Leave It To The Algorithm

Welcome back to Leave It to the Algorithm , the show where we let the machines make our choices and then lovingly interrogate their logic. I’m your host, Kristen Barenthaler — teacher, creative strategist, and someone who simply wanted to watch a Sofia Carson movie on Netflix tonight. So I asked the algorithm a very straightforward question: “What Sofia Carson movie should I watch on Netflix tonig...

Welcome to the very first episode of Leave it to the Algorithm —a podcast where we let our digital co-pilot take the wheel on our daily tasks. I’m Kristen, your host, librarian by day, culinary improviser by night, and today’s episode is brought to you by a very real dilemma: What’s for dinner? It was January 22nd, 2026. A Thursday. The kind of day where the sky turns pewter by 4 p.m., and your en...

Well… hello there. And welcome to the very first episode of Leave it to the Algorithm — the podcast where human curiosity meets machine logic, and somehow, against all odds, we make it cozy. I’m your host, Kristen — librarian by trade, writer by instinct, and someone who has spent more time than I care to admit wondering what would happen if I let an algorithm plan my day, my reading list, or, occ...