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by Baratunde Thurston
Today: #190 in Technology on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | #190 | #185 |
About the show
Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?”
In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity. Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it personal with a wide range of guests: entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, creators, educators, and scientists. Maybe even an A.I. or two. Everyone should have a say in where technologies like A.I. take us, not just a handful of people in California who think nitro cold brew on tap should be a human right.
Join us in candid conversations and fun experiments, as we imagine and co-create our life, with machines.
Latest episodes
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AI's Water Problem Isn't Where You Think
August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minEighteen months ago, WattTime and Climate TRACE co-founder Gavin McCormick told us we're going to beat climate change. Full stop. And that made us so uncomfortable, our team couldn't stop talking about it! Now he's back to answer the…
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Change the Game: Exploring Tech and Freedom with Will Lucas
June 26, 2026 · 47 minBack in November 2025, I was at AfroTech reconnecting with Will Lucas of Black Tech Green Money. Our conversation had that cookout, Juneteenth “get free” energy. Jidenna had just performed and Stacey Abrams was up next. And we asked the…
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Steer the Future or Get Steamrolled (cross-post)
June 11, 2026 · 51 minA few months ago, Dan Blumberg — host of Future Around and Find Out, Webby winner for Best Technology Podcast — brought me in and let me get spicy. The question we kept circling: who actually gets to decide what this technology does to us…
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They Grew Up With AI—Now They’re Taking Control
May 21, 2026 · 18 minWe throw around the phrase "digital native" like a compliment, but Big Tech uses it as a free pass to force-feed youth their latest experiments. They market convenience while masking the true human toll: young minds navigating rampant…
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Big Tech Is Coming for Rural America. Young People Are Ready.
April 30, 2026 · 16 minWhat happens when Silicon Valley's AI boom collides with rural America and Indigenous communities? Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into data centers, eyeing reopened nuclear plants like Three Mile Island, and pushing for expanded…
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Whose Future Are We Building? (cross-post)
February 24, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minBaratunde joins filmmakers Valerie Veach and Charlie Terrell, Mozilla's Dio Ade, and Kena's Christie Marqueese at Sundance 2026's Solidarity House to explore who gets to shape our technological future. The panel challenges the seductive…
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ICE, Deepfakes, and What's Real w/ Sam Gregory
February 4, 2026 · 44 minIn an era of deepfakes and AI manipulation, recording reality is vital. This episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down with returning guest Sam Gregory, executive director of WITNESS. They discuss how our experience of reality is…
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AI Therapy Exposed: Your Mental Health is Monetizable
January 28, 2026 · 27 minIn this episode of Life with Machines, we explore the rise of AI as a substitute for human emotional support systems. With a focus on mental health, this video investigates how and why AI companies are pushing companionship as a core…