The AmberMac Show
Episodes
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton on Chatbots, AGI & Putin (Part 2)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, part two of our conversation with the Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, who shares his thoughts on humans confiding in...
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton on AI, Work & Warfare (Part 1)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, part one of a two-part conversation with Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, who discusses with Amber how AI is shaping the fu...
David Pogue on Apple at 50 + Trump’s TikTok Payday
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Amber has an in-depth conversation with tech journalist David Pogue about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, including...
Meta’s “Pervert” Smart Glasses + OpenAI’s Canadian Safety Promise
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Amber and Jeff share a Meta smart glasses warning about how your personal information might not be as private as you hoped. ...
Anthropic vs Department of War + David Usher on AI Risks
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is David Usher, a well-known musician, speaker, and author, who shares his thoughts on today’s AI risks, rewards, robots, and mo...
AI to “Save the Children” + Moving Beyond Silicon Valley
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Amber and Jeff share which company is now America’s largest, the Canadian tech giant that wants us to shift our gaze away ...
Guests Cory Doctorow, Ed Elson, & Brittlestar on the State of the Internet
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this 1-year anniversary special episode of The Amber Mac Show, author and activist Cory Doctorow shares more about the enshittification of our tech...
Canada’s 2nd Chance + WTH is Moltbook?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Taylor Owen from the Machines Like Us podcast about Canada’s second chance to protect Canadians online. Plus...
Guy Kawasaki’s Warning + Elon’s Robot Plans
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, our guest is Guy Kawasaki, who joins us to share more about the only app you should use right now to message your friends an...
“The Wealthy Barber” on Smarter Spending + Misinformation in Minneapolis
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, The Wealthy Barber’s David Chilton joins us with an updated version of his bestselling book, including common-sense ways t...
The New Science of Alcohol + Grok AI’s Deepfake Disgrace
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, our guest Anthony Morgan, co-host of The Nature of Things, joins us to talk about the new science behind alcohol. We also un...
CES 2026 Special – AI Chips, Robot Companions, & Smart Toilets
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our 2026 CES Special, powered by Intel Canada, Amber and Jeff break down the best in tech from the Consumer Electronics Show. From smart toilets to...
Musk’s Grok Undresses Women & Our Guest on Gander Killing Facebook in Canada
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Ben Waldman, the CEO and co-founder of Gander, joins us to share when Canadians can log on to his homegrown social media pla...
Tech’s Wild Second Half of 2025 with TheOtherMac
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a special year-end episode, we're looking back at the second half of an incredible year in tech through the lens of Jeff's TheOtherMac segments on ...
Our 2026 Tech Wish List for Canada + Uber Safety Tips & Democracy at Work
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Amber and Jeff break down their top 10 tech wish list for Canada in 2026, including saying so long to Facebook and using AI t...
Guest Mark Critch on Trump’s America & Disney’s OpenAI Slopfest
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Mark Critch of This Hour Has 22 Minutes fame joins us to talk about his new book, “Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look ...
Elon Musk Takes on EU & Guest Mitch Joel on AI Job Chaos
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber chat about how Google is eating ChatGPT’s lunch, what Elon Musk wants to do to the European Union, how one ...
AI Toy Dangers & Guest Catherine McKenna on Fighting Online Hate
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber discuss why Meta is in trouble again for choosing user engagement over safety, how divisive X has become, and...
Pornhub Begs Big Tech & Guest Don Tapscott on Identic AI
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Jeff and Amber explain what Pornhub is begging big tech companies to do, what the loss of Meta’s Chief AI Scientist says a...
Global AI Cyberattack, Gen(Z)AI, & Disney+ Slop
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode on The AmberMac Show: We cover the first documented case of a global AI cyberattack, Disney’s unexpected embracing of AI sl...
Meta’s $16B Ad Scam & Guest Frank McCourt’s TikTok Bid
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode on The AmberMac Show: We dig into how Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms are raking in billions by scamming online u...
Broken by Misinformation, Resisting the Robots, & Building a Better Facebook
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, which tech companies are shedding thousands of jobs in the age of AI, why Character.ai is finally banning teens from its chatbo...
Why the Internet Sucks with Cory Doctorow & A.I. Mistakes Chips for Guns
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, author Cory Doctorow joins us to talk about his new book, why everything is worse, and what we can do about it. We tal...
ChatGPT Gets Erotic & Musk Battles Bots
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, the makers of ChatGPT want to be a new home for erotic content. TechRadar Editor-at-Large Lance Ulanoff joins us to ta...
Surviving a Plane Crash & the AI Bubble
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, we discuss why it should concern you that OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be the new operating system of the internet, plus So...
How Meta Hurts Kids & Takes Shady Ad Money Along the Way
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode: the latest on OpenAI’s new AI-only TikTok clone (which seems like an AI slop nightmare), the AI actor taking on Hollywood,...
Canada’s AI Minister on Trust, Musk Sues OpenAI, & Spotify AI
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, we have a conversation with the Honourable Evan Solomon, Canada’s Minister of AI and Digital Innovation, about why this ne...
Tesla’s Dumb Doors, Bike Lane Politics, & Canada’s Healthcare Crisis
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Tesla’s door handles are dumb and dangerous. Amber and Jeff share more on what the car company plans to do about it in the...
Charlie Kirk’s Murder, China’s Influence & Canada’s AI Potential
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Amber and Jeff discuss the rise in hate that’s turning into real-world violence, and what happened online in the wake of t...
Trump’s Tech Dinner, Alberta’s Book Ban & Musk’s $1T Payday
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we discuss the chaos happening in Washington alongside America’s biggest tech leaders. Plus, there’s always a lot of tal...
ChatGPT’s Deadly Dangers & Fast Food AI Fails
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, we discuss why hundreds of Canadians got their Facebook and Instagram accounts disabled without warning, and what Meta is do...
Canada’s Sovereign AI, AI’s Climate Disaster, & White House TikTok
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Don Lenihan & Amber discuss the challenge of sovereign AI and why it’s a priority for Canada in the age of Trump. Spea...
Grok’s NSFW Taylor Swift Deepfakes & Meta’s “Romantic” Chats with Kids
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Amber and Jeff talk about the technology that’s leading to the biggest wealth creation in modern history, why Meta is in t...
ChatGPT Gets a Facelift & 5 Reasons Instagram Sucks
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Amber and Jeff unpack everything you need to know about the latest version of ChatGPT, including how it still does a fair am...
2025's Tech Wins & Fails on TheOtherMac Summer Special
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our 25th episode, we've put together a summer special of The AmberMac Show looking back on the first half of 2025 through the lens of Jeff’s The...
Why Canada is Burning & Trump’s Attacks on “Woke AI”
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is journalist John Vaillant, the bestselling author of Fire Weather, who breaks down what we can learn from an oil town that went ...
Elon’s Flirty Sexbots, Fighting AI Slop, & Coldplay’s Kiss Cam
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we talk about the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and its connection with Trump’s weaponization of the ...
Grok AI Goes Rogue (Again), Epstein Video Raises Questions & a Better “Facebook” for Canadians
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amber and Jeff share what happened when Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok went rogue (again), including what ChatGPT thinks of all the drama. Plus, the lates...
Trump’s Canadian Trade Chaos & The Problem With AI Music
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s trade talk continues to threaten Canada, so Amber speaks to an award-winning economist about what this chaos means for Canadians. Speaking o...
2025 Canadian Tech Special
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s special episode is all about Canadian tech! Jeff and Amber do a deep dive into the top 10 Canadian tech innovations that changed the wor...
Trump Family’s Golden Phone & Brittlestar’s Lessons from Cats on Fascism
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s tech episode, Amber and Jeff talk about the GENIUS Act in the States that’s getting crypto enthusiasts excited, the Trump family’...
Purpose in an AI World & 3 Lessons from Steve Jobs
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s tech headlines, Amber and Jeff explain what we know about OpenAI teaming up with Barbie, why Disney is going after Midjourn...
Trump-Musk Breakup & Free AI Skills
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amber and Jeff unpack post-by-post how President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk spent much of the past week in an online flame...
A.I. Slop in MAHA Report & Taylor Swift Wins Again
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amber and Jeff speak about a White House “Make America Healthy Again” report that seems riddled with AI lies and halluc...
Discovering The Tragically Hip & the Truth About AI Lies
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tragically Hip’s manager, Jake Gold, shares why there will never be another Canadian band like The Hip and the inside story about the success of...
Musk’s Racist Chatbot + Apple In China
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amber chats with Patrick McGee, the author of “Apple In China”; Jeff explains how Musk’s Grok chatbot started interrupting people wit...
No to Zuckerberg’s AI Friends + Sinead Bovell on Canada’s AI Future
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we chat with futurist Sinead Bovell about Canada’s role in the AI race and what humans need to do in this new age of innovation. Plus, Je...
Amazon’s Trump Backdown, Meta’s Privacy Shell Game, & David Moscrop on Mark Carney
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s The AmberMac Show: Amber talks to writer, author, and political commentator David Moscrop for a post-election debrief. We dive into t...
Canada’s Digital Future, Spying on Workers, & Meta AI Warnings
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff shares his thoughts on achieving a better digital future for Canada. Amber and Jeff also discuss what’s wrong with Meta’s AI plans for WhatsA...
Canada’s Misinformation Election, Burner Phones & How to Win the Lottery
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, we dive into how the dark side of digital is shaping Canada's federal election, everything you need to know about deepfakes and...
iPhone Tariff Drama & Ed Elson on Gen Z Loneliness
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Ed Elson, co-host of The Prof G Markets podcast with Scott Galloway, who joins us to discuss the next generation and why they’r...
Canada’s Fake News Challenge, Cars, & Ukraine’s AI Drones
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former journalist Kevin Newman unpacks Canada’s growing misinformation problem and how Get Fact can help. Amber and Jeff discuss Ukrainian drones by...
Tesla, Auto Tariffs, and Trump + Date Rape Drug Detection
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Amber and Jeff chat about Trump’s new automotive tariffs with APMA's Flavio Volpe and why Tesla might be the only winner. On ...
AI-Generated Election Ads & Google’s Starlink Competitor
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an election on the way, Jeff and Amber chat about what Canadians need to know about the messy world of political advertising on Facebook. Plus, t...
Guy Kawasaki on Surviving 2025 + Saying No to Mars
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, marketing icon Guy Kawasaki joins us to discuss the end of social media and the best advice to survive 2025. Amber and...
Trump on Crypto, Wearable Tech, & the Future of Work
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, Amber and Jeff talk Canadian pushback to Trump tariffs, Elon’s FAA request, and Google’s 60-hour work week proposa...
Fighting DEI Rollbacks & James Bond on Amazon
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The AmberMac Show, Amber and Jeff dive into how much energy we need for our AI future, why more than a thousand tech and business leaders...
Fake AI Case Law & Unlikeable Zuckerberg
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s The AmberMac Show, Amber and Jeff discuss how AI hallucinations are haunting lazy lawyers; Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s low lika...
Elon Stumbles on DOGE Transparency & Fighting Misinformation With Science
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's headlines, Amber & Jeff cover how Elon Musk is stumbling on DOGE transparency, why DeepSeek is dangerous, and how Apple is about to...
Introducing The AmberMac Show
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AmberMac Show is a weekly SiriusXM radio and podcast production that unpacks the latest tech, business, and digital news shaping our lives. Award-...