After a deadly fire at an Oakland arts space called The Ghost Ship, cities across America responded by cracking down on unofficial live-work spaces. Alt-right internet trolls took notice, and launched a culture war, pitting local governments about the people they are tasked with keeping safe. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass learn of an autonomous Juggalo community, and hear from an autonomophobic blogger back east. Learn more at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.

Bellwether

02_SAFE SPACE

An autopsy on a dead link, and the anthropology of trying to find transgender health care at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass receive a call to adventure. Cycle 1 Finale.  Learn more at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at http://thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.    

04_KEEP IT 200

A law that was supposed to stop sex trafficking is making life more dangerous for the people it’s supposed to protect. It’s also collapsing the entire internet. Elsewhere: Icarus and Cass call on a spurned lover, who reveals that there's more to Bellwether than meets the ear.   Learn more at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at http://thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.

03_SERVICE PROVIDER

In 2018, Elaine Herzberg became the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car. But who is to blame? We prosecute the person who was behind the wheel at our own peril. Elsewhere: short-term cryo has put Cass and Icarus in a relationship crisis. (Note: this is an updated version of the Bellwether pilot, originally released in 2019) More info at http://bellwether.show. Please consider supporting this independent project at thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.

01_AUTOPILOT OFF REDUX

BELLWETHER is a podcast of speculative journalism: true stories of the world as it is, presented through the lens of what it might become. Host Sam Greenspan presents original reporting about collisions with technology—and all framed within a sci-fi radio serial, set in a future where the internet has disappeared, and humans are learning how to live alongside sentient A.I. This extended trailer is your skeleton key for understanding the forthcoming show. More info at bellwether.show. And please consider supporting this independent project at thisisbellwether.bandcamp.com.  

00_README (start here)

 Coming September 27, 2021: BELLWETHER, a new podcast of speculative journalism From award-winning radiomaker Sam Greenspan Listen for free at http://bellwether.show & anywhere you find podcasts --   BELLWETHER VISUAL TRAILER DANCE FILM Directed by Sam Greenspan Cinematography by Jacki Huntington Assistant Director: Rebecca Rufer Featuring Cierra Crowley and Sam Greenspan Choreography by Tess Hewlett Set design by Jacqui Vaca and Nat Souza Wardrobe by Jacqui Vaca Produced by Rebecca Rufer Edited by Tova Goodman Filmed at DC Dance LA, in Culver City, California 

BELLWETHER Visual Trailer :: Coming 9.27.21

Stories of the world as it is through the lens of what it might become, from Sam Greenspan.