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Future Forecast

Future Forecast

Hosted by TheFutureParty

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49

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Aug 2026

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EN

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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.

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August 10, 202654 min

The Feed Ate Entertainment

Boye and Chris kick things off reacting to Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record breaking box office and the Underdog acquisition by FanDuel's parent company (0:00). Then they break down World One's new "micro sports" league, 30 second competitions engineered for short attention spans and built for a TikTok generation (21:30). They dive into the viral Nantucket shop drama after a store banned creators with a "No Influencers" sign, sparking backlash and a Dave Portnoy pile on (35:24). And they close out on HBO Max launching its own vertical, TikTok style scrollable feed, and what it means for the future of how younger audiences consume premium content (48:49).Chapters:00:00 Intro (Spider-Man, Underdog)21:30 Micro Sports35:24 Creators Banned from Nantucket Store48:49 HBO Max ShortsSubscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 10, 202648 min

The farm league won.

Today we get into the World Cup final and reactions to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (0:00), how Love Island is becoming a legitimate path to becoming a creator (13:21), Kai Cenat's wild Streamer University experiment (28:42), and why Netflix feels like it needs to beat YouTube (38:22).Chapters:00:00 — Intro (World Cup and The Odyssey)13:21 — Love Island: A New Path to Being a Creator28:42 — Kai Cenat's Streamer University38:22 — Netflix and Their Need to Beat YouTubeSubscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 5, 202646 min

The old model is breaking

Today we get into the horror meme gold rush taking over social media (5:48), the growing "Season 2 problem" plaguing Letterboxd and Netflix (17:27), and this year's Emmy nominations and what they say about the state of TV (28:48).Chapters:00:00 — Intro05:48 — Horror Meme Gold Rush17:27 — Letterboxd & Netflix's Season 2 Problem28:48 — Emmy Nominations & TVSubscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 11, 202656 min

Nostalgia Is a Business Model

Boye, Chris, and Paul kick things off talking 4th of July plans and some of the projects Paul's producing (0:00), before getting into the buzz around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored wedding (5:19). Then they check in on the World Cup and everything happening around it (14:00), dive into the shift toward all-digital video games and what it means for physical media (20:07), and close out breaking down the box office, from Minions' disappointing numbers to the excitement around Spider-Man and Odyssey, and why nostalgic IP keeps winning over original stories (38:38).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 7, 20261 hr 3 min

Everyone's Making Their Move

Boye, Chris, and guest Paul Yurick kick things off reacting to the Minions singing competition that went viral at the premiere and why it was a genius marketing move by Universal (1:00). Then they dive into what everyone's been watching, from House of the Dragon Season 3 and The Bear's final season to Sheep Detectives and Star City (5:10). Chris breaks down his experience at Cannes Lions, what it actually is, why it's getting bigger every year, and whether the oversaturation could hurt it (20:31). They get into Meta launching its own branded glasses with Kylie Jenner, how Snap's AR glasses are landing flat, and why the smart glasses war is just getting started (41:24). And they close out on Comcast spinning off NBCUniversal and why Boye thinks Netflix should be the one to buy it (51:40).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 18, 202650 min

Who's Winning the Attention Economy?

Boye and Chris kick things off reacting to the World Cup and everything happening around it (2:20), before jumping into the NY Knicks playoff run and what it means for the city (7:15). Then they get into SpaceX's highly anticipated IPO and what it signals for the future of private space companies (10:26). The conversation shifts to the 70-year relationship between McDonald's and Coca-Cola and why there may be trouble in paradise (15:16), followed by a deep dive into Fox's $22 billion acquisition of Roku and what it means for the future of streaming (29:00). They close out breaking down CAA and TPG's $250 million fund to acquire creator businesses, and why this could change the game for the creator economy (38:38). Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 12, 202658 min

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). Then they dive into the summer events landscape, from the AMAs in Las Vegas to YouTube's dominance at Coachella, and how Jeremy's team programs award shows for both TV viewers and social media feeds (8:28). The conversation shifts to the NY Knicks fever taking over the country and whether we've hit peak sports (22:14). Jeremy shares his thoughts on the Tony Awards, Pink as a host, and what Broadway needs to do to grow its audience (36:15). And they close out with TikTok's new events app launching around the World Cup, and what it signals for the future of live entertainment (48:00).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here.Hosts: Boye Akolade and Chris SawtelleProducers: Paul Yurick, Boye Akolade & Chris SawtelleProduction Team: Araceli Rubalcava, Eli DiFiore, Max GuldenContent Strategist: Rennan Klein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 4, 202658 min

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 filing that could be one of the biggest in history (39:12).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 20261 hr 1 min

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 Survivor 50 before the season even premiered (30:15), and why a growing number of executives are now sending AI replicas of themselves to meetings instead of showing up (45:10).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 202653 min

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 Swatch (16:43), and everything you need to know from YouTube Brandcast 2026 (29:20).Subscribe to our newsletter from the Future Party here. You can follow us on social media at @futureparty as well as our hosts @boye and @chrissawtelle. We love to hear from our listeners, so if you want to message us, you can email us at future@futureparty.com or fill out a short survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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