January 1, 2006 Episode

SF author Nancy Kress, a cryonic insurance provider, an astronomer, and an actor from Star Trek and Sliders are amoung the guests. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the January 1, 2006 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 68 minutes]  Topics include: [1] The genetic engineering of human beings (an interview with the award winning science fiction author Nancy Kress). [2] Cryonics: how to leave your money (even your big life insurance death benefit) to your frozen dead body (an interview with Rudi Hoffman--the Worlds Leading Cryonics Insurance Provider). [3] The second chapter in our serialization of the novel Bones Burnt Black. [4] Trends within the movie industry (an interview with a theater manager). [5] How soon are we likely to build faster than light space craft? (an interview with Doctor Greg Matloff: astronomer, author, professor and a consultant for NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center). [6] A celebrity interview with the actor Jerry Rector who has performed on Star Trek, NYPD Blue and Sliders.