{"podcast":{"title":"Future of StoryTelling (FoST)","slug":"future-of-storytelling-fost-115518","podcast_index_feed_id":115518,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/0e819ae8-8e51-4a13-babc-d25aa3f6097c","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/future-of-storytelling-fost","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/6/20/21/5e74940c-f5b4-4aff-a164-cecf681d5255_podcast_thumbnails__2_.jpg","author":"Future of StoryTelling","episode_count":160,"summary":"The Future of StoryTelling (FoST) podcast is a series of conversations between FoST founder and CEO Charlie Melcher and some of the world’s brightest storytellers across a range of disciplines, focusing on how stories can help provoke positive and lasting change in the world. The Future of StoryTelling is a passionate community of people from the worlds of media, technology, and communications who explore how storytelling is evolving in the digital age.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T22:18:05.330946+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-storytelling-fost-115518"},"episode":{"title":"What Ice Cream Can Teach Us About Connection — Manish Vora","slug":"what-ice-cream-can-teach-us-about-connection-manish-vora","published_at":"2026-03-06T11:00:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-storytelling-fost-115518/what-ice-cream-can-teach-us-about-connection-manish-vora","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-storytelling-fost-115518","url":"https://futureofstorytelling.org/fost-originals/podcasts/","audio_url":"https://audio1.redcircle.com/episodes/49157d71-d659-40ef-9161-ca7631cda866/stream.mp3","summary":"Manish Vora, CEO and co-founder of the Museum of Ice Cream, shares how a 30-day pop-up across from the Whitney Museum became a global experiential brand and helped define what he calls the “experium,” a mix between a museum and an experience. In this conversation, he reflects on how we define a museum, why participation and hospitality matter as much as physical design, and how simple rituals like choosing an ice cream name can spark real connection. He also opens up about scaling location-based experiences, designing for play in a phone-saturated world, and what’s ahead with new flagship locations in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. To learn more, visit our website at fost.org . To get your copy of Charlie’s book, The Future of Storytelling , visit thefutureofstorytelling.com/home . -- © 2026 Future of StoryTelling, Corp. Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp. 124 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher Director, Carolyn Merriman Assistant Producer, Tsuki Carlson in collaboration with Charts & Leisure Founder, Jason Oberholtzer Producer, Meghal Janardan Editor, Garrett Crowe Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli With special thanks to Manish Vora, Madison Brown, Lor Simpson, David Gray, Bonnie Eldon, and Megan Worman.","meta_description":"Manish Vora, CEO and co-founder of the Museum of Ice Cream, shares how a 30-day pop-up across from the Whitney Museum became a global experiential brand a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1736,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-of-storytelling-fost-115518/episodes/what-ice-cream-can-teach-us-about-connection-manish-vora/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-storytelling-fost-115518/what-ice-cream-can-teach-us-about-connection-manish-vora.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}