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Hosted by Jun Sasaki · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 68 episodes
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Cozy near-future short stories where people and robots live side by side. Each episode is a standalone tale inspired by today's real news. Part of the Road to 2112 series by Jun Sasaki.
Jun Sasaki hosts Road to 2112 — Real News, Future Story, a fiction show with 68 episodes published.
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. What You Connected Me To This story was inspired by the Senior Safety Advice article "Innovative Aging Trends to Watch in 2026."
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. The Courage to Wait This story was inspired by the MassDevice article "CorTec wins FDA breakthrough nod for BCI system." A closed
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. The Navigator in the Dark This story was inspired by the Breakthrough Prize article "Breakthrough Prize Announces 2026 Laureates.
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. The Penguin Keeper This story was inspired by The Guardian article "Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over spee
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. Water from Air This story was inspired by The Guardian article "Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi invents machine that harvests water fro
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. The Delivery Robot's Efficiency This story was inspired by The Daily Beast article "Food Delivery Robot Wreaks Havoc in Client's
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. Where the Ugly Vegetables Go This story was inspired by the Franchise Journal article "The Robot in the Kitchen: Is Automated Coo
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 What Makes Us Human This story was inspired by the arXiv paper "Young people's perceptions and recommendations for conversatio
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Other Side of Fine This story was inspired by the ScienceDirect article "AI companions and subjective well-being: Moderati
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Dignity of the Mind This story was inspired by the ScienceDaily article "Scientists discover protein that rejuvenates agin
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Brushed Up This story was inspired by the GMA Network article "DepEd, Google to provide over 1 million teachers, staff with AI
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Paradise of the Data Center This story was inspired by the Dealroom.co article "Musk's space AI data centres: SpaceX unveils t
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Teamwork Between the Walls This story was inspired by the Tom's Hardware article "Jensen Huang says 'every edge device will be
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Gravity Gym This story was inspired by the VA News article "One mission, new frontier: Shaping space exploration and Veter
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Beyond the Burnout This story was inspired by the CIO article "Increased AI expectations without guidance leads to employee bu
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Road Expands This story was inspired by the U.S. Department of Energy article "Department of Energy Celebrates First Advan
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Unnecessary Efficiency This story was inspired by the RSM US article "Health Care Industry Trend Watch: Week of June 1, 2026."
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 Repeating Time This story was inspired by the News4JAX / JAMA Network Open article "How AI could be adding to the growing issu
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Good Listener This story was inspired by the Bipartisan Policy Center article "Survey Shows Widespread Use of Apps and Cha
Real news → Future story. Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news. 📕 The Partner Who Doesn't Stop This story was inspired by the Fortune / AP article "The elderly and injured are using robots as
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Road to 2112 — Real News, Future Story is hosted by Jun Sasaki. The show is categorised under fiction (science) and has published 68 episodes.
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