Podcasts by Planet Tomorrow

You’ve just stumbled upon a radio broadcast from some far away planet. A planet where teleporters and time travelers have supper on starships; where robots rendezvous in neon nightclubs; where the lost ideas of the future live on.

On Planet Tomorrow, hosts Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg celebrate and discuss retrofuturism, forgotten cultural ephemera, niche science fiction and much, much more. Enjoy your stay on Planet Tomorrow: where the future that never was is alive and well.

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Novelty Restaurants from 2023-09-29T16:59:02

Remember begging your parents to take you to that wacky outer space restaurant where you could win prizes? The food was shit but the atmosphere was out of this world! First, we’re talking to CA...
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Soviet Futures: The USSR In Space from 2022-06-10T13:23:43

We’re going to space—Soviet style. We discuss predictions about space exploration throughout the Soviet Union history, the last Soviet cosmonaut, and a queer Russian-language sci-fi short story...
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Y2K: The Year 2000 (ft. Jack Grimes) from 2022-04-01T00:55

Welcome to Planet Tomorrow! In this inaugural episode, we travel back to the year 2000. We’re talking forgotten children’s toys, end of the world novelty songs, and more. Then, what does it mea...
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COMING SOON: Planet Tomorrow (MORE INFO IN SHOW NOTES) from 2022-03-27T19:36:40

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Looking Back at Tomorrow is becoming Planet Tomorrow! This audio is just a placeholder as we archive old episodes and prepare for a new launch. If you're al...

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COMING SOON: Planet Tomorrow (MORE INFO IN SHOW NOTES) from 2022-03-27T19:36:40

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Looking Back at Tomorrow is becoming Planet Tomorrow! This audio is just a placeholder as we archive old episodes and prepare for a new launch. If you're al...

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The Rocketbelt Murder from 2019-02-26T04:07:34

Possibly the most wild Jetpack story ever told, with a little jetpack history sprinkled in.

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The Satire of Fallout from 2018-11-06T03:49:59

Vault Dwellers Ryan and Zachary discuss the game series Fallout and explore its specific brand of 1950's Satire.

CONTENT WARNING: There is a brief discussion of mass shootings and Gun V...

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Monorails&PRT from 2018-10-03T16:18:53

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Closer Than We Think from 2018-09-07T19:23:12

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Futurama from 2018-08-07T05:12:46

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Just in time for the premiere of Disenchantment, hosts Ryan and Zachary do a deep dive into the animated cult favorite, Futurama. In the episode they discuss the show's r...

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Retrofuturism from 2018-07-05T22:32:09

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After a long hiatus, Looking Back at Tomorrow is BACK! In this episode, hosts Ryan and Zachary explore origins of the term “Retrofuturism”, which leads them down a rabbit...

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We Have a New Home! from 2018-06-25T20:16:12

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It has certainly been a while! But Looking Back is...well...back. Subscribe to the new Whale Bus show, Story Blocks wherever you get your podcast from!

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Time Capsules Part 2 from 2018-01-29T21:04:58

We built a time capsule! Ryan and Zachary look to the famous voyager probes for inspiration in designing a window to the future of their own.

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Time Capsules Part 1 from 2017-12-26T16:38:42

In part 1 of the season finale, Ryan and Zachary discuss time capsules and sit down with a special guest to discuss the first official time capsule.

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Time Travel from 2017-12-26T16:29:28

In this episode, Ryan and Zachary explore the weird world of time travelers.

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The Twilight Zone from 2017-12-15T20:43:15

Ryan and Zachary discuss the classic television show The Twilight Zone and its various attempts to predict the future!

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Tales from Outer Space from 2017-11-06T20:06:45

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BONUS: Bruce Bethke Interview from 2017-10-12T19:22:33

Ryan and Zachary sit down to talk with cyberpunk writer Bruce Bethke about science fiction, the business of fiction writing, and Will Smith's 1999 classic film Wild Wild West.

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Jules Verne&Walt Disney from 2017-10-12T19:17:10

An author and a film mogul. Both prolific storytellers. In this episode, Ryan and Zachary discuss the forward-looking ideas of Jules Verne and Walt Disney.

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