The Electric Age
A public-radio-style program connecting today’s headlines with history, technology, music, economics, and human experience.
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John Horan
Helping people understand change.
History · Technology · Finance · Human Behavior
History explains it.
Technology accelerates it.
People decide what comes next.
I help people understand today’s headlines by revealing the historical, technological, economic, and human patterns behind them.
“Every generation faces its own turning points. My goal is to help people recognize them—and navigate them with wisdom, curiosity, and hope.”
The central idea
Understanding Change
Every generation experiences moments when technology, economics, culture, and human expectations reshape the world.
My work explores those turning points by connecting history, technology, finance, philosophy, and human behavior.
Through The Electric Age, writing, speaking, and narration, I translate complex change into practical perspective—helping people understand not only what is changing, but why it matters and how we can respond.
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Essays and commentary about artificial intelligence, economics, history, leadership, philosophy, and the future of work.
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Presentations and conversations that help audiences understand technological, economic, cultural, and workplace change.
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The Electric Age
Where history meets tomorrow.
The Electric Age begins with something happening now, follows its echoes through history, identifies the patterns connecting one generation to another, and leaves listeners with perspective rather than certainty.
It is a journey through technology, economics, music, culture, philosophy, and the choices that shape the future.
Let’s explore what comes next.
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