[{"content":"We\u0026rsquo;ve completed our fourth episode of WAWED!\nIn this episode, we tried out \u0026ldquo;Riding the Hype Train\u0026rdquo;, a new segment where one of us reacts to recent stories hyping up AI in education. We try to temper the hype from the perspective of teachers who have to deal with the practical realities of implementing AI in the classroom, and from the perspective of researchers and curriculum developers who are trying to understand how AI can be used effectively in education. The promises of AI are often overblown, and we want to provide a more balanced view of what AI can and cannot do in the classroom.\nCheck out this new episode on our website (or anywhere you get your podcasts), and let us know what you think! We love hearing from our listeners, and we want to make sure we\u0026rsquo;re covering the topics that matter most to you.\nYou can always reach us via email at wawed@pm.me, but we\u0026rsquo;ve also joined Instagram! Follow us at @wawed_pod for updates, behind-the-scenes content, and more.\n","date":"August 24, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/s01e04/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"Google Unleashes Gemini on Children","type":"news"},{"content":"","date":"August 24, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"News","type":"news"},{"content":" Latest Episodes # Google Unleashes Gemini on Children August 24, 2026 · 1:29:35 Show Notes Episode Title: Google Unleashes Gemini on Children Recording date: August 21, 2026 Hosts: Danny Caballero \u0026amp; Devin Devin Silvia Quick Summary Danny reads Devin into the week’s biggest K-12 story: Gemini in Google Classroom …\nShow notes \u0026amp; comments \u0026rarr; Why We Can\u0026#39;t Have Nice Things (with Prof. Brian O\u0026#39;Shea) August 6, 2026 · 1:32:29 Show Notes Episode Title: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Release date: August 6, 2026 Hosts: Danny Caballero, Devin Silvia Guest: Brian O’Shea, Michigan State University Quick Summary Danny and Devin sit down with Brian O’Shea — …\nShow notes \u0026amp; comments \u0026rarr; Did California Spend Nearly $17 Million on Confusion? July 24, 2026 · 1:06:44 Show Notes Episode Title: Did California Spend Nearly $17 Million on Confusion? Release date: July 24, 2026 Hosts: Devin Silvia, Danny Caballero Quick Summary In this episode, Devin guides Danny through Linda Kinstler’s New York Times …\nShow notes \u0026amp; comments \u0026rarr; All episodes →\nLatest News # Google Unleashes Gemini on Children Aug 24, 2026 Welcome to WAWED Pod Aug 23, 2026 All news →\n","date":"August 24, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"What Are We Even Doing?","summary":"","title":"What Are We Even Doing?","type":"page"},{"content":" Listen # Listen on Castopod — our home feed, with comments and an ActivityPub/Fediverse follow option Apple Podcasts Spotify Pocket Casts Podcast Index YouTube RSS feed — paste this into any podcast app Support the show # Buy us a coffee Follow us on Instagram for updates, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Get in touch # You can get in touch with us via email at wawed@pm.me.\n","date":"August 23, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/contact/","section":"What Are We Even Doing?","summary":"","title":"Contact \u0026 Listen","type":"page"},{"content":"We\u0026rsquo;ve started \u0026ldquo;What are we even doing?\u0026rdquo; (WAWED) to help us digest and understand the world of AI, and to help our listeners do the same. We hope you\u0026rsquo;ll join us for the ride.\nWe record an episode every two weeks while having beers together at Mac\u0026rsquo;s Bar in Lansing, MI. We talk about the news, the hype, and the cool things people are doing with AI. We also have interviews with people who know more than we do.\nThis site is the landing page for the podcast, and will host our episodes, show notes, and other content. You can also find us on Castopod, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Podcast Index, and YouTube.\nIf you have questions, comments, or want to get in touch, you can reach us at wawed@pm.me. We also have a Buy Me a Coffee pagwe if you want to support the show.\n-Danny \u0026amp; Devin\n","date":"August 23, 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/welcome-to-the-site/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"Welcome to WAWED Pod","type":"news"},{"content":"What Are We Even Doing is a podcast about AI from the educators who have to deal with it on a Tuesday morning.\nWe\u0026rsquo;re Danny Caballero and Devin Silvia, researchers and educators at Michigan State University. We teach computing to scientists and engineers. We\u0026rsquo;ve been doing it for over a decade. And like a lot of educators, we spend most of our time these days trying to figure out what AI is actually doing to our classrooms, our research, and our students\u0026rsquo; lives.\nEvery two weeks, we try to put out an episode with different parts:\nA Deep Dive. One of us has read a story and dug into it, and the other gives their reaction straight from the dome. Hype Train Rides. We look at specific AI claims, and try to figure out how hype it is. A cool thing someone did. We are critical pragamatists, so we don\u0026rsquo;t want to be the show that\u0026rsquo;s just mad about everything. (Sometimes) An interview. A conversation with someone (usually a colleague, sometimes a stranger) who knows something we don\u0026rsquo;t. We\u0026rsquo;re not selling AI. We\u0026rsquo;re not shorting AI. We use it (sometimes), we teach next with it (sometimes), and most days we\u0026rsquo;re confused about it. If that sounds like your life too, you\u0026rsquo;re in the right place.\nThe opinions expressed represent our thinking at the time of recording and do not represent the views of our employer, our professional organizations, or any state or federal agency that support of work.\nRecorded live in Mac\u0026rsquo;s Bar in beautiful Lansing, MI. We don\u0026rsquo;t control the music, don\u0026rsquo;t sue please.\nDanny also writes at dannycaballero.info and danny.hellmo.space; Devin\u0026rsquo;s site is devinsilvia.com.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/about/","section":"What Are We Even Doing?","summary":"","title":"About","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"New episodes roughly every two weeks. 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