Future Now Podcast - Big Solar Storm, Nextgen Starlink V2's, Moon Time Zone, Lab Leak Analysis, Barcroft on M2 Macs, Jim Rintoul and the Folk Song Army

Listen Now to Future Now 2.28.2023

SpaceX has now launched their first batch of Starlink V2 satellites, which among other things, offers high speed internet direct to your smartphone from anywhere permissible on the planet. This could be a game changer in so many ways..and in the Apple world, Taylor Barcroft takes us on a tour of the latest M2 Macs, and what are the best performance/price choices currently available. In the Covid universe, the Department of Energy announced their support of the lab leak theory origins of the virus.  Bobby Wilder helps us take a deeper dive into this controversy.

Jim Rintoul and The Folk Song Army

And speaking of controversy, our special guest this week is singer/songwriter Jim Rintoul, who is writing songs with political import, in the tradition of the anti-war folk singers of the turbulent 1960’s, such as Tom Lehrer (who originally came up with the name ‘Folk Song Army.’   “Guitars are the weapons we bring

To the fight against poverty, war, and injustice. Ready, aim, sing!”

We speak to Jim about the power of music to change people’s views of the world and of controversial issues in particular.  In today’s show we feature his song, “Ukraine,” and end the show with “Truckin,” his political tune about last year’s Trucker’s strike and convoy in Canada.  Enjoy!

Folk Song Army Video aimed at achieving Peace in the Ukraine