The Current powered by Kim Komando
The Kim Komando Show
Sound like a tech pro, even if you’re not! Award-winning popular host Kim Komando is your secret weapon. Kim is in a class all her own. Her widely successful radio show is heard on over 500 stations in the United States and internationally in 175 different countries. Kim has millions of fans who love her down-to-earth, deeply relatable, and easy-to-understand way of talking about consumer tech. Every episode is loaded with the scoop about the latest gadgets, online security, social media trends, and digital privacy. Kim makes it all entertaining and fun. With a mix of important news, practical advice, and compelling conversations, you’ll be able to make informed decisions and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the tech world. Kim started her show and still owns it herself. She’s not part of a big broadcasting company. Her company has no debt or investors. That’s why many small business owners also turn to her for advice on growing their businesses using web-based tools. In the Current powered by Kim Komando, every episode is loaded with ways to better your tech life. New episodes drop every Monday & Wednesday. To learn more about Kim, the things she mentions, or submit a topic or question, drop by www.Komando.com See megaphone.spotify.com/legal for privacy information.
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Technology Podcasts
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The Kim Komando Show
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Sound like a tech pro, even if you’re not! Award-winning popular host Kim Komando is your secret weapon. Kim is in a class all her own. Her widely successful radio show is heard on over 500 stations in the United States and internationally in 175 different countries. Kim has millions of fans who love her down-to-earth, deeply relatable, and easy-to-understand way of talking about consumer tech. Every episode is loaded with the scoop about the latest gadgets, online security, social media trends, and digital privacy. Kim makes it all entertaining and fun. With a mix of important news, practical advice, and compelling conversations, you’ll be able to make informed decisions and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the tech world. Kim started her show and still owns it herself. She’s not part of a big broadcasting company. Her company has no debt or investors. That’s why many small business owners also turn to her for advice on growing their businesses using web-based tools. In the Current powered by Kim Komando, every episode is loaded with ways to better your tech life. New episodes drop every Monday & Wednesday. To learn more about Kim, the things she mentions, or submit a topic or question, drop by www.Komando.com See megaphone.spotify.com/legal for privacy information.
Language:
English
Episodes
Introducing The Current AI Podcast
8/5/2025
For years people have been asking for an audio version of The Current Newsletter and now with AI, we’re finally able to deliver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:50
Fitness granny falls in love with ChatGPT
8/4/2025
Could you fall in love with a chatbot? Influencer and author Andrea Sunshine did, but her digital romance came to a sudden end when her chat logs were deleted. She shares how the relationship began, what it feels like to connect deeply with AI, and what she’s doing to get her chatbot lover back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:56:22
Data brokers sell your secrets to stalkers
7/30/2025
Your data is for sale online. Anyone can buy it. Darius Belejevas, the Head of Incogni, shows me how stalkers get your personal info for cheap. Plus, monkey muggings in Bali, the Tea app data breach, and a shoe with a hidden slot for an AirTag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:55:46
Stolen data for sale
7/21/2025
A start-up is cashing in by selling your stolen data to debt collectors, lawyers, and rivals. It's legal, sort of. Android phones detect earthquakes, Mark Zuckerberg’s expands his secret Hawaii compound, and cottage cheese has a viral moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:15
China’s spherical spybot is terrifying
7/14/2025
It rolls like a tire, fires nets, and sprays tear gas. Plus, NASA lost pricey footage, Hertz nickel-and-dimes with tech, and McDonald’s big password problem. What's your childhood home look like now? Google Maps lets you time travel. Let’s go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:40:21
The 9-to-5 is dead
7/9/2025
Microsoft says late-night meetings are up 16%. Burnout much? I also talk to an Uber driver almost tricked into trafficking stolen goods. Plus: Trump Org’s new phone biz, Bible stories on TikTok, and a smart way to check your internet speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:33:09
Google’s eating itself alive
6/30/2025
Google’s new AI-powered search is tanking its own traffic. Plus, your ChatGPT chats live forever, a job offer scam, and a car rental side hustle making real money. Then I talk to Holly from Kentucky, whose kiddo ordered 70,000 suckers on Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:37:37
Psychiatrist falls for $500K pig butchering scam
6/23/2025
A doctor who lost half a million says greed got the best of him. Melinda Gates finally talks Bill, Epstein, and trust. Plus, an Uber driver drives off with a sleeping child, and my go-to tip to lock in the lowest hotel price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:36:53
Scan your eyes for crypto
6/16/2025
Forget passwords. The creator of ChatGPT wants to build a global crypto economy by scanning your eyes. Also, Noah from Virginia bought an old laptop and found a kid’s ’90s homework saved on it. He read it on TikTok and made the internet cry. Plus, an Apple AirPlay hack and the chance to buy your own Waymo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:37:52
WWDC 2025: iOS 26, Live Translation, and Apple’s next AI moves
6/9/2025
Is Apple running out of new ideas? We break down everything from WWDC 2025, what’s legit, and what’s noise. Plus: A cyberattack takes down a major food supplier, AI goes head-to-head with cancer, and ChatGPT loses at chess to a console from 1977. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:40:41
Your new go-to therapist? ChatGPT
6/2/2025
Therapy costs a pretty penny, so people are turning to AI to deal with their emotions. Plus, Google Photos can now erase your ex, fake toll road scams are everywhere, and the latest (questionable) prediction for the end of the world. Oh, and Starlink Wi-Fi is coming to your next flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:39:14
Crypto kidnapping: What really happened
5/28/2025
A Manhattan crypto investor allegedly kidnapped and tortured an Italian man for his Bitcoin. Lesson: If you own crypto, zip it. Plus, jobs AI might wipe out, what’s next from Apple, and is your Amazon Echo always listening? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:48
23andMe data sold for $256M
5/19/2025
Your DNA is now in the hands of biotech giant Regeneron. They say they’ll protect it. Plus, Owen Wilson deepfake scams, Meta lets fraud off the hook, and phone-free vacations. Got T-Mobile? Here's how to claim your part of the $350M data breach settlement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:46:26
Scammer ruins a 45-year marriage
5/12/2025
What’s worse than your mom leaving your dad for a guy she met on Instagram? Finding out he’s a romance scammer and she knows — but she’s still in love. That’s what happened to Grant Inman. Now, the My Funeral Home Stories host is trying to help his mom see the truth.You, 21 min Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:23:31
Can ChatGPT mess with your mind?
5/5/2025
Some users are spiraling into delusions, claiming the AI gave them a sacred mission. It’s being called “ChatGPT-induced psychosis.” Plus: Physical buttons are making a comeback in cars, AirPods will soon translate languages, and Shark has recalled some pressure cookers.
Duration:00:39:03
Waymo wants to sell you a $250K self-driving car
4/29/2025
Owning your own robotaxi could soon be a reality. Plus, when did you made your first investment? Thanks to AI, people are doing it younger than ever. Also: Selfies with the pope, and why Apple wants you to delete Chrome right now.
Duration:00:41:23
Uber drove off with her kid
4/23/2025
Her 5-year-old fell asleep in the backseat, and the driver left with her still inside. Uber refused to help until police stepped in. Their apology? A $7 credit. Plus, what's up with Instagram Edits, Meta's AI glasses now transcribe your convos, and chatbots place bets on the next pope.
Duration:00:39:54
Hour 2 preview 4-19-25
4/19/2025
Duration:00:34:56
Kim Komando Show Preview: How to make your pet go viral
4/12/2025
Got a super cute pup or kitty? I chat with the creator behind The Oreo Cat on how to make your pet a social media superstar — and even make a little cash doing it. Plus, scientists clone direwolves (kind of), and AI is outpacing doctors on MRIs.
Duration:00:36:10
Want the job? Prove AI can’t do it
4/9/2025
Shopify now blocks hires unless managers show the role needs a human. Also: one tweet wiped out $6 trillion, T-Mobile software glitch, and new research questions how unique your fingerprints really are.
Duration:00:43:34