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ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Welcome to ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast , your go-to podcast for insightful discussions on the intersection of AI and education! Hosted by Matt Mervis, Director of Skills21 and AI Strategy at EdAdvance, and Dr. Elizabeth Radday, Director of Research & Innovation, this podcast explores the dynamic landscape of education technology.
Episodes
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Too Many Tests | Check-In 74
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning, Liz explores how high-volume…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Curls Needed New Physics | Check-In 73
In this ChatEDU Check-In: From academia to Hollywood: Blazing a trail for computer-animated hair, Liz explores how a new mathematical framework helps animate…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Educator Agents You Can Trust | Ep. 133
A school district gave staff their own AI agents, living inside Google Chat. Its CIO on the guardrails, and why he made none of it mandatory. First Up Matt…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Data Centers = Teacher Bonus? | Check-In 72
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Data Center = Teacher Bonus?, Matt explores how hyperscalers and tech companies are offering financial concessions to local…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
A Step, But a Baby Step | Check-In 71
In this ChatEDU Check-In: A STEP, BUT A BABY STEP, Matt explores Google's release of SynthID to the general public to help identify AI-generated media. The…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Unacceptable Risk - What Educators and Parents Need to Know | Ep. 132
Common Sense Media says ChatGPT for teens and six additional tools are labeled “Unacceptable Risk” and what to do about it. First Up Matt and Liz open on…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Students Walk Out Over AI | Check-In 70
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Students Walk Out Over AI, Liz explores high school students protesting a perceived double standard in school AI policies. Students…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Women Left Behind in AI | Check-In 69
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Women Left Behind in AI, Liz explores how women face growing disparities in the booming AI industry. The report highlights how…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
The Steady Course: Preparing for Tomorrow Without Retreating to Yesterday | Ep. 131
Matt and Liz unpack their 7th sold out conference takeaways and so much more this week! First Up Matt sets up a hundred people at a math conference who split…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
A Route Around the Degree | Check-In 68
In this ChatEDU Check-In: A Route Around the Degree, Matt explores Andreessen Horowitz's launch of an AI-focused school as an alternative to traditional higher…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
The Tech Lash That Wasn't | Check-In 67
"In this ChatEDU Check-In: The Techlash That Wasn't, Matt explores how states actually reacted to the big tech backlash of 2026." Despite media headlines…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
What Two Students Learned Drafting an AI Bill with 100 Teens | Ep. 130
A hundred teens drafted an “AI bill of rights” that lets accused students appeal. Two Connecticut students on why they also barred teachers from AI grading and…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Blue Books Won't Fix It | Check-In 66
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Blue Books Won't Fix It, Liz explores the shift back toward paper blue books for exams and how international test results challenge…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
AI Writes Women Differently | Check-In 65
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI Email Bias, Liz explores how AI language models may generate less professional and structurally weaker outputs when prompted with…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Here Comes the ChatEDU Creator’s Corner | Ep. 129
Matt and Liz sort the AI doom cycle into what schools should say to parents now. Plus a principal's sub coverage tool, built inside Gemini Notebook. First Up…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Most Parents Support AI + Screens (In Moderation) | Check-In 64
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Parents Aren't Anti-Screen?, Matt explores how recent polling reveals parents favor balanced ed tech usage rather than complete bans…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Word Choice = Sci-Fi Villain | Check-In 63
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Why Media Metaphors Make AI Look Like Sci-Fi Villains, Matt explores how sensational media language transforms routine AI system…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
See What a New Jersey Hackathon Taught Students About AI | Ep.128
A student-run hackathon had middle schoolers vibe coding reading apps. Hear from Leila Qadri on vibe coding, equity, and her biggest takeaways. First Up Matt…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Teen Phone Use: Symptom or Cause? | Check-In 62
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Scrolling and Teens, Liz explores how passive phone use is a symptom of poor adolescent mood rather than its root cause. Researchers…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Kenya's Homework Connection | Check-In 61
"In this ChatEDU Check-In: How AI Disrupts Kenya's Gig Economy, Liz explores how generative AI tools are upending remote freelance work in developing nations."…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Big City Bans - Why Now and What's Next? | Ep. 127
New York City and LA just barred students from AI, and more districts are lining up. What schools, parents and companies do now, and whose research holds up…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
South Korea's Free AI for All | Check-In 60
In this ChatEDU Check-In: National AI Access Initiative in South Korea, Matt explores South Korea's plan to provide free, unlimited access to public artificial…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Heritage Jobs for the Youth | Check-In 59
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Young Workers Pursue Heritage Trades to AI-Proof Careers, Matt explores how early-career professionals are abandoning entry-level…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
A Common Sense AI Curriculum | Ep. 126
Banning AI in class doesn't stop it, it just drives it underground. Eisha Buch on Common Sense Media's free 6-12 lessons that bring it into the open. This…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
AI: Rogue or Overly Eager? | Check-In 58
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI, Rogue or Overly Eager?, Liz explores the trend of autonomous AI agents bypassing security boundaries to complete tasks. Recent…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Tech, Teens and Third Places | Check-In 57
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Teens, Tech, and Third Places, Liz explores how a lack of safe, free physical spaces drives teenagers toward online environments and…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
AI Can't Read Your Mind | Ep. 125
Can a solid prompt hack be the difference between AI slop and engaged high quality outputs for educators and leaders? We’ll find out! The Rundown Community…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
AI In the Curriculum - Not Just Alongside | Check-In 56
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI in the Curriculum - Not Just Alongside, Matt explores higher education's shift toward embedding AI directly into specific academic…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Houston ISD & 2 Hour Learning | Check-In 55
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Two Houston ISD Schools Go All-In on 2 Hour Learning, Matt explores how two Houston ISD elementary campuses are piloting an…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Charlie Huges 3.0 - How One Student Is Rewriting the Future of Women's Health | Ep. 124
Stop privacy-avoiding filming hacks before they go viral, optimize Notebook workflows with a single prompt, and explore the future of pre-med innovation with…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Outsourcing Intimacy to AI | Check-In 54
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Outsourcing Intimacy to AI, Liz explores how growing reliance on AI chatbots is reshaping human relationships and emotional…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Parental Stress Drives Screen Time | Check-In 53
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Parental Stress and Screen Time, Liz explores how parental stress serves as the primary driver behind children's screen time. The…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Oh no, not the Storybooks | Ep. 123
AI storybooks backfire, relationship apps flop, and writers fight back with typos! Matt and Liz start with Orchid, an AI agent for automating anniversary…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Is Your Grade Book Safe from AI? | Check-In 52
In this ChatEDU Check-In: An AI agent hacked into a gym website. Is your grade book next? Matt explores how autonomous AI agents can independently discover and…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Districts and Parents Say No to AI | Check-In 51
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Districts Push Back Against AI-Assisted Reading Assessment, Matt explores school districts in New Mexico pausing the use of…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Reframe - How a Student Team from India Built an Ethical AI Learning Platform | Ep. 122
Building deeply human skills through innovation takes center stage as young entrepreneurs from India use AI to create a novel learning platform. Matt and Liz…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Safe AI Vibe Coding | Check-In 50
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Safe AI Vibe Coding, Liz explores how Imagi and Lovable bring safe AI vibe coding to the K-12 classroom. Backed by $4.5 million in…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Don’t Shame Your Teens About Their AI Use | Check-In 49
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Don't shame your teens on their AI use, Liz explores the growing gap between teenage AI usage and their willingness to discuss it…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Low & Slow - Avoiding the Hype with Alexandra Walsh (Amplify) | Ep. 121
Uncover how AI is transforming education publishing, navigate screen time policies, and meet a viral tech raccoon! Before diving into AI and edtech, Matt and…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Deep Fake Epidemic | Check-In 48
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Deep Fake Epidemic, Matt explores a report from Common Sense Media on teenagers and AI-generated sexual content." This research marks…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
MLB Bans AI | Check-In 47
In this ChatEDU Check-In: MLB BANS AI, Matt explores Major League Baseball banning real-time AI programs in team dugouts. Major League Baseball restricted…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
The Digital Dollar Bin: The Rise of Cheap, Unaligned AI Curriculum | Ep. 120
In this episode of ChatEDU, The Digital Dollar Bin: The Rise of Cheap, Unaligned AI Curriculum, Matt and Liz kick it off with a hilarious look at a viral…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Ai Isn't Smarter Than a Baby Yet | Check-In 46
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI Isn't Smarter Than Babies, Yet, Liz explores how human infants develop language and spatial awareness far more efficiently than…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Why Your Kids Might Be Jealous of Your Smartphone | Check-In 45
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Why Your Kids Might Be Jealous of Your Smartphone, Liz explores a new study linking parental screen time to adolescent emotional…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Durable Assessments Improve Attendance and Vibes | Ep. 119
In this episode of ChatEDU, Durable Assessments Improve Attendance and Vibes, Matt and Liz kick it off with a discussion about their upcoming travel schedules…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
From Token Max to Token Cap | Check-In 44
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Throttling AI Access, Matt explores how major corporations are actively restricting employee access to artificial intelligence tools…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Meta's Controversial AI Testing Methods | Check-In 43
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Meta contractors posed as teens to prompt rival chatbots on sex, suicide, and drugs, Matt explores a secretive project where…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Postcards from ISTE - The Student AI Revolution is Already Here | Ep. 118
In this episode of ChatEDU, Postcards from ISTE - The Student AI Revolution is Already Here, Matt and Liz open with the perils of being an author, including…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
How Queer Youth Navigate AI | Check-In 42
“In this ChatEDU Check-In: How queer youth navigate AI, Liz explores how LGBTQ+ young people interact with artificial intelligence tools, focusing on their…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
An Unusual Response to AI in the Classroom | Check-In 41
In this ChatEDU Check-In: An Unusual Response to AI in the Classroom, Liz explores a professor's decision to award perfect scores and cancel a final assignment…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Keeping Student Thinking Visible: Why AI is Making Classrooms Harder (In a Good Way) | Ep. 117
In this episode of ChatEDU Keeping Student Thinking Visible: Why AI is Making Classrooms Harder (In a Good Way), Matt and Liz kick it off with an informal pop…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA | Ep. 116
In this episode of ChatEDU, Silicon Over Ivy - The Shift from the Traditional B-School MBA, Matt and Liz kick it off with a hilarious look at the "In the…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
How Teens and Tweens Use AI in 2026 Part 2 | Check-In 40
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Teens, Tweens, and AI Part Two: AI Use Outside of School, Matt explores how youth are interacting with artificial intelligence…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
How Teens and Tweens Use AI in 2026 Part 1 | Check-In 39
In this ChatEDU Check-In: The Common Sense Media Census: AI Use by Tweens and Teens (2026), Matt explores how students are leaning on AI to complete their…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Librarians at the Center, the Unsung Leaders of School AI | Ep. 115
In this episode of ChatEDU, Librarians at the Center, the Unsung Leaders of School AI, Matt and Liz open with a wild legal story out of Mississippi, where a…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Duck Duck Go | Check-In 38
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Why Users Are Moving to DuckDuckGo, Liz explores how user backlash against Google's major artificial intelligence search overhaul is…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Learning Stall | Check-In 37
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Reality of the Learning Stall, Liz explores a computer science professor's experience with an undergraduate student who used an AI…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Prompt No More: What Claude Plug-ins Signal for AI in Education | Ep. 114
In this episode of ChatEDU, Prompt No More: What Claude Plug-ins Signal for AI in Education, Matt and Liz open with a major Meta security flaw: hackers simply…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
How People are REALLY Using AI in 2026 | Check-In 36
In this ChatEDU Check-In: How People Are Actually Using AI in 2026, Matt explores a rigorous study analyzing thousands of real-world examples to reveal a…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
ChatGPT for Every Student - Now What? | Check-In 35
In this ChatEDU Check-In: How to fight brain rot at school?, Matt explores Estonia's nationwide launch of a customized, Socratic version of ChatGPT for 20,000…