The Feudal Future Podcast

America is becoming more feudal and less a land of opportunity. But there’s still time to turn this around - if we understand what is happening and what actions can make a real difference. This is the core of our mission.

With the new class structure resembling that of the Medieval times, freedom of choice around how to live and work is quickly disappearing for small business people, property owners, skilled workers and private sector professionals.World-renown author Joel Kotkin and tech-entrepreneur Marshall Toplansky explore what we can do to liberate the global middle class. Sitting down with business, government, and citizen leaders to uncover the trends and give you the insights and tools to forge a better future.

Joel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, Executive Director of the Urban Reform Institute, and an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. His most recent book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism is now available for pre-order.

Marshall N. Toplansky is a widely published and award-winning marketing professional and successful entrepreneur. He co-founded KPMG's data & analytics center of excellence and now teaches and consults corporations on their analytics strategies.

The Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.