Use Your Head!

Use Your Head!

By John McLainSociety & Culture
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Use Your Head! episodes

  • Gemini attacks!, one bad Apple, and hot chicken

    Generative AI continues to expose its own shortcomings and dangers to humankind, and another intriguing trademark case has two brands playing a high-stakes game of chicken.


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    31 min
  • Plastic youth, Wicked indeed!, and Gen Z-ero

    A major printing gaffe has a toymaker blushing...for more than one reason.  Also, 20-somethings are whining while redefining our definition of "adult."  Plus, we lament the death of "true beauty lies within."

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    30 min
  • Daylight Save Me Time, Red-hot election, and squeegee bots

    No doubt, this year's general election has reached critical heat, but in some ways, the vote has grown quite cold.  Also, it's a bird...it's a plane...it's a...what?  And finally, we're treated to a new (?) reason to seek treatment - as if we needed one.

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    34 min
  • Flipping not flopping, Hollywood vs. Broadway, and a Turnover to go

    Home improvement is a half-trillion dollar industry, and while slowing, remains very strong - but does it say anything about our throw-away culture?  Also, the Fall Classic loses its romance.  And finally, a look at turnover at the office.  What's the  answer to horrible bosses - send 'em to school...or send 'em packing?  And are these bad leaders even the cause?

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    30 min
  • Played for suckers, the Info-demic, and Not so Kindly

    Three little words...we're now told they are a "red flag."  But are they really?  Also, as the political environment reaches records temps, it's a good idea to re-evaluate the end game!  Plus, we'll look at a very important race that the human brain just can't win - and why drugs and fancy labels aren't helping.

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    34 min
  • Just a regular hero, step into my "offiz," and BIG strike

    Another trademark case has been decided in the world of comics, and I agree!  Also, Gen-Z college grads are facing a rude awakening in corporate America.  Finally, trouble on the longshore raises some very new questions in a very old industry - and it reverberates far and wide.

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    32 min
  • Welcome back, It's gonna cut us in half, and Lessons from the tortoise

    Dire "new" predictions about AI's true mission have employees raising eyebrows - and speaking out.  Also, like the underdog in the fable, many people are discovering ways to win at life without their hair being on fire.  And finally, the king has declared and end to working from home...but will others follow?

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    29 min
  • Eating out is up, Loving to Hate it, and Iggy says Keep Out

    There's some rather obvious "analysis" of campaign ads out there, but why do voters who claim to hate them really love them?  And Iggy, or IG, is taking steps to protect teens from online harm.  But will the end justify their means?  Finally, restaurants are feeling the pinch of inflation like everyone else...but think twice before staying home supper (if ya can.)

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    29 min
  • Mom & Dad meltdown, clueless AI, and slamming grass into reverse

    Employees aren't excited about their new co-worker, AI.  Plus, I think I've found an answer for all these paralyzed parents - and it's not new.  Finally, The Golden State makes a sudden shift, and "smokes" its gearbox...but why?

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    32 min
  • Pillow monsters, AI optimism, and poisonous light

    Forget about monsters under your kids' beds...the real ones might be much closer.  And is AI disappointing itself?  One California company says it's helping, and they're still hiring humans!  And finally, everyone knows the dangers of smog and junk in our water.  But new research is showing that night light can be far more dangerous than once believed.

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    37 min

About Use Your Head!

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My name is John.  I’m a seminary student and postulant in the Reformed Episcopal Church.  I've found over the course of my life that the best answers to life's questions start here: Use…