HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

From Robot Refs to AR Fans. Sports are entering a new era — one measured in pixels, sensors, and data points. In this special episode, Kevin Cirilli teams up with Jeff Fellenzer, USC Professor of Sports Business Media at the Annenberg School, to explore how technology is transforming both the field and the fan experience. In The Strike Zone of Tomorrow, they dive into how AI and automation are changing the rules of the game &...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with science writer Matt Swayne to ask one wild question: can quantum computers help us understand black holes? From simulating gravity’s strangest effects to decoding the physics of space-time, Kevin and Matt explore how the most advanced computers on Earth might reveal what happens beyond the event horizon. A mind-bending conversation about cosmic mysteries, quantum logic, and why the future of disco...

Kevin talks with Dr. Anthony Vinci, author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America. As AI spreads power to everyone, are we all about to become James Bond? Dr. Anthony Vinci thinks so. In his provocative new book, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, Vinci argues that the future of espionage won’t belong to governments — it’ll belong to citizens. He says we must...

The game has changed — and so has the business behind it. Kevin Cirilli sits down with Jeff Fellenzer, USC Professor of Sports Business Media at the Annenberg School — and a long-time friend of legendary coach John Wooden — to ask the billion-dollar question: what would Coach Wooden think about the new era of college sports? With NIL deals, transfer portals, and brand endorsements redefining what it means to be a ...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli and Dustin Gouker go beyond sports to explore the exploding world of polymarkets — where people bet on everything from elections to Elon Musk’s next move… even whether we’ll confirm extraterrestrial life. As decentralized betting platforms blur the lines between gambling, speculation, and information trading, Kevin and Dustin unpack what this means for society. Can crowdsource...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with science communicator and journalist Matt Swayne, senior writer and analyst at The Quantum Insider, to unpack one of the most complex — and misunderstood — frontiers in technology: quantum computing. For years, “quantum” has sounded like science fiction — a buzzword whispered in labs and venture capital circles. But what happens when it starts to shape your everyday life?

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What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. From ancient creation stories to fut...

What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. From ancient creation stories to fut...

Artificial intelligence is changing everything — including the art of espionage. From spy satellites to deepfake deception, the world’s oldest profession is entering a new digital era. Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Anthony Vinci — the first CTO of the NGA — to explore how AI is transforming the future of spying. Vinci’s new book, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, argues that we’re entering a...

What happens when the classroom itself becomes intelligent? In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. John Licato, associate professor at the University of South Florida and director of the Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning Lab, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education. From handwritten quizzes to AI-powered study assistants, Kevin and Dr. Licato discuss the launch of the new Bellini College ...

In this episode, Kevin sits down with Gabriel Demombynes, Manager of the World Bank’s Human Capital Project, to explore how AI could either level the global playing field or make inequality permanent. Which jobs are most exposed? Why are women and urban workers more likely to feel the first wave of automation? And what happens when AI meets energy poverty? This is a look at the most important — and overlooked — qu...

Kevin Cirilli steps into the darkness with Ben Armstrong, co-owner and creative mastermind behind NETHERWORLD Haunted House — the legendary Atlanta attraction that’s redefined what it means to be scared. But this isn’t just a Halloween story. Kevin and Ben explore how cutting-edge technology, psychology, and storytelling combine to create immersive fear. From AI-driven monsters and sensory illusions to the neurosc...

What happens when computers start writing songs? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — co-founder of WaveAI and author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to talk about how artificial intelligence is changing music. From the AI-restored Beatles song “Now and Then” to The Velvet Sundown, a viral all-AI band with almost a million listeners, the line between hu...

While everyone debates Silicon Valley’s AI boom, the real story is unfolding in the Global South. World Bank economist Gabriel Demombynes joins HELLO FUTURE at the Fall meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to unpack how artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping work in low- and middle-income countries — where electricity, not algorithms, may be the biggest barrier. From farmers with smartphones ...

Just in time for Halloween, Kevin Cirilli takes flight into the shadows with Dr. Nitin Sanket, assistant professor of robotics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute — whose lab is building tiny flying robots that navigate like bats. Forget broomsticks and ghosts — these real-life “bat bots” use sound and echolocation to find people trapped in smoke, fog, or darkness, where human rescuers — and even drones...

What Are We Betting On Next? Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dustin Gouker, one of America’s leading experts on sports betting and the former Vice President of Content for North America at Catena Media, to explore how gambling has become a defining part of modern sports culture — and where it’s now crossing the line. As news breaks that NBA figures including Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Hea...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli welcomes Max Haot, CEO of Vast, to explore how space could change the future of medicine — and even life itself. As Haven-1 nears launch, Vast and its partners are preparing to conduct cutting-edge biomedical experiments in orbit, from stem-cell research to growing human organs in microgravity. Without Earth’s pull, cells form more complex structures — opening the door to b...

Kevin Cirilli welcomes back Dr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute and veteran NASA astronaut, to discuss a headline straight out of Armageddon: should we use nuclear weapons to stop an asteroid — not from hitting Earth, but the Moon? A team of scientists, including NASA researchers, has floated the idea of nuking an asteroid that poses a small threat of colliding with the Moon in 203...

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor Chloe Autio joins Kevin Cirilli to talk about the rise of “AI slop” — the wave of low-quality, machine-generated content flooding our feeds. From auto-written headlines to algorithmic art, originality is being replaced by imitation. But maybe the real threat isn’t that AI is taking our jobs — it’s that we’re letting it take our imagination. Kev...