Best Models Workshop Production Podcasts (2025)

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948: In Case You Missed It in November 2025 29:07

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In this November episode of “In Case You Missed It” series, Jon Krohn selects his favorite clips from the month. Hear from Shirish Gupta and Tyler Cox (Episode 939), Vikoy Pandey (Episode 941), Marc Dupuis (Episode 937), and Maya Ackerman (Episode 943) on getting back to human motivation and the importance of evaluating the tools and data we use. A…

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947: How to Get Hired at Top Firms like Netflix and Spotify, with Jeff Li 1:09:32

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Jeff Li tells Jon Krohn what it's like to work at scale as a data scientist and a machine learning engineer at Netflix, Spotify and DoorDash, as well as how to get a foot in the door at these companies. Jeff also discusses how to run forecasts and trends, and how to read their results. Listen to hear Jeff Li discuss how Spotify became a podcast pow…

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Episode 132 Time Stealers turned Time SAVERS 17:49

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I know there is not enough time for writing instruction. That means we need writing time to be as efficient as possible! This episode shares my top tips for making writing time the best for your students. Time stealers: Too much teacher talk Too much student talk Lack of writer independence Keeping writers all together Editing for your writers I ho…

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946: How Robotaxis Are Transforming Cities 8:03

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Jon Krohn looks into the benefits of robotaxis, from safety to affordability, in this Five-Minute Friday. Hear about Waymo’s partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, the latest safety studies concerning driverless vehicles, and a case for robotaxis becoming the preferred method of transport in the US, where households spend roughly 15% of their budget o…

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945: AI is a Joke, with Joel Beasley 56:11

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Is there humor in data? Joel Beasley, host of Modern CTO, tells Jon Krohn how he used AI to turn his sights to stand-up comedy. He also shares his tips on tech leadership that he learned from his popular podcast, Modern CTO, and how he is using generative AI as a collaborative partner in his creative work. This episode is brought to you by the ⁠⁠De…

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Episode 131 Writing Together, Growing Together with Authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters 42:16

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Listen in to another fantastic conversation with authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters. Both share their experiences and strategies for making writing an effective an enjoyable activity for both teachers and students. The discussion includes: personal journeys as writers the significance of collaboration the importance of creating a safe and enco…

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944: Gemini 3 Pro: Google’s Back on Top 8:21

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Google is steaming ahead with launching its top-league new Gemini 3 Pro model across their product suite, from Google Search to Vertex AI cloud services. The multinational tech company is also letting eager early adopters like Wayfair and GitHub. Get all the detailed data, its performance across hard-to-game industry benchmarks, and what this all m…

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943: Creative Machines: AI in Music and Art, with Prof. Maya Ackerman 56:38

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Creative human-AI partnerships and AI-generated music: WaveAI CEO and co-founder Maya Ackerman speaks with Jon Krohn about learning to see – and accept – AI’s potential as a creative partner in a human-centric, AI-forward future. Listen to the episode to hear Maya Ackerman discuss reframing hallucination as a creative force, her work at WaveAI, and…

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942: Odds of AGI by 2040? LEAP Expert Forecasts and Workforce Implications 6:13

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What’s on the horizon for AI? Jon Krohn wades through opinions from more than experts, curated by the Longitudinal Expert AI Panel (LEAP), about what we can expect from the industry. From estimates on AI-assisted workers through energy consumption to AI performance in highly skilled domains, find out just how much LEAP thinkers believe AI is permea…

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941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey 1:06:14

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Vijoy Pandey imagines a bold new society in which agents and humans make scientific discoveries and complete physical tasks together, and he tells Jon Krohn about his work at AGNTCY, Cisco’s open-source platform for the Internet of Agents. Listen to the episode to hear Vijoy Pandey talk about how a future society in which multi-agents and humans in…

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Episode 130 Struggling Writer Should Not Equal Limiting the Writer 16:58

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It often seems that with writing, the first instinct for teachers when seeing a writer have difficulty is to hold them to what they are able to do correctly-to limit them to what they can do well. But isn't that only preventing them from making progress as writers? In this episode, I discuss the importance of placing your focus on the writer, not t…

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940: In Case You Missed It in October 2025 43:27

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Jon Krohn curates a selection of clips from the month that was. Hear from the orchestrators of an expanding AI universe in this episode of In Case You Missed It, with news, views and groundbreaking ideas from Sheamus McGovern, Jerry Yurchisin, Stephanie Hare, Larissa Schneider, and Adrian Kosowsky. We cover baby dragons, the Hippocratic Oath, and, …

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939: Mixture-of-Experts and State-Space Models on Edge Devices, with Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta 1:06:11

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State space models (SSMs), granite models, and Mamba: Dell’s Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta discuss with Jon Krohn why state space models can process information so efficiently, and how Dell’s AI factory helps enterprises manage custom AI workloads. Hear the latest on the Dell Pro AI Studio and Dell’s partnerships with IBM and Hugging Face in this epi…

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Episode 129 Rethinking Editing: Tips to Support Writers with Grammar and Mechanics 24:53

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Where are the periods? Why isn't this capitalized? You teach it, but it doesn't show up consistently in their writing. UGH! In this episode, we take a fresh look at teaching grammar and punctuation and the expectations we have for our writers. You will hear: the idea of viewing grammar as a craft including grammar instruction in reading and writing…

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938: Frontier AI Agents for Data Science, with Sphinx’s Rohan Kodialam 19:14

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Jon Krohn speaks to Rohan Kodialam, Cofounder and CEO of Sphinx, the company that redefines how machine intelligence reasons data with frontier AI. In this Feature Friday, Jon and Rohan discuss the benefits of using Sphinx to assist with data analysis. Get under the hood to learn how Sphinx operates, from running commands to ensuring your data stay…

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937: How to Design AI-First Products, with Marc Dupuis 59:32

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AI tools won’t eliminate but elevate data scientists, says Marc Dupuis. The CEO of fabi.ai talks to Jon Krohn about the new wave of AI-driven platforms that integrate workflows within popular work tools like Slack and email, and how building AI-first products means widening access to all ability levels. This episode is brought to you by the Gurobi⁠…

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Episode 128 Narrative Know-How with Trevor Bryan 31:06

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Join Melissa Morrison in an engaging episode of 'Getting Students to Write' as she welcomes art teacher and author Trevor Bryan. They discuss innovative strategies to boost writing confidence and effectiveness for both teachers and students. Trevor shares insights on integrating art and literacy, the role of pictures in developing comprehension, an…

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936: LLMs Are Delighted to Help Phishing Scams 5:07

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How much power – and risk – do we carry around with us in our pockets? A Reuters investigation about how easily LLMs can be utilized for online phishing scams is the subject of this week’s Five-Minute Friday with Jon Krohn. By asking six of the most popular LLMs (Grok, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Claude, DeepSeek and Gemini) to generate phishing emails speci…

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Episode 127 Strategies for Grading Writing 20:29

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Grading alone is a complicated topic, but grading writing, especially when wanting to value the writer, is even more difficult! The subjective nature of evaluating writing makes it difficult to be sure you have done so "correctly" for your students. It is also cumbersome to consider grading entire pieces from so many students. In this episode, I sh…

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935: Global Issues Accelerated by AI (with Solutions), feat. Stephanie Hare 1:17:27

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Jon Krohn speaks to researcher, broadcaster and author Stephanie Hare about how the Hippocratic Oath might apply to artificial intelligence, and a guiding ethos for pushing innovation while protecting users from harm. A code of conduct, she says, could be one approach to ensuring that people are using technology more mindfully and ethically, as wel…

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934: Is AI Replacing Junior Workers? 6:55

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With the number of jobs dramatically slowing in the last year, many question if this decline is down to companies turning to AI for completing entry-level tasks in particular. Research published earlier this month by Yale University shows no major difference in the types of roles and tasks in so-called `white-collar jobs` since late 2022, an auspic…

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Episode 126 The Ins and Outs of Language Composition with Matt Glover 45:08

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This is such an important episode for all Pre-K, Kindergarten, First-grade and Second-grade teachers (and has helpful tips for upper grade teachers as well!) Language composition is the way students use language when reading books they have written, reading published books they are not yet decoding, and taking part in activities such as dramatic pl…

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933: Future-Proofing Your Career in the AI Era, feat. Sheamus McGovern 1:15:10

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Sheamus McGovern, CEO of Open Data Science, takes Jon Krohn and his listeners on a journey to launching his popular data science and AI conference, now in its tenth year, as well as the great shifts to the fields that he has seen on the way. For Seamus, the growth of his Open Data Science Conference has shown him that an AI engineer is just the beg…

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932: Should You Build or Buy Your AI Solution? With Larissa Schneider 29:10

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Larissa Schneider speaks to Jon Krohn in this Feature Friday about finding the right time to invest in AI solutions, and when it’s better to build them yourself. She discusses her work leading global strategy and operations at Unframe, and how they raised $50 million in venture capital since the company’s launch in March 2025. Additional materials:…

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931: Boost Your Profits with Mathematical Optimization, feat. Jerry Yurchisin 1:13:12

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AI predictions, and how to act on them: Data Science Strategist at Gurobi, Jerry Yurchisin, speaks to Jon Krohn about how mathematical optimization helps enterprises automate decisions for business success and where to find the resources to make it happen. This episode is brought to you by the ⁠ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference, by Fabi, by ⁠D…

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Why the Paper Matters-Supporting students with paper choices 28:33

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Writing volume, struggling writers, writing engagement, writing structure and more can all be affected by the paper that students are using to write. So yes, this episode is all about paper! We will explore: how paper makes writing more authentic the benefits of writers making "picture books" how paper choices communicate importance and expectation…

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930: In Case You Missed It in September 2025 37:25

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Jon Krohn’s highlights from this month of interviews focus on ways to future-proof your career, looking at the hardware that will get you the most mileage, the emerging roles that are well worth a look, and the developments in AI that will endure in a field constantly testing the durability of its own breakthroughs. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Tech leader, investor, and Generationship cofounder Michelle Yi talks to Jon Krohn about finding ways to trust and secure AI systems, the methods that hackers use to jailbreak code, and what users can do to build their own trustworthy AI systems. Learn all about “red teaming” and how tech teams can handle other key technical terms like data poisoni…