Have a Nice Future: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse
Have a Nice Future: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse  
Podcast: Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Published On: Thu Jul 06 2023
Description: We're off this week, so instead of our usual show, we're sharing an episode of WIRED's other podcast, Have a Nice Future. It's hosted by Gadget Lab cohost Lauren Goode and WIRED editor in chief Gideon Litchfield. The show features interviews with guests who have big, audacious ideas about the future. Lauren and Gideon dig into whether this is a future we want to live in, and what we can do about it now.On this episode, Gideon and Lauren are joined by someone whose full-time job was to predict the future. Noah Raford spent nearly 15 years working as the UAE’s chief futurist, where he advised the government on how to prepare for all sorts of futuristic challenges, from pandemics to global warming. His advice? Get comfortable with discomfort.This episode originally aired April 26, 2023. Listen to every episode of Have a Nice Future wherever you get your podcasts.