AI Explored
by Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner—AI marketing
Last updated Oct 27, 2026Is this your podcast?This is the podcast for marketers, creators, and business owners who want to know how to use AI. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover practical and actionable ways to put AI to w...
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- Chris Penn2 eps
- Mike Russell1 ep
- Natalie MacNeil1 ep
Also: Greg Preece, Tim Cakir, Ryan Staley, Anne Murphy, René Remsik, Loren Bartley, Rachel Woods, Eve Whitaker, Dan Nestle, Tyler Reed, Fraser Cottrell, Sandy Lee, Nicole Leffer, John Munsell, Ali Kelly, Karl Yeh, Kelly Sinclair
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- 🇺🇸United States · MarketingHOME#33108K to 574K
- 🇳🇿New Zealand · Marketing#126K to 138K
- 🇮🇳India · Marketing#1912K to 62K
- 🇦🇷AR · Marketing#69.9K to 53K
- 🇩🇪Germany · Marketing#325.7K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
203K to 1.1M🎙 Weekly cadence·131 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
407K to 2.2M🇺🇸53%🇳🇿13%🇮🇳6%+14 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
224K to 1.2M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/27/26 | Autonomous AI: How to Get AI to Manage Itself | Wondering how to set up autonomous AI agents that complete work in the background without constant babysitting? I interview Rachel Woods to learn how to build AI playbooks you can trust to run autonomously, remove yourself from the review loop, and set up an AI middle manager that oversees your other AI agents.How to Build an AI Playbook Using Four Components: Trigger, Inputs, Steps, and OutputHow to Use the CRAFT Cycle to Build and Improve Each AI PlaybookHow to Store AI Playbooks Independently From the AI Tools That Run ThemHow to Set Up an AI Middle Manager to Oversee Autonomous AI AgentsGuest: Rachel Woods | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a129Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 41m 38s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 | How to Get Recommended by AI: Being Found Isn't Enough | Wondering how to get your business recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools? I interview Vivienne Wagner to learn a four-step framework to get your business recommended by AI tools like ChatGPT, not just found in search results.How AI Matches Customers With the Businesses It RecommendsDefine the Business's Positioning With an AI InterviewDiagnose the Gaps Between Brand Positioning and Online Presence With AIAlign Website Pages, Blog Content, and Google Business Profile for AI SearchProve It With Customer Reviews and Review Responses That Inform AIGuest: Vivienne Wagner | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a128Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 45m 47s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 | AI Landing Pages: From Project Plan to Published Page | Wondering how to use ChatGPT Codex to build a complete landing page with forms, email follow-up, and custom hosting? I interview Dan Sanchez to learn a complete workflow for planning, designing, building, and deploying landing pages using AI, including how to handle hosting, form integration, email sequences, and split testing.Why Landing Pages Are the Bottleneck for Testing Marketing IdeasMapping the Full Landing Page Funnel Before Building With AIWriting a Landing Page Scope of Work in ChatGPT Before Opening CodexSetting Up Codex and a Delegate Skill to Build the Landing PageDirecting the Design and Copy for AI-Generated Landing PagesHosting and Publishing an AI-Built Landing Page With ChatGPT Sites or GitHub and VercelConnecting Landing Page Forms, Payments, and Email SequencesSplit Testing and Reviewing AI Landing Pages Before Going LiveGuest: Dan Sanchez | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a127Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 44m 44s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | Claude Design: How to Create On-Brand Visuals With AI | Want to create professional-looking slides, websites, and animations without hiring a designer or learning complex software? I interview Jeff Sieh to learn how to use Claude Design to build a design system, create on-brand visuals, and automate content workflows that used to take hours.How to Build a Design System With Claude DesignHow to Interact With Claude DesignUsing Skills and Templates in Claude DesignCreating Assets and Media With Claude DesignAutomating Content Workflows With Your Design SystemExporting the Design System to Other ToolsGuest: Jeff Sieh | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a126Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | How to Build Your Own AI Apps (No Coding Required) | Are you spending too much every month on software subscriptions that don’t actually fit the way your business works? I interview Erika Stanley to learn how to brainstorm, build, and launch custom AI apps that replace expensive software, even with zero technical background.Why Business Owners Are Building Custom AI Apps Instead of Buying SoftwareStart With the Minimum Viable Product MindsetBrainstorming and Creating a Product Requirements DocumentBuilding the App With a Vibe Coding PlatformDeploying, Hosting, and Keeping the App SecureGuest: Erika Stanley | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a125Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 42m 53s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | How to Create Pro-Quality AI Videos With Gemini Omni | Want to create professional-looking video content without filming yourself or hiring a production crew? I interview Eve Whitaker to discover how to use Google's Gemini Omni to create an AI avatar, produce scroll-stopping video hooks, edit existing footage, and assemble longer videos from 10-second clips.What Is Gemini Omni and How to Access ItHow to Create an AI Avatar With Gemini OmniThe Four-Element Prompting Formula for AI VideoHow to Create Scroll-Stopping Video HooksHow to Edit Existing Video With Gemini OmniHow to Assemble Longer Videos From 10-Second ClipsGuest: Eve Whitaker | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a124Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 46m 45s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | How to Think Like a Filmmaker: AI Video With Seedance | Want a repeatable workflow for turning a simple concept into polished AI video content using tools like Seedance? I interview Ross Symons to discover a step-by-step process for producing professional-quality AI video, from developing a concept and building key visuals to generating clips with Seedance and assembling them into a finished piece.Why AI Video Quality Depends on How Well Creators Communicate With ModelsDevelop the Concept Behind the AI VideoBuild Key Visuals Using the Subject, Environment, and Character FrameworkBuild an AI Video Storyboard Using KeyframesGenerate Video With Seedance and Assemble the Final PieceGuest: Ross Symons | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/a123Review our show on Apple PodcastsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 46m 46s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | AI recommendationscontent strategy+3 | Liron Segev | ChatGPTClaude+2 | — | AIcontent creation+6 | — | 45m 18s | ||
| 9/1/26 | AI output qualityAI personas+3 | Austin Marchese | Social Media Examiner | — | AIquality improvement+3 | — | 41m 05s | ||
| 8/25/26 | AI employeestraining AI+3 | Callan Faulkner | Social Media Examiner | — | AI trainingautonomous AI+3 | — | 46m 18s | ||
| 8/18/26 | AI creative directorcontent creation+4 | Nicky Saunders | ClaudeSocial Media Examiner | — | AIcontent system+5 | — | 47m 10s | ||
| 8/11/26 | AI visualsoriginality in AI images+4 | Lauren deVane | MagnificSocial Media Examiner+1 | — | AI imagesoriginal visuals+5 | — | 47m 44s | ||
| 8/4/26 | AI automationsClaude Cowork+3 | Isar Meitis | Claude CoworkClaude Chat+2 | — | AI automationClaude Cowork+6 | — | 51m 30s | ||
| 7/28/26 | open-weight AI modelscost-saving AI solutions+3 | Chris Penn | Social Media Examiner | — | open-weight modelsAI cost reduction+3 | — | 42m 07s | ||
| 7/21/26 | AI toolsproductization+3 | Kelly Sinclair | Social Media ExaminerApple Podcasts+1 | — | AIproductize+4 | — | 45m 04s | ||
| 7/14/26 | AI trainingpersonalized AI+3 | Max Bernstein | Social Media ExaminerApple Podcasts+1 | — | AIcognitive fingerprint+3 | — | 42m 39s | ||
| 7/7/26 | agentic AIworkflows+3 | Kate vanderVoort | ManusSocial Media Examiner | — | agentic workflowsManus+3 | — | 46m 12s | ||
| 6/30/26 | AI image toolsAI video tools+3 | Jerrod Lew | Social Media ExaminerApple Podcasts+1 | — | AI image workflowsAI video workflows+3 | — | 42m 36s | ||
| 6/23/26 | AI in salesclient acquisition+4 | Etan Polinger | Social Media Examiner | — | AIsales+5 | — | 38m 50s | ||
| 6/16/26 | AI agentsautomation+3 | Keith Moehring | Social Media ExaminerApple Podcasts+1 | — | AI agentsautomation+3 | — | 46m 37s | ||
| 6/12/26 | AI in marketingbusiness strategy+3 | Ali Kelly | Social Media Examiner | — | AImarketing+5 | — | 42m 29s | ||
| 6/9/26 | OpenAI Codexbusiness automation+4 | Karl Yeh | CodexOpenAI | — | OpenAICodex+6 | — | 51m 57s | ||
| 6/2/26 | AI in advertisingad creative+4 | Fraser Cottrell | ClaudeNano Banana+2 | — | AIad creative+5 | — | 45m 32s | ||
| 5/26/26 | AI video contentcustomer profiling+3 | Sandy Lee | Claude CodeSocial Media Examiner+1 | — | AIvideo production+5 | — | 46m 48s | ||
| 5/19/26 | AI workflowsplatform independence+3 | Nicole Leffer | Social Media Examiner | — | AI workflowsplatform independence+3 | — | 47m 18s | ||
| 5/12/26 | AI trainingemployee development+3 | John Munsell | Social Media Examiner | — | AI trainingemployee habits+3 | — | 46m 21s | ||
| 5/5/26 | AI toolsautomation+4 | Tyler Reed | Claude CodeSocial Media Examiner | Google CalendarTelegram | Claude CodeAI tools+5 | — | 44m 31s | ||
| 4/28/26 | AIClaude Cowork+3 | Dan Nestle | Claude CoworkSocial Media Examiner | — | Claude CoworkAI productivity+3 | — | 43m 20s | ||
| 4/21/26 | AI agentsbots+3 | Mike Russell | OpenClawSocial Media Examiner+1 | — | OpenClawAI agents+4 | — | 46m 23s | ||
| 4/14/26 | AI deep researchcompetitive analysis+3 | Natalie MacNeil | Social Media Examiner | — | AIdeep research+6 | — | 46m 57s | ||
| 4/7/26 | AI video editingvideo production+3 | Greg Preece | Social Media Examiner | — | AI video editingvideo production+3 | — | 44m 41s | ||
| 3/31/26 | AIproductivity+3 | Tim Cakir | Social Media Examiner | — | AI superpowerswork efficiency+3 | — | 45m 23s | ||
| 3/24/26 | real-time dataAI performance+3 | Ryan Staley | ClaudeChatGPT+1 | — | real-time dataAI tools+3 | — | 42m 01s | ||
| 3/17/26 | AI servicesrevenue generation+3 | Anne Murphy | Social Media Examiner | — | AI expertiseselling AI services+3 | — | 41m 31s | ||
| 3/10/26 | AI toolsproductivity+3 | René Remsik | Social Media Examiner | — | AI toolscreators+4 | — | 41m 28s | ||
| 3/3/26 | AI toolsknowledge cloning+3 | Loren Bartley | Social Media Examiner | — | AIknowledge cloning+3 | — | 46m 13s | ||
| 2/26/26 | AI in marketingfuture of work+3 | Chris PennRachel Woods | Social Media Examiner | — | AImarketing jobs+5 | — | 43m 30s | ||
| 2/24/26 | AI video productionvideo marketing+3 | Eve Whitaker | Social Media ExaminerApple Podcasts+1 | — | AI videovideo production+3 | — | 47m 02s | ||
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Chart history for AI Explored
Peaked at #1 in New Zealand, top 10 in 5 of 49 tracked markets, currently #1 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| AR | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| MY | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| South Africa | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Ireland | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| TH | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| ID | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| India | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| KE | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| HU | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| RO | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| SG | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| GR | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Germany | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| Sweden | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| United States | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| PL | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Finland | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| Canada | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| SA | — | #43 | #43 | — |
Chart Positions
49 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
49 placements across 45 markets.