Feudal Future
History Podcasts
With the new class structure resembling that of the Medieval times, opportunity is quickly disappearing for small business people, property owners, skilled workers and private sector professionals.
Join world-renown author Joel Kotkin and tech-entrepreneur Marshall Toplansky as they explore what we can do to liberate the global middle class.
They sit down with business, government, and citizen leaders to uncover the trends and give you the insights and tools to forge a better future.
Joel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, Executive Director of the Urban Reform Institute, and an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. His most recent book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism is now available for pre-order.
Marshall N. Toplansky is a widely published and award-winning marketing professional and successful entrepreneur. He co-founded KPMG's data andanalytics center of excellence and now teaches and consults corporations on their analytics strategies.
This show is supported by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
With the new class structure resembling that of the Medieval times, opportunity is quickly disappearing for small business people, property owners, skilled workers and private sector professionals. Join world-renown author Joel Kotkin and tech-entrepreneur Marshall Toplansky as they explore what we can do to liberate the global middle class. They sit down with business, government, and citizen leaders to uncover the trends and give you the insights and tools to forge a better future. Joel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, Executive Director of the Urban Reform Institute, and an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. His most recent book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism is now available for pre-order. Marshall N. Toplansky is a widely published and award-winning marketing professional and successful entrepreneur. He co-founded KPMG's data andanalytics center of excellence and now teaches and consults corporations on their analytics strategies. This show is supported by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.
Language:
English
Episodes
BizFed CEO Tracy Hernandez on what you can do as a small business owner in California
6/28/2022
Can we restore the California Dream? Join us with BizFed CEO Tracy Hernandez as she discusses what you can do as a small business owner in California . Tracy Hernandez is a narrative-transforming leader who has spent more than three decades convening and giving voice to diverse thinkers on myriad platforms. She is the Founding CEO of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, widely known as “BizFed.”
The nonprofit alliance of business networks is a grassroots advocacy powerhouse that...
Duration:00:01:22
The Hybrid Model of Work- Will it last?
5/25/2022
On this episode of the Feudal Future, Joel Kotkin and Marshall sit with urban analyst Wendell Cox, and news analyst Jerry Sullivan. This episode dives deep into the new hybrid model of work and its impact on cities.
Wendell Cox is an American urban policy analyst and academic, known as a leading proponent of the use of the private car over rail projects. He is the principal and sole owner of Wendell Cox Consultancy/Demographia, based in the St. Louis metropolitan region and editor of three...
Duration:00:41:20
Hope & War: An Inside Look of the Ukrainian War
5/24/2022
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by John O’Neill, author of New York Times Number One best seller Unfit for Command and (with Sarah Caton Wynne) The Fisherman’s Tomb, an Amazon Number Three best seller. This show focuses on Ukraine and the history of Russia, bioweapons, and China.
John graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and, after decorated service in Vietnam, finished as the top graduate of The University of Texas...
Duration:00:33:11
Destined For Destruction? A Deep Dive Into The Impact of The Metaverse | Part II
4/12/2022
THEY ARE BACK FOR PART 2!
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined for a second episode by American entrepreneur, Rony Abovitz, and Charlie Fink, AR/VR consultant and professor of Chapman University. This show discusses the metaverse and the impact it will have on social and societal issues.
Rony Abovitz is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms, in 2004...
Duration:00:46:22
Can We Restore The California Dream? SPECIAL
3/29/2022
We want California to come back. Will you join us in this fight?
From Chapman's Center of Demographics & Policy, Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky co-author the brand new report on restoring The California Dream.
If you haven't downloaded the report, see it here:
https://joelkotkin.com/report-restoring-the-california-dream/
What is happening to the California dream? For some it still comes true, but for many, and perhaps most Californians, the state increasingly fails to provide ample...
Duration:00:01:52
The Refugee Crisis: Is There A Solution?
3/29/2022
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Dan Hanniher of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Erol Kekic of Church World Service. This show discusses the ever pressing issues of refugees.
Erol Kekic is a senior vice president at Church World Service (CWS), where he leads the Immigration and Refugee Program. CWS is one of nine refugee resettlement agencies in the United States, and it also operates the Resettlement Support Center Africa...
Duration:00:35:19
Who Wins?: A Deep Dive Into The Nation's Innovation Competition
2/22/2022
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Vice-President of Jobs Ohio Andrew Deye, and Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane. This show discusses the job competition between states for innovation.
Andrew Deye Deye is managing director of strategy and business development for JobsOhio, a private nonprofit tasked with bringing jobs and investment to the state by attracting, and keeping, businesses.
For Deye, JobsOhio, which he joined right after graduating...
Duration:00:42:19
The Future of The Future: The Metaverse Explained
1/18/2022
SPECIAL INVITE BELOW
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by American entrepreneur, Rony Abovitz, and Charlie Fink, AR/VR consultant and professor of Chapman University. This show discusses the metaverse and what the future holds in a digital world.
Rony Abovitz is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms, in 2004 and recently acquired by Stryker for...
Duration:00:44:08
*SPECIAL EPISODE* Restoring The California Dream
1/3/2022
Welcome to a special in-person recording of the Feudal Future Podcast. Marshall and Joel announce their new California report they have been working on and have a special invite for all our listeners on the 21st of January. More information coming soon.
Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with other citizen leaders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondfeudalism
Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture...
Duration:00:25:23
Cities Of The Future
12/13/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Austin Williams and Cullum Clark. This episode focuses on the future of cities and what it will take to build the new world.
Dr. J.H. Cullum Clark is the Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative where he is responsible for managing various aspects of the new partnership between the Department of Economics and the Bush Institute and leads the Initiative's work on domestic economic...
Duration:00:41:48
The Truth Behind Affordable Housing
11/30/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Jill Stewart, organizational and political strategist, and Steve Pontell, a leading voice on community development, housing affordability and neighborhood transformation, to discuss the truth behind affordable housing.
Jill Stewart was the Managing Editor at LA Weekly and laweekly.com. At LA Weekly, she oversaw a team of print and digital journalists who pursue the newspaper's brand of digital...
Duration:00:39:55
Corruption: An Inside Look at America's Media Agenda
11/8/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, to discuss America's new journalism through digital media.
Batya Ungar-Sargon is the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek. Before that, she was the opinion editor of the Forward, the largest Jewish media outlet in America. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Newsweek, the New York Review of Books Daily, and...
Duration:00:38:22
The Purpose Behind The Podcast
10/25/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky sit down with...themselves! This special in-person episode welcomes our audience to season 2 of our show. Joel and Marshall share the purpose behind the podcast as well memorable moments and learning lessons along the way.
Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with other citizen leaders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyon...
Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin,...
Duration:00:31:22
The World After Covid
10/18/2021
Feudal Future Special Episode
It’s a new world for sure, but for better or worse --- or simply different? What kind of world is being created, and how will it affect developing countries, big cities, suburbs and smaller towns around the world?
Listen to Richard Florida, the world’s premier urban expert, discuss the global future with leading experts from US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Florida, author of The Creative Class and the New Urban Crisis, will be followed by Joel Kotkin,...
Duration:01:00:51
Is There Hope?: The Future of California Politics
10/11/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Tom Campbell, former congressman, and Shawn Steel, republican national committee member. This show is a roundtable discussion on the future of California politics.
Tom Campbell served five terms in the US Congress and two years in the California State Senate. He was finance director of California and director of the bureau of competition of the Federal Trade Commission.
He holds a Ph.D. in economics...
Duration:00:39:51
The Psychological Impact of the Pandemic
9/27/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Ross Elliot, Chairman of the Urban Land Institute of Australia, and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, Professor of Psychiatry at UC Irvine. This show covered the psychological impact of Covid-19 and how governments are managing it.
Ross is the co-founder of Suburban Futures (formerly The Suburban Alliance). He has 30 years’ experience in the property and urban development industry, including a number of national...
Duration:00:44:36
The Reshoring Revolution: Is This The Future of America?
9/13/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by JR Turner, managing director of the Americas, Michelle Comerford, project director and industrial supply chain practice leader, and Harry Moser, founder and president of The Reshoring Initiative. The panel takes a deep dive into reshoring. “Reshoring” is the practice of bringing manufacturing and services back to the United States from overseas. This process can help balance trade and budget deficits,...
Duration:00:40:50
Inside the Republic: China's History From Leading Historian Ross Terrill
8/30/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Ross Terrill, China specialist and Associate in Research at Harvard's Fairbank center for Chinese Studies. The panel takes a deep dive into the history of China and the future of the republic.
Ross Terrill, a China specialist and Associate in Research at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, is the author of nine books. Raised in rural Australia, he graduated in history and political science...
Duration:00:47:00
The Crisis on Labor
8/16/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Robyn Domber, DCI’s Vice President of Research, Lane Windham, Associate Director at Georgetown University's Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, and Michael Bernick, Director of California's labor department. The panel discusses the root causes of labor shortages and solutions for the future.
Michael S. Bernick practices in the area of employment and labor law. He advises employers on...
Duration:00:40:46
What "Works" Best? The Office Debate: Working from home vs. working in the office
8/2/2021
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Doug Holte, the President of Irvine Company Office Properties and formerly served as a West Coast regional partner with the international real estate firm Hines, Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics (GWA), a research and consulting firm that helps employers understand and prepare for the future of work, and Andrew Segal, co-founder of Stemmons Enterprise software company. The panel...
Duration:00:43:07