Matt and Kate Podcast
1) Doomscroll Badge
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss TikTok's potential motives for rewarding healthy phone habits. TechCrunch: TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling
2) AI Toys
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of AI in children's toys. NBC News: AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
3) AI Recipes
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss failed AI recipes. Bloomberg: AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet
4) Language vs Intelligence
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether language indicates intelligence, and whether intelligence requires language. The Verge: Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to...Show More
5) Robot Podcasts
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss when AI content sucks vs when it might be ok. Source: The Wrap: An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week — and People Are Listening
6) The Age of Get Off My Lawn
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of dry turkey.
7) Suzanne Somers AI Twin
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Suzanne Somers's widower's AI twin project. Links: https://people.com/alan-hamel-suzanne-somers-ai-project-exclusive-11832986 https://youtu.be/6ZSQf_W5Mt0 https://en.wiki...Show More
8) Chatfished
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss chatfishing and relationship fraud. Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps
9) AI and Truth
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss an AI video where the son of a dead patient guns down the surgeon, and how nearly every commenter fell for the slop.
10) Daylight Spending
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss addressing the diminishing light in autumn and winter.