The Fenton Forecast: Choosing Our Future

Former Black Panther Jamal Joseph shares his extraordinary journey from a 16-year-old recruit to Columbia University professor, revealing the untold story of how the Panthers organized communities through service, not just rhetoric. From surviving FBI infiltration and nine years in prison to mentoring Tupac Shakur and founding youth programs, Joseph offers powerful lessons on building movements that serve people's needs while fighting systemic oppression.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Physicist Amory Lovins, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, shares why he's optimistic about our clean energy future - not through wishful thinking, but through "applied hope." From his solar-powered banana farm in the Colorado Rockies to predictions of trans-Pacific solar flights, Lovins explains how integrative design and plummeting renewable costs are revolutionizing our energy system faster than most realize.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Former Google engineer and "conscience of Silicon Valley" Tristan Harris warns we're at a critical crossroads with AI development. As co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and featured expert in the new documentary "The AI Doc," Harris argues this may be our last moment to ensure AI serves humanity rather than replacing it. The conversation explores how to build a human movement to steer AI toward a beneficial future before tech feudalism becomes irreversible.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Palestinian-Israeli journalist Rula Jebreal exposes the disturbing realities of Israel's expansionist agenda and its control over American foreign policy. Banned from major US networks for her critical reporting, Jebreal reveals how religious extremism, corruption, and potential blackmail operations have hijacked Middle East policy.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Renowned climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann joins David Fenton to discuss the urgent reality of climate change, the coordinated attacks on climate science by fossil fuel interests, and why there's still hope for action. Mann, creator of the famous "hockey stick" graph, shares his personal experiences being targeted by climate deniers and explains why this is fundamentally a story of good versus evil - with a small group of fossil fuel executives threatening the planet's future for profit.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Join us for the inaugural episode of the Fenton Forecast as legendary PR strategist David Fenton shares his journey from high school radical to one of the most influential progressive communicators of our time. From organizing with Nelson Mandela to outsmarting the FBI, Fenton reveals the secrets of effective activism and why speaking to the heart comes before the mind in creating lasting social change.Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!

Introducing The Fenton Forecast, a podcast featuring insurgent conversations with the dissident thinkers, scientists, and activists shaping tomorrow. The people Ezra Klein won’t interview. Expect turbulence. Connect with David on his website: https://www.fentonforecast.comTune in every Monday for a new episode of The Fenton Forecast. Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and never miss an episode!