The Jetsons premiered in 1962 and became the codification of what the future family looked like. With its comedically played predictions about automation and changing social norms, it gave us a look at what was to come. To get more listening that feeds your curiosity and fuels your creativity, view our full sonic encyclopedia at www.clay.inc.

Based on a True Story: Lucian's Journey to the Moon

The satirist Lucian of Samosata once tackled the over-the-top stories of world travels that were so popular during his day. And the result? A trip to the moon and back - written in the 2nd century AD. To get more listening that feeds your curiosity and fuels your creativity, view our full sonic encyclopedia at www.clay.inc.

The World of Tomorrow: 1939 New York World's Fair

80 years ago, the future looked considerably different. The 1939 New York World's Fair offered a "futurama," a look at the "world of tomorrow." Now, just what did this massive exhibit portray? And what would change in the few short years that followed? To get more listening that feeds your curiosity and fuels your creativity, view our full sonic encyclopedia at www.clay.inc.

Cryptic Forecasts: The Quatrains of Nostradamus

Nostradamus is perhaps the most famous name involved in the business of predicting the future. But his work has been broadly challenged because it is subject to interpretation. He densely layers his work to obscure the meaning. In today's episode, we work to make sense of what the seer meant when he penned his quatrains. To get more listening that feeds your curiosity and fuels your creativity, view our full sonic encyclopedia at www.clay.inc.

The Universal Reformation: The Rosicrucian Prophecy of Enlightenment

In the era of the Reformation there arose an organization that, like Lutheranism dawning at the time, was emblazoned with the symbol of a rosy cross. Thus, the name "Rosicrucians." The secret society had a big vision of the future though - a dream that the whole world was about to wake up... Get more podcasts at www.clay.inc.