<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Futurist Letters: The Futurist Letters Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interviews and roundtables in the Futurist Letters style.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/s/the-futurist-letters-show</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7wdz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66cecb2f-2f05-4ad4-8270-a2c4c65ad1be_652x652.png</url><title>Futurist Letters: The Futurist Letters Show</title><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/s/the-futurist-letters-show</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:45:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.futuristletters.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[futuristletters@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[futuristletters@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[futuristletters@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[futuristletters@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[S2E1 - Back in Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Gu, Tasbeeh Herwees, and Russell Sprout kick the season off talking to Cairo and Lillian about alt lit and litstack developments.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s2e1-back-in-black</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s2e1-back-in-black</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:47:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190579755/00e17916bb8cecf4033ad9ae3b8de357.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode discusses, inexhaustively, in order of mention or appearance, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Polymarket&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:247854025,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UVGC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4c3a7f9-9935-4788-b1fc-2c7fecf7f6d2_512x512.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;089fb87b-b8a8-4c36-b011-40a578609e8c&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> on <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Substack&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:81309935,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48c897d0-b43a-44af-a63f-fa6159c1cf5b_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;90cc38c2-c9cb-49db-85ed-026f985429e2&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, Madeline Cash, Honor Levy, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;malavika kannan&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:8419802,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8c4bf02-6cc9-4c7d-8e55-357e088ffc0f_480x360.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9366650d-5b5f-4fc3-ba48-63a62b796f7d&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <em>Vulture</em>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jacob Savage&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:276898,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1853cfe-3406-4382-8ce7-435975449133_3024x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;33d31ae6-cc45-42a4-a1e6-466ef7ab39b0&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Review of Books&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:18769519,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e65a6acc-1919-48d0-aeb7-4079cb3c4ed0_1887x1887.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;e0cc62cf-48ab-49cf-8dbe-d61777daa8a0&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tasbeeh herwees&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:16437,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5c12f00d-412c-4cfc-bd4d-140d31134028_782x726.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;6baf5b8f-a0c5-4142-bbee-7f823bfb9cf7&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;John Gu&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7965063,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17e981bb-c267-463f-8d7f-cf13c03cb0c5_850x850.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;53609f90-2b70-47a3-990d-0e75cc249013&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Russell Sprout&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:143685180,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e67976bc-fc85-4693-b27a-e7561d9704fe_602x612.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;8048bd32-ffcf-4ccf-be2a-bafa715d0ae8&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Grindr&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:262761994,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ad3b4470-930e-44e0-8e36-7bf01ac74f98_900x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;e6e625bc-e920-42f9-8e22-abfc10b4ba74&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>.</p><p>Upcoming or recent works mentioned in the outro are from: <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Frank Kidd&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:104673130,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/65a75dea-3dda-4917-9724-e7359b8bf975_1176x1168.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;5ac50ad3-1f1f-45fb-8eba-43660e57e523&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brady Putzke&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:45444334,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17feaeed-f912-4aef-b4b9-dbc7a80c9509_400x400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9b12b15c-724c-43e4-bd3f-ddc7c866c610&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ross Barkan&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:8719801,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e607895-8a01-4006-bdbb-e7802879348a_640x958.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9adb7a9b-1409-4824-8e6a-96b63b8c2d39&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;a. natasha joukovsky&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:13366055,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/209c91df-fa07-42a7-8bce-1a0f535ebc1a_1179x1179.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d36ba1dd-bee8-4d55-b9d4-7a514da1f24d&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Unreal Press&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:124688560,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a29e60a-0402-440a-99f3-135191c5474f_984x984.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;25732da0-479c-4343-830d-1a9c3b6eab57&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, and <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;J. Daniel Sawyer&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:8962985,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/359251e3-16e3-4417-90af-7b4f0e5fddef_600x906.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;b2d90781-0983-4a4f-8ad9-43301105ea3f&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>.</p><p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Our prior planned discussion of <em>Star Wars Episode IX:</em> <em>Duel of the Fates </em>by Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow, and Alex Doucette has been indefinitely postponed. Apologies to all who were looking forward to the episode.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E29 - Two Dicks and a Ballard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo, Kenny, and Lillian book club it up on two PKD stories and one by J. G. Ballard.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e29-two-dicks-and-a-ballard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e29-two-dicks-and-a-ballard</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179614330/81db1b037b140dc98192c457bf4ce464.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode discusses &#8220;Beyond Lies the Wub&#8221; and &#8220;Not by its Cover&#8221; by Philip K. Dick and &#8220;The Drowned Giant&#8221; by J. G. Ballard.</p><p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Please join us a month from the release of this episode for a discussion of the screenplay<em> Star Wars Episode IX:</em> <em>Duel of the Fates </em>by Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow, and Alex Doucette.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E28 - Kamil Kazani Aftershow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo and Kenny chat about their interview with Kamil Kazani.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e28-kamil-kazan-aftershow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e28-kamil-kazan-aftershow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:30:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/179015354/f5b08e26-d100-4cb1-93d3-fb07d63dad31/transcoded-1763254128.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This aftershow discussion episode is available to paying journal subscribers.</p>
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A bonus aftershow  discussion is also available on our official site.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E26 - Matthew Fairman, Luke Dimyan, and Cairo Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenny talks to actors Matthew Fairman and Luke Dimyan about their techno-thriller "Red Team," with Cairo joining in as writer-director and episode guest.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e26-matthew-fairman-luke-dimyan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e26-matthew-fairman-luke-dimyan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenny White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178052687/d3e4042916ceaf80866c663df7743665.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts. This episode does not have a bonus aftershow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E25 - Frank Kidd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo talks to author Frank Kidd about the state of indie publishing.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e25-frank-kidd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e25-frank-kidd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:03:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177228271/a3d73af33f4cfa51226789bf85554d95.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts. This episode does not have a bonus aftershow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E24 - Accelerando]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo and Kenny book club it up on Charles Stross' mindbender singularity novel Accelerando.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e24-accelerando</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e24-accelerando</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:23:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176464883/6add2e636be10b3c57d0c7c8d2482199.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Please join us a month from the release of this episode for a discussion of short stories &#8220;Beyond Lies the Wub&#8221; by Philip K. Dick and &#8220;The Drowned Giant&#8221; by J. G. Ballard.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E23 - Slater Henatay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo talks to author Slater Henatay a.k.a. Simpulacra about weird fiction, negative valence in art, and American Indian writers.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e23-slater-henatay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e23-slater-henatay</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:02:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175081419/2ed85975dd7c0637b96043ae97b544f3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts. This episode does not have a bonus aftershow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E22 - Katherine Dee Aftershow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo and Kenny chat about their interview with Katherine Dee.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e22-katherine-dee-aftershow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e22-katherine-dee-aftershow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/175081074/db0da73e-68e3-4f48-9623-4fd4fe0bd8d3/transcoded-1759433128.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This aftershow discussion episode is available to paying journal subscribers.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E21 - Katherine Dee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet writer Katherine Dee talks with Cairo and Kenny about subcultures, otherkin, and unsupervised childhood web access.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e21-katherine-dee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e21-katherine-dee</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:03:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175080934/bcfdbc6f72283578b2ef86181c6ab1e3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts. A bonus aftershow  discussion is also available on our official site.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E20 - Dakota Loesch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo talks to actor and filmmaker Dakota Loesch about troublemaking immersive theater guests and making a five-figure movie.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e20-dakota-loesch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e20-dakota-loesch</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:03:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173991063/718b4508f3a4d0eee51f155e7f0c05f1.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts. This episode does not have a bonus aftershow.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E19 - LKY to DJT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo and Kenny roundtable on the second half of Lee Kuan Yew's From Third World to First and speculate baselessly on Donald Trump's psychological profile.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e19-lky-to-djt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e19-lky-to-djt</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173557874/8b0859623fac4d30feb0ae2e570a275f.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This episode is available for free wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Please join us a month from the release of this episode for a discussion on the novel <em>Accelerando</em> by Charles Stross.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1E18 - Henry Begler Aftershow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cairo and Lillian chat about literary relationships and revealing the self in personal essays.]]></description><link>https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e18-henry-begler-aftershow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.futuristletters.com/p/s1e18-henry-begler-aftershow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cairo Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:31:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/173556645/a8d30e9e-6298-461a-ac32-5a5e40595ae7/transcoded-1757822278.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support <em>The Futurist Letters Show </em>by <a href="https://www.futuristletters.com/p/advertise-in-futurist-letters">becoming a featured sponsor</a> or paid subscriber.</p><p>This aftershow discussion episode is available to paying journal subscribers.</p>
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