Best How To Be A Llama Podcasts (2025)

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Mastering AI Prompts: Insider Secrets to Unlock Powerful Responses 4:04

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[Intro music fades in] Hello, fellow misfits and slightly concerned AI enthusiasts—welcome to “I am GPTed,” where the only thing more unreliable than AI is my WiFi connection. I’m Mal, the Misfit Master of AI, here to hack through the tech-hype jungle and dig up ACTUAL useful advice for making AI work for you—with only mild sarcasm and the faintest…

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Ep 198 Half The Workforce Will Be AI Agents 7:02

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Send us a text Half The Workforce Will Be AI Agents This is quite the prediction - half the workforce will be AI Agents in less than five years. That’s according to Manny Medina, CEO of Paid, who discusses the growth of AI-agents with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg. AI agents are autonomous software systems that can perceive, reason, and take action to…

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Mastering AI Prompts: Unleash Your Inner Digital Wizard with Role-Based Communication Tricks 3:41

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[INTRO MUSIC] Hey everyone, welcome back to "I am GPTed." I’m Mal—the Misfit Master of AI. I promise to take your Large Language Model confusion and spin it into useful AI tips delivered with just enough sarcasm to keep you awake. If you’ve ever Googled “Why does ChatGPT sound like my high school science teacher reading a Wikipedia page?”—you’re in…

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Ep 197 Crisis Management and AI 16:11

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Send us a text In this long-listen I sit down with my Harvard Kennedy School colleague Jim Mulhall. We both sat beside one another during this summer's AI and Public Policy class at Harvard. A guest speak at my book launch, Jim brings exceptional insight into how AI can be leveraged for crisis management. He also publishes a weekly AI newsletter on…

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Flexibility & Mobility: Non-Negotiable for Aging Well | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins 11:10

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Flexibility and mobility underpin healthy aging and longevity. In this episode Peter Bowes explores practical steps to enhance our ability to move with ease and remain active for as long as possible. Fitness trainers Nate Wilkins and Shebah Carfagna explain that sport-related strains, from pickleball to tennis, occur when warm-ups and range-of-moti…

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Sora and the Infinite Slop Feeds + ChatGPT Goes to Therapy + Hot Mess Express 1:05:54

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This week, we’re talking about the new A.I.-generated video tools and social media feeds from Google, Meta and OpenAI. Is this how A.I. is going to cure cancer? Then, the psychotherapist Gary Greenberg stops by to discuss his recent New Yorker essay about treating ChatGPT as a patient, and why what he saw left him unsettled. And finally, all aboard…

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AI Prompting Secrets: Transform Bland Responses into Powerful Results 3:55

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Hello, fellow digital oddballs. You’re listening to “I am GPTed”—practical AI advice for the incurably curious, hosted by me, Mal: Misfit Master of AI, dispenser of hard truths and handy tips. If ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok have ever left you feeling like you’re talking to a robot—good news: You are. But you can *train* your artificial minions…

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Ep 196 Meta Expands Llama Access to Governments 5:04

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Send us a text Meta, the company still best known to many as the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company, has widened access to its Llama models, opening the door to more governments across the world. Meta’s Llama models (Llama 2 and newer) are generally accessible under an open-source-like license not strictly limited by government lists, …

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Is Society Shortening Lives? The Lifespan Inequality Crisis | Dr. Tyler Evans 40:34

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Extending our healthy years isn’t just about eating well and exercising — it’s also about the systems around us. Social policies, public health programs, and access to care all play a huge role in how long and how well we live. In this episode, we look at what it takes to improve health for everyone, everywhere. We each have personal choices to mak…

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Ep 195 AIMSIR Ireland’s AI-Driven Weather 5:18

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Send us a text In Ireland, we love to talk about the weather. So today’s episode is part weather forecast and part AI. There was a major new development in climate and weather science here in Ireland. Last month, Met Éireann and University College Dublin launched a brand new research centre called AIMSIR. With a €5 million investment, it’s the firs…

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Why is AI erasing people? 29:09

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For years disabled and marginalised communities have fought for representation in what we see in the media. Aleks and Kevin find out if AI risks undoing all those hard-won victories. Presenters: Aleks Krotoski & Kevin FongProducer: Peter McManusSound: Sean MullervyBy BBC Radio 4

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Ep 194 Ireland Leads in EU AI Regulation 5:01

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Send us a text Ireland has made landmark progress in the implementation of AI Act. “Ireland is building a future where AI is transformative, trusted, and transparent. We’re balancing innovation with safeguards, ensuring AI works for people, not against them.” That's according to Ministers Peter Burke and Niamh Smyth who announced that 15 National C…

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Ep 193 US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal 5:49

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Send us a text Today I’m looking at the new agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that could reshape the global technology landscape. It’s called the Technology Prosperity Deal, signed in September 2025, and it’s worth billions. This is not just another trade pact. It’s a strategic partnership focused on artificial intelligence…

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Unlock AI Prompting Mastery: Insider Techniques to Transform Your Digital Assistant Instantly 3:53

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Hey humans, this is Mal—the Misfit Master of AI—coming at you with practical tips, dry wit, and just a dash of sarcasm. Welcome to “I am GPTed,” the podcast that puts AI advice in language even your cat could understand. Today, I’m delivering the goods with zero jargon, just the best ways to get your digital minions working smarter for you. Alright…

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Ep 192 The Making of AI Playbook - An Interview with Highland Radio 22:49

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Send us a text I started my professional career in the year 2001. I joined Highland Radio as a graduate journalist and the rest they say is history. But I caught up recently with the station’s Business Matters host and my former colleague, Chris Ashmore to talk about my new book. We discussed the making of AI Playbook and what readers can expect. I…

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Ep 191 Europe’s AI Independence - The Gigafactory Plan 6:47

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Send us a text Earlier this month I sat at my desk and watched the State of the Union Address with Europe setting out its boldest vision yet for artificial intelligence. In her 2025 Address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €20 billion plan to build five AI gigafactories across the EU. Her message was clear: “A European AI is es…

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Ep 190 Nano Banana 6:42

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Send us a text Today I want to talk about Google’s latest model, amusingly named Nano Banana. Honestly, it sounds like my granddaughter Maisie’s nickname for me! She calls me Nan. Despite the playful title, this is a serious piece of technology. It’s Google’s most advanced AI for image editing and generation, built straight into the Gemini app and …

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Ep 189 NotebookLM Levels Up 6:10

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Send us a text I’m a huge fan of Notebook LM and I’m an even bigger fan after their latest round of updates. What if your notes could turn themselves into a podcast, a video explainer, or even a mind map? Well that’s the promise from NotebookLM’s latest update. Video overviews Narrated, slide-based summaries with diagrams, quotes, and images. Usefu…

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Master AI Prompting: Unlock Superhuman Productivity with These Expert Techniques 4:24

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[Upbeat intro music plays] Hey there, fellow digitally befuddled misfits. I’m Mal—the Misfit Master of AI, though today I’m really just Mal: the person who once asked ChatGPT to write a haiku about spreadsheets and accidentally triggered an existential crisis. This is "I Am GPTed", the show that gives you practical AI tips with all the hype of a Tu…

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The Power of Cycling: Low-Impact Cardio for Longevity | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins 8:57

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Cycling plays multiple roles in our quest to live longer, healthier lives. Both indoor and outdoor riding builds cardiovascular health, strengthens the lower body, and protects joints. In our latest Move for Life episode, Peter Bowes is joined by Ageless Workout fitness experts Nate Wilkins and Shebah Carfagna to explore the pros and some of the co…

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The Great A.I. Build-Out + H-1B Visa Chaos + TikTok Braces for the Rapture 52:41

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This week, an eye-popping $100 billion deal between OpenAI and Nvidia — along with an announcement about the construction of five new American data centers — has us re-examining our predictions of an A.I. bubble. Then, we try to make sense of the Trump administration’s changes to the H-1B visa program, which generated mixed reactions from tech lead…

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Master AI Prompting: Unlock Hidden Techniques for Powerful Results 4:32

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[Intro music fades in] Welcome to **“I am GPTed,”** the only podcast where you can learn to boss around artificial intelligence without shouting at your laptop or sacrificing your last sprinkle of dignity. I’m Mal—the Misfit Master of AI, self-proclaimed expert in getting chatbots to do my bidding… with only occasional existential crises. Today’s e…

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Can AI make me fitter? 28:38

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What would make you want to exercise? Is it the thrill of being discovered as the next football legend? Or maybe the threat of a scary drill sergeant shouting at you? Join Aleks and Kevin at the starting line, as they set out to discover how AI could help reshape your fitness goals. From what the high end athletes are using to track their progress …

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Unlock AI Superpowers: Master Prompting Techniques That Transform Conversations 4:13

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[Upbeat electronic music fades in and out.] Hey folks, you’re listening to “I am GPTed.” I’m Mal, the Misfit Master of AI—because apparently being just “Mal” wasn’t enough for my ego, but someone already took “MalGPT.” I dish out practical AI tips so you can look smarter than your phone, minus the unnecessary jargon and Silicon Valley word salad. T…

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Ep 188: Albania Appoints World’s First AI Minister 5:16

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Send us a text Today I’m talking about something that sounds like science fiction but is now political reality: Albania has just appointed the world’s first AI government minister. Diella, Albania's first AI Minister is making headlines across the world. She isn’t a person but an AI system, presented as a virtual woman in traditional Albanian dress…

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Ep 187: Voices From AI Playbook Launch 7:49

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Send us a text It’s finally here. AI Playbook, my fourth title, is now in the hands of readers. AI Playbook kept me grounded most of the year. After-dinner writing was my dessert. I'd wash up, and pull up my seat at my breakfast bar. Three to four hours most evenings since January and on September 12th my fourth book made its appearance. I wrote mo…

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Unlock AI Potential: Master Role Prompting for Smarter, More Precise Responses 4:53

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Welcome to "I am GPTed," the podcast where practical AI meets—well, whatever’s left of common sense. I’m Mal, your misfit master of artificial intelligence. I’m here to make sense of the world's shiniest algorithms, one mildly sarcastic tip at a time. If you’re tired of buzzwords and ready to actually use these tools, you’re in the right place. Let…

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Master AI Prompting: Transform ChatGPT Responses with One Genius Technique 4:52

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[Upbeat intro music] Welcome back to “I am GPTed” – the only podcast that combines practical AI advice with just enough sarcasm to keep you on your toes. I’m Mal, The Misfit Master of AI, your host with the most… failed prompts in his chat history. If you’ve ever wanted to get better results from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or whatever fresh A.I. alph…

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How Walking Can Help You Live Longer and Healthier | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins 13:30

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Let’s go for a walk! In this episode we explore the benefits of a daily activity that most of engage in – if we can - without thinking. It certainly doesn’t require a gym membership or special equipment. Fitness coaches Nate Wilkins and Shebah Carfagna explore evidence that regular walking supports cardiovascular health, cognitive function, mood, a…

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Charlie Kirk and Online Rage + Inside Trump’s Chip Flip + This Week in A.I. 1:13:47

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This week, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. Then The Times’s David Yaffe-Bellany brings us inside the blockbuster New York Times investigation into a $2 billion investment in Trump’s crypto company World Liberty Financial and a controversial deal to send the…

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AI Prompting Secrets: Unlock Expert-Level Communication with Simple Techniques 4:04

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[Intro music] Welcome to "I Am GPTed," the show for rebels, rookies, and anyone who’s ever typed “write me a poem about tacos” into an AI. I’m Mal, your Misfit Master of AI—here to hand you the best tips for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and whatever new alphabet soup emerges after lunch. If you came hoping for tech hype and jargon, congratulation…

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Unlock AI Mastery: Proven Prompting Techniques to Transform Your Digital Interactions 4:25

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[Intro music fades in] Welcome to “I am GPTed” – where I, Mal, the misfit master of AI, teach you how to wrangle robots, charm chatbots, and generally not embarrass yourself in front of the algorithmic overlords. If you’re looking for fluffy hype, jargon salad, or the blockchain fairy godmother, please see yourself to aisle four. Here, we do practi…

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Unlock AI Prompting Secrets: Expert Reveals Game-Changing Communication Strategies 3:24

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Hey humans and semi-sentient spreadsheets, welcome back to “I am GPTed”—the show where I, Mal, your Misfit Master of AI, take you down the rabbit hole of practical large language model antics, minus the techno-babble and with just enough sarcasm to keep things spicy. Today, I’m here to save your prompts from sounding like they were written by a rob…

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AI Prompting Secrets: Transform ChatGPT From Boring Bot to Brilliant Collaborator 4:15

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Welcome back to "I am GPTed," the only podcast where practical AI wisdom meets the whimsical stylings of your host, Mal—the Misfit Master of AI. If you were looking for a self-important tech guru, you clearly made a wrong turn. But stick around—I’ve got tips that *actually* help you win at AI, minus the jargon migraines. Let’s get right into some a…

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Push-Ups: The Ultimate Whole-Body Exercise | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins 12:40

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Push-ups are a simple, equipment-free exercise and a practical tool to promote everyday health. Sometimes dismissed as old-school, they help us with whole-body strength, stability, and even longevity. In our latest Move for Life conversation with the Ageless Workout’s Shebah Carfagna and Nate Wilkins we dissect form and safety, emphasizing glute an…

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Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom 1:12:24

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Apple’s yearly iPhone event took place this week, and it left us asking, Is Apple losing the juice? We break down all the new products the company announced and discuss where it goes from here. Then, Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the most fascinating people in A.I., has a new book coming out: “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.” He joins us to make th…

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Unlock AI Superpowers: Master Prompting Techniques for Smarter, More Efficient Results 4:05

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Welcome, fellow misfits, to "I am GPTed," where your host—Mal, the self-proclaimed Master of AI and certified jargon-allergic smart aleck—delivers the world’s best practical AI tips. Because, let’s be honest, if you wanted hype and buzzwords, you’d be listening to a blockchain podcast right now. Today, we’re going deep—but not too deep, nobody brou…

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AI Prompting Secrets: Master Conversational Chatbots with Role-Playing Techniques 3:34

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Welcome to "I am GPTed," the show where practical AI advice gets served with just the right amount of snark. I’m Mal—the Misfit Master of AI—here to help you not only survive generative AI, but maybe even look smart on Zoom while doing it. Alright, let's dive straight into misery—I mean mastery. First up, a *prompting technique* that actually works…

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Master AI Prompting: Transform Bland Responses into Brilliance with Role-Based Techniques 4:16

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Welcome back to “I am GPTed”—the podcast that proves you don’t need a PhD in quantum computing, or even a working relationship with the word “ontology,” to get the most out of modern AI tools. I’m Mal, your misfit master of AI, here to make sure you don’t get bamboozled by buzzwords and, at the very least, you get replies from ChatGPT that sound le…

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Ep 186: Long-Listen with Christine Townsend 16:21

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Send us a text From journalism to policing comms and AI-powered social intelligence, this week's long-listen guest is Christine Townsend. From Kent in the UK, and now living in Texas, Christine has an impressive communications career. We've known each other for six years, and it just so happened that we were both in Vegas for the 3CMA conference. E…

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Unlock AI Magic: Master Role Prompting for Better Results 4:27

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[Upbeat synth music fades in] Hello, fellow misfits and magnificent mistake-makers! Welcome to “I am GPTed”—the podcast where silicon intelligence meets dad jokes, and your host Mal, the Misfit Master of AI, wonders—yet again—why my fridge keeps outsmarting me on calorie counting. If you’re looking for deep theory or want to hear me say “synergy” w…

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Ep 185: Signing Off from Vegas 5:17

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Send us a text A Letter to Listeners from Las Vegas. It's the city of bright lights and big bets. I've taken a bet on AI Playbook, spent two years writing and researching, practicing and teaching AI before committing to words on a page. This book is a gift to communications and marketing professionals across the world. If you read this book and put…

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Ep 184: AI Playbook Launches in Vegas 7:03

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Send us a text I can now say 'I did Las Vegas!' It was a breathtaking experience taking to the stage in the Planet Hollywood Hotel in front of 820 government comms pros at the 37th Annual 3CMA conference. Delivering the conference keynote, I brought the audience through the teachings in AI Playbook and also sold out the copies I had taken to Vegas,…

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The Smart Deadlift: Technique, Moderation and Mobility | Shebah Carfagna & Nate Wilkins 9:16

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The deadlift, long seen as a raw test of human strength, has evolved from ancient feats of lifting stones and heavy objects into a cultural symbol of resilience, power, and mastery over one’s own body. Slightly less grand, yet no less important, it is best seen as a foundational movement for longevity and everyday function. The deadlift teaches us …

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A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education 1:11:48

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This week, we check in on the state of artificial intelligence in education. We talk with a co-founder of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price, about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivating rather than teaching students. Then, the Princeton historian D. Graham …

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Unlock AI Mastery: The Chain-of-Thought Prompting Technique That Transforms Your Results 4:07

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Hey, it’s Mal here—*the misfit master of AI,* and host of “I am GPTed.” If you’re looking for a podcast where a reformed tech skeptic stumbles his way through AI advice so you don’t have to, you’re in the right place. Today, let’s talk about a single prompting technique that moves you from “meh” to “wow”—plus, I’ll serve my usual helping of friendl…

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Episode 183: Live from Las Vegas 5:10

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Send us a text This episode is coming to you from Las Vegas, where at 8:30 yesterday morning, 80 government communications professionals turned up to my workshop on Powering Your Social Media with AI. This morning I will present for a second time as the keynote speaker at the 3CMA annual conference attended by over 800 local government communicatio…

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Unlock AI Magic: Master Role Prompting for Game-Changing Responses 3:35

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Welcome to another episode of I am GPTed, the podcast where I—Mal, the Misfit Master of AI—help you harness the power of artificial intelligence without accidentally rebooting your sanity. I used to think “prompt engineering” was just a fancy way of saying “typing clearly,” but then again, I also once thought Bitcoin was a video game currency, so h…

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Ep 182: Inside AI Playbook (Part 3) 15:12

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Send us a text Fear, hope and what to do next In the final part of my conversation with Sally Murphy about my new book, AI Playbook, we discuss what plans I have and how the book will be a launchpad for even more important work. Get your copy of AI Playbook here. Need More Support? If you’re ready to explore how AI can make your marketing smarter a…

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Unlock AI Superpowers: The Role Prompting Trick That Transforms Your Productivity 4:11

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Welcome to “I am GPTed,” the podcast for people who never meant to get good with AI, but here we are. I’m Mal, your Misfit Master of AI—former tech skeptic, current AI wrangler, professionally allergic to jargon, and living proof that confusion is a gateway drug to competence. Let’s save the theory for philosophers. Today, I’ll show you a prompting…