Independent podcast company Ampel has recruited futurist, entrepreneur and author Mark Pesce and his podcast, The Next Billion Seconds, to join its growing stable.
The Next Billion Seconds explores how the choices we all make today shape our tomorrow, and equips listeners with the information they need to make the best decisions about what’s next. The podcast stresses that the future has never been more important and will follow the businesses, people and innovations that are changing the world for the better.
This season will explore everything from the question of buying cryptocurrency, to whether a theoretical plot of land in the metaverse is worth more or less than a physical beachfront house in the real world which sits below sea level.
Josh Butt, founder and executive producer at Ampel, said: “We are proud that someone of Mark’s calibre has decided to join the Ampel family and be part of our expanding slate of podcasts.”
“Mark Pesce is one of the leading futurist voices in the country, with 40-plus years of thinking and discussing the diverse innovations that will change our world. Mark has a very large, well-connected community of loyal fans who regularly lean into his podcasts each week.
“We look forward to growing this audience with new topics this year ranging from space, the metaverse, to crypto currency and creating a greener future.”
The Next Billion Seconds, as well as the mini spin-off series, are available for brand partnerships and sponsorships.
Pesce is an entrepreneur, writer, futurist, adviser, speaker, former judge on the ABC’s New Inventors and podcaster. He also found the time to invent technology for taking the web 3D, opening up possibilities including the Metaverse.
2022’s theme for The Next Billion Seconds is ‘World Changing’, a concept important to both the host and his new podcast home, Ampel.
“The crew at Ampel hooked me with their vision – using audio to build deep connections between brands and audiences. Although it’s bittersweet to be moving on after five successful years with LiSTNR, with Ampel’s team behind my show – and all of the future to explore – the opportunities are limitless,” he said.
“The Next Billion Seconds this year will focus on ‘World Changing’, shining a bright light on those rarest of Australia’s innovators: when these individuals succeed at scale, they truly will change the world for the better.”