Future Forecast
Every episode of Future Forecast dissects and analyzes the headlines that you need to know, to keep up with the latest and greatest happenings in culture, news, entertainment and tech. Hosted by The Future Party Co-Founder and President, Boye Akolade, along with CrossCheck Studios Co-Founder and CEO, Chris Sawtelle, each episode takes on the trending topics of today, with the future always on the horizon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recent Episodes
June 12, 2026
What Goes Into the Economy of Live Events? with Jeremy Lowe
Boye and Chris kick things off with Jeremy Lowe, VP of Talent and Partnerships at Dick Clark Productions, reacting to the viral tech Titans Mafia game, and whether brands could create their own version of Traitors (1:43). The...
June 4, 2026
Backroom Breaking Records, Anthropic's IPO, and Hollywood's AI Future
Today we get into Hollywood's two major events about its own future, one about AI, one about creators (4:00), how a 20-year-old YouTuber broke A24's all-time opening weekend record (22:51), and Anthropic's confidential IPO fi...
May 28, 2026
Spotify's Loyalty Tickets, Survivor 50 Spoilers, and Executives Sending AI to Their Meetings
Today we get into why Spotify's new concert ticket program for loyal fans might actually be a good thing for music, and how it could finally be the cure for blue dot fever (19:19), how prediction markets already knew who won ...
May 21, 2026
OpenAI Enters Finance, AP x Swatch, and YouTube Brandcast 2026
Today we kick things off reacting to Drake's new album (1:27), then we get into the new OpenAI finance product and what it means for the future of banking (6:00), the unexpected collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Swatc...
May 14, 2026
Apple Glasses vs. Ray-Ban, Byron Allen's Media Empire, and Ben Affleck's Secret AI Deal
Today we get into Apple's upcoming smart glasses and what they mean for Ray-Ban and Meta, how Byron Allen has been quietly building one of the biggest media empires in the country, and the story behind Ben Affleck's secret AI...
May 10, 2026
Devil Wears Prada 2, Narnia's Big Bet, and the Industries Rewriting the Rules
Today we get into the surprise box office success of Devil Wears Prada 2, why Netflix is giving Narnia a full theatrical window, a Chinese court ruling that protects workers from being replaced by AI, and why venture capitali...
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