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Futurist, author & innovation maharishi Steve Faktor is your guide to The McFuture, a world drowning in #Kardashians but starved for meaning.
The podcast features Steve’s provocative, funny monologues about our future and mind-blowing conversations with cultural icons, Nobel-winning economists, and innovators shaping our world.
The theme for Season 1 is ‘saturation’, the subject of Steve’s next book.
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In this very special episode of The McFuture, we’ll bust 12½* modern myths about money, business, education, tech and government. Many of our assumptions deserves ruthless scrutiny. Questioning assumptions is how we innovate and shape our future. It’s how we demand more from ourselves, employers and leaders.  Some of these … 12½ Truth BombsRead More …
What can $500,000 buy you…? Apparently, admission for your dumbass kids to any top-tear collidge. (Trying to relate.) I did a video (below) on the rich and famous college bribery scandal, but thought it deserved a bit more depth and ranting. Here, I expand on why this isn’t just about wealth and … Child Bribes & The …
Every night, dozens of billionaires curl up with an underfed model, wondering where their next plate of wealth-affirming foie gras will come from. But heartless Americans don’t care. They want billionaires to pay for universal healthcare, universal basic income (UBI), free college, and a pocket comb for Bernie. What if they … World Without BillionairesRead More …
Is there a formula to predict the future? Not just the future, but THE INEVITABLE? Here’s my draft. It challenges everything we believe about ideas, innovation & our future. And explains why Elon Musk and Donald Trump are powerless against fate. But we are not. A feast for your imagination…with a … Why Even Musk Can’t …
More often than you think, the battle you’re fighting isn’t what you think it is. Our healthcare debate isn’t about healthcare at all. It’s not about facts, numbers, or technologies. It’s not even about saving lives. It’s a test for something bigger that looms over us, like the Batman logo. … This Is Only A …
This Is Only A Test [UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE – PART 6 OF 6] Read More »
You didn’t think it was going to be that easy to get that terrific system we proposed last episode, did you? To make universal healthcare work for Americans, providers and insurers, we came up with $3 TRILLION in efficiency, growth and prevention innovations. We did all the hard work, so you … Vampires, Oligarchs & Dr. …
Vampires, Oligarchs & Dr. Facebook [Universal Healthcare – Part 5 of 6] Read More »
You wanted it, you got it. Here’s the solution to universal healthcare in the US. And it’s Something TERRIFIC!! I eagerly await your vitriol gratitude. – – – In case you missed earlier parts of this special 6-part series of The McFuture Podcast, The Capitalist Solution to Universal Healthcare, check out: PART 1: Wrong … Something TERRIFIC!!! [Part 4 …
Something TERRIFIC!!! [Part 4 of 6: Universal Healthcare] Read More »
Like any authentic pinata, Part 3 of The Capitalist Solution For Universal Healthcare is packed with candy and nails. So many expect so much from government, especially healthcare. But what can this monster actually deliver? A cynic (or libertarian) might say, “NOTHING!! GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK!” But you’re in luck. This … Would You Trust A …
Would You Trust A Schizophrenic? (With Your Healthcare) [Part 3 of 6] Read More »
The ultimate, 100% organic, locally-sourced, gluten-free business case for why our healthcare system is an economic nightmare.  And why those who think they’re safe – the insured – are most vulnerable. By the time we’re done, every citizen, capitalist, entrepreneur, artist and cripple will want to rise up and smash our system … The 13 Economic Crimes …
The 13 Economic Crimes of American Healthcare [Part 2 of 6] Read More »