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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
Vibe Coding from New Zealand | Ep. 87
In this episode of ChatEDU (Vibe Coding from New Zealand) while Liz continues her adventure, Matt is joined by Yaron Overeem, a school principal from New…
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The AI-Ready District - Inside a Superintendent’s Strategic Plan | Ep. 86
In this episode of ChatEDU (The AI-Ready District - Inside a Superintendent’s Strategic Plan), Matt is joined by Westport, CT Superintendent Tom Scarice…
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From ChatGPT to Chat Group GPT? | Ep. 85
In this episode of ChatEDU (From ChatGPT to Chat Group GPT), Matt and Liz open with Kim Kardashian blaming ChatGPT for tanking her law exams and Dr. Radday…
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Unlocking Student Passions with PIPs and AI | Ep. 84
In this episode of Chat EDU (Unlocking Student Passions with PIPs and AI), Maria Frederick, a library media specialist, discusses her experiences with Personal…
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From Sycophants to Socrates | Ep. 83
In this episode of ChatEDU (From Sycophants to Socrates), Matt and Liz open with a laugh reacting to a study showing LLMs may suffer “brain rot” when trained…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
When Teachers Build the Tools – Thomas Hummel of Eduaide.Ai
In this episode of ChatEDU (When Teachers Build the Tools – Thomas Hummel of Eduaide.Ai), Matt sits down with Thomas Hummel, a full-time middle school science…
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Signing Off of ChatGPT | Ep. 81
In this episode of ChatEDU (Signing Off of ChatGPT), Matt and Liz open with an AI Halloween brainstorm and a surprisingly powerful prompt tweak. Then it’s a…
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Rundown, Not Slowdown | Ep. 80
In this episode of ChatEDU (Rundown, Not Slowdown) Matt and Liz kick things off with some holiday sweater talk, a quick shoutout to Maria Frederick’s upcoming…
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Machines, Minds, and Making – Dr. Karen Birch on AI & Workforce Development | Ep. 79
In this episode of ChatEDU (Machines, Minds, and Making – Dr. Karen Birch on AI & Workforce Development) Matt and Liz reflect on atonement season and a ChatGPT…
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Is This Still Art? Debating AI’s Role in Storytelling and Sound | Ep. 78
In this episode of ChatEDU (Is This Still Art? Debating AI’s Role in Storytelling and Sound), Matt and Liz open with studio chaos, jokes about AI “slop” at…
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The Wizard Problem, Trust, Transparency and Teaching in the Age of AI | Ep. 77
In this episode of ChatEDU (The Wizard Problem, Trust, Transparency and Teaching in the Age of AI), Matt and Liz start with a deepfake dress-up, a Saturday…
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Counting What Counts: The Push to Measure AI Literacy | Ep. 76
In this episode of ChatEDU (Counting What Counts: The Push to Measure AI Literacy), Matt & Liz start with a tech glitch & a visit with Aura, a Tesla voice…
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Beyond the Bot and the US AI Presidential Challenge | Ep. 75
In this episode of ChatEDU (Beyond the Bot and the US AI Presidential Challenge), Matt and Liz open with Google’s VEO 3-powered photo animations and a study…
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Kids, Bots, and Badly Broken Guardrails - Some AI Labs are Failing | Ep. 74
In this episode of ChatEDU (Kids, Bots, and Badly Broken Guardrails - Some AI Labs are Failing), Matt and Liz joke about Google’s newest image generator. They…
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She's Back! What Charli Hughes Thinks About AI, College, and More | Ep. 73
In this special episode of the ChatEDU (She's Back! What Charli Hughes Thinks About AI, College, and More), Liz welcomes back Charli Hughes after her first…
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Have the EDU Agents Arrived? | Ep. 72
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Google Claps Back: Guided Learning in Gemini | Ep. 71
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Special Alert: Vote for Matt & Liz to get to SXSW EDU!
ChatEDU: Best of Beyond the Bot (Matt and Liz) Vote for Matt and Liz’s live ChatEDU session to highlight inspiring stories of students using AI to solve…
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Choose Your Adventure - AI Tutor or Cheat? | Ep. 70
VOTE FOR MATT & LIZ (SXSW EDU) Vote for Matt and Liz’s live ChatEDU session - https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-…
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A United States of AI Policy? | Ep. 69
In this episode of ChatEDU (A United States of AI Policy?), Matt and Liz start off with a quick rundown of AI agents and their many emerging use cases, from…
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Guardrails or Surveillance? The Great Summer Gemini Debate | Ep. 68
In this episode of ChatEDU (Guardrails or Surveillance? The Great Summer Gemini Debate), Matt and Liz kick things off with a peek into robot-filled Austin…
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College Degrees to Beat the Bot | Ep. 67
In this episode of ChatEDU (College Degrees to Beat the Bot), Matt and Liz kick things off with a voice AI agent for small businesses (including Liz’s very own…
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Viral or Villain - Is the AI Backlash Just Beginning? | Ep.66
In this episode of ChatEDU (Viral or Villain - Is the AI Backlash Just Beginning?), Matt and Liz open with travel updates from Liz’s time at ISTE/ASCD…
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Check Please: Is Your AI Paying Off? | Ep.65
In this episode of ChatEDU (Check Please: Is Your AI Paying Off?) Matt and Jonathan open with updates about Liz’s at ISTE/ASCD. From there, they tackle a…
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Brain Rot or Brain Stretch? Rethinking Rigor in the Age of AI | Ep. 64
In this episode of ChatEDU (Brain Rot or Brain Stretch? Rethinking Rigor in the Age of AI), Matt and Liz kick things off with a little sarcasm, a Meta AI…
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AI Ate My EdTech Stack | Ep. 63
In this episode of ChatEDU (AI Ate My EdTech Stack), Matt and Liz open with a failed product demo, a viral subway AI romance, and some studio chaos before…
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Academic Earthquake: When AI Passes Peer Review | Ep. 62
In this episode of ChatEDU (Academic Earthquake: When AI Passes Peer Review), Matt and Liz open with a quirky AI challenge: generate Liz’s perfect romantic…
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Nice Try, Tech Bro: Schools Aren’t Daycare and AI Isn’t in Charge | Ep. 61
In this episode of ChatEDU (Nice Try, Tech Bro: Schools Aren’t Daycare and AI Isn’t in Charge), Matt and Liz dive into three stories shaping the future of…
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What are we protecting? AI, learning, and the myth of the good old days | Ep. 60
In this episode of ChatEDU (What are we protecting? AI, learning, and the myth of the good old days), Matt and Jonathan return to the ChatEDU studio while Liz…
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Screens, Hallucinations, and Steak Sauce | Ep. 59
In this episode of ChatEDU (Screens, Hallucinations, and Steak Sauce), Matt and Liz return from a cross-country swing through Wyoming and Oregon to tackle two…
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AI... But for Who? | Ep. 58
In this episode of ChatEDU (AI... But for Who?), Matt sits down with guest co-host and longtime friend Dan Noyes to examine the overlooked side of the AI boom…
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Scroll State vs. Flow State: The Battle for Student Attention | Ep. 57
In this episode of ChatEDU (Scroll State vs. Flow State: The Battle for Student Attention), Matt and Liz explore the growing tension between distraction and…
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AI for All: A National Plan to Teach America’s Youth | Ep. 56
As educators convene for the EdAdvance Spring AI Conference, this episode is sponsored by Kiddom, the AI-powered curriculum platform helping teachers save time…
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Beyond the Bot - When a High Schooler Rewrites NASA’s Playbook | Ep. 55
In this episode of ChatEDU (Beyond the Bot – When a High Schooler Rewrites NASA’s Playbook), Matt and Liz explore AI’s growing role in schools, cities, and…
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Dear AI: Why We’re All Talking to Robots in 2025 | Ep. 54
In this episode of ChatEDU (Dear AI – Why We’re All Talking to Robots in 2025), Matt reunites with Liz after her trip to Ireland to unpack a shift happening in…
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Murder, She Prompted: High School English with AI Twists | Ep.53
Overview In this episode of ChatEDU (Murder, She Prompted: High School English with AI Twists), Matt sits down with guest co-host Joanne Mumley to explore the…
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Flipped Out: How AI Might Save the Flipped Classroom | Ep. 52
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU (Flipped Out: How AI Might Save the Flipped Classroom), Matt and Liz explore three views of AI intelligence, spotlight…
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Spring Tool Time with Abbe Waldron | Ep. 51
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU ("Spring Tool Time with Abbe Waldron"), Matt and Liz welcome back one of their most popular guests: Abbe Waldron, a…
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AI Cut My Work Week by Seven Hours | Ep. 50
ChatEDU Episode 50: AI Cut My Work Week by Seven Hours Overview In this episode of ChatEDU (AI Cut My Work Week by Seven Hours), Matt and Liz celebrate the…
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Turnitin's Big 180 – From AI Detector to AI Platform | Ep. 49
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU (Turnitin's Big 180 – From AI Detector to AI Platform), Matt and Liz explore Turnitin’s surprising shift from an AI…
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ChatGPT Goes Nationwide – Will Other Countries Follow Estonia's Lead? | Ep. 48
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU (ChatGPT Goes Nationwide – Will Other Countries Follow Estonia's Lead?), Matt and Liz explore the first national adoption…
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Career Dreaming with Liz – Google's New Gen AI Career Counselor | Ep. 47
Overview In this episode of ChatEDU (Career Dreaming with Liz – Google's New Gen AI Career Counselor), Matt and Liz explore how AI is shaping career…
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Taking the Wheel – How Students and Teachers Are Driving AI in Schools | Ep. 45
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU (Taking the Wheel – How Students and Teachers Are Driving AI in Schools), Matt and Liz explore how educators and students…
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The Kids Are Not All Right – Teens, Trust, and AI | Ep. 45
Overview: In this episode of ChatEDU (The Kids Are Not All Right – Teens, Trust, and AI), Matt and Liz explore the complex relationship between teens and AI…
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No Copyright for AI – The Line Between AI Help and Human Work | Ep. 44
Episode Summary In this episode of ChatEDU (No Copyright for AI – The Line Between AI Help and Human Work), Matt and Liz celebrate the one-year anniversary of…
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Bots Gone Bad: Why Educators Should Pay Attention | Ep. 43
In this episode of ChatEDU, "Bots Gone Bad: Why Educators Should Pay Attention," Matt and Liz explore concerning developments in AI-driven chatbots and their…
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Exploring AI and Project-Based Learning (From the Elevate Education Podcast) | Ep. 42
ChatEDU Episode 42: Exploring AI and Project-Based Learning (From the Elevate Education Podcast) In this special crossover episode of ChatEDU, Matt and Liz…
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AI Whisperers in the Classroom – Teachers Already Have the Tools | Ep. 41
ChatEDU Episode 41: AI Whisperers in the Classroom – Teachers Already Have the Tools In this episode of ChatEDU (AI Whisperers in the Classroom – Teachers…
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Distributed Cognition: The Human-AI Partnership Transforming Healthcare Learning | Ep. 40
Distributed Cognition: The Human-AI Partnership Transforming Healthcare Learning | Ep. 40 In this episode of ChatEDU, hosts Matt Mervis and Liz Radday explore…
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Flipping the Script: English Class Post-ChatGPT | Ep. 39
Flipping the Script: English Class Post-ChatGPT In this episode of ChatEDU (Flipping the Script: English Class Post-ChatGPT), Matt Mervis and Liz Radday kick…
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AI in 2025 - What’s Next for Education | Ep. 38
AI in 2025 - What’s Next for Education In this episode of ChatEDU (AI in 2025 - What’s Next for Education), Matt Mervis and Liz Raddy reflect on the emerging…
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The AI Firehose - End of Year News and Updates | Ep. 37
The AI Firehose - End of Year News and Updates Join Matt and Liz in this episode of ChatEDU as they explore critical AI developments. They dive into the…
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From Doctors to Dickinson: AI's Edge and Our Human Connection | Ep. 36
In this episode of ChatEDU, co-hosts Matt Mervis and Liz Radday dive into the evolving landscape of AI's capabilities and its implications on human tasks. They…
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Motion Rejected – The AI Cheating Case That Surprised Everyone (Including Us) | Ep. 35
In this episode of ChatEDU (Motion Rejected - The AI Cheating Case That Surprised Everyone - Including Us), Matt and Liz reflect on AI’s evolving role in…
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Banned or Boosted? AI's Mixed Signals in Education and Work | Ep. 34
In this pre-recorded Thanksgiving episode of ChatEDU (Banned or Boosted? AI's Mixed Signals in Education and Work), Matt and Liz reflect on gratitude, share…
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Google’s Learn About – Innovation Amid AI Turbulence | Ep. 33
In this NEW episode of ChatEDU (Google’s Learn About – Innovation Amid AI Turbulence), Matt and Liz explore Google’s new generative AI tool and its…
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Encore Episode - A Talk with the Boss, The Jonathan Costa Interview
While Matt and Liz continue to roll out their AI micro-credential, ChatEDU is revisiting some episodes from our past lineup. In the coming weeks, we’ll…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Encore Episode - From Solo to System, Elevating AI Across Our Schools
While Matt and Liz continue rolling out their AI micro-credential, ChatEDU will be revisiting some of our past episodes. Over the next few weeks, we’ll bring…
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Encore Episode - You Gotta See This, The Potential of AI Vision in Education
While Matt and Liz are kicking off their new AI micro-credential course, we're taking a brief break from new ChatEDU episodes. During most of this month, we…
- ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Encore Episode - AI Guilt Trip: Why Educators Sometimes Feel Guilty and What to Do About It!
While Matt and Liz are kicking off their new AI micro-credential course, we're taking a brief break from new ChatEDU episodes. During the rest of this month…