Hosted by Jarrett Catlin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 21 episodes
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What if California's best days lay ahead? What would it take to make that happen?The California Future Society Podcast explores innovative ideas and bold visions shaping California's future. Hosted by Jarrett Catlin, the podcast features in-depth interviews with thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers shaping the state. Signup at californiafuturesociety.com to get all our interviews, essays, and hear about upcoming events.
Jarrett Catlin hosts California Future Society, a news show with 21 episodes published.
California has been the greatest economic miracle in modern history. People came here to build, to dream, and to better their lives. But today I believe we are living off the inheritance of past generations instead of bu
Subscribe at californiafuturesociety.com El Segundo is five square miles of extremes: a small-town beach community with Fortune 500 headquarters, a refinery, three pro sports teams, toy showrooms, rocket labs, and more P
I sit down with my friend Chris Lengerich, a researcher, investor, and founder of Context Fund, to map the AI “gold-rush” reshaping California’s most important economy. After talking about how we ended up with nine-figur
In this solo episode, I reflect on a question I keep coming back to: How do you actually change California politics? After nearly 20 episodes of California Future Society, I’ve started to see clear themes focused around
Dick Lucas isn’t running a typical campaign. In this episode, the Assembly candidate for California’s 51st District joins to talk about housing, energy, and why California needs to rediscover its appetite for building gr
California has always been a mirror—and a magnifier—of the American spirit. In this solo episode, I trace the evolution of the California Dream: from gold rush ambition to postwar abundance to modern gridlock. Drawing he
Author and thinker Virginia Postrel joins me to talk about California’s past, present, and future, from anti-growth politics to the rise of AI. We get into what dynamism really means, why creative destruction is inevitab
From Star Trek to Skunk Works, California once led the world in space-age dreaming. What happened? In this solo episode, I trace the roots of that generation of techno-optimism and ask what it might look like to summon i
California has the highest gas prices in the country, and they may rise even further. USC Professor Michael Mische drew attention with a projection that upcoming refinery closures could push prices past $8 per gallon. In
**Editor's Note: Dr. Sonenshein later corrected that West Altadena, not East Altadena, did not receive notifications** Despite its dysfunction, LA has always been a place where people come to live the good life. So why i
In this episode, I sit down with Bill Fulton - urban planner, professor, former Ventura mayor, and author of one of my favorite books (The Reluctant Metropolis) - for a wide-ranging conversation on how California stopped
California’s fertility rate is near historic lows. Politicians keep proposing pro-family policies—but what if none of them actually work? In this episode, I talk with policy researcher and fellow Californian Noah Johnson
What if building a home was as fast and seamless as assembling a car? In this episode, I sit down with Alexis Rivas, co-founder and CEO of Cover, to talk about his company's bold efforts to reinvent how homes are built a
I sat down with Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures to talk FinTech and whether a state that struggles to build can maintain its edge as the global leader of innovation. We get into why New York has an advantage in
Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:43 The Importance of City Budgets 08:10 Los Angeles Budget Challenges and Deficits 14:08 The Fires on LA Budget 21:35 Civic Engagement and Community Leadership 30:20 Lessons From 40 Years o
What if building better cities didn’t have to take decades? In this conversation, I sit down with Devon Zuegel of the Esmeralda Institute and Edge Esmeralda, to explore how a Solarpunk-inspired pop-up village in Northern
I had so much fun talking with Sanjana Friedman from YC about the future of California and everything from SF politics to homelessness, AI, biotech, and the need for greater techno-optimism in the media. We dug into the
I sat down with Nolan Gray to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing California today: housing. We got into how the YIMBY movement has evolved, what’s happening on the ground in 2025, and why things still feel so st
I sat down with Nolan Gray to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing California today: housing. We got into how the YIMBY movement has evolved, what’s happening on the ground in 2025, and why things still feel so st
What does it take to change the politics of a city like San Francisco? In this episode, we talked to the founders of Grow SF, the leading and most innovative civic organization in San Francisco that has already had a tre
Virginia Postrel
author of The Future and Its Enemies and The Fabric of Civilization
1 appearance on this show
Noah Johnson
policy researcher · Cornell College
1 appearance on this show
Sheel Mohnot
Co-Founder and General Partner · Better Tomorrow Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Devon Zuegel
founder and CEO · Esmeralda Institute
1 appearance on this show
Nolan Gray
Senior Director of Legislation and Research · California YIMBY
2 appearances on this show
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