GizmoSapiens Podcast

GizmoSapiens is a podcast about Technology and its affect on our everyday lives including the politics of technology.

GizmoSapiens Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Christopher T. Centers, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Christopher T. Centers hosts GizmoSapiens Podcast, a technology show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #283

  GizmoSapiens Show 282 - Working for a living

  Aug 16, 20261h 14m

  Work isn't what it used to be — and neither are the workers. In Episode 282 , Chris and Matt dig into what is reshaping the modern workplace: fresh data that's finally pushing back on age bias at work, a new report on why your Windows laptop might be failing you more than your Mac ever would, the rise of a scrappy new "middle class" of content creators quietly cashing out of the 9-to-5, and mounting evidence that return-to-office mandates are torching employee trust from the inside out. Plug in and find out what it really means to work for a living in 2026. Please send feedback to: gizmosapiens@gmail.com See you on the Digital Flipside!

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  Episode #282

  GizmoSapiens Show 281 - Humans in the Loop

  Aug 9, 202648 min

  Chris and Matt discuss how age discrimination is still baked into many hiring and promotion decisions, especially in tech, even as demographic and performance data increasingly show older workers as critical to stability and knowledge transfer. At the same time, the “modern digital workplace” is creaking under the weight of unreliable, unpatched endpoints and a rush of unmanaged AI tools that sit on top of fragile basics. And in Detroit, Ford has quietly admitted that its AI-driven quality systems couldn’t replace decades of tacit know‑how, rehiring 350 experienced engineers to catch problems and mentor juniors. Episode 281 asks what it really means to put “humans in the loop” when your systems, your culture, and your org charts don’t fully respect the humans you already have. Let us know your Thoughts by sending feedback to gizmosapiens@gmail.com See you on the 1 not the 0!

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  Episode #281

  GizmoSapiens Show 280 - Learning on the Brink

  Aug 2, 20261h 13m

  Chris & Matt connect three big anxieties about the future of work and learning: students who struggle to read long‑form texts, communities racing to save endangered languages with iPads and Macs, and an AI data center boom colliding with a massive shortage of skilled workers. We zoom out to ask what happens when literacy, culture, and infrastructure all hit their limits at the same time. We want to hear from you! Please send feedback to gizmosapiens@gmail.com See you on the Digital Flipside!

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  Episode #280

  GizmoSapiens Show 279A - Brave New World

  Jul 25, 20261h 8m

  Chris and Matt talk about the first Episode of the new Season of Start Trek: Strange New Worlds! Please send feedback to gizmosapiens@gmail.com May you Live Long and Prosper on the Digital Flip-Side!

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  Episode #279

  GizmoSapiens Show 279: Price Fixing, Plat Reading and the Death of the Status update

  Jul 25, 202656 min

  Chris and Matt dive into how automation and algorithms are quietly reshaping daily life: police misusing Flock’s license‑plate surveillance to stalk people, AI tools allegedly helping gas stations nudge prices higher, and seed patents tightening control over the food system. We also look at the UK’s push for “trusted” news ranking, the fragility of old‑school checks in the era of mail theft, and why more than half of Americans say they’ve basically stopped posting on social media. Along the way, we pull the threads together into a bigger story about power: who gets to watch, who gets to charge, who gets to speak, and who gets left exposed. Please send Feedback to gizmosapiens@gmail.com See you on the Digital Flip-Side!

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