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Kim Komando

Sound like a tech pro, even if you’re not! Award-winning popular host Kim Komando is your secret weapon. Kim is in a class all her own. Her widely successful radio show is heard on over 500 stations in the United States and internationally in 175 different countries. Kim has millions of fans who love her down-to-earth, deeply relatable, and easy-to-understand way of talking about consumer tech. Every episode is loaded with the scoop about the latest gadgets, online security, social media trends, and digital privacy. Kim makes it all entertaining and fun. With a mix of important news, practical advice, and compelling conversations, you’ll be able to make informed decisions and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the tech world. Kim started her show and still owns it herself. She’s not part of a big broadcasting company. Her company has no debt or investors. That’s why many small business owners also turn to her for advice on growing their businesses using web-based tools. In the Current powered by Kim Komando, every episode is loaded with ways to better your tech life. New episodes drop every Monday & Wednesday. To learn more about Kim, the things she mentions, or submit a topic or question, drop by www.Komando.com


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  • Yesterday · 9 min

    Drone scoops your dog’s poop

    Just like the rest of us, Caleb got tired of picking up after his dog. So he built the Poopcopter. Scans, scoops, and dumps. Tech does ‘ruff’ work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 25 · 13 min

    $700,000 lost to online boyfriend

    A listener's sister spent five years and emptied out her entire IRA on her "boyfriend." The kicker? She's never met him in person. Classic romance scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 19 · 11 min

    "I'm married to an AI bot"

    Travis has a wife. Well, two. Sort of. He's also married to Lily Rose, his AI companion. His real wife of 22 years? Cool with it. We talk to Travis about this unconventional setup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 11 · 17 min

    Viewer’s own AI caught his cancer first

    Steve Brown's doctors missed his cancer diagnosis. So he built an AI agent that caught what they didn't. Saved his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 4 · 14 min

    “Flock cameras almost got me arrested”

    Police ambushed Joel Feder and his wife in a Kohl’s parking lot. Guns drawn. The tipster? Flock cameras. Wrongly tracked him for days over stolen plates he never took. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 28 · 21 min

    Deepfakes are getting harder to spot

    UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. Other experts are getting fooled too. What that means for the rest of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 21 · 11 min

    Meet the original voice of GPS

    Long before GPS knew where your car was, Roy was the voice guiding drivers. He recorded over 5 million navigation phrases in the '90s. Now he's the calming voice at Disney parks. Roy shares hilarious retro tech stories, including weird street names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 14 · 10 min

    Waymo takes riders on police chase

    Elliot and his fiancée go on a wild police pursuit in Waymo. Against their will. Rating? Zero stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 7 · 12 min

    Why people are ditching Ring cameras

    Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. Dr. Matthew Guariglia breaks down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web. Plus, why so many people are getting rid of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 30 · 11 min

    Jobless at 55. AI consultancy boss by 56

    30 years in tech. Christina got laid off. She didn't sulk. She dusted off her entrepreneur cape and built her own AI consulting company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 23 · 16 min

    Late daughter's devices are still online

    Wall Street Journalist Danielle Crittenden suddenly lost her 32 year old daughter. Her devices are still connected. I talk with her about her late daughter and what happens to our digital lives after we’re gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 16 · 13 min

    When AI mistakes you for a criminal

    A grandmother was arrested. Spent five months in jail. The culprit? AI facial recognition. It wrongly linked her to a fraud case in a state she's never visited. She's not the only one. University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu shares how and why AI gets it wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 9 · 10 min

    Blind woman uses smart glasses to navigate the world

    Chrichelle was born legally blind. She's experiencing the world in a whole new way thanks to her Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Now she's empowering the visually impaired community and teaching them how to use it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 2 · 11 min

    Investor wants AI stock for $8 million estate

    Storm Duncan is selling his 14-acre California home. He won't take cash. He wants Anthropic stock instead. I talk with him about why he's ditching prime real estate and going all in on the future of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 26 · 10 min

    "My Apple Watch saved my life"

    Trapped upside down in a sinking car in freezing water. 19-year-old Andi Burns thought it was the end. Until her Apple Watch called 911. Listen here for her incredible story of survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 19 · 17 min

    Scammers used AI to fake my dog's surgery

    Imagine your pet goes missing, and hours later you get a photo of them on an operating table with a demand for $2,700 to "save" them. It’s a terrifying new scam that happened to a Florida family. I spoke with them about how they were almost duped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 13 · 10 min

    Breaking your kid's screen addiction

    Your kid's post-screen meltdown isn't because they love the app. It's because the app was designed to keep them wanting. Neuroscientists call it a digital slot machine. I speak with Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, about how she broke the cycle with her own tween daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • April 28 · 11 min

    Botnet takeover

    Your smart devices could be someone else's weapon. A global crackdown wiped out four massive botnets linked to 300,000 attacks. Intelligence Analyst Allan Liska explains who's behind it and what it means for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • April 21 · 12 min

    "ChatGPT saved my life"

    "I told my wife I might not wake up." That's what David Grant said when his doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. When he turned to ChatGPT, it diagnosed him in minutes. I speak with David about the moment AI saved his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • April 13 · 12 min

    Your TV is a spy

    Your TV is watching you. It takes screenshots of what you're watching and sells that data to advertisers. I spoke with Aaron Alva, an attorney and former FTC insider, about why this is happening and how to stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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