Future Around & Find Out

Dan Blumberg

dan@modernproductminds.com

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Booking Overview

Future Around & Find Out is a tech-forward show that helps builders and business leaders think clearly about AI and emerging technologies—cutting through hype and turning uncertainty into build decisions. It’s especially valuable for PR because it consistently brings in founders/makers who can speak credibly about what’s next (and what to watch out for), plus a recurring futurist recap segment.

Metrics

Episodes: 127

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

dan@modernproductminds.com

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Host

Dan Blumberg - Independent technologist and former NPR journalist. Host of Future Around & Find Out, interviewing builders changing how we work, live, and play; focuses on AI and emerging technology implications,...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Founders, builders, and technologists working at the intersection of AI and emerging tech (e.g., agent verification, writing tools, deep tech); strong public ability to explain implications and tradeoffs clearly for non-technical listeners.
Required Achievements:  
Founder/executive of a recognized AI or emerging-tech company, Prior leadership/ownership roles in notable tech programs or communities, Authorship/coinage of widely cited concepts and thought leadership in the space

Recent Guest Discussions

Calum Chace - Automation And Job Displacement Timelines; “apocaloptimist” Vs Worst-case Planning; Verifying AI Agents Before Harmful Actions; Implications For Career Planning

Jay Dixit - Using AI As A Partner For Ideation And Feedback Rather Than Writing On Your Behalf; Flipping Prompts Into Interviews; Preventing Lazy/default Thinking; AI Use Across The Writing Workflow

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech, Deep Tech, Futurism, Robotics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Future Around & Find Out
:

The Pope Speaks Directly to Builders, Implores Us to "Disarm AI"

May 29, 2026

The Pope's encyclical on AI has a direct message for builders: every design choice reflects a vision of humanity. He's calling on developers to "disarm" AI — to resist the race for dominance and ask whether we're actually building a future worth having.On the latest FAFO Friday, Dan and Kwaku dig into the encyclical, plus two big moves to restrict AI in schools: the American Federation of Teachers calling for drastic cuts to screens and AI chatbots, and UC Berkeley Law School banning nearly a...

What's Our Plan If AI Really Does Take All the Jobs? We Should Probably Figure That Out Now

May 19, 2026

"It would be humanity's biggest ever unforced error."Silicon Valley has changed its tune. After years of warning us their AI was going to take all the jobs, the big AI companies — and their investors — would now rather we stop talking about it. A16Z calls the jobs apocalypse talk "unhelpful marketing, bad economics, and worse history" (note the order). Even writers Dan trusts more, like Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, have lately poured cold water on the idea.Calum Chace is not so blasé.Ten ye...

Oops! AI Titans Realize Predicting a Jobs Apocalypse Is "Unhelpful Marketing" | FAFO Friday

May 16, 2026

The AI narrative shifting… Jobs apocalypse? What jobs apocalypse!? Who said that was coming? There's been a noticeable shift from the AI titans recently. Turns out (shocker!) the world isn't responding well to being told we'll all be out of a job soon. And Silicon Valley is waking up to the fact that they need more popular support — both for the data centers they hope to build quickly and also for their upcoming IPOs. Meanwhile, the AI outrage is building. This week in AI anxiety: Students bo...

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