Flash Forward

Dollars For Data

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Episode notes

Today we travel to a future where you can sell your personal data directly to a company, to get a better deal on a car or a house or a latte. What could go wrong?

Guests:

• Richie Etwaru — CEO & Cofounder of Hu-manity.co
• Sarah Jeong — journalist & lawyer
• Abigail Echo-Hawk — Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute

Voice Actors:

• Commercial voice: Brian Downs (Patron!) 
• Monica Pugh; Shara Kirby
• Cop: Keith Houston, check out “This Eternal Afternoon” every Sunday at 4:30 PST on twitch.tv/rogerniner. 

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Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.

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