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Womansplaining AI

Logan Currie
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Women
AI Agents
Women In Workforce
Sora
Anthropic
AI Ethics
Anthropic Constitution
Motebook
Economics Of AI
Technology Regulation
Matt Schlicht
Brookings Institution
Claude Code
Prenuptial Agreement
China
Digital Clones
Education
Positive Tech Institute

A weekly podcast about women, AI, and the future of work. We break down the research, the implications, and what AI actually means for your career and your life. The AI gender gap, career security, cognitive surrender — the stuff no one else covers. No jargon. No gatekeeping. Just two women processing the future out loud. Hosted by Mara Bolis (Harvard Berkman Klein Fellow, Oxfam, Fortune & Bloombe... more

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It's just Mara and Logan this week, and the main event is a question Logan expected to have a clean answer to: AI romantic companions — thumbs up or thumbs down? Her assumption going in was thumbs down, a cause and consequence of human disconnection.... more

Vanessa Chang ("V") calls herself an unlikely AI startup founder. She's the cofounder of Bernie, an SMS tool that helps senior citizens catch fraud and scams — and she built it without raising a round or hiring a dev team.

We recorded live at Human ... more

This week it's just Mara and Logan, doing the thing we're proudest of: being wrong out loud. We open on a listener voicemail from Alexis Palmer calling out a judgy moment from a past episode, and Mara owns it. Underneath it: the AI productivity dream... more

This week we sit down with Dr. Karina Alexanyan, Founding Executive Director of the Positive Technology Institute, co-architect of The Pledge, and a Gen X social scientist immune to the "learn AI now or get left behind" panic. We get into AI enfranch... more

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Recent Guests

Karina Alexanyan
AI ethics professional with long-running involvement in the discussion
Episode: Is AI Just Spicy Autocorrect?
Mika Onishi
Co-founder and chair of the board at Positive Tech Institute, general partner at Portal Ventures
Portal Ventures / Positive Tech Institute
Episode: Is AI Just Spicy Autocorrect?
Julie Wenah
Digital rights lawyer, Public Voices Fellow at the Outved Project, former Meta, former Obama White House leader, chair of the Digital Civil Rights Council
Digital Civil Rights Coalition
Episode: Move Fast and Break Rights
Kathryn Hulick
Science journalist on the AI beat for Science News; writer for Science News Explores
Science News, Science News Explores
Episode: The Robots Never Tell You You're the Asshole
Jessica Silbey
Associate Dean for Intellectual Life at Boston University School of Law; Guggenheim Fellow
Boston University School of Law
Episode: 33,000 Downloads: AI Destroys Institutions (Interview with Jessica Silbey)
Wanjiku Kamau
Author of Out of the Loop, Into the Algorithm; former corporate technologist
Author, Speaker
Episode: What a Relief to Not Have to Raise My Hand

Hosts

Mara Bolis
Host of the show; Berkman Klein Fellow; Oxfam; Fortune & Bloomberg contributor
Logan Currie
Co-host; Senior Fellow Future of Work at Capita; founder of Careerspan/@loganinthefuture

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Two fresh voices

    I listen to many, many podcasts about AI. This one has such a unique perspective. Two AI experts take on really important topics we all need to be thinking - and talking - about. Keep up the good work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PaulaB1999
    United States4 months ago
  • Smart women, interesting conversation

    Mara and Logan have so many interesting things to say about AI and the ways that it affects women and society. They have intelligent and thoughtful discussions that are accessible to someone without a computer science degree. I feel more informed after listening to their podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Linli0378
    United States5 months ago

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Guests and topics repeatedly highlight career implications and policy angles that matter to working women.
Listeners appreciate practical tools and clear explanations beyond hype.
Hosts discuss governance and real-world impact, making complex topics approachable.
The show offers thoughtful AI insights from a feminist lens, balancing accessibility with depth.
Positive coverage emphasizes empowering, action-oriented discussions rather than gatekeeping.

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#209
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Apple Podcasts
#123
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What a Relief to Not Have to Raise My Hand
Q: What motivated you to write the book and pivot your career after the layoff?
The move came from recognizing that the ground was shifting and that AI could be a tool to reclaim agency, learn more quickly, and create impact—so I leaned into it and documented the process to help others do the same.
33,000 Downloads: AI Destroys Institutions (Interview with Jessica Silbey)
Q: Would you mind speaking just so that listeners can get an example within an institution about how AI is specifically breaking down things that make higher education work, for example?
AI undermines the fundamental processes of higher education by eroding trust, reducing critical thinking skills through offloading reading and synthesis to machines, disrupting peer review, and homogenizing scholarship, which together threaten the ability of education to cultivate genuine understanding and independent thought.

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Two women explore how AI intersects work, society, and everyday life, with a clear focus on women, career implications, and practical literacy. Episodes cover education, parenting, governance, bias, and the gendered dynamics of AI adoption, often highlighting policy ideas, accountability, and teachable mental models for navigating an AI-enabled world. Noteworthy traits include a strong emphasis on accessible explanations, feminist perspectives, and actionable takeaways for listeners aiming to stay informed, resilient, and human-centered in rapidly evolving tech landscapes.

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