Hello and welcome to meanwhile in the future.

This is our 10th episode ever, which is very exciting.

If you're new to the show, here is how it works. Every week we imagine a particular future, everything from antibiotic resistance to space pirates to people putting cameras in their eyeballs.

Every episode we start with a little audio field trip into that future.

Then we come back to now and we talk about it with experts.

It's pretty simple so let's get started. This week we're going to start in the year

2061. I'm going to be here. Hello.

Hello, you've reached.

Hello, you've reached the Federal Aviation Administration's flight application service.

We encourage you to visit FAA.gov, where you can find information about licenses, air traffic, trainings, and regulations.

For information about pilot's licenses, press 1.

For information about federal aviation regulations, press 2. To apply for a commercial flight, press 3.

Due to recent regulations, commercial air travel is restricted to United States citizens with urgent needs.

The FAA reviews each flight application on a case-by-case basis. You can find an online application

at FAA.gov slash fly.

Application submitted online will be given priority over those submitted by phone.

To continue your application by phone, press 1.

Thank you for calling the FAA Commercial Flight Application Service.

Due to recent regulations, commercial air travel is restricted to United States citizens with urgent needs.

The FAA reviews each flight application on a case-by-case basis.

We encourage citizens to apply for flights online at FAA.gov front slash fly to continue your application by

phone stay on the line.

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