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What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
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Join visionary philanthropist Bill Gates as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world.
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Cast
Credited
75
Regulars
1
Longest run
5 eps
Bill Gates
as Self
James Cameron
as Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
Lady Gaga
as Self - Artist, Philanthropist and Businesswoman
Bernie Sanders
as Self - I-VT
Mitt Romney
as Self - R-UT
Greg Brockman
as Self - Founder and President, OpenAI
Kevin Roose
as Self - Tech Columnist, The New York Times
Jeff Hancock
as Self - Professor of Communication, Stanford University
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Fei-Fei Li
as Self - Co-Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
1 episode
Nitasha Tiku
as Self - Tech Reporter, The Washington Post
1 episode
Tim Urban
as Self - Author, "Wait Buy Why"
1 episode
Michael Slade
as Self - Friend, Co-Founder, Second Avenue Partners
2 episodes
Sal Khan
as Self - Founder and CEO, Khan Academy
1 episode
Rasha Barakat
as Self - Teacher, Khan Lab School
1 episode
Rumman Chowdhury
as Self - CEO, Humane Intelligence
1 episode
Vinod Khosla
as Self - Partner, Khosla Ventures
1 episode
Lecia Sequist
as Self - Lung Cancer Oncologist, Mass. General Cancer Center
1 episode
Florian Fintelmann
as Self - Radiologist, Mass. General Hospital
1 episode
Refik Anadol
as Self - Media Artist and Director
1 episode
Sam Altman
as Self - Founder and CEO, OpenAI (archive footage)
1 episode
Eugenia Kuyda
as Self - Founder and CEO, Replika
1 episode
Sarah T. Roberts
as Self - Professor of Information Studies, UCLA
1 episode
Elise Wang
as Self - Conspiracy Theory Historian
1 episode
Danah Boyd
as Self - Founder, Data and Society
1 episode
Ramesh Srinivasan
as Self - Professor of Information Studies, UCLA
1 episode
Edward R. Murrow
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Jordan Klepper
as Self - Podcast Host and Comedian
1 episode
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Ike Sriskandarajah
as Self - Investigative Reporter
1 episode
Kathryn Joyce
as Self - Investigative Reporter
1 episode
Kara Swisher
as Self - Tech Journalist
1 episode
Mark Zuckerberg
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Christopher Cox
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Anthony Fauci
as Self - Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University
2 episodes
Phoebe Gates
as Self - Daughter and Founder of Phia
1 episode
Andrew Cook
as Self - Managing Director, Gates Ventures
1 episode
Larry Cohen
as Self - CEO, Gates Ventures
1 episode
Jacob Mchangama
as Self - Author, "Free Speech: A History"
1 episode
Elon Musk
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Renée DiResta
as Self - Research Manager, Stanford Internet Observatory
1 episode
Alex Stamos
as Self - Founding Director, Stanford Internet Observatory
1 episode
Richard Blumenthal
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
Josh Hawley
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Tucker Carlson
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Jonathan Ross
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Anderson Cooper
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
Kevin LaSean
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Connie Chung
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Jake Angeli
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Christiane Amanpour
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Elizabeth Kolbert
as Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
1 episode
Justin Worland
as Self - Journalist, Time Magazine
1 episode
Grace Gibson-Snyder
as Self - Climate Activist
1 episode
Kayah George
as Self - Climate Activist
1 episode
Maanit Goel
as Self - Climate Activist
1 episode
Thomas L. Friedman
as Self - New York Times Columnist and Author
2 episodes
Eric Toone
as Self - Managing Partner, Ventures, Breakthrough Energy
1 episode
Rodi Guidero
as Self - Executive Director, Breakthrough Energy
1 episode
Cody Finke
as Self - Co-Founder, Brimstone
1 episode
Hugo Leandri
as Self - Co-Founder, Brimstone
1 episode
Eunice Newton Foote
as Self - Climate Scientist (archive footage)
1 episode
Aliya Haq
as Self - VP, U.S. Policy and Avocacy, Breakthrough Energy
1 episode
Matthew Rogers
as Self - Co-Founder and CEO, Mill
1 episode
Emma Bright
as Self - Head of Production Design Engineering, Mill
1 episode
Maxim Willemse
as Self - Lead Engineer, Climeworks
1 episode
Sandra Ó. Snæbjörnsdóttir
as Self - Chief Scientist, Carbfix
1 episode
David Gelles
as Self (archive footage)
1 episode
Matthew Desmond
as Self - Author and Sociology Professor, Princeton University
1 episode
Robert Reich
as Self - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Co-Founder, Inequality Media
1 episode
Rutger Bregman
as Self - Historian and Author, "Utopia for Realists" and "Humankind"
1 episode
Noah Smith
as Self - Economics Blogger
1 episode
Mark Cuban
as Self - Co-Founder, Cost Plus Drugs
1 episode
Kristi Blake
as Self - Sister
1 episode
Libby Gates MacPhee
as Self - Sister
1 episode
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Keywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.)
technology
global warming
conspiracy theory
public health
malaria
social media
global threat
science and technology
endemic disease
social inequality
infectious
Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- September 18, 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 14