The Future of What

Portia Sabin

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Booking Overview

A music-industry-focused show built around conversations with major leaders and innovators about where the business is headed. For PR pros, it’s a credible platform for experts whose work impacts music’s technology, legal landscape, and next-gen discovery.

Metrics

Episodes: 325

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 31.0k followers

Contact Information

fowarchive@gmail.com

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Host

Portia Sabin - Founded The Future of What Podcast as a way to educate musicians on the realities of the music business, and she hosts industry figureheads and innovators to discuss where the music business is hea...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Significant, senior voices in music industry (execs, founders, and innovators) plus subject-matter experts in adjacent areas that impact music—music tech/gaming platforms, AI-enabled music tools, cybersecurity/tech regulation, and legal scholarship/advocacy tied to music and First Amendment rights.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles at notable music-tech companies or platforms, Documented public advocacy or legal action on music-related First Amendment/copyright/name-rights issues, Academic or published research on music-related legal cases, Attendance/presence at major industry events (e.g., Music Biz)

Recent Guest Discussions

Allison Moore - How Roblox Is Shaping Next-gen Music Discovery; Virtual Spaces And Connection; Splash’s Roblox Game; Companion App Creating Music Via Voice Input With Ai; Industry Experience

Ahuvah Berger-Burcat - Tech And Cybersecurity Perspective On Music Industry; Regulation Gaps; Mffa; Evolution Leading To Age Of Ai; Internet Fandom Dynamics; Music Biz Conference Experience

Erik Nielson - Research On Rap Lyrics Used As Evidence; Documenting Legal Cases; Views On Free Speech Issues Affecting Young Men Of Color

Simon Tam - Fight Over Free Speech In Music; Legal Efforts Regarding Band Name; Evidence And How It Was Treated; Concerns About Freedom Of Speech

Recent Topics

Music Business, Music Industry, Copyright, Free Speech, Technology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Future of What
:

Episode #293 — How Roblox Is Shaping Next-Gen Music Discovery: A Conversation with Allison Moore of Splash

June 16, 2026

Music can be discovered anywhere – and for today’s youth, gamified experiences on platforms like Roblox have opened doors for discovering and engaging with a wide range of new music. Splash Music’s Roblox game draws in 2-3 million monthly users, establishing itself as the biggest Roblox stage. This episode recorded at Music Biz 2026 features Splash’s Allison Moore, who speaks on the power of virtual spaces & connection. Here, she discusses what Splash’s Roblox game offers, their companion app...

Episode #292 — Live From Music Biz 2026: The Tech Hits & Misses in the Music Industry with Revelator’s Ahuvah Berger-Burcat!

June 03, 2026

Before her start at Revelator four years ago, Ahuvah Berger-Burcat spent two decades in the tech & cybersecurity space. With this, she brings a unique perspective to the music industry and how it compares – from her perspective, we foster an interconnected community but lack regulations on the tech front. In this chat recorded at Music Biz 2026, Ahuvah touches on the importance of the MFFA, the evolution of the web that naturally led to the age of AI, and the false reality of fandom on the in...

Episode #291 — Unequal Justice: Inside the Fight Over Free Speech in Music

May 19, 2026

This episode features Simon Tam of The Slants and Prof. Erik Nielson, co-author of “Rap on Trial,” who both have been instrumental in combating First Amendment right violations against minority musicians. Simon’s fight to get his all-Asian band the right to their name saw thousands of pages of evidence denied, along with a footnote stating that – had they been Caucasian – there’d be no issue. Erik has researched how the Rap genre is singled out, identifying 800+ documented legal cases using R...

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