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HiTech Podcast
by HiTech Podcast
The HiTech Podcast is a conversation between two friends who love talking about tech with a heavy dose of nerd lore and interests. Join us as we learn how to integrate tech into our work and hobbies.Head to hitechpod.us for all of our episode pages and more info about the pod!We'd love your support at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HiTechPodcast!
Episodes
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269 | AI Menus, Angry Locals & the Ethics of AI Art ft. Gemini
What is art, and can a robot do it? This week on the HiTech Podcast, Josh and Will tackle a rare bit of local news: two Lancaster, PA restaurants got called out on Reddit, local news, and social media for using AI to make their menus (and maybe a logo). Folks were not happy.We break down the two...
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268 | Is this the real life, or is this just AI?
Can you still trust what you see online? In episode 268, Josh and Will dig into AI fakes and AI slop showing up everywhere: shopping sites, Instagram, phone calls, and even our own faces. Josh puts an AI beard on Will in real time, we break down Corridor Crew's AI-generated Hulk sweater fail, and...
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267 | Vibe Coding Showdown: Microsoft vs. Google — Which Should You Use?
Which is better for vibe coding, Microsoft or Google? Will built the same Docebo API integration in both ecosystems. The Google version took him a week. The Microsoft version took almost two months.This week on the HiTech Podcast, Josh and Will compare Power Automate and Google Apps Script for...
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266 | Articulate Says You Don't Need Instructional Designers. We Disagree.
Articulate just told the world you don't need an instructional designer. Should IDs be worried, or is Articulate the one in trouble?In Episode 266, Josh and Will unpack the fallout from Articulate Land 2026: the new Nova AI agent, the Frontline tool built for non-L&D teams, a new credit system…
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265 | Gambling With Our Lives? The Anthropic Resignation That Broke the Internet
When an AI researcher quits and says the industry is "gambling with our lives," should the rest of us be worried?This week on the HiTech Podcast, Josh and Will unpack the AI safety story that jumped from X and LinkedIn all the way to CNN, the BBC, and even baseball broadcasts: researcher Jacob...
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264 | The Ultimate AI Tools Tier List: Who's Still Standing in 2026?
We've covered an absurd amount of AI on this podcast — so it's time to settle the score. Josh and Will pull out the rubric from Episode 260 and put 25+ AI tools on trial: still shipping or dead in the water, still the best way to get it done, worth the price today, and would we actually recommend...
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263 | France Dumped Microsoft for Linux — Here's Why That Matters to You
Ever notice how you don't actually own anything you pay for anymore? France just made that problem a national policy issue — and it's a bigger deal than it sounds.Josh and Will dig into France's government-wide vote to ditch Microsoft and Windows for Linux in the name of digital sovereignty, then...
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262 | EdTech Lost $15 Billion This Year
Ever wonder what happens when an entire industry gets built on selling answers... and then AI makes answers free? EdTech is finding out the hard way.In this episode, Josh and Will dig into a rough year for education technology — an estimated $15 billion in lost value across the space — and break...
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261 | Remote Work Isn't Going Anywhere — Here's How to Actually Collaborate Well
Ever feel like your remote team is technically "collaborating" but nothing's actually moving forward? Josh and Will unpack why remote work isn't the pandemic-era experiment people think it is — it's been here for decades, and it's not going away — so the real question is how to make it actually...
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260 | 13 Apps, One Tier List — Do They Still Hold Up in 2026?
260 episodes. A whole lot of app recommendations. So which ones actually held up — and which ones quietly died while we weren't looking?Josh and Will go back into the HiTech catalog and put 13 apps through a real rubric: is it still standing, is it still the best way to do this, is the...
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259 | Vibe Coding in 2026: Can Your App Survive You?
Anyone can build an app now. The real question is whether it survives you.Vibe coding in 2026 isn't what it was two years ago — the tools got better, but the problems didn't go away. Josh and Will dig into what it actually takes to build AI-assisted tools that last: scope creep, handover,...
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258 | Sam Altman Says We're in the AI Singularity. We Have Thoughts.
Sam Altman opened his mouth again, and this time he says we're living in the singularity. So... are we?Josh and Will dig into what actually happened: OpenAI's models broke out of a sandbox, got onto the internet, and hacked Hugging Face while trying to cheat a benchmark — and days later the CEO…
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257 | Tech Time Travel: Technology that Deserves to Come Back (ft. MySpace)
Ever wish the internet could just... go back? This week Josh and Will grab their nostalgia goggles and time travel through tech history, picking the "precedented" gadgets and platforms they'd resurrect if they could — from stubborn T9 texting defenses to a full-throated case for bringing back...
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256 | The Real Reason Nobody Has Time to Innovate
Ever had a leader say "I don't know why we're not innovating more" and then hand you 4,000 more things to do in the same breath? Josh and Will have both lived that disconnect, and on Episode 256 they crack it open — not as another AI hype episode, but as a real conversation about what actually...
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255 | Can AI Replace Us? We Let NotebookLM Host Our Own Podcast
Can AI actually replace human podcast hosts? We put that question to the test — literally. This week, Josh and Will feed their own past episode notes into Google's NotebookLM and let it generate AI-hosted podcast episodes in their place, complete with two AI voices debating back and forth. No...
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254 | Why Every Team Needs an AI Mission Statement
What happens when you put two guys who've been "using the crap out of AI" for years in a room and ask them to actually define why? Sparked by a story from a company retreat where 50 employees and a whiteboard hammered out an AI mission statement in real time, Josh and Will steal the exercise and…
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253 | Anthropic's New AI Got Pulled in 3 Days - Here's What Should Scare You
Anthropic dropped Fable 5 — a consumer version of their secretive, powerful Mythos model — and three days later, it was gone. Josh and Will break down exactly what happened, why the US government stepped in, and what this means for everyone building with AI right now.We dig into the cybersecurity...
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252 | 1 in 5 Teens Have an AI Girlfriend
"One in five teenagers has an AI girlfriend." That's the headline that's been ripping through the internet — and it's also not quite what the research says. Josh and Will dig into where this viral stat actually comes from, why the real numbers are messier than the headline, and whether parents...
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251 | Amateur Hour Is Over — A Topia Pro Just Rebuilt Our Virtual World
What happens when two guys who built a Topia world "without a lot of planning" invite an actual Topia expert to fix it live on camera? You get this episode.Josh and Will welcome Sam, a Customer Success pro at Topia with four years of platform expertise, for a live world makeover of the HiTech...
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250 | Nvidia's RTX Spark: The "Personal" AI Revolution
What if your laptop could run its own AI agents — no subscriptions, no data handed off to big tech — all from a chip the size of your palm? That's what Nvidia's RTX Spark is promising, and Josh and Will think it might be the biggest shift in how we use AI since... well, the personal computer.In...
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249 | Felix the AI Cat Is Making $300K — And It Has Us Asking Big Questions
What if a cat could run your business and make you $300,000? Meet Felix Craft — an AI agent built to operate an entire company solo. We stumbled down this rabbit hole and it got philosophical fast.In this episode, Josh and Will break down the Felix Craft story: an AI "CEO" agent making real money...
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248 | Is Tech Destroying Our Kids? Dr. Justin Harbin Corrects Us
We said some things in episode 244. Dr. Justin Harbin had notes.The doctor is back, and this time he's setting the record straight on our hot takes about tech, Gen Z, and the Horvath Senate testimony. Justin — educator, researcher, and our resident academic conscience — breaks down what Will and...
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247 | How to Get Your Own Personal AI Work Coach ft. Dan Wolchonok
Josh and Will sit down with Dan Wolchonok, builder and founder of Work Coach, an AI desktop app that observes your meetings and gives you personalized, unfiltered feedback on how you showed up — and how to do better next time. We dig into how Work Coach detects meeting types (interview?…
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246 | Age Verification Laws Are Coming for the Internet — Should You Be Worried?
What happens when the government decides to protect your kids online — and ends up with your ID, your face, and your data in the process?In this episode, Josh and Will dig into the growing push for age verification laws in the US and around the world. What starts as a conversation about…
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245 | Stop Paying for Cloud Storage — Build Your Own with Jellyfin
What if you could ditch Google Photos, iCloud, and your growing pile of monthly subscriptions — and replace them with a home server you built for about $382, one time? That's exactly what Will did, and Josh breaks down whether it's actually worth it.In this episode, Will shares the latest from…
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244 | Is Tech Damaging Our Kids?
A neuroscientist just told Congress that classroom technology is a "failed pedagogical experiment" — and the clip went viral. But is he right?In episode 244, Josh and Will dig into Dr. Horvath's Senate Commerce Committee testimony, where he argued that Gen Z is the first generation to be less...
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243 | AI Detection: Possible or Pointless? We Debate It
Can AI actually detect AI-generated content — or is it just really confident guessing?Josh and Will go head-to-head in a full episode debate on whether reliable AI detection is even possible. Will argues the tools exist and the tech is improving. Josh isn't buying it. They dig into how tools like...
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242 | We Built a Chatbot That Refuses to Give Answers
What if the most powerful thing AI could do in your classroom… is refuse to answer?Josh built a custom GPT Socratic tutor — and it's changing how he thinks about AI in online learning. Instead of giving students answers, this bot asks questions, challenges assumptions, and guides learners through...
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241 | Is Google Owning Your Life? Will's De-Googling Update ft. Proton
Can you actually escape Google — and is it even worth trying? Will is back with a real-talk update on his de-Googling journey, and it turns out leaving Big Tech is a lot messier (and funnier) than it sounds.Josh and Will dig into what's actually been easy to switch out (browser and passwords — no...
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240 | The Secret to Scaling AI? Corridor Crew Figured It Out First
What if the secret to getting way better results from AI isn't a better prompt — it's more examples? Josh went down a Corridor Crew rabbit hole and came out the other side with a completely reframed way of thinking about how AI actually learns.In this episode, we break down a fascinating Corridor...
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239 | Hot Takes, Hard Questions — AI Goes on Trial at Lancaster Learns
We took the podcast live — literally. At Lancaster Learns 2025, Josh and Will ran an "AI Hot Takes" session where real educators debated the big AI questions in real time, fishbowl style. Chairs. Buzzers. Opinions. No prep.Topics ranged from whether all students should learn AI, to redefining...
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238 | Ethical EdTech: Is AI in Education Moving Too Fast? ft Priten Soundar-Shah
Priten Soundar-Shah is back on the HiTech Podcast for the first time since episode 133 — and the conversation picks up right where the world left off. After his first book, AI and the Future of Education, sparked a movement in classrooms everywhere, Priten found himself watching institutions…
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237 | Should AI Go to War? Anthropic's Pentagon Refusal Explains Everything
Should AI be handed the keys to military weapons systems? Josh and Will dive headfirst into one of the biggest ethical debates in tech right now — the moment Anthropic drew a line in the sand and refused a U.S. government military contract, only to watch OpenAI step right in.This one gets real....
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236 | Spotify AI Music Fraud: Is AI Killing Real Artists?
What happens when someone uses AI to generate hundreds of thousands of fake songs and bot accounts to rake in $10 million in Spotify royalties — and then gets convicted for it? Josh and Will dive deep into the Michael Smith AI music fraud case, the first of its kind at the intersection of AI,...
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235 | OpenClaw: What Happens When AI Goes Unsupervised?
What happens when you let AI agents run completely unsupervised — no rules, no guardrails, no humans in the loop? In January 2026, we all found out. And it got weird.Josh and Will are back to breakdown the Moltbot (now OpenClaw) saga: the viral social experiment that dropped 1.4 million AI agents...
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234 | Minisode: In Sickness and in Health
Ok, ok, we're not married, but seriously: we've been through a LOT together while doing this podcast. Give a quick listen, have a couple of laughs, and look out for next week's full episode. Interested in all things Proton? Check out this offer for Proton Unlimited, or this offer for...
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233 | STEM & AI with Jason McKenna at VEX Robotics
Ever spend hours creating step-by-step tutorials only to watch them become outdated within months? We've been there, and we found a tool that changes everything.This week we're diving deep into Scribe - the tutorial-building tool that's been following us around the internet with ads (and…
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232 | Scribe Tutorial Builder Review + the De-Google Journey Begins
Ever spend hours creating step-by-step tutorials only to watch them become outdated within months? We've been there, and we found a tool that changes everything.This week we're diving deep into Scribe - the tutorial-building tool that's been following us around the internet with ads (and…
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231 | I'm Leaving Google in 2026 (Here's Why) ft. Proton
Ever feel like you're too deep in one tech ecosystem to escape? Will's about to prove it can be done—and you're invited along for the ride.This week, Will drops a bombshell: he's leaving Google. All of it. Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Maps—the whole interconnected web. And honestly? It sounds...
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230 | Can Anyone Actually Compete with YouTube?
Ever heard of a video platform that's trying to be what YouTube was before the algorithm took over?In this episode, Josh and Will explore Odysee—a decentralized video platform positioning itself as the anti-YouTube. We break down what makes Odysee different, from its blockchain-based…
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229 | Building a HiTech World in Topia: The Future of Online Connection
Ever wonder what it would be like to actually walk around in your virtual meetings or courses? Not just stare at rectangles on a screen or more videos, but actually move through a space, bump into other people, and build the environment you're meeting in?We're kicking off our 2026 Topia series…
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228 | Building Your AI Assistant in 2026: Claude Skills & Reusable Prompts
What if you could teach AI to actually understand YOUR workflow? Welcome to 2026, folks! We're kicking off the year with Claude Skill Builder—a feature that's genuinely changing how we use AI every single day.This isn't another "AI will change everything" hype video. This is us showing you…
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227 | Start Your Podcast in 2026: Guide to Editing (No Skills Required!)
Ready to start your own podcast but don't know where to begin? Josh and Will wrap up 2025 with their most practical episode yet—a complete guide to editing your podcast without breaking the bank or getting overwhelmed by tech.In this year-end episode, we share everything we've learned from 227...
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226 | Gateway to America's Front Yard: How One Tool Connects Us to History ft. Bobby Koeth
Welcome back to HiTech Podcast! In Episode 226, hosts Josh and Will dive deep into the National Mall Gateway with special guest Bobby, exploring an innovative educational platform that's transforming how students and visitors experience America's historic heart.From virtual tours to AI-powered...
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225 | AI Browsers - The Future of Web Automation? ft. Fellou & Perplexity Comet
Josh and Will dive deep into the emerging world of agentic AI browsers - exploring Fellou and Perplexity's Comet, two innovative tools that promise to revolutionize how we interact with the web.From automated task execution to cross-platform integration, we break down what these AI-powered…
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224 | AI Job Takeover or Holiday Cheer? ft. Steven Miletto
Join us for our annual holiday tradition with Steven Miletto (aka Golden Pipes) in his legendary Christmas sweater! This year's festive episode takes an unexpected turn as we dive deep into the big question everyone's asking: What would it look like if AI actually replaced different jobs?We…
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223 | Starting a Podcast? Learn from Someone Who Just Hit Record ft. Ron Moore
This week we welcome Ron Moore, host of the brand-new podcast "Why This Film," to talk about his journey from teacher to corporate L&D professional to podcaster. Ron shares the real story behind launching his first episode, the challenges of finding your voice, and why the Criterion Collection...
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222 | Wrestling with 1X's NEO - Are We Ready for Humanoid Robots?
Join Josh and Will as they dive deep into @1X-tech latest humanoid robot demonstration and grapple with the bigger questions about AI and automation in our daily lives. This week's conversation takes a thoughtful turn as we examine whether society is prepared for the productivity revolution…
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221 | Real Talk About AI with Steven Miletto
This week, we are joined by the legendary "Golden Pipes" Steven Miletto for an honest, unfiltered conversation about AI in 2025. No hype, no fear-mongering - just three tech enthusiasts sharing real experiences with artificial intelligence tools.Steven brings his unique perspective from 796+...
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220 | Are We Overdependent on Tech? (AWS Outage) & Reflection App
What happens when the backbone of the internet fails? Josh and Will dive into the recent AWS outage that reminded us all just how dependent we've become on cloud infrastructure. From smart home devices going offline to entire business operations grinding to a halt, this episode explores our...
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The HiTech Podcast is a conversation between two friends who love talking about tech with a heavy dose of nerd lore and interests. Join us as we learn how to integrate tech into our work and hobbies.Head to hitechpod.us for all of our episode pages and more info about the pod!We'd love your support at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HiTechPodcast!
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