Not Now, But Soon
Hosted by Malka Older, this miniseries challenges the stories we often tell about disasters and explores how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures and policies.
November 11, 2025
Not Now, But Soon: The Art of Portraying War
Brigitte van der Sande has spent 25 years studying how war is represented in art—research that brought her to many active conflict zones. She discusses how art humanizes the victims of war and spurs action, and how humor and imagination can be forces for resistance.
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October 28, 2025
Not Now, But Soon: Losing Your Country
Nasir Andisha, ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, shares the story of what it’s like to lose his nation, but continue to advocate for its people.
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October 14, 2025
Not Now, But Soon: Who Is Worth Measuring?
Julisa Tambunan explains why gender inequality is a disaster and how collecting better data—both statistics and stories—can help create a better future for everyone.
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September 30, 2025
Not Now, But Soon: The Food System is Rigged
Investigative journalist Thin Lei Win shares her experience growing up in Myanmar, and how that has shaped how she sees the intersection between food production, climate, and disasters.
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September 16, 2025
Not Now, But Soon: A Hurricane of Data
Steven Gonzalez compares the dramatic and immediate impacts of Hurricane Maria to the slower, overlooked disasters of environmental destruction and exploitation of human labor that support our data infrastructure.
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August 26, 2025
Not Now, But Soon
In our new podcast miniseries, Malka Older challenges the stories we often tell about disasters. What can disasters can teach us about our societies and values? And how can better stories about them help us build better futures?