Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.
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episode 19: POWER: The Sleeping Lion
Today’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower. Is it imminent? What does a China-led world look like? And why are so many people worried about it?
Guests:
- Meredith Oyen, professor of history and director of Asian studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Gina Tam, professor of history at Trinity University
- Linda Yueh, economist and author of The Great Economists
- Lina Getachew Ayenew, author of The Complete Beginner’s Guide to China-Africa Relations
- Michael Wahid Hanna, senior fellow at The Century Foundation
Actors:
- Employee welcomer -- Ewan Chung
- New employee -- Tamara Krinsky
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Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Special thanks to Yutong Yuang who provided the translation into Mandarin and to Tony Chow for introducing me to Yutong.
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