Will we ever get rid of money? Is cryptocurrency just a trend? Who is more valuable, a rich person or a volunteer? 

Money, with its complex implications for humans, raises some huge questions: questions that can only be answered by world-renowned thought leader and New York Times best-selling author, Seth Godin. Host, Craig James, talks with Seth about Money – and more importantly – the idea of the exchange of value. How humans define and trade value has had many historic shifts, from the days of bartering to the world of Bitcoin. Listen to hear Seth and Craig break apart the complexities of this topic with a deep dive into the past, present and future of Money.

Ep. 5: "Money" with Seth Godin

Does time move backward? Can we change time? Can we move through it? Does time even exist? 

Host, Craig James will be joined by an expert in the field of Time, Alan Burdick, who authored the book, “Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation.” Alan is a former staff writer for the New Yorker and an editor for it’s science-and-tech blog. Together, Craig and Alan travel across the many twists and turns of Time, forward, backward, and in-between.

Ep. 6: "Time" with Alan Burdick

How will augmented and virtual reality shape the future? Will 3D-printing impact our everyday lives? What’s real and what’s not? 

This episode is going virtual! Host, Craig James, will be joined by Aaron Frank, one of the first faculty members at Silicon Valley’s prestigious Singularity University. Together, they will discuss interesting topics such as programmable matter, 3D-printing and other things that make physical matter, not matter as much. These are the tech trends that are changing our relationship with the physical world and beyond.

Ep. 7: "Virtual Reality" with Aaron Frank

Can we ensure a bright future? Is holding true to our beliefs in a world of technological and social "progress" really possible? Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of Big Audacious Idea. 

In this episode, we will sum it all up. During the season we’ve delved into mind-spinning topics of technology, reality, and consciousness… All of these topics relate to how we as humans solve problems, generate ideas and transform our world. Advances through history have caused certain revolutions of thought: technological, social, or otherwise. How do we know when we’re at one of these points in history? How does the new become old—and how do we promote the next revolution? This is where we’ll go with Lev Gonick, CIO at Arizona State University, who is an educator, technologist, and smart city architect.

Ep. 8: "Revolution" with Lev Gonick

Does time move backward? Is there life after death? Is cryptocurrency just a trend? It's questions like these will spark the Big Audacious Ideas of tomorrow...

Big Audacious Idea is a podcast for listeners who think boldly and beyond conventional perception. Host Craig James meets with many of today’s most provocative thinkers to explore the meta-questions of life.  Its 35 minutes of deep and thoughtful discussion guaranteed to feed the curious nature of your mind. Each episode features “mind giants” like Seth Godin or Alan Burdick who examine what it means to be human, asking the questions that will lead to new discoveries for humankind.