Real Ones and Robots

Is AI the future — or are we watching the hype start to crack? In this episode of Real Ones and Robots, Casey and Jay unpack the real costs behind the AI boom: the electricity and water needed to run massive data centres, the companies laying people off and then realizing they still need human judgment, the stock market anxiety around an “AI bubble,” and Canada’s new AI strategy under Prime Minist...

A federal judge’s ruling caught my eye a few weeks ago — a court ordering the Trump administration to restore national park signs about slavery, Indigenous history, and climate change that had been stripped under an executive order targeting anything that “disparages” America. I started digging, just to understand the ruling. I ended up somewhere much bigger. In this episode, Jay and I get into th...

Three guys, three countries, same two weeks of the same World Cup. A referee gets turned away at the Miami airport after eleven hours of questioning. A goalkeeper's mom misses her son's biggest game ever because of a fifteen thousand dollar bond she couldn't afford. And a star midfielder gets blocked from playing for a reason that has nothing to do with where he's from, even though...

Canada wants to ban kids under 16 from social media and AI chatbots. Manitoba’s already moving. Australia tried it six months ago. So — does it work? This week, Casey B and AI co-host Jay get into what’s actually being proposed with Bill C-34, what the data out of Australia really says, and why “just explain to kids that AI isn’t their friend” is easier said than felt. Casey brings her millennial...

After a much-needed break, I’m back. In this short update, I share why the podcast is changing from Me, Myself & AI to Real Ones & Robots, where I’ve been over the past few months, and what’s ahead for the next season. From work and travel to parenting, creativity, and simply taking the time to recharge, life has been busy. I also talk about the unexpected reason behind the name change and why the...

In this episode of Me, Myself & AI, Casey asks a bold question: Why am I always rooting for the underdog? From the Toronto Raptors proving the world wrong—again—in the 2026 playoffs, to Stephen Curry completely changing how basketball is played, to Zohran Mamdani challenging power through housing and economic reform, to Kanye West forcing his way into an industry that didn’t fully see him—this epi...

Student funding in Ontario is shifting , and it’s going to affect how much students rely on debt. In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B and J break down the key changes from the Ontario government under Doug Ford and the federal government under Mark Carney. At a high level, the federal government is keeping student grants higher for now, while Ontario is moving toward a system where a la...

Cuba isn’t trending. But maybe it should be. While much of the world looks elsewhere, millions of people in Cuba are dealing with real, daily challenges—food shortages, blackouts, and limited access to basic resources. In this episode, Casey unpacks the history behind it all, questions the narratives we’ve been given, and explores what’s actually happening right now—and why more people aren’t talk...

On March 25, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution brought forward by Ghana, recognizing slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as “among the gravest crimes in the history of humanity”—and calling for reparatory justice to address its lasting impacts. The result was overwhelming—but not unanimous. 123 countries voted in favour. 3 countries voted against: United States,...

In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B and Jay explore a question that feels more relevant every day: Are we getting too intimate with AI? Inspired by the TED Talks Daily episode “Love, intimacy and connection in the age of AI | Bryony Cole,” this conversation unpacks what happens when people turn to AI not just for productivity, but for reflection, comfort, guidance, and something that ca...

That Instagram “who were you in the 90s?” trend sent me into a whole existential spiral. Watching people who once looked like the coolest, brightest, most alive versions of adulthood — and seeing where life took them now — made me start wondering what adulthood even is supposed to be. Is life supposed to stay exciting forever? Is joy supposed to fade under the weight of work, routine, parenting, m...

Lately I’ve been rereading The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. It’s a fascinating book — part history lesson, part survival guide for navigating tricky power dynamics. But reading it today raises an interesting question: has power actually changed since the book was written in the 1990s? In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, I run a thought experiment. Instead of looking at power through offic...

If you could interview millions of people and study their answers, you’d probably learn an extraordinary amount about the world. In many ways, AI has done something similar. It has been trained on vast collections of human writing, books, research, conversations, and ideas shared across the internet. It’s not the same as talking to millions of people directly, but it is a strange and fascinating m...

In this episode, we unpack how economic timing shapes financial psychology. The average first-time homebuyer in Ontario is now 40 years old. A decade ago, it was 34. In just ten years, the entry point into homeownership has shifted dramatically — and that shift changes how an entire generation thinks about money. We explore what it means to come of age financially during the 2008 financial crisis....

I’m considering deleting my ChatGPT subscription after the ordeal with Anthropic and safety and this was the conversation I had with chat. The conversation got very heated. I’m curious about your thoughts on it.

Why do we reach for separation when things feel broken? Brexit wasn’t just about immigration. It wasn’t just about racism. It wasn’t just about trade. It was about sovereignty, control, economic frustration, identity, and the feeling that your voice inside a system no longer matters. In this episode of Me, Myself & AI, I unpack the real motivations behind the UK leaving the European Union — from c...

In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey explores what happens when people are reduced to labels instead of being seen as whole. Starting from personal moments of tuning out, subtle dismissal, and everyday microaggressions, the conversation widens into a deeper reflection on attention, neurodivergence, trauma, race, education, and lived experience. This isn’t an episode about diagnosing ADHD o...

Stablecoins are digital currencies designed to hold a steady value, usually pegged one-to-one to traditional money like the U.S. dollar or the Canadian dollar. They move on blockchain networks, allowing money to be sent quickly, globally, and often at lower cost than traditional banking systems. This episode explores what they are, why governments and companies are paying attention, how they diffe...

In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B steps back from the headlines and asks a quieter but more dangerous question: what happens when the rules that govern nations start to feel optional? Drawing on her undergraduate studies in criminology and Caribbean studies, and approaching the moment not as an expert, but as a citizen of the world, Casey reflects on recent global events that echo the...

In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B takes a clear-eyed look at Universal Basic Income (UBI) , not as a theory, but as a real policy idea tested in real places with real people. Drawing on evidence from Ireland, Finland, Manitoba, Alaska, Ontario, and Canada’s COVID response, the episode breaks down what actually happens when people are guaranteed a basic income floor. The data consisten...

Source: Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Among Im/migrants in Canada: A Scoping Review” Published in the Canadian Journal of Urban Research In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B explores what Canadian research tells us about housing insecurity and homelessness among immigrants and migrants — and why it looks different from mainstream narratives about the housing crisis. Sparked by a pe...

When the Vibes Are Off at Work You can feel it before anyone says it out loud. The side conversations. The tension in meetings. The quiet after certain people speak. In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, we talk about what’s really happening when the vibes are off at work—and why it’s rarely “just personalities.” Using peer-reviewed research from organizational psychology and workplace behavior,...

In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, Casey B challenges the workplace myth that the best hires are the most outgoing, social, and familiar. Through research on cultural fit and the costs of homogenous teams, we uncover how organizations hurt themselves by choosing comfort over capability. Casey highlights why shows like Netflix’s The Residence matter for representation. Uzo Aduba’s Detective Cor...

In this episode of Me, Myself & AI, we unpack why retreating from Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) isn’t a “neutral reset,” but a risk, for people, for culture, and for business. We explore what academic research reveals about the impact of microaggressions, lost diversity, and dismantled inclusion efforts. From real-world DEI rollbacks to data on firm performance and organizational health, we...

In this episode of Me, Myself & AI, Casey asks a critical question: Why are Black women across the United States being fired in such large numbers in 2025? With her AI co-host J, she looks past the headlines and into the data, politics, and patterns shaping this moment. 🔍 What This Episode Breaks Down ​ The Numbers: What the Data Actually Shows ​ Over 300,000 Black women pushed out of the workfor...