Best EdTech Situation Room Podcasts (2025)

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EdTechSR Ep 362: Browsers Gone Agentic 1:09:16

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Welcome to episode 362 (“Browsers Gone Agentic”) of the EdTech Situation Room from Wednesday, October 29, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack the fast-moving world of agentic AI browsers—Atlas, Comet, and an open-source “BrowserOS”—including…

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EdTechSR Ep 361: AI Workflows for Educators 1:05:44

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Welcome to episode 361 (“AI Workflows for Educators”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 22, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) kick off with the surge of AI-first browsers—OpenAI’s Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet, and DIA—what an “agentic” web e…

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EdTechSR Ep 360: Agentic AI Arrives 1:05:48

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Welcome to episode 360 (“Agentic AI Arrives”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 8, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dive into OpenAI’s newly announced agent platform and what “agentic” workflows could mean for classrooms and district off…

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EdTechSR Ep 359: Phishing Meets Copilot 1:09:18

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Welcome to episode 359 (“Phishing Meets Copilot”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 24, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack how AI is reshaping both the attack surface and the classroom: we start with MIT Tech Review’s claim that 8…

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EdTechSR Ep 358: Gemini AI Everywhere 1:05:40

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Welcome to episode 358 (“Gemini AI Everywhere”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 3, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack Google’s sweeping shift from Assistant to Gemini—from phones and smart speakers to the classroom—and what thos…

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EdTechSR Ep 357: AI Tinkering Playbook 1:04:54

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Welcome to episode 357 (“AI Tinkering Playbook”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 27, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) lean into the tinkerer’s mindset—treating AI as a thinking partner you iterate with, not a magic box—while swapping cl…

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EdTechSR Ep 356: Beyond AI Hype 1:10:33

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Welcome to episode 356 (“Beyond AI Hype”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 20, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) kick off with a few live-stream hiccups and then dive straight into back-to-school realities: district and state momentum aro…

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EdTechSR Ep 355: Protocols Over Platforms 1:07:09

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Welcome to episode 355 (“Protocols Over Platforms”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack their ISTE 2025 takeaways: Google’s evolving Gemini-in-Classroom roadmap, fresh AI literacy resources for teach…

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EdTechSR Ep 354: Beyond the Town Square 1:09:33

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Welcome to episode 354 (“Beyond the Town Square”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 25, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) open with a quick check-in and the episode lineup, then dive into Creative Commons in the classroom via Flickr’s move t…

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EdTechSR Ep 353: Chatbots and Safeguards 1:15:49

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Welcome to episode 353 (“Chatbots and Safeguards”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 11, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) open with context on the live show and summer schedules before diving into the week’s biggest debates, starting with A…

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EdTechSR Ep 352: AI Slop Tsunami 1:08:48

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Welcome to episode 352 (“AI Slop Tsunami”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 22, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack the rising tide of low-quality, AI-generated content flooding social feeds and classrooms—and share practical media-lite…

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EdTechSR Ep 351: AI Sycophancy and Chatbots for Kids 1:13:25

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Welcome to episode 351 (“AI Sycophancy and Chatbots for Kids”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 14, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dive into AI Trust You—a Long Beach USD/Stanford framework and Chrome extension that helps students disclos…

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EdTechSR Ep 350: AI as Thought Partner 1:16:46

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Welcome to episode 350 (“AI as Thought Partner”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 16, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) explored the transformative role of AI in teaching, learning, and instructional design. Jason demonstrated how custom G…

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EdTechSR Ep 349 Surveillance in the Classroom 1:06:53

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Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) joined from the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego to share insights on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in education. He and Dr. Wesl…

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EdTechSR Ep 349 Surveillance in the Classroom (audio) 1:06:53

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Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) joined from the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego to share insights on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in education. He and Dr. Wesl…

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EdTechSR Ep 348 Goodbye Home Button 1:06:04

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Check out our Episode 348 from February 19, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Su…

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EdTechSR Ep 348 Goodbye Home Button (audio) 1:06:04

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Welcome to episode 348 (“Goodbye Home Button”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 19, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpacked Apple’s latest hardware evolution as the company officially retires the home button and lightning port, fully…

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EdTechSR Ep 347 DeepSeek Disruption 1:11:32

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Check out our Episode 347 from February 12, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Machines of Loving Grace by Dario Amodei (Oct 2024 - Anthropic CEO - via #ChinaTalk [PODCAST] “Anthropic's Dario Amodei on AI C…

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EdTechSR Ep 346 AI Hallucinations & Hardware 1:06:01

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Check out our Episode 346 from February 5 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini (TechCrunch, 5 Feb 2025) * Elon Musk Wants to Get Operational Contr…

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EdTechSR Ep 346 AI Hallucinations & Hardware 1:06:01

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Welcome to episode 346 (“AI Hallucinations & Hardware”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 5, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dug deep into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, comparing Google’s Gemini 2.0, ChatGPT-4o, Cl…

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EdTechSR Ep 345 TikTok, Tech & Trust 1:08:37

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Check out our Episode 345 from January 22, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor (AP, 22 Jan 2025) * Anthropic chi…

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EdTechSR Ep 345 TikTok, Tech & Trust 1:08:37

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EdTechSR Ep 344 Voices We Can’t Trust 1:10:41

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Check out our Episode 344 from January 15, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * AI Trends in Ed Tech to Watch in 2025 (EdTech Magazine 15 January 2025) * Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after bac…

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EdTechSR Ep 343 Clickbait and Chrome 1:07:03

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Check out our Episode 343 from January 1, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Arizona’s getting an online charter school taught entirely by AI (TechCrunch, 20 Dec 2024) * How Google Spent 15 Years Creating a…

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EdTechSR Ep 342 Encrypted by Default 1:09:07

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Check out our Episode 342 from December 18, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Sora General Availability * Sora prompt example: “Tockefeller center is overrun by golden retrievers! everywhere you look, ther…

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EdTechSR Ep 341 Blue Sky Rising 1:06:23

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Check out our Episode 341 from December 4, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably Training AI (404 Media Podcast, 4 Dec 2024) * Facebook Friend Safety Tips (Wes Fryer on Speed of…

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EdTechSR Ep 340 Big Tech & Big Changes 1:11:42

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Check out our Episode 340 from November 13, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Google’s AI ‘learning companion’ takes chatbot answers a step further (The Verge 11 November 2024) * Announcing general availab…

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EdTechSR Ep 340 Big Tech & Big Changes 1:11:42

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Welcome to episode 340 (“Big Tech & Big Changes”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 13, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) explored the latest shifts in the tech landscape, from Apple’s hardware advancements to AI’s growing role in educat…

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EdTechSR Ep 339 Social Media Challenges in Schools 1:08:05

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Check out our Episode 339 from November 6, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Microsoft just delayed Recall again (The Verge; 31 October 2024) * OpenAI’s search engine is now live in ChatGPT (The Verge; 31 …

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EdTechSR Ep 338 AI Security Concerns 1:09:26

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Check out our Episode 338 from October 23, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic Blog; 22 October 2024) * Claude AI Can Now Co…

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EdTechSR Ep 337 Teaching and Parenting in the AI Era 1:01:41

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Check out our Episode 337 from October 16, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Student was punished for using AI—then his parents sued teacher and administrators (ArsTechnica, 16 Oct 2024) * People are using AI bots to create nude images of almost anyone online (BGR, 16 Oct 2024) * The Vision Pro is being used to assist surgeon…

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EdTechSR Ep 336 NotebookLM and Beyond 1:08:02

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Check out our Episode 336 from September 25, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Meta’s going to put AI-generated images in your Facebook and Instagram feeds (The Verge, 25 Sept 2024) * Everything Announced at Meta Connect 2024: Quest 3S, Orion AR glasses and Meta AI updates (Engadget, 25 Sept 2024) * OpenAI’s Murati shocks wit…

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EdTechSR Ep 335 NotebookLM Revolution 1:13:00

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Check out our Episode 325 from September 18, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * NoteBook LM From Google: https://notebooklm.google/ * Ethan Mollick on Substack: https://substack.com/@oneusefulthing * OpenAI Announces a Model That ‘Reasons’ Through Problems, Calling It a ‘New Paradigm’ (Atlantic, 11 Sept 2024) * NotebookLM’s ne…

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EdTechSR Ep 335 NotebookLM Revolution 1:13:01

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Welcome to episode 335 (“NotebookLM Revolution”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 18, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) delved into Google's NotebookLM advancements, including the "Audio Overview" feature revolutionizing document inter…

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EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation 1:02:26

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Check out our Episode 334 from August 29, 2024! (We’ve started posting VIDEO versions here on Substack… This week we’re sharing a higher resolution version. Please let us know what you think! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * California legislature passes sweeping AI safety bill (The Verge; 28 August 2024) * 100M Token Context Wind…

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EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation 1:02:27

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Welcome to episode 334 (“Considering AI Regulation”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 29, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) explored the rapidly evolving world of AI, including the implications of California's sweeping AI safety legislati…

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EdTechSR Ep 333 Billions Breached 59:02

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Check out our Episode 333 from August 21, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * How AI’s booms and busts are a distraction (Vox; 17 August 2024) * Elon Musk's AI Image Generator Is a Deepfaker's Dream (LifeHacker; 15 August 2024) * Flux Tools by Black Forest Labs (from Huggingface) * Large language models can do jaw-dropping thin…

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EdTechSR Ep 332 AI and CyberThreats 1:08:28

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Check out our Episode 332 from August 7, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * A neurological disease stole Rep. Jennifer Wexton's voice. AI helped her get it back. (NPR, 25 Jul 2024) * Human Reader (Chrome extension from ElevenLabs) * OpenAI Unleashes 'Advanced Voice Mode' Following ScarJo Controversy (PC Mag; 30 July 2024) * Op…

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EdTechSR Ep 331 CrowdStrike Crisis Impact 1:05:17

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Welcome to episode 331 (“CrowdStrike Crisis Impact”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 24, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) covered an array of pressing issues in tech and education. They delved into the recent widespread disruption caused …