Planet Tomorrow

Sep 29 2023 702

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You’ve just stumbled upon a radio broadcast from some far away planet. A planet where teleporters and time travelers have supper on starships; where robots rendezvous in neon nightclubs; where the lost ideas of the future live on. On Planet Tomorrow, hosts Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg celebrate and discuss retrofuturism, forgotten cultural ephemera, niche science fiction and much, much more. Enjoy your stay on Planet Tomorrow: where the future that never was is alive and well.

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Novelty Restaurants

Sep 29 2023 56 mins

Remember begging your parents to take you to that wacky outer space restaurant where you could win prizes? The food was shit but the atmosphere was out of this world! First, we’re talking to CARI co-founder Evan Collins about the best, vaguely futuristic themed eateries of yesteryear. Then, Tony Conn reminds the world of the time aliens landed in England to deliver a message of p

Soviet Futures: The USSR In Space

Jun 10 2022 74 mins

We’re going to space—Soviet style. We discuss predictions about space exploration throughout the Soviet Union history, the last Soviet cosmonaut, and a queer Russian-language sci-fi short story! Tune in for fascinating discussions with special guests Fred Scharmen (author of Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space) and Syinat Sultanalieva (author of sci-fi short

Y2K: The Year 2000 (ft. Jack Grimes)

Mar 31 2022 69 mins

Welcome to Planet Tomorrow! In this inaugural episode, we travel back to the year 2000. We’re talking forgotten children’s toys, end of the world novelty songs, and more. Then, what does it mean for something to look like “Y2K”? Jack Grimes from the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute (CARI) breaks it down. Socials Thanks to our special guest Jack Grimes (https://jackape