What Happens Next?

Introducing season eight of ‘What Happens Next?’

What happens when we stop playing? Are humans on the verge of evolution? And are we becoming more rude? An all-new season of the multi-award nominated What Happens Next? podcast launches later this month, and will tackle these questions and more. Your host, Dr Susan Carland, addresses a new set of topics looking at the future we’re facing if we don’t change, the future we could have if we do, and how to get the kind of future we all want. This season, she sits down with world-leading experts and thought leaders from across the globe, who will share their insights and research on play, climate anxiety, transhumanism, influencer culture, escapism and civility. Can’t wait to find out what happens next? <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=WHN_website_aug_australia">Explore our back catalogue.</a> New this season: <a href="https://youtube.com/@MonashUniversity">Subscribe to our YouTube channel</a> to watch the video version of each episode. <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2023/08/04/1386004/season-8?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=workplace&amp;utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_content=S8Trailer_podcast_aug_australia">A full transcript of this trailer is available on Monash Lens.</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Handmaid’s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?
What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.