Could our commitment to cloud computing create future problems? Ed Yourdon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss potential issues arising out of our expanded use of cloud computing, including the loss of physical assets and potential for government control.

Can you predict whether someone will be a successful leader? David Rock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his current study to determining whether someone will be a successful leader by examining their behavior and innate characteristics.

When will the news stop being distributed on newsprint? Joel Welker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether electronic news publishing will make newsprint obsolete, plus the compelling nature of high touch.

How will professional journalism survive in the digital age?Joel Welker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the future of professional journalism and why consumers of information should differentiate between journalism and amateur opinion.

What is the future of print journalism? Joel Welker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the differences between business journals and daily newspapers, plus how both have to adopt technology to adapt to the digital age.

What do small businesses think about the economy? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report that this month’s Tatum Survey of Business Conditions indicates the small businesses are optimistic that the economy will improve.

Could a laser power planes in the future? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to review a model helicopter that flies by the power of an infrared laser and how this power source could change the way we think about energy sources and applications.

If you need an organ replacement in the future, you will be able to grow your own? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about medical breakthroughs resulting in growing a replacement liver or lung, for example, from the DNA of the patient.

Are you ready to rent a car by the hour? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss zip cards for renting cars as one of the latest market innovation, including how this idea presents opportunities for some and threats for others.

Looking at the future through Joel Barker's crystal ball. Futurist, Joel Barker joins Jim Blasigname to reveal new ways to think about growing food, helping the disadvantaged, space propulsion and the endangered oceans' primary food source.