Bellwether

An autopsy on a dead link, and the anthropology of trying to find transgender health care at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass receive a call to adventure. Cycle 1 Finale. Learn more at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at http://thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.

A law that was supposed to stop sex trafficking is making life more dangerous for the people it’s supposed to protect. It’s also collapsing the entire internet. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass call on a spurned lover, who reveals that there's more to Bellwether than meets the ear. Learn more at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at http://t

After a deadly fire at an Oakland arts space called The Ghost Ship, cities across America responded by cracking down on unofficial live-work spaces. Alt-right internet trolls took notice, and launched a culture war, pitting local governments about the people they are tasked with keeping safe. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass learn of an autonomous Juggalo community, and hear from an auto

In 2018, Elaine Herzberg became the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car. But who is to blame? We prosecute the person who was behind the wheel at our own peril. Elsewhere: short-term cryo has put Cass and Icarus in a relationship crisis. (Note: this is an updated version of the Bellwether pilot, originally released in 2019) More info at http://bellwether.show. Pleas

BELLWETHER is a podcast of speculative journalism: true stories of the world as it is, presented through the lens of what it might become. Host Sam Greenspan presents original reporting about collisions with technology—and all framed within a sci-fi radio serial, set in a future where the internet has disappeared, and humans are learning how to live alongside sentient A.I. This e

Coming September 27, 2021: BELLWETHER, a new podcast of speculative journalism From award-winning radiomaker Sam Greenspan Listen for free at http://bellwether.show & anywhere you find podcasts -- BELLWETHER VISUAL TRAILER DANCE FILM Directed by Sam Greenspan Cinematography by Jacki Huntington Assistant Director: Rebecca Rufer Featuring Cierra Crowley and Sam Greenspan Choreo