AMI Today

The Digest - August 9th, 2024

Episode Summary

Today, our host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from shows across the AMI Audio network talked about an author from The Washington Post who ditched their smartphone, and whether robots make a good alternative to humans for companion ship. All that and more on today’s episode of AMI Today!

Episode Notes

Today, our host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from shows across the AMI Audio network talked about an author from The Washington Post who ditched their smartphone, and whether robots make a good alternative to humans for companion ship. All that and more on today’s episode of AMI Today!

In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with audio description expert JJ Hunt. You can listen to the full interview here. Or watch it on YouTube.

Highlights: 

• AMI Today Introduction (00:00)
• Globe & Mail Today – Protection for actors with the rise of AI (2:01)
• The Washington Post This Week – Putting away your smartphone and picking up a dumbphone (6:32)
• The Guardian Daily – Will Trump get young male voters through podcasts? (15:25)
• Double Tap – Is a robot a good substitute for human companionship? (18:51)
• Kelly & Ramya – The link between liking coffee and having a green thumb (25:15)