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Join millions of listeners tuning into The Kim Komando Show, the award-winning weekly radio program airing on over 420 stations nationwide and available on-demand. Kim Komando, the trusted digital expert, brings you the latest cutting-edge gadgets, urgent tech news, and vital privacy tips to keep you secure online. Every hour, Kim engages with callers, tackling a wide array of digital life challenges. Don’t be left behind in the ever-evolving tech world. Listen just once and you'll be hooked! See megaphone.spotify.com/legal for privacy information.The Kim Komando Show ® and all material pertaining thereto is a Registered Trademark / Servicemark: No. 2281044. Any and all other material herein is protected by Copyright © 1995 – 2025 WestStar Multimedia Entertainment All Rights Reserved. Politics & Government
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  • Apple's Foldable iPhone + The TV That's Listening In

    Apple's Foldable iPhone + The TV That's Listening In
    Sep 12 2026
    Apple unveiled a foldable iPhone. Researchers say an LG smart TV scans your home network and saves audio in standby. And a garage scientist used AI to brew a schizophrenia drug. I’m Kim Komando, America’s Digital Goddess. Tech news, scams, AI tips and your calls. This week: Apple’s foldable lands. Retail chains are putting Flock license plate cameras in their parking lots. A researcher quit Anthropic, warning AI could destroy humanity, and the company didn’t argue. Delivery robots hijacked a Chicago sidewalk. Half the country is burning PTO for Grand Theft Auto VI. And an AI-generated Dr. Seuss meme is getting kids arrested. Plus, the keyboard trick your smart TV never mentioned, how to let AI redesign any room in your house for free, a teenager pulling $15,000 a month from junk removal and how to save a voicemail from someone you love. 25 years after 9/11, that one matters most. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 SpaceX is building an elevator to space. 6:37 Retail stores are installing Flock cameras. 9:38 Apple unveils the foldable iPhone. 13:04 A garage scientist used AI to brew a schizophrenia drug. 19:21 The keyboard hack for smart TVs. 20:31 Chatbots can dig up your kids’ personal details. 33:10 Carter turned junk removal into a $15K-a-month AI business. 36:39 Save precious voicemails, 25 years 9/11. 38:42 TikTok grandmas talk about sex, and Gen Z can't look away. 41:18 LG smart TV is scanning your network and saving audio. 43:35 Anthropic says AI could destroy humans. 57:33 Michael blew up on a dating site. Over 100 women slid into his DMs. 47:57 Tesla Cybercab breaks down? Push it. 1:06:55 Dad wants to secretly track his daughter’s phone. 1:19:39 China’s robot conspiracy theory. 1:25:29Pokémon cards would be the currency after an apocalypse. 1:27:29Half the country is taking PTO for Grand Theft Auto VI. 1:33:50 A stranger recorded Toluwa. She found out when the video went viral. 1:43:29Ron used AI to write his father’s obituary and eulogy. 1:42:28 AI scans Medicare change notices. 1:50:11 The AI Dr. Seuss school threat meme. Kids are getting arrested Hit Follow, so every episode lands automatically, and leave a 5-star review. It takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. More at komando.com/podcasts. Free newsletters at komando.com. Tech question? Call 1-844-KOMANDO. Follow me: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • iPhone SOS saved his daughter. Plus: “I’m married to an AI bot”

    iPhone SOS saved his daughter. Plus: “I’m married to an AI bot”
    Sep 4 2026
    A fire captain’s phone buzzed with an iPhone SOS alert. It was his daughter. Her car had crashed, and the alert sent him her exact location before anyone could dial 911. Fire Captain Jake walks me through the scariest minutes of his life, and I walk you through the settings, so your phone can do the same for your family. It takes two minutes. Do it today. Then meet Travis. He’s been married to his wife for 22 years. He’s also “married” to Lily Rose, his AI companion. His wife? Totally fine with it. I ask Travis every question you’re thinking right now. Did a tablet kidnap your sweet kid? Scientist and mom Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, explains how screens hijack a child’s motivation system and the one swap that gets them playing again. And MIT economist Dr. David Autor makes the case that AI is too unpredictable to take your job. For now. Also this hour: Silicon Valley’s elite want to upload your brain, school buses have AI cameras that mail you tickets, and a Chinese automaker put a toilet in its car. With voice command. Talk about a flush of innovation. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ happiness routine. 4:56 Billionaires want to cheat death with brain tech. 12:33 Secret Wikipedia time travels to your neighborhood. 13:26 iPhone SOS alerted a firefighter to his daughter’s crash. 19:00 How dopamine drives kids’ screen addiction. 27:39 “I’m married to an AI bot.” 35:27 She texted her late grandmother. A kid replied. 37:35 What Gen Z emojis really mean. 42:43 Mommy influencer filmed her son’s seizure for views. 46:35 Phone-free dining takes hold. 57:04 Listener’s sister got scammed out of her life savings. 1:13:11 Your car is secretly selling your data. 1:47:03 Erase your ex with Google Photos voice editing. 1:17:58 AI school bus company tickets you. 1:24:16 Listener wants to use AI to fight terminal cancer. 1:30:49 MIT’s Dr. Autor on why AI won’t replace you. 1:41:39 Granddaughter teaches grandparents Uber Eats. Goes viral. Get Dopamine Kids by Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff: https://www.amazon.com/Dopamine-Kids-Science-Based-Screens-Ultraprocessed/dp/166804983X Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Meta pays $18 billion for hooking kids, plus the farm that turned down $26 million

    Meta pays $18 billion for hooking kids, plus the farm that turned down $26 million
    Aug 29 2026
    Meta agreed to pay $18 billion. It’s the largest settlement of its kind, over claims the company built Facebook and Instagram to hook children on purpose. Lori Schott knows exactly why that matters. She lost her daughter Annalee to suicide in 2020 after social media consumed her life. Lori has spent every year since fighting to get platforms, and parents, to change. Her story will stop you cold. Plus, a Kentucky family turned down $26 million from an AI data center for their 200-year-old farm. Their answer? They’re waiting for Jesus. (Seriously.) And two viral TikToks worth your time. Maria spotted a security camera right outside her exam room. At a gynecologist’s office. Yikes. B.D. watched his Shake Shack order get more expensive in real time. Why? He didn’t tip at the kiosk. That video is past 4 million views. Milkshakes bring all the fees to the yard. Also this hour: An Amazon drone drops a package in a swimming pool, scammers clone EBT cards at checkout, your router can sense you moving through your house and a $25 antenna gets you football without a cable bill. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 0:00 An Amazon drone dropped a package in the swimming pool. 3:53 Flock drones chase cars on their own. 8:25 Meta to pay $18 billion in social media addiction lawsuit. 23:09 Scammers clone EBT cards at checkout. 14:34 Mother’s fight against Meta. 26:00 Can you use AI as a fitness coach? 38:12 Aerial drone photos cancel listener’s home insurance. 52:37 App delivers your text slowly. With a fake pigeon. On purpose. 55:57 Your router can sense you moving. 1:03:32 Walmart finally adds Tap to Pay at checkout. 1:08:25 Watch football without cable with a $25 antenna. 1:21:36 Let AI schedule your plumber and doctor. 1:13:22 Shake Shack raised his price after he didn’t tip. 1:23:43 Security camera outside OB-GYN exam room crossed a line. 1:51:20 700 messages. One group chat. Mom fights to get her 12-year-old out. 1:31:33 AI warps states’ names. Kentucky was “Venecky.” 1:34:05 Family rejects a $26 million AI data center offer. 1:36:29 Delta AI charges different seat prices for passengers. 1:42:42 Ditto’s chatbots plan your entire date. 1:50:16 Hackers buy expired websites to scam you. 1:57:30 Your job title is costing you money. 2:05:53 Can parents monitor a kid’s school email? Love the show? Tap follow, so you never miss an episode, then leave a 5-star review. Takes 10 seconds, and it’s how new listeners find us. I read every single one. Show website: https://www.komando.com/podcasts/ Connect: @kimkomando Meta pays $18 billion over kids’ social media addiction. A mom fought for changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
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