Flash Forward

EARTH: The Cement Ban

Today we travel to a future where we try to break up with cement. Can it be done? How did cement because so ubiquitous? And what’s so bad about cement in the first place? Guests:Grady Hillhouse: civil engineer and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gradyhillhouse">host of Practical Engineering</a>Robbie Andrew: <a href="https://www.cicero.oslo.no/en/employee/56/robbie-andrew">senior researcher at CICERO Center for International Climate Research</a>Amy Slaton: <a href="https://amyeslaton.com/">historian at Drexel University</a> and author of <a href="https://amyeslaton.com/books/reinforced-concrete-and-the-modernization-of-the-american-building/">Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building</a>David Stone: <a href="https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-research-spawns-eco-friendly-cement-substitute">inventor of Ferrock</a><a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=984">→ → → Further reading &amp; full transcript ← ← ← </a>Actors:The Snowglobe Narrator: <a href="https://www.brentrose.com/">Brent Rose</a>Lenny Haywood: <a href="https://www.evanjohnsonplays.com/">Evan Johnson</a>Farah Mousterian: <a href="http://www.zahranoorbakhsh.com/">Zahra Noorbakhsh, host of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim</a>John Jacob Siwa: <a href="https://divineprodigy.net/">Joseph Jones</a>Juana Aguilar: <a href="https://www.tamarakrinsky.com/">Tamara Krinsky, host of Tomorrow’s World Today</a>Kevin Macklin: <a href="https://dredf.org/about-us/people/lawrence-carter-long/">Lawrence Carter Long</a>Flash Forward is produced by me,<a href="http://roseveleth.com/"> Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/"> Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod"> Reddit</a> // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw">Spotify</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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.