Future Forecast

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.

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.

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 company that he sold to Netflix for up to $600 million.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.

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 capitalists are now saying that if you're not posting, you're already losing.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.

Today we get into how AI is showing up in our everyday lives, the ways it's changing how we work and stay productive, and what this new normal actually looks like for the rest of us.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.

Today we get into Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of Apple, why the microdrama trend is taking over our screens, and the beef between Alex Earle and Alex Cooper that has the internet divided.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.

Today we get into Justin Bieber's highly anticipated return to the stage at Coachella, YouTube's new 24/7 TV feature and what it means for the future of streaming, and why 1,000 actors signed a letter to Hollywood.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.

Today we get into OpenAI's surprising move into television, how CBS is replacing Stephen Colbert, and why branding something as "without AI" is becoming a powerful new marketing strategy.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.