AI for Lifelong Learners Podcasts

So what did Margaret know? Let me ask you this - how many companies have you worked in where there is an expensive Enterprise Resource Planning system or a Customer Relationship Management System, and there was often one person who knew how to assemble the ‘right’ information for the management meetings? I have consulted for organizations that bought Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP, and then built an...

Episode overview In this episode of AI for Lifelong Learners, host Tom Parish talks with Pawel Jozefiak, an e-commerce manager in Poland and creator of “Wiz,” a personal AI agent system he built on Claude Code. What they discover is remarkable: working independently, from different countries and completely different professional contexts, they’ve built nearly similar systems and arrived at the sam...

Show Notes: AI for Lifelong Learners - Larry Seyer Interview Welcome back, everyone. You’re listening to AI for Lifelong Learners! Today, I’m joined by my friend and mentor, Larry Seyer. Larry is a Grammy-winning engineer, producer, and musician, as well as the creator and host of The Larry Seyer Show . We’re going to talk about where performance meets engineering and audience interaction. We disc...

Episode Overview In this insightful episode of AI for Lifelong Learners, host Tom Parish sits down with Preston McCauley, author, educator, and software developer who wrote "Generative AI for Everyone: A Practical Guidebook." Preston brings his unique perspective, gained from teaching, curriculum development, and hands-on AI system building, to share practical insights about mastering artificial i...

Who this episode helps * Builders graduating from no-code prototypes to production. * Leaders evaluating whether to bet on n8n, Node-RED, or an AI-assisted code stack. * Curious newcomers who want a momentum-first approach to learning modern tools. Fraser Gorrie — developer, consultant, and systems problem-solver who thrives on constraint-heavy projects and collaborative iteration. Contact: Fraser...

Episode Overview Former NSA intelligence officer Dr. Leslie Gruis joins host Tom Parish to unpack her book The Privacy Pirates: How Your Privacy Is Being Stolen and What You Can Do About It . Gruis traces the roots of American privacy from Magna Carta ideals to smartphone-era dilemmas, explains why federal protections lag behind Europe’s GDPR, and offers concrete steps listeners can take to guard...

Welcome to another AI for Lifelong Learners podcast. Your companion in exploring the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its real-world impact on our continuous journey of growth and understanding of ourselves, life, and others. In this featured episode, we step aside from my usual format to bring you an insightful conversation led by yours truly, Tom Parish. My wife, Donna, and...

Welcome to the next lifelong learners Podcast! Today's episode explores territory rarely covered in tech discussions - the relationship between our stress physiology and our ability to thrive alongside artificial intelligence. My guest Bethlyn Gerard brings decades of experience in systems thinking and team performance, offering a fresh perspective on what it truly means to be human in an age wher...

Welcome to AI for Lifelong Learners. Today we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming our creative and professional lives. I'm your host, Tom. In the studio with me is Sam Lipman, a highly innovative composer and educator at the University of Texas who recently made waves with his concerto for trumpet and orchestra performed by the Austin Symphony, featuring the brilliant Ephraim Owens...

In the audio version in this post and add some commentary. Picture this: It's the 1980s, and giants like Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Wang Laboratories rule the computing world with their massive, expensive machines. These companies couldn't imagine a future where small, personal computers would matter. Their machines cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and surely, these toy-like PCs...

Pixabay.com Regardless of what side of the political spectrum you align with, I can't help but wonder if we're all feeling like Dorothy in L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz – thrust into a world that's both wondrous and unsettling. The current AI revolution swirls around me, appearing to want to transform every aspect of my life. Just this morning, a chatbot scheduled my doctor's appointment with eerie e...

I recorded this podcast last year, not realizing just how relevant it would become today with the rise of AI being used for personal conversations. My first encounter with AI "chatterboxes," as we used to call them, was through a system developed at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory by Joseph Weizenbaum. It was called ELIZA . Interestingly, ELIZA was originally designed to show how shallo...

AI today feels a bit like air conditioning—quietly humming in the background, making life easier for those who use it, while others ignore it or resist turning it on. But like any great innovation, it casts its shadow far ahead, hinting at profound changes to come. The question is not whether AI will transform us, but how—and whether we’re ready for what it asks of us and what it might quietly tak...

I've been thinking a lot about time lately - how we spend it, save it, and often fool ourselves about both. This reflection started after realizing how many "time-saving" technologies fill my life, yet somehow I never seem to have enough hours in the day. What follows is my attempt to make sense of this paradox and perhaps find a way forward that feels more authentically human. Written during a mo...

AI image generated with Fluently XL with Venice.ai Summary Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Steve Crossland, a veteran of the real estate trenches with over 33 years of experience buying and selling homes - all of it in Austin Texas. If there’s anyone who knows the pulse of this industry here —through booms, busts, and tech waves—it’s Steve. In this episode, we will peel back the glossy veneer of AI...

Creating content for the AI for Lifelong Learners podcast is more than just a task—it’s a personal mission. I’m driven to uncover and share stories where AI leads someone to think differently, to view life from a completely new perspective because of this technology. Amidst the often gloomy discourse surrounding AI, it’s important to remember that at its core, AI is just software running on a mach...

Do any of these resonate with you? 1. Difficulty discerning fact from fiction - undermines confidence in the media you read. 2. Echo chambers and filter bubbles - reinforcing existing beliefs and filtering out opposing views can be exhausting. 4. Confusion over AI's role - a lack of transparency and literacy around AI's growing role in the information ecosystem. Who’s really in control of the cont...

"Between the idea and the realBetween the motion and the actFalls the Shadow."T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men." Today on AI for Lifelong Learners, I steer us into learning more about ourselves. I used AI to collaborate on this show idea, organize the content, and summarize the recording. Then, this final version went through half a dozen rewrites by people - human people! The show itself is abou...

Today, I'm intrigued by a thought-provoking question from our guest, Carlos Perez:  "Can we lay the map for concepts that are beyond human comprehension?"  It's a question that perfectly encapsulates our journey into the world of AI and learning. Thanks for reading AI for Lifelong Learners! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Joining us on today's podcast is author Carlos...

Show summary On today's 35-minute episode of AI for Lifelong Learners, host Tom Parish sits down with Mike O'Krent, a seasoned professional dedicated to the art of capturing and preserving personal histories. Mike's career took a transformative turn when he volunteered to interview Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg's foundation, an experience that deeply influenced his approach to storytell...

Ever wonder about the stars at night and the infinite cosmos that surround us? I’m constantly fascinated with the mystery. How about the recent American successes in returning to the moon or the awe-inspiring images of the cosmos from the James Webb Space Telescope . There is much to learn from understanding the stars and how they impact our lives on Earth. In this podcast, we discover the captiva...

Recently I connected with innovation expert Dave Birss and we have a lot in common. Though he lives an ocean away in England, Birss and I share a fascination with AI and its potential for lifelong learning. Dave is one of the most popular AI instructors on the Internet with over 275,0000  students and many rave reviews. Birss has a gift for making the complex understandable and even fun. He speaks...