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HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

HELLO, FUTURE with Kevin Cirilliis the daily podcast where tomorrow’s biggest questions come alive. Are aliens already visiting us? Could your next job be in space? What if satellites could find lost cities, or stop the next wildfire? What happens if America loses the space race… or if every satellite went dark tomorrow? From Mars to UFOs, from flying cars to “civilization starter kits,” each episode blends science, technology, and imagination with the real choices shaping

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11:05

HELLO FUTURE: Why Should I Care About Quantum Computing?

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/11/10

Kevin Cirilli sits down with science communicator and journalist Matt Swayne, senior writer and analyst at The Quantum Insider, to unpack one of the most complex — and misunderstood — frontiers in technology: quantum computing. For years, “quantum” has sounded like science fiction — a buzzword whispered in labs and venture capital circles. But what happens when it starts to shape your everyday life? Kevin and Matt explore how quantum computers could revolutionize

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15:23

HELLO FUTURE: The Pope... The Planets... and Aliens....

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2025/11/07

What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. From ancient creation stories to future Martian colonies, they discuss how religions might adapt, what

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10:13

HELLO FUTURE: What Happens to Religion if Aliens Exist?

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2025/11/06

What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. From ancient creation stories to future Martian colonies, they discuss how religions might adapt, what

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15:28

HELLO FUTURE: The AI Spy Game — Inside the Next...

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2025/11/05

Artificial intelligence is changing everything — including the art of espionage. From spy satellites to deepfake deception, the world’s oldest profession is entering a new digital era. Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Anthony Vinci — the first CTO of the NGA — to explore how AI is transforming the future of spying. Vinci’s new book, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, argues that we’re entering an age where algorithms, not agents, will dominate the intelligence

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5:36

HELLO FUTURE: AI 101 -- The Future of College in the...

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2025/11/04

What happens when the classroom itself becomes intelligent? In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. John Licato, associate professor at the University of South Florida and director of the Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning Lab, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education. From handwritten quizzes to AI-powered study assistants, Kevin and Dr. Licato discuss the launch of the new Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing —

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14:14

HELLO FUTURE: The Great Divide — Can AI Close (or...

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2025/11/03

In this episode, Kevin sits down with Gabriel Demombynes, Manager of the World Bank’s Human Capital Project, to explore how AI could either level the global playing field or make inequality permanent. Which jobs are most exposed? Why are women and urban workers more likely to feel the first wave of automation? And what happens when AI meets energy poverty? This is a look at the most important — and overlooked — question of the decade: who wins, and who’s left behind?See

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10:41

HELLO FUTURE: Inside the Future of Fear — The Science...

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2025/10/31

Kevin Cirilli steps into the darkness with Ben Armstrong, co-owner and creative mastermind behind NETHERWORLD Haunted House — the legendary Atlanta attraction that’s redefined what it means to be scared. But this isn’t just a Halloween story. Kevin and Ben explore how cutting-edge technology, psychology, and storytelling combine to create immersive fear. From AI-driven monsters and sensory illusions to the neuroscience of adrenaline and dread, they break down why our brains crave

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14:41

HELLO FUTURE: The Future of Music in the Age of AI.

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2025/10/30

What happens when computers start writing songs? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — co-founder of WaveAI and author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to talk about how artificial intelligence is changing music. From the AI-restored Beatles song “Now and Then” to The Velvet Sundown, a viral all-AI band with almost a million listeners, the line between human and machine music is getting blurry. Ackerman explains how her

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14:30

HELLO FUTURE: Can AI End World Poverty?

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2025/10/29

While everyone debates Silicon Valley’s AI boom, the real story is unfolding in the Global South. World Bank economist Gabriel Demombynes joins HELLO FUTURE at the Fall meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to unpack how artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping work in low- and middle-income countries — where electricity, not algorithms, may be the biggest barrier. From farmers with smartphones to teachers using AI in classrooms without Wi-Fi, this conversation

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7:16

HELLO FUTURE: The Bat Bots — How Nature’s Night...

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2025/10/28

Just in time for Halloween, Kevin Cirilli takes flight into the shadows with Dr. Nitin Sanket, assistant professor of robotics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute — whose lab is building tiny flying robots that navigate like bats. Forget broomsticks and ghosts — these real-life “bat bots” use sound and echolocation to find people trapped in smoke, fog, or darkness, where human rescuers — and even drones — can’t see. Funded by the National Science Foundation,

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8:59

HELLO FUTURE: The Future of Sports Gambling

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2025/10/27

What Are We Betting On Next? Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dustin Gouker, one of America’s leading experts on sports betting and the former Vice President of Content for North America at Catena Media, to explore how gambling has become a defining part of modern sports culture — and where it’s now crossing the line. As news breaks that NBA figures including Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in alleged Mafia-linked

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7:58

HELLO FUTURE: We Can Harvest Organs in Space

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2025/10/24

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli welcomes Max Haot, CEO of Vast, to explore how space could change the future of medicine — and even life itself. AsHaven-1nears launch, Vast and its partners are preparing to conduct cutting-edge biomedical experiments in orbit, from stem-cell research to growing human organs in microgravity. Without Earth’s pull, cells form more complex structures — opening the door to breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, cancer treatment, and tissue

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11:43

HELLO FUTURE: Should We Nuke an Asteroid (to Save the...

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/10/23

KevinCirilli welcomes backDr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of theAsteroid Instituteand veteran NASA astronaut, to discuss a headline straight out ofArmageddon: should we use nuclear weapons to stop an asteroid — not from hitting Earth, but the Moon? A team of scientists, including NASA researchers, has floated the idea of nuking an asteroid that poses a small threat of colliding with the Moon in 2032.Kevinand Ed explore the science, ethics, and strategy behind this audacious plan — and what

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12:08

HELLO FUTURE: Brain Fog: How AI Is Making Us Dumber...

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2025/10/22

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor Chloe Autio joins Kevin Cirilli to talk about the rise of “AI slop” — the wave of low-quality, machine-generated content flooding our feeds. From auto-written headlines to algorithmic art, originality is being replaced by imitation. But maybe the real threat isn’t that AI is taking our jobs — it’s that we’re letting it take our imagination. Kevin and Chloe explore what “Original Intelligence” means,

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10:18

HELLO FUTURE: How Will AI Change Religion?

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2025/10/21

Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI,returns to talk withKevinabout faith in the era of algorithms. How will AI reshape belief, spirituality, and the search for meaning? Can technology deepen empathy and inclusion, or will it fracture communities of faith? A conversation about divinity, data, and the soul in a wired world. Purchase Jeff's NEW Book HereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:40

HELLO FUTURE: The Space Station Next Door

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/10/20

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Max Haot, CEO of Vast, the company racing to launchHaven-1— which aims to be the world’s first private space station. Scheduled for liftoff in May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9,Haven-1is designed not as a luxury hotel but as humanity’s first true commercial habitat in orbit: a compact, human-centered station with private sleeping pods, Starlink internet, and a science lab for groundbreaking research. A conversation about innovation, ambition, and what

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10:54

Does AI Mirror Humanity?

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/10/17

Jeff Burningham, author ofThe Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI,joins hostKevinCirilli to explore how artificial intelligence mirrors the human mind. Is AI reflecting our creativity and compassion—or our fear and bias? Together, they unpack what this technology says about who we are and who we’re becoming, and how that reflection might help us grow wiser in the age of machines. Purchase Jeff's NEW Book HERESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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12:04

Are Kids Cheating with AI Or Just Smarter Than Adults?

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2025/10/16

Kevin Cirilli welcomesChloeAutio to unpack how AI is reshaping the way we learn — and maybe even the way we think. In a world where students use ChatGPT to write essays faster than teachers can grade them, is curiosity dying, or just evolving? Kevin andChloedive into the politics of AI in classrooms, the ethics of “study buddies that never sleep,” and what happens when prompting replaces questioning. A fast, funny, and slightly terrifying look at the next generation of learners

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19:52

The Asteroid That Almost Hit Antarctica...

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/10/15

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down withDr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of theAsteroid Institute, a program of theB612 Foundation. A former NASA astronaut who spent six months aboard the International Space Station, Ed joins Kevin to unpack one of the closest asteroid flybys in recorded history. Just a few weeks ago, asteroid 2025 TF skimmed past Earth — flying over Antarctica at only 428 kilometers above the surface, nearly the same altitude as the ISS. Kevin and Ed break down how

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11:10

Data Centers in Space: How the AI Boom Is Pushing...

HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli ·

2025/10/14

In this episode,Kevin Cirilli sits down with Harvard Business School Professor Matt Weinzierl to examine the future of data centers amid the AI boom, exploring the feasibility of building them on the moon or in space. They discuss the economic, legal, and national security implications of space-based infrastructure, highlighting the need for American leadership and innovation. Weinzierl emphasizes that while space data centers may initially serve Earth, they are crucial for future expansion

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