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FourCast (Audio)

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Join Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt to get short term, long term, and crazy predictions, as well as the always interesting FourCast Findings and FourCast QuickFire Questions segments. They're a little lazy, so they bring on two guests every episode and make them do the work.Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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Episodes

  1. FC 112: The Nanobots Made My Brain Do It - Your heads up display won't let you get lost, but you're rewired brain may not like where you go.

    Your heads up display won't let you get lost, but you're rewired brain may not like where you go. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Shannon Morse and Evan Brown Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see?...

  2. FC 111: Beam Me Out Mommy - Pregnancy will get easier, safer and we'll pay the hospital bills in hugs.

    Pregnancy will get easier, safer and we'll pay the hospital bills in hugs. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Nicole Lee and Kristin Sundin Brandt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for…

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  3. FC 110: Photography Becomes Archaeology - We pick our pictures after the fact and take back control of publishing!

    We pick our pictures after the fact and take back control of publishing! Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Patrick Hester and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the...

  4. FC 109: Ubiquitous Media - Computing will be everywhere and so will media, but it will all happen in our minds.

    Computing will be everywhere and so will media, but it will all happen in our minds. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Russ Pitts and Myriam Joire Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for…

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  5. FC 108: Nobody Wants To Raise Grandma - Also you'll need an email address in the future, but not necessarily an ID.

    Also you'll need an email address in the future, but not necessarily an ID. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Glenn Rubenstein and Nicole S. Young Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for…

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  6. FC 107: Robot Death or Lizard Face - Sure we can't tell if it's a computer, but it won't kill us. It will kill our physical-altered progeny. Am I right?

    Sure we can't tell if it's a computer, but it won't kill us. It will kill our physical-altered progeny. Am I right? Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own?...

  7. FC 106: Eyeball in My Colon - We learn how to grow eyeballs in inappropriate places, our biometrics gets hacked, but we don't care because we can get our entertainment everywhere.

    We learn how to grow eyeballs in inappropriate places, our biometrics gets hacked, but we don't care because we can get our entertainment everywhere. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Kyle Fergusson and Garrett Weinzierl Download or subscribe to this show at...

  8. FC 105: My Bricks Are Online - We all stop commuting, but we have self-driving cars! And holographic keyboards.

    We all stop commuting, but we have self-driving cars! And holographic keyboards. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Iyaz Akhtar and Adi Khajuria Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the...

  9. FC 104: Introducing the Thought DVR - We move into the ocean, shut off annoyances and stop cruelty. Really? Yes.

    We move into the ocean, shut off annoyances and stop cruelty. Really? Yes. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Sarah Lane and Lanelle Lane Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show?...

  10. FC 103: Moonifest Destiny - China's on the Moon, the robots beat everyone else, but at least we have voice control.

    China's on the Moon, the robots beat everyone else, but at least we have voice control. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Allyn Malventano and Justin Jackson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see?...

  11. FC 102: Megafauna - Chip me baby one more time. Also giant elephants protect us.

    Chip me baby one more time. Also giant elephants protect us. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: The Chatroom and Eric Van Skyhawk Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us…

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  12. FC 101: The Guilted Age - Pop in your new eyes and enjoy the new middle ages, before humanity shuts down for good and becomes hermit snipers.

    Pop in your new eyes and enjoy the new middle ages, before humanity shuts down for good and becomes hermit snipers. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Trace Beaulieu and Ryan Shrout Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest...

  13. FC 100: Voodoo Bernie Is the Future - We get avatars and live for a long time, but the aliens will keep us in line.

    We get avatars and live for a long time, but the aliens will keep us in line. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young Guests: Bill Corbett and Stuart Tracte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for...

  14. FC 99: Spider State - We stay away from space, impose a police state and then hand it over the printed-out spiders.

    We stay away from space, impose a police state and then hand it over the printed-out spiders. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Sarah Houghton-Jan and Josh Walrath Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to…

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  15. FC 98: Holographic Bieber - Sure, you can't hug a child with robotic eyes, and printing a baby has issues, but our perma-kittens will take our minds off it.

    Sure, you can't hug a child with robotic eyes, and printing a baby has issues, but our perma-kittens will take our minds off it. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Tasha Robinson and Bill Doran Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of…

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  16. FC 97: Pulp Toy Story Dogs - We all create the movies we want in our barter society, when we're into playing realistic D&D sims. But we're all part of the AI game.

    We all create the movies we want in our bater society, when we're into playing realistic D&D sims. But we're all part of the AI game. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Natania Barron and Zak Holder Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction…

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  17. FC 96: Return of Alien Nation - Giant halogens on Mars, equal rights for time, and all hail the electronic king.

    Giant halogens on Mars, equal rights for time, and all hail the electronic king. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Willie "Dills" Gregory and Brian Dunaway Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see?...

  18. FC 95: Swappin' Body Parts - We'll archive our brains, defy gravity, and colonize planets with SimCity Arcologies.

    We'll archive our brains, defy gravity, and colonize planets with SimCity Arcologies. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Chris Luckhardt and Eric Portelance Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see?...

  19. FC 94: Space Dragons - We live long enough to end the US, colonize the universe and meet the alien dragons.

    We live long enough to end the US, colonize the universe and meet the alien dragons. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Mike TV and Mike Schramm Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the...

  20. FC 93: Go Goa'uld or Go Home - Civil War leads to education reform, and finally to the singularity.

    Civil War leads to education reform, and finally to the singularity. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: John Anealio and Len Peralta Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email…

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  21. FC 92: Vote Gibbon - It's survival of the cutest, or survival of the aliens that can't enjoy simulations. But we can't use telepathy because of the ads.

    It's survival of the cutest, or survival of the aliens that can't enjoy simulations. But we can't use telepathy because of the ads. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Zach Weiner and Katie Sekelsky Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of...

  22. FC 91: Designer Prosthetics - Aliens will bind us, waste will be dealt with and the makers will inherit the Earth.

    Aliens will bind us, waste will be dealt with and the makers will inherit the Earth. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Joel Duggan and Todd Whitehead Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question…

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  23. FC 90: Putting the "I" In IPO - Beatniks, home power and board games will make our future complete.

    Beatniks, home power and board games will make our future complete. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: John Kovalic and Ken Denmead Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email…

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  24. FC 89: We Welcome Our Tank Spider Overlords - We wear our computers, improve our toilets and all die in a singularity. But we can think our way out of it.

    We wear our computers, improve our toilets and all die in a singularity. But we can think our way out of it. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Patrick Delahanty and Steve Dorsey Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest...

  25. FC 88: Black Tar Einstein - We got brain drain, big bangs and charity that gives back.

    We got brain drain, big bangs and charity that gives back. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Anneke Jong and Brian Hough Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us at...

  26. FC 87: Grow Your Own Home - Scan your tomatoes, travel at Mach 20 and put your phone in your brain.

    Scan your tomatoes, travel at Mach 20 and put your phone in your brain. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Leslie Horn and Joyce Hostyn Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us at...

  27. FC 86: The Gassy One - We'll taste our movies and burn our trash, but we'll all be made of broccoli. Yet a trip to Jupiter will take our mind off it.

    We'll taste our movies and burn our trash, but we'll all be made of broccoli. Yet a trip to Jupiter will take our mind off it. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Teresa Ellis and Fraser Ntukula Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest...

  28. FC 85: Distributed Everything - We all share Internet, power and brains, but how long now will be really smelly and social.

    We all share Internet, power and brains, but how long now will be really smelly and social. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Brad Grzesiak and Laurent LaSalle Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for...

  29. FC 84: It's All About Superheroes - We won't die, and we won't have nay land, but we'll all be experts.

    We won't die, and we won't have nay land, but we'll all be experts. Hosts: Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt Guests: Mike Vardy and Colin Weir Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/fourcast. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us…

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  30. FC 83: Nice Bioluminescent Spots - Bioluminescent spots running down your back with billboards.

    Bioluminescent spots running down your back with billboards. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Eva Snyder and Mignon Fogarty Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us at...

  31. FC 82: Prime Minister Doctorow If You Please - Textbooks are free, hydroponic farmers grow in our cities, and computers become Gods.

    Textbooks are free, hydroponic farmers grow in our cities, and computers become Gods. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Anthony Marco and Neil Gorman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show?...

  32. FC 81: Robot Everything - Humans grow the eff up, get happy, replace our body parts and get happy.

    Humans grow the eff up, get happy, replace our body parts and get happy. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Darrell Skeels and Alex Gumpel Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show? Email us at...

  33. FC 80: Space Nomads - We wander the universe playing Call of Duty 20 on our million-core processors, and using our slaptops, and more.

    We wander the universe playing Call of Duty 20 on our million-core processors, and using our slaptops, and more. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Jason Appelbaum and Rob Fuller Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to...

  34. FC 79: Talk to the Animals - Twitter and Facebook will die, GPS gets hacked, animal chats make us all vegetarians, but we all die anyway, and more.

    Twitter and Facebook will die, GPS gets hacked, animal chats make us all vegetarians, but we all die anyway, and more. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: David Peto and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to...

  35. FC 78: Got Nanobots? - Desktop sales take off, data mining makes us safer, memories get cataloged, and more.

    Desktop sales take off, data mining makes us safer, memories get cataloged, and more. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Marco Chiappetta and Mark Burstiner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the...

  36. FC 77: Stop Chad! - If Chad doesn't get us in his dictatorial domination of new media, thumb-cats will!

    If Chad doesn't get us in his dictatorial domination of new media, thumb-cats will! Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Chad Johnson and Jennifer Ozawa Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show?...

  37. FC 76: Head in the Clouds - We're putting a hard drive in our heads, and we can't tell the Google history index has changed history, but we're all in caves now, so it's OK.

    We're putting a hard drive in our heads, and we can't tell the Google history index has changed history, but we're all in caves now, so it's OK. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Brian Dote and Ryan Ozawa Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of…

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  38. FC 75: Weightless Immortality - Find out the best way to be weightless and live forever with Aaron and Mary on this episode of FourCast.

    Find out the best way to be weightless and live forever with Aaron and Mary on this episode of FourCast. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Aaron Newcomb and Mary Varn Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see?…

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  39. FC 74: The Future of No More - No more I/O devices, no more copyright and no more URLs. But we will have ChromeOS!

    No more I/O devices, no more copyright and no more URLs. But we will have ChromeOS! Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Jeremiah Owyang and Joshua Caleb Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for the show?...

  40. FC 73: You Died of Spacsyntery - The proxy war will rage but we'll find water on 581g, and get plenty of online music and education.

    The proxy war will rage but we'll find water on 581g, and get plenty of online music and education. Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Guests: Dale Chase and int eighty Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you'd like to see? Question for...

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Join Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt to get short term, long term, and crazy predictions, as well as the always interesting FourCast Findings and FourCast QuickFire Questions segments. They're a little lazy, so they bring on two guests every episode and make them do the work.Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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