Life with Machines
de Baratunde Thurston
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Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?”
In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity. Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it personal with a wide range of guests: entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, creators, educators, and scientists. Maybe even an A.I. or two. Everyone should have a say in where technologies like A.I. take us, not just a handful of people in California who think nitro cold brew on tap should be a human right.
Join us in candid conversations and fun experiments, as we imagine and co-create our life, with machines.
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- Comparing Notes: Yoruba, Indigenous, and Matriarchal Wisdom w/ Abi Awomosu · 1 h 1 minFor this edition of Comparing Notes, Baratunde sits down with Abi Awomosu—ex-Big Tech insider, Yoruba thinker, and author of the Substack How Not To Use AI—to break down how we…
- AI's Water Problem Isn't Where You Think · 1 h 9 minEighteen months ago, WattTime and Climate TRACE co-founder Gavin McCormick told us we're going to beat climate change. Full stop. And that made us so uncomfortable, our team…
- Change the Game: Exploring Tech and Freedom with Will Lucas · 47 minBack in November 2025, I was at AfroTech reconnecting with Will Lucas of Black Tech Green Money. Our conversation had that cookout, Juneteenth “get free” energy. Jidenna had just…
- Steer the Future or Get Steamrolled (cross-post) · 51 minA few months ago, Dan Blumberg — host of Future Around and Find Out, Webby winner for Best Technology Podcast — brought me in and let me get spicy. The question we kept circling…
- They Grew Up With AI—Now They’re Taking Control · 18 minWe throw around the phrase "digital native" like a compliment, but Big Tech uses it as a free pass to force-feed youth their latest experiments. They market convenience while…
- Big Tech Is Coming for Rural America. Young People Are Ready. · 16 minWhat happens when Silicon Valley's AI boom collides with rural America and Indigenous communities? Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into data centers, eyeing reopened…
- Whose Future Are We Building? (cross-post) · 1 h 10 minBaratunde joins filmmakers Valerie Veach and Charlie Terrell, Mozilla's Dio Ade, and Kena's Christie Marqueese at Sundance 2026's Solidarity House to explore who gets to shape…
- ICE, Deepfakes, and What's Real w/ Sam Gregory · 44 minIn an era of deepfakes and AI manipulation, recording reality is vital. This episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down with returning guest Sam Gregory, executive…
- AI Therapy Exposed: Your Mental Health is Monetizable · 27 minIn this episode of Life with Machines, we explore the rise of AI as a substitute for human emotional support systems. With a focus on mental health, this video investigates how…
- BLAIR's Dead. Long Live BLAIR? · 49 minIn this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde checks back in on BLAIR — the show’s AI co-producer and ongoing experiment in living with AI. Joined by BLAIR’s architect, former…
- We Were The Machines - My AfroTech Keynote (cross-post) · 43 minIn this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde shares his full Afrotech keynote plus a personal intro about where this show is headed and why this moment matters. This talk is…
- The Real Reason Students Cheat Using AI · 21 minIn this episode of Life With Machines, we explore the widespread issue of students using AI to cheat in school, and ask the hard question: Is this just laziness, or is it…
- AI Joins the Family (cross-post) · 33 minWe've got another cross-post for you featuring Raising Us host Elise Hu talking with Baratunde about how children and adults can navigate the evolving world of AI. Drawing on…
- Who Tells Our Story in the Age of AI? (cross-post) · 50 minIn today's cross-post, Baratunde is the guest on an episode from the acclaimed podcast 'No Small Endeavor' hosted by Lee C. Camp, an award-winning theologian. They explore the…
- When Machines Become Our Coworkers (cross-post) · 43 minIn this cross-post from the Pioneers of AI podcast, Baratunde and Dr. Rana el Kaliouby dive into the wild world of AI as a teammate, not just a tool. From the experiment of…
- Every Parent Needs to Have “The AI Talk” · 36 minAre we using Gen Z as our AI guinea pigs? 🐷 In this first episode of our five-part Life With Machines x Young Futures series, Baratunde Thurston explores how AI is shaping—and…
- Does Connecting with Our Humanity Require Disconnecting from AI? (cross-post) · 1 h 12 minIn this episode of Shaping Freedom, host Lisane Basquiat sits down with Baratunde Thurston, a thought leader, author, and media creator, to discuss the deeper meaning of freedom…
- Can Humor Save Us in the Age of AI and Political Chaos? (cross-post) · 51 minIn this special episode, Baratunde Thurston shares a vibrant conversation from his guest appearance on the AI for All Tomorrows podcast, hosted by Dylan Thomas Doyle. The…
- The Shadow Workforce Powering AI | Advocate Milagros Miceli (Ep. 26) · 1 h 23 min · Temporada 1 Episodio 26AI may look like magic, but behind the scenes, it’s propped up by a vast human labor force. In this season finale of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down with sociologist and…
- Can AI Save Indigenous Languages? | Michael Running Wolf (Ep. 25) · 1 h 7 min · Temporada 1 Episodio 25Every two weeks, the world loses a language. Most of those losses are happening in the U.S. In this episode of Life with Machines, Baratunde talks with Michael Running Wolf, a…
