AI Real Talk: The Curiosity Connection

Matt Karabinos

jethro@bepodcast.network

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Booking Overview

This interview podcast focuses on artificial intelligence, curiosity, and the future of education, featuring external educators, education entrepreneurs, and school or district leaders. Suitable pitches include credible AI-in-education practitioners, innovative education founders, and experts with practical experience redesigning learning; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 47

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

jethro@bepodcast.network

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Host

Matt Karabinos - Host focused on how artificial intelligence is changing, reshaping, and challenging education.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Educators, education entrepreneurs, school or district leaders, and practitioners with direct experience applying artificial intelligence to teaching, learning, or education policy.
Required Achievements:  

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Lawrence - AI Disclosure Badges, Transparency In Schools, Teacher Modeling, Responsible AI Adoption, And The Emergence Of AI Agents In Education.

Amirah Cummings - Ai-enabled Learning, Curiosity-driven Education, Student Autonomy, Mission-based Learning, And The Future Of Traditional Schooling.

Doan Winkel - Student Autonomy, Intentionally Challenging AI Design, Ungrading, AI Literacy, Teacher Adoption, And Designing Learning Experiences With Artificial Intelligence.

Recent Topics

Education, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Learning, Curiosity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
AI Real Talk: The Curiosity Connection
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The Education System is 100% Dead. Here's What Comes Next... ft. Amirah Cummings

July 25, 2026

What if curiosity, not content, is the most important skill we can teach kids? In this episode of Real Talk: The Curiosity Connection, host Matt Karabinos sits down with Amirah Cummings, founder of KIO (Kids in Orbit), to explore how AI is unlimiting education, why the traditional school system is 100% obsolete, and what it truly means to become a self-driven learner.Amirah is a former software engineer turned educator whose work spans multilingual Montessori schooling, mission-based learning...

ISTE 2026: Start a Conversation, Not an Accusation with Mike Lawrence

July 25, 2026

In this episode recorded at ISTE 2026, Jethro Jones talks with Mike Lawrence. Mike shares how his school district built a culture of AI transparency using disclosure badges instead of bans, why teachers need to model the same openness they expect from students, and what's next as schools cautiously explore AI agents. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by Renaissance and IXL. Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance ...

Doan Winkel: Building Friction, Autonomy, and Design with AI

July 18, 2026

Building Friction, Autonomy, and Design with AI | Doan WinkelWhat if the best thing AI can do for students is refuse to help them? Matt sits down with entrepreneur and educator Doan Winkel to dig into why "helpful AI" might be the worst thing to happen to learning and what to do instead.In this episode:The philosophy behind AI Friction Labs and why deliberately frustrating students might be the most effective teaching tool yetWhy Doan thinks the "easy button" problem isn't really an AI proble...

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