AI, Pie, and Planning for Thanksgiving

This episode is all about love, fear, and food.First up, we’ll look at how AI is shaking up the world of dating — including a new app that claims it can find your perfect match (no swiping required). Then we’ll dig into a new Pew Research study showing that while most Americans are fine with AI predicting the weather or helping doctors, we’d rather it stay out of our hearts — and our kitchens.And finally, the main event: I hand over my Thanksgiving meal planning to Bitsy, my AI sidekick. From grocery lists to freezer plans to pie crust timing, I find out whether AI can really help take the stress out of holiday cooking — or if it just adds a new kind of chaos. Spoiler alert: mostly helpful.Whether you’re cooking, commuting, or folding laundry, this episode is about what happens when we let AI step into the most human parts of life — love, fear, and the joy of feeding people you love.SHOW NOTESAI in the NewsYou Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps — by Eli Tan, The New York Times, November 3, 2025Americans Want AI to Stay Out of Their Personal Lives — by Terrence O’Brien, The Verge, September 17, 2025RecommendationsNYT Cooking — A fantastic resource for recipes, planning tools, and now even a bit of AI assistance. You can subscribe to NYT Cooking directly on The New York Times website. Here’s how: Go to cooking.nytimes.com; click the red “Subscribe” button in the upper-right corner; you’ll see subscription options Recipe Adjuster (my GPT!) — It’s free. Easily scale recipes up or down or convert to grams for precision cooking. https://chatgpt.com/g/g-673e79ea484c81919b3d69df455977d6-recipe-adjusterSpotify DJ — Tell Spotify’s AI DJ what you’re in the mood for and let it mix the perfect soundtrack for your kitchen adventures. Go to your Spotify Home screen. Click on DJ. Look to lower left corner for green circle – click it – and speak to the DJ. Tell him/her what you’re in the mood for.aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd