Where’s My Jetpack?

Living on Earth

Where are the hoverboards, jetpacks, underwater cities and flying cars that Hollywood promised us decades ago? Author Daniel Wilson tells host Steve Curwood what he learned while writing his new book “Where’s My Jetpack: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived.”

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