Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show.Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Extra: Imperfect Genetics
Jun 3, 2025 – 00:12:51
The Future of Fibre Optic Cables
Jun 1, 2025 – 00:38:16
Documentary Special: “Is There Anybody Out There?”
May 25, 2025 – 00:45:03
Extra: Could There Be Life On Mars?
May 20, 2025 – 00:16:09
The Man Who Endured 200 Snake Bites
May 18, 2025 – 00:31:38
Extra: Immunology from Deadly Pathogens
May 13, 2025 – 00:14:12
The Smells of an Epileptic Seizure
May 11, 2025 – 00:32:28
Extra: is the truth really the truth?
May 6, 2025 – 00:19:56
The new colour only 5 people have seen
May 4, 2025 – 00:31:16
Futureproof Extra: The Science of Risk (Best of)
Apr 29, 2025 – 00:15:22
Best of Futureproof: Becoming Concious & Rare Blood Plasma
Apr 27, 2025 – 00:32:54
Extra: How soon could we see lab-grown teeth?
Apr 22, 2025 – 00:13:21
The Science of Embalming
Apr 20, 2025 – 00:35:19
Extra: How micro-robots will help detect cancer in patients
Apr 15, 2025 – 00:14:59
What we know (and don't know) about the cosmos
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:40:45
Extra: Why mosquitos taste before they bite
Apr 8, 2025 – 00:12:46
Building a super particle collider
Apr 6, 2025 – 00:33:02
Extra: Why We Believe In Conspiracy Theories
Apr 1, 2025 – 00:14:31
Self-Assembling Long-Lasting Contraceptive
Mar 30, 2025 – 00:33:32
Extra: Using Virtual Reality To Conquer Fear of Public Speaking
Mar 25, 2025 – 00:16:22
The Great Whale Pee Funnel
Mar 23, 2025 – 00:32:28
Octopuses’ Weird Mating
Mar 18, 2025 – 00:14:31
When Do We Become Conscious?
Mar 16, 2025 – 00:32:18
Extra: Rare Blood Plasma
Mar 11, 2025 – 00:14:40
The Future of Space Food
Mar 9, 2025 – 00:34:35
Extra: The Advancement of AI
Mar 4, 2025 – 00:17:27
Should we reintroduce wolves to Ireland?
Mar 2, 2025 – 00:32:00
Extra: How our Brains Handle Aggression
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:11:32
Understanding More About the Sun & The Science of Risk
Feb 23, 2025 – 00:42:32
Extra: Solving Obesity
Feb 18, 2025 – 00:15:43
The Migration Journey for ‘Animal Athletes’
Feb 16, 2025 – 00:34:18
Extra: Meteorite Hunting
Feb 11, 2025 – 00:17:02
Toxic Semen in Mosquitoes
Feb 9, 2025 – 00:35:44
Futureproof Extra: Bioprinted Hearts
Feb 4, 2025 – 00:18:10
When Mega-Icebergs Melt
Feb 2, 2025 – 00:29:35
Extra: What is AMOC? And Why is it Changing?
Jan 28, 2025 – 00:18:36
How New Memories Are Formed
Jan 26, 2025 – 00:30:52
Extra: Carbon Dioxide's Secrets
Jan 21, 2025 – 00:15:49
How Decontamination Happens in Space
Jan 19, 2025 – 00:28:41
Extra: The Wallace Line
Jan 14, 2025 – 00:13:17
What Trees Can Tell Us
Jan 12, 2025 – 00:33:20
Extra: Bird Flu Epidemic in American Cattle
Jan 7, 2025 – 00:15:44
What connects cancer & Alzheimer's disease?
Jan 5, 2025 – 00:42:33
The Best of 2024
Dec 29, 2024 – 00:47:49
Extra: What Animals Understand About Death
Dec 24, 2024 – 00:20:04
Into the Unknown
Dec 22, 2024 – 00:30:02
Extra: Mushroom Robots
Dec 17, 2024 – 00:13:56
How quantum computing works
Dec 17, 2024 – 00:34:25
Extra: Private speech in twins
Dec 10, 2024 – 00:13:49
Can death be abolished?
Dec 8, 2024 – 00:47:09

Recent Reviews

Shelby Lofty

Jonathan needs to stop being so rude

I was going to subscribe but every episode I’ve listened to when they do the news at the beginning, Jonathan is always so condescending to the correspondents especially the female correspondents. It drives me nuts. The news they bring forth is very interesting and I hate that Jonathan feels the need to tell us that he’s not surprised by this news and asks “why are you?” in such a condescending manner.
Russell's Sister

I learn EVERY podcast

Enlightening with self-depredation, and not overtly word nerdy! Also with a keen sense of Irish fun that makes me look forward each week to listening.
JSimp

Listen, Please

Good topics. :) However, a pet peeve: When interviewing an expert, LISTEN. Don’t interrupt. Clarify when needed, but allow the interviewee to wander, to explain, to teach us. I was about to subscribe, but the female interviewer kept interrupting like an American morning TV show host. Just my own pet peeve.