Necessary Tomorrows

By: Al Jazeera Media Network
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  • Summary

  • Ursula, an AI instructor from the future, encourages listeners to study the turbulent 2020s. Mixing speculative fiction and documentary, leading sci-fi authors bring us three futures that seem like fantasy: animals are people, capitalism is banned from outer space and humans and AI have become kin. We meet the writers who dream of these futures and the activists, scientists and thinkers who are turning fiction into fact.

    Show Credits:

    The Necessary Tomorrows podcast is from Doha Debates and is presented by Al Jazeera Podcasts. It is produced by Imposter Media and Wolf at the Door Studios.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1: The Last Impala

    Episode 1: The Last Impala
    Jan 8 2024

    Wanida Chao is a reluctant lawyer whose client is a climate refugee accused of murder. Chao must defend him—not for killing a human, but for killing an ecosystem. Wanida visits the refugee’s homestead in order to convince the AI-powered judge that her client is innocent. What she finds complicates things.

    Show Credits:

    The Necessary Tomorrows podcast is from Doha Debates and is presented by Al Jazeera Podcasts. It is produced by Imposter Media and Wolf at the Door Studios.

    Connect with us:

    @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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    29 mins
  • Episode 2: The Rights of Nature

    Episode 2: The Rights of Nature
    Jan 12 2024

    Sci-fi author Christopher Brown discovers a legal movement known as the Rights of Nature while researching the causes of social injustice. Jack Fiander, attorney for the Sauk-Suiattle tribe, has sued the city of Seattle over hydro dams that threaten Salmon, the plaintiff in their case.

    Show Credits:

    The Necessary Tomorrows podcast is from Doha Debates and is presented by Al Jazeera Podcasts. It is produced by Imposter Media and Wolf at the Door Studios.

    Connect with us:

    @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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    34 mins
  • Episode 3: A Feast For Cobalt

    Episode 3: A Feast For Cobalt
    Jan 15 2024

    An asteroid is discovered with enough minerals to transition Earth to green energy completely. When a corporate space company announces it will harvest the minerals, an ecoterrorist group destroys their rocket and demands the minerals be shared with all of humanity. A diverse group must negotiate how.

    Show Credits:

    The Necessary Tomorrows podcast is from Doha Debates and is presented by Al Jazeera Podcasts. It is produced by Imposter Media and Wolf at the Door Studios.

    Connect with us:

    @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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    34 mins

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