Episodes

Episode Summary: In this episode, we move beyond the common debate of whether technology is "good" or "bad" to explore a more fundamental reality: technology is no longer just a tool we pick up; it is the environment we inhab...

In this episode of The Human Voice , Bob Hutchins sits down with Baratunde Thurston—Emmy-nominated host, writer, comedian, and creator of the podcast Life With Machines . From his roots in Washington, D.C., shaped by a mother...

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In this thought-provoking episode, Bob Hutchins explores a radical possibility: that we may be witnessing the beginning of the end of humanity's 500-year relationship with the written word. Drawing from media theorists Walter...

🎧 Show Notes (The Human Voice with Bob Hutchins): In this special episode, Bob Hutchins sits down with Dr. Tom Cooper—media ethicist, scholar, and former assistant to Marshall McLuhan—to unpack the lives and legacies of two o...

🧠 Episode Overview: As someone who works at the intersection of AI, media psychology, and leadership, I’m not just interested in tech—I’m interested in the human behind the tech, and those who think similar. My guest is Faisa...

This is a read of my latest article- The Soul in the Machine: A Spiritual Reflection on Articficial Intelligence. https://bobhutchins.substack.com/p/the-soul-in-the-machine-a-spiritual The following reflection is taken from m...

Online conversations have become a battleground—cheering certain words, booing others. Ideas and nuance are lost to labels that divide and dehumanize. When did we start trading dialogue for definitions? In "The War of Words: ...

Christopher Summerfield, Oxford Neuroscientist & Former DeepMind Researcher Episode Summary: In this episode, I sit down with Christopher Summerfield , an Oxford neuroscientist and former DeepMind researcher who has spent his...

In this episode, I sit down with Shideh Doerr , a natural connector and networking ambassador with over 25 years in healthcare. Shideh’s journey took a turn when she co-founded JabberYak , a company designed to make networkin...

Guest Spotlight: David Whitesock, founder of Commonly Well and creator of the Recovery Capital Index, discusses his mission to bring data-driven insights to addiction recovery and mental health. From Struggle to Innovation: D...

In his third appearance on The Human Voice , media theorist and science fiction author Paul Levinson shares a fascinating conversation about the timeless relevance of media ecology, technology’s role in human progress, and th...

Chris Dauphin is an 18-year marketing and communications veteran, professional musician, sports fan, father, son, and human . And he's a close friend. This was a fun interview that surfaced some deep truths about life, work,...

Some of my thoughts from an article I wrote for my Substack Newsletter about how we are all interconnected more than we know through this thing called the internet, technology, and AI. And we are mimicking what Obi-Wan was se...

This is a reading of my Substack Article-  The Lost Art of Questioning: Can AI Bring It Back? AI's evolving abilities highlight the humanness woven through good questions. (Prompts) As AI gets smarter, might it even start teaching us back by...

Kendra Jones is a Futurist.  With a rich history in high-tech strategic operations at Apple, and a strong academic foundation from MIT and the University of Houston, Kendra blends practicality with visionary thinking. Her endeavors span from...

Alex Kantrowitz is a veteran journalist who's interviewed some of the world’s top CEOs, including Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, and Jack Dorsey. His company, Big Technology, serves more than 100,000 newsletter subscribers and tens...

Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is President of Southern New Hampshire University, the nation's largest nonprofit provider of online higher education. Under his leadership since 2003, SNHU has grown from 2,800 to over 220,000 learners. He has served as Senior...

Jon Ricketts is a man of many talents, with a back ground that includes medical devices, aviation, and tech start-ups. He has a knack for innovation and a passion for making life better, one venture at a time.  We talk about the Ai start-up...

CJ is a writer and media producer. He leads a messaging & production studio called and an award-winning kids media project called . He’s had the privilege of traveling the world speaking to creative professionals at venues like Creative...

Paul Levinson returns just in time to discuss the release of Robots through the Ages, published by Blackstone Publishing, it includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new. This anthology, with an introduction...

What if we have been focusing on the wrong things to define what’s ‘human’ and ‘normal’? What if a shift in the definition of healthy human behavior and how time is best spent can be realized through our technology? This in no way minimizes...

Karen Kelly has been a Founder, CEO and CMO in industries spanning advertising, healthcare, and technology. She is the former founder of one of Boston’s most profitable media studios and speaks regularly at marketing and entrepreneur conferences...

Don Donahue and I talk about the genesis of our new Mastermind and Coaching program- Creative Critical Thinking: Problem Solving for the Future . We discuss Principles of keeping your mind creatively engaged and expansive An active & creative...