Future Discontinuous
Episodes
What Can We Learn from Genghis Khan, Ayşe Zarakol?
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett are joined by international relations scholar Ayşe Zarakol to rethink whe...
Can history explain Putin’s war, Sergey Radchenko?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few historians illuminate the inner workings of Soviet and Russian foreign policy with the clarity and archival depth of Sergey Radchenko. Drawing on ...
Can we resist the AI empire, Karen Hao?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is no shortage of critical commentary on the dizzying pace of developments in artificial intelligence. Yet, few do it as astutely as Karen Hao, ...
What is the meaning of freedom, Timothy Snyder?
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Often considered ‘the value of values,’ freedom is increasingly interpreted in negative terms as the absence of interference, especially by promin...
How new is the new world order, Margaret MacMillan?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are witnessing changes in the world order which many thought we would never live to see. The US, long a bedrock of democracy, appears to go heading...
Are the tech bros taking over the White House, Eoin Higgins?
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech billionaires are exerting an enormous influence on the current Trump administration. It is not just Elon Musk and DOGE who are reshaping the Amer...
What can we learn from the Peasants' War of 1525, Lyndal Roper?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are living through a time of immense upheaval, with geopolitical, social, and economic shifts reshaping our world every day. However, this is not t...
Is Trump preparing a constitutional coup, Mark Medish?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Future Discontinuous, we dive deep into the political turmoil following Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 46th President of...
Are Ultra-Processed Foods the New Silent Killers, Rosie Boycott?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ultra-Processed Foods lie at the heart of a global increase in a variety of chronic and fatal diseases from cancer to Type 2 Diabetes. The food indust...
Who has a plan for peace in the Middle East, Dahlia Scheindlin?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The flood of headlines about the war in Israel and Gaza can feel overwhelming. Season two of Future Discontinuous kicks off with an episode ...
Do we have to destroy the environment to save it, Julie Klinger?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is no news that humanity will have to extract enormous amounts of rare earths and other critical raw materials to move away from carbon-based econo...
What does the fall of Assad mean for Russia, Mark Galeotti?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making sense of the current geopolitical moment is no easy undertaking. In the third episode of Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konze...
Why do we need a world government, Nils Gilman?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett are joined by historian Nils Gilman, COO of the Berggruen ...
What does another Trump presidency mean for global politics, Stephen Walt?
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny (IWM) and Eva Konzett (FALTER) welcome international relations scholar and Harvard Pr...
Trailer: What to expect from Future Discontinuous
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling lost in a crumbling world? In Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett explore global challenges with top thinkers. From clima...