The Futurists

Brett King, Rob Tercek

jp@provoke.fm

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Booking Overview

The Futurists is a global fintech-focused show that uses futurism to explore how emerging technologies—from AI to synthetic biology—will reshape society, work, and markets. It’s especially appealing for PR pitches that sit at the intersection of advanced tech, ethics, and real-world economic impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 192

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

jp@provoke.fm

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Host

Brett King - Described in Episode 1 as connecting with Paolo Sironi to discuss Paolo’s book and the intersection of AI, consciousness, philosophy, and ethics.

Rob Tercek - Described in Episode 2 and Episode 3 as the host engaging guests on AI-driven labor impacts and on synthetic biology/biological intelligence.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Recognized experts or thought leaders with published books or major authority in areas tied to frontier tech impacts (e.g., AI/ethics, labor/economics of technology, synthetic biology/biotech).
Required Achievements:  
Published book author, Leadership role (e.g., CEO/co-founder) in frontier tech/biotech, Academic authority (e.g., MIT-affiliated researcher/economist), Media presence via established tech/finance commentary platforms

Recent Guest Discussions

Paolo Sironi - AI And The Replication Of Consciousness; Hard Problem Of Consciousness; Ethics Of Ai; Quantum Gravity And Philosophy Via A Novel Framework

Paul Osterman - Ai-driven Labor Trends; Rise Of 'disposable' Workers; Social/political/organizational Consequences Of Workforce Risk Shifting

Adrian Woolfson - Artificial Biological Intelligence; Designing And Creating New Species; Synthetic Biology, Ethics, Physics, And Food/medicine/health Economics

Recent Topics

Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Labor, Economics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Futurists
:

Future of Human Consciousness in an AI-Driven World

July 03, 2026

What if AI could replicate your consciousness? Listen as Brett King connects with Paolo Sironi, host of Provoke.fm‘s The Banker’s Bookshelf about Paolo’s latest book, Quantum Sapiens. Paolo’s foray into literary fiction explores the intersection of quantum gravity, philosophy, and the future of human consciousness in an AI-driven world, providing a unique way to explore complex topics. Available at major bookstores and on Amazon, Quantum Sapiens is a haunting novel ble...

AI’s Disposable Workers

June 26, 2026

Paul Osterman, MIT labor economist and author of Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment , tells Rob Tercek about the fastest-growing category of the US workforce in the age of artificial intelligence. According to Osterman, a rising number of employers prefer to hire three categories of “disposable workers” with no long-term stake in the company.  Today, such workers comprise more than 35% of the entire US workforce. The employers get the benefit of flexibility, and they push th...

Biological Intelligence 

June 23, 2026

Adrian Woolfson, the CEO and co-founder of the biotech company Genyro, joins the Futurists to chat about the audacious vision that animates his book On The Future of Species. Woolfson conceives of a Artificial Biological Intelligence that will unify diverse fields of genomic research into a new system that enables humans to design and create new species of life. According to Woofson, this marks an unprecedented moment on earth. For the first time ever, natural selection is no longer the only ...

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