Dumbphone Pete

In this episode, Pete tries some of his comedy on Sr. Nancy Usselman . They discuss the spirituality of media, turning to God instead of AI, the importance of silence, and how Sr. Nancy may or may not have gotten him fired from his last job (in a good way.) Sr. Nancy is a Daughter of St Paul and Director of Pauline Media Studies . She is a Media Literacy educator, film/tv reviewer, speaker, writer...

In this episode fellow Austinite, Dr. Mike Brooks is live in the studio. Dr. Mike and Pete met at the local gym while Pete was pretending to stretch and at the same time eavesdropping on Dr. Mike’s conversation about the work he’s doing with the One Unity Project. Pete and Dr. Mike go back and forth on whether artificial intelligence (AI) is the solution or the problem. Dr. Mike, is a licensed psy...

Mike is an expert in mythology, depth psychology, and religion. He holds a multitude of certifications and degrees including a PhD in psychology, mythology, and religion from Pacifica Graduate Institute . Mike is the Director of Formation, Faculty Relations, and Theological Foundations with the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a non-profit founded by Franciscan friar...

In 2017 at a comedy show in New York City, Pete made a joke about artificial intelligence taking all of our jobs with the exception of stand up comedians. In 2025, Pete was asked to resign from his job in communications for suggesting a community social media fast while speaking up about the oppressive nature of certain digital technologies. With this as the inciting incident, out of the ashes Dum...

In 2017 at a comedy show in New York City, Pete made a joke about artificial intelligence taking all of our jobs with the exception of stand up comedians. In 2025, Pete was asked to resign from his job in communications for suggesting a community social media fast while speaking up about the oppressive nature of certain digital technologies. With this as the inciting incident, out of the ashe...