Dystopia Now

Kate Willett, Emile Torres

dystopianowshow@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a host-led interview and analysis show examining Silicon Valley ideology, technology, transhumanism, futurism, and the influence of tech billionaires, with occasional external expert guests. PR agencies could credibly pitch academics, technology ethicists, futurists, religion scholars, and critics of longtermism or transhumanism; booking difficulty is medium because guests need strong subject-matter expertise but need not be mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 66

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

dystopianowshow@gmail.com

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Host

Kate Willett - Comedian and podcast co-host exploring the social and political implications of technology and Silicon Valley ideology.

Emile Torres - Academic whose work examines transhumanism, futurism, technology, and the philosophies shaping Silicon Valley and tech-billionaire culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter expertise in futurism, technology ethics, transhumanism, philosophy, religion, or the social and political influence of Silicon Valley.
Required Achievements:  
Developing an original framework or body of research, Publishing substantive writing on technology, futurism, or the future

Recent Guest Discussions

Monika Bielskyte - How Fiction And Futurism Shape Visions Of The Future; Science-informed Alternatives To Dystopian And Technologically Deterministic Futures.

Recent Topics

Silicon Valley, Technology, Transhumanism, Futurism, Philosophy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Dystopia Now
:

Why Life on Mars Would Probably Suck

July 09, 2026

We return from our brief summer break chatting about Émile's latest article of interest, "Here's Why SpaceX's Mission is Bullshit" in the wake of its recent IPO and question the assumptions underlying transhumanism for space exploration. Further Reading https://www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/heres-why-spacexs-mission-is-bullshit https://www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/is-elon-musk-a-mass-murderer-on-par  Books Mentioned Adam Becker, More Everything Forever

Protopia Futures (ft. Monika Bielskyte)

June 19, 2026

Does fiction inform what we think the future should look like? Sci-fi and futurism has typically told us the inevitability of technology and dystopian cyberpunk imaginaries. Monika Bielskyte joins us to introduce her alternative, Protopia Futures, a framework for science-informed visions for a good future. Find Monika's writings at https://monikabielskyte.substack.com Further Reading https://monikabielskyte.substack.com/p/we-can-always-do-something-about https://plus.flux.community/p/to-a...

Pope Leo's Anti-AI Encyclical

June 11, 2026

This week, we go over the merits and demerits of the Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas and its co-presentation with Christopher Olah of Anthropic, the company branding itself as most concerned with "AI Safety." Further Reading Émile's article: https://www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/shame-on-the-pope-shame-on-ea-shame Magnifica Humanitas: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html Full Speech: Anthropic Co‑Founder...

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