Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online

Josh Ochs

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led technology and online-safety show focused on helping parents, educators, and students navigate social media, screen time, artificial intelligence, and digital risks, with recurring guests including school superintendents, cybersecurity professionals, and corporate safety leaders. Credible pitches include education executives, child online-safety and cybersecurity experts, responsible-technology specialists, and youth-safety leaders; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally hold substantial professional authority but are not necessarily national celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 600

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 11.2k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

josh@medialeaders.com

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Host

Josh Ochs - Josh Ochs is the host of SmartSocial.com, which provides practical guidance for parents, educators, and students on social media safety, digital citizenship, and responsible technology use.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior education leaders, school district superintendents, cybersecurity professionals, corporate safety leaders, and specialists with practical expertise in youth technology use and online safety.

Required Achievements:

Leadership of a school district or major education initiative, Professional responsibility for cybersecurity, safety strategy, or responsible technology use, Development of practical programs, policies, or resources addressing youth safety and digital behavior

Recent Guest Discussions

Heidi Brinkworth - Digital Footprints, Phishing And Text Scams, Artificial Intelligence Risks, Critical Thinking, And Practical Cybersecurity Habits For Families And Students.

Curtis Finch - Screen Time, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Student Mental Health, Age-appropriate Technology Guardrails, And Modeling Healthy Technology Habits.

Ignacio Ruiz - Student Wellbeing, Screen Time, Digital Citizenship, Artificial Intelligence Policy, Privacy, Data Protection, Misinformation, And Healthy Technology Habits.

Brian Bautsch - Distracted Driving, Teen Safety, Digital Distractions, Parental Modeling, And Safety Conversations For Young People.

MJ Foxley - Distracted Driving, Teen Safety, Digital Distractions, Parental Modeling, And Safety Conversations For Young People.

Recent Topics

Technology, Online Safety, Cybersecurity, Digital Citizenship, Screen Time

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online

“What you post and share today, and what you learn in AI really matters" with Heidi Brinkworth

September 08, 2026

Protect your family with our 1-minute free parent quiz https://www.smartsocial.com/newsletterJoin our next weekly live parent events: https://smartsocial.com/eventsEpisode Summary:Join host Josh Ochs on the SmartSocial.com Podcast as he talks with Heidi Brinkworth, Cybersecurity Program Leader, about how families can help kids understand that technology has consequences. Brinkworth explains why the information students post and share online can stay with them for years, and how scammers...

"Teach as you go, model as you go" with Dr. Curtis Finch

September 02, 2026

Protect your family with our 1-minute free parent quiz https://www.smartsocial.com/newsletter Join our next weekly live parent events: https://smartsocial.com/events Episode Summary: Join host Josh Ochs on the SmartSocial.com Podcast as he talks with Dr. Curtis Finch, Superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District, about screen time, AI, social media, and why families need to teach and model healthy technology habits as kids grow. Dr. Finch explains how excessive screen time and ...

“Kids need those opportunities to simply be kids” Ignacio Ruiz

September 01, 2026

Protect your family with our 1-minute free parent quiz https://www.smartsocial.com/newsletter Join our next weekly live parent events: https://smartsocial.com/events Episode Summary: Join host Josh Ochs on the SmartSocial.com Podcast as he talks with Ignacio Ruiz, Superintendent of Las Cruces Public Schools, about screen time, AI, student wellbeing, and how families can help kids build healthier habits with technology. Ruiz explains why kids need opportunities to simply be kids, includi...

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