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Episode 43: AI Readiness Bridging Relevant Learning and Work Today
Apr 27, 2026
8m 51s
Episode 42: AI in Education: Google's Head of Education on the Essential Role of the Teacher in AI Education
Apr 23, 2026
8m 43s
Episode 41: UPDATE: Learning with the Google Education Workspace
Apr 12, 2026
10m 23s
Epiosode 40: The Algorithmic Mirror: Why AI Hiring is Often a Reflection of the Past & What We Can Do
Apr 3, 2026
12m 00s
Episode 39: A Major Report on How People are Actually Using AI
Mar 22, 2026
15m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/27/26 | Episode 43: AI Readiness Bridging Relevant Learning and Work Today | The bridge between learning and earning is crumbling, and it’s costing the economy over a trillion dollars a year in lost potential. In this episode, we break down the latest AI Readiness report from Pearson and AWS to understand the ”Degree Paradox”—the reality that formal education is becoming more essential, not less, as AI automates away the traditional entry-level stepping stones. We move beyond the hype of prompt engineering to discuss the shrinking three-year half-life of technical skills and why applied experience has become the only currency that matters in a high-stakes workforce. It is time to stop being a passive user of these tools and start becoming a strategic operator of your own career. | 8m 51s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | Episode 42: AI in Education: Google's Head of Education on the Essential Role of the Teacher in AI Education | In this episode, we break down a pivotal perspective from Ben Gomes, Google’s Head of Learning, as featured in a recent Forbes article by Dan Fitzpatrick. While the tech industry is in a dead heat to build the ultimate digital tutor, Gomes argues that AI can only solve the mechanics of learning—it cannot spark the motivation that makes a student want to engage in the first place. We explore why AI should be viewed as an accelerator rather than the ignition, the rising stakes of the ”5% problem” in educational equity, and how reclaiming teacher time from administrative burnout is the only way to protect the human spark. It is time to stop looking at AI as a replacement for the classroom and start seeing it as a tool that serves the most sacred part of education: the relationship that tells a student they matter. | 8m 43s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 | Episode 41: UPDATE: Learning with the Google Education Workspace | Brett Hanson navigates the 2026 Google Education ecosystem, where AI shifts from luxury to utility for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Learn how to manage the critical October 2026 storage deadline, leverage NotebookLM for active learning, and utilize new AI-optimized hardware—all while centering on human connection and data privacy. | 10m 23s | ||||||
| 4/3/26 | Epiosode 40: The Algorithmic Mirror: Why AI Hiring is Often a Reflection of the Past & What We Can Do | In this episode, we tackle a critical report published March 30, 2026, by Warden AI titled ”What Is Algorithmic Bias in Hiring?” because, honestly, the myth of the ”neutral machine” is often just a mask for automating our past mistakes. | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 3/22/26 | Episode 39: A Major Report on How People are Actually Using AI | In this episode, we examine the ”AI Fluency Index,” a February 2026 research report from Anthropic that analyzes nearly ten thousand real-world conversations to reveal how we actually interact with artificial intelligence. | 15m 20s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | Episode 38: New Season - 3: Exploring AI Issues for Everyone: Trust, Control, and the Future | In this episode, we examine the ”AI Paradox” based on the primary source, ”The Reluctant Revolution: Why We’re Inviting AI Into Our Hospitals but Barring It From Our Hearts.” | 12m 29s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Episode 37: SURPRISE! A Midsummer Night's Dream in Brussels | Please enjoy this surprise from my AP Literature students. We did use a little AI (in editing), but this is mostly a good old fashioned radio play of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, but with a Southern Door twist. The fictional WBRU radio station in 1940 broadcasts the play during a storm. We hope you enjoy our Southern Door County ”Belgian” twist and the play itself. | 2h 03m 21s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | Episode 36: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 14 The New Human-In-The-Loop Theory | In this lesson, we explore the shifting landscape of 2026, where ”perfect” has become the baseline and, consequently, the most forgettable thing you can be. We discuss the ”AI equilibrium”—a state where cinematic lighting and flawless grammar are no longer competitive advantages but mere background noise. | 34m 00s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Episode 35: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 13: Understanding and Managing AI Hallucinations | In this session, we tackle the ”Paradox of Modern AI”: systems built to sound incredibly intelligent (fluent) before they were built to be reliably truthful. We explore the cognitive architecture behind why AI lies, the specific taxonomy of hallucinations, and the ”Epistemic Hygiene” toolkit you need to move from a passive consumer to an active verifier. | 27m 55s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Episode 34: 2026 AI Fluency 12: The AI Work Reshuffle | In this episode, our avatar hosts explore the ”Great Reshuffle”—a period of massive structural rearrangement in the global workforce. We move beyond the ”Skynet” headlines to examine the actual economic mechanics of AI: how it differs from the Industrial Revolution, why it might actually reduce wage inequality, and how you can transition from a ”laborer” to a ”Super Agent.” | 35m 25s | ||||||
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| 1/20/26 | Episode 32: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 10: The Wage Premium | We’ve spent the last nine lessons opening the toolbox—looking at ethics, fears, and basic buttons. But today, we stop looking at AI as a cool party trick and start looking at it as the most profitable skill on your resume. Brett breaks down the startling new economic reality: The market no longer cares if you can build the robot; they just want to know if you can persuade it to do meaningful work. Backed by recent data from PwC, this episode explores why ”AI Swimmers” are commanding a 56% wage premium over their peers and how you can claim that value without writing a single line of code. | 14m 16s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Episode 31: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 9: The Ethical Costs: Using AI Wisely | We love the ”magic” of AI—the white space, the rounded corners, the instant answers that seem to float down from the ether. But the ”Cloud” isn’t a cloud. It is a factory. It is acres of screaming servers in the desert, millions of gallons of water turned to steam, and human beings in Nairobi filtering out the worst of the internet so we don’t have to. In this episode, Brett calculates the ”Ethical Bill” for our AI habits. We move past the abstract philosophy of ethics to look at the physical reality: the energy, the water, and the ”Ghost Workers” (RLHF) that make the technology possible. This isn’t a guilt trip—it’s a guide to moving from a ”consumer” to a responsible ”operator” who knows the true cost of the machine. | 19m 54s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Episode 30: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 8: Wait, That’s AI? Explore Internal AI Functions of Devices | We often think of Artificial Intelligence as a futuristic robot or a confusing chatbot that writes poetry. But the truth is, you are likely already a ”Cyborg”—you just don’t use that label. In this episode, Brett explores the concept of ”Invisible AI”—the silent, servile algorithms that are already running your life. From the noise cancellation in your headphones to the ”magic” that saves your battery life, we discuss how we comfortably embrace AI when it acts as a tool, and why that acceptance is the first step toward developing true ”AI Taste.” | 18m 13s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Episode 29: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 7: The Hal Myth (Debunking One AI Fear) | The HAL Myth: Why AI Isn’t Coming for Your Soul Episode Summary: Is your computer plotting against you? In 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey gave us HAL 9000—a polite, murderous AI with a survival instinct. That movie defined our cultural anxiety for 50 years. But in 2026, the reality of Artificial Intelligence looks less like a super-villain and more like an anxious intern who tries to book a dinner reservation at 3:00 AM. | 19m 47s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Episode 28: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 6: The End of Googling as We Know It | We have moved from the era of Search (finding sources) to the era of Answers (synthesizing information). In this episode, Brett explains the massive shift from Google as a ”Librarian” who points you to books, to Google as a ”Research Assistant” who reads them for you. While convenient, this ”Zero-Click” world requires a new set of skills to avoid being misled by ”flattened” summaries or hallucinations. | 15m 27s | ||||||
| 1/3/26 | Episode 27: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 5: Predictive Text on Steroids: How It Actually Works | We’ve all fought with autocorrect when trying to type a specific word that rhymes with ”truck.” In this episode, Brett explains how the super-intelligent AI tools we use today—like Gemini 3 and ChatGPT-5—are essentially that same autocorrect technology, just on massive ”steroids.” Lesson 5 demystifies the ”ghost in the machine.” We strip away the magic to reveal the Probabilistic Engine underneath. By understanding that AI is a pattern matcher, not a truth teller, you will finally understand why it hallucinates, why it sounds so confident even when it’s wrong, and how to control the output. | 20m 00s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | Episode 26: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 4: The Plagiarism Panic | In this episode, Brett tackles the ”Plagiarism Panic”—that internal voice asking, ”If I didn’t suffer over this, is it really mine?” We dismantle the definition of cheating in the AI age and explore the critical difference between outsourcing your thinking versus outsourcing your labor. If you’ve ever felt like a fraud for using Chat GPT, this lesson will help you stop hiding in the shadows and start leading with ”The Editor’s Eye.” | 14m 17s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Episode 25: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 3: Listening Myth vs Predictive Reality - Managing Privacy | Is your phone secretly recording your conversations to sell you cat food? It’s one of the biggest ghost stories in the digital world. In this episode, Brett Hanson debunks the ”Listening Myth” by explaining why mass surveillance of your microphone is unlikely, while revealing the far more effective method advertisers actually use: Predictive Profiling. We also confront the rare ”1% Exception”—real government and criminal spyware like Salt Typhoon and Pegasus—before pivoting to the practical steps everyday users can take to secure their data. Whether you are using Google Gemini or just browsing the web, this lesson gives you the ”Digital Hygiene” plan you need to move from paranoia to proficiency . | 19m 23s | ||||||
| 12/26/25 | Episode 24: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 2: The Invisible Assistant You're Already Using | In this episode, Brett Hanson speaks directly to the ”Sunbather”—the skeptic who believes they don’t need or want AI in their life. Brett challenges the myth that you can ”opt-out” of artificial intelligence by revealing the ”Invisible Assistant” that has been quietly curating your world for the last decade. From FaceID to your spam folder, we explore how you are likely already an active AI user. The goal today isn’t to convince you to love AI, but to help you move from a passive consumer to a conscious observer who uses ”AI Taste” to stay in control. | 17m 19s | ||||||
| 12/21/25 | Episode 23: 2026 AI Fluency Lesson 1: Creating an AI Workflow - Starting to Cultivate AI Taste | Episode 1 of the new series: 2026 AI Fluency Lessons Are you doing the work you love, or just managing the business of it? In this kickoff episode of the 2026 AI Fluency Series, Brett Hanson explores the ”Admin Debris” that suffocates our best work—and how to clear it using AI. Brett shares a real-world case study of a professional executive coach who reclaimed hours of her week by building a custom Google Gem. He also introduces the core philosophy of the series: the journey from ”Experience” to ”Taste,” where AI becomes an engine of execution so you can become the engine of judgment. | 19m 57s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | Episode 22: Avatar Creation in the Classroom with Custom GPT's | Welcome back to AI for Everyone. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a real, in-progress project from my AP Literature class. We’re moving beyond theoretical discussions and essays to build interactive, conversational AI avatars. My students are using OpenAI’s Custom GPTs to create and interpret the robot characters from Nnedi Okorafor’s fantastic novel, The Death of the Author. This isn’t just a classroom exercise; it’s a dynamic way to analyze literature, and the students will be presenting their finished avatars at the Great World Texts conference in Madison, Wisconsin. | 22m 05s | ||||||
| 10/12/25 | Episode 21: Season 2: Everyday Applications #1 | In this episode, Brett Hanson announces a new, more personal direction for the ”AI for Everyone” podcast. Moving away from a rigid structure, the show will now focus on the real-world, everyday applications of AI in Brett’s life as a teacher, writer, and consultant. He outlines five core priorities that will shape future episodes: student AI readiness, client workflow solutions, AI-powered writing projects, personal professional organization, and creative AI endeavors. | 21m 30s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | E20 Jamey Hill on Creating a Human-Centered AI Framework for Schools | In this episode, Brett sits down with veteran educator and virtual school leader Jamey Hill to deconstruct the process of building an AI implementation plan from scratch. Jamey shares her journey from being a Montessori-inspired teacher who believed ”the hand is the tool that feeds the brain” to becoming a leader in shaping how schools can responsibly integrate artificial intelligence. The conversation moves from the initial overwhelming phase of ”tool collecting” to the creation of a thoughtful, three-part framework: Define, Evaluate, and Integrate. | 35m 43s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | 19: Why Understanding and Cultivating AI Taste is Essential to Become a Good AI User | This week’s ”AI in Focus” episode dives into the essential, human skill of ”AI Taste.” Brett defines taste as the critical ability to judge and discern quality in an age of infinite AI generation. He breaks down the five levels of AI proficiency—from the skeptical Sunbather to the architectural Diver—and provides a practical roadmap for listeners to cultivate their own AI taste, turning AI from a simple tool into a true co-creation partner. | 26m 40s | ||||||
| 9/9/25 | E18 The Coming Wave: Managing and Containing AI's Power | In this AI in Focus episode, Brett Hanson dives deep into Mustafa Suleyman’s essential book, ”The Coming Wave,” exploring the immense power and unprecedented risks of AI and synthetic biology. The discussion covers why this technological wave is different from all others, the ”great dilemma” we face in navigating it, and the urgent need for a new mindset of containment and responsible stewardship. | 29m 00s | ||||||
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