Digital Street Smart Academy
by Donald Meek
Latest episode
EP10: Online Income Needs Records, Even When You're Paid in Products
EP10: Online Income Needs Records, Even When You're Paid in Products
About this podcast
Tech moving too fast? Papa Don slows down AI, new apps, online offers and scams that look real, in plain English for people in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. Join the free community: https://join.thedigitalstreetsmartacademy.com/?utm_source=podcast
Narrated by an AI copy of Papa Don's own voice.
Episodes
- EP10: Online Income Needs Records, Even When You're Paid in Products · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 10Side income from content, affiliate links or free products can count as income. Papa Don uses South Africa's SARS guidance for content creators as an example and shares three…
- EP09: Your Judgment Is the Skill: Showing What You Can Do With AI · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 9"AI skills required" doesn't have to mean "not for me." Papa Don looks at recent workplace research from IBM, Workday and LinkedIn, all pointing to the value of checking AI's…
- EP08: The Second Hit: Scam Recovery Scams · 5 min · Episode 8After a scam, the next "helper" offering to get your money back may be another scammer. Papa Don covers recent police and FBI warnings, plus a real, free compensation program…
- EP07: When a Kind Stranger Becomes an Investment Pitch · 5 min · Episode 7A wrong-number text or a dating-app match can turn into a request for money months later. Papa Don walks through recent police warnings and an investigation into AI dating…
- EP06: I Know the Sender, But Did They Send It? · 6 min · Episode 6Criminals who take over a real person's email, social media or WhatsApp account borrow all of that person's trust. Papa Don covers recent warnings and three habits that protect…
- EP05: Can AI Find and Recommend Your Business? · 4 min · Episode 5More people ask AI before they ask Google or a friend. Papa Don looks at Muck Rack's October 2026 "What Is AI Reading?" report, which found that more than 84% of the sources AI…
- EP04: Saving Time With AI Isn't the Same as Earning More · 5 min · Episode 4Faster drafts don't automatically mean more money. Papa Don looks at four recent studies: Brookings' research on 25,000 Danish workers, a Nielsen Norman Group survey of 521 user…
- EP03: The Allow Button and Stolen Sign-Ins · 5 minSome attacks don't steal your password. They get your permission. Papa Don explains consent phishing, stolen sign-ins and fake IT-support calls, and why a password change alone…
- EP02: Caller ID Can Lie · 6 minA real name and a real-looking phone number prove nothing. Papa Don walks through recent FBI, police and FCC warnings about fake bank, FBI, police and IT callers. • An incoming…
- EP01: You Are Not Behind · 6 minFeeling lost with tech doesn't mean you're behind. It means you're paying attention. Papa Don shares three habits to help you move at your own pace. • Slow down. If a text says…
- Trailer · 1 minTech moving too fast? Papa Don slows down AI, new apps, online offers and scams that look real, in plain English for people in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. What you'll learn…
