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The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson

Hosted by Solutions Review · technology · EN · 18 episodes

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What makes us so special? And why isn't AI just simply going to replace us all? I'm sitting down with educators, researchers, and practitioners to try to find out. With the rise of AI, it is more important than ever we need to have the Human Conversation.

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What is The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson about?

What makes us so special? And why isn't AI just simply going to replace us all? I'm sitting down with educators, researchers, and practitioners to try to find out. With the rise of AI, it is more important than ever we need to have the Human Conversation.

Who hosts The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson?

The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson is hosted by Solutions Review. The show has published 18 episodes to date.

What has The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson covered recently?

Recent episodes include "AI Literacy, Human Skills, and the Workforce Transformation You Can't Afford to Ignore | Ben Tasker" (23 June 2026, 47 minutes), "AI, Mental Health, and the Relational Bedrock of Society | Dr. Rachel Wood" (16 June 2026, 41 minutes), and "Career Readiness, Squiggly Careers, and the Future of the Four-Year Degree | Dr. Justin Lawhead" (9 June 2026, 52 minutes).

How often does The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson publish?

The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 18 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson?

Booking probability for The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson's contact route on record: verified email.

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Solutions Review hosts The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson, a technology show with 18 episodes published.

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  • Episode #17

    AI Literacy, Human Skills, and the Workforce Transformation You Can't Afford to Ignore | Ben Tasker

    Jun 23, 202647 minS1

    Ben Tasker (AI capability and workforce transformation expert and former dean of AI at Southern New Hampshire University) calls the moment we're in "the AI between times": not yet out of the old way of working, not yet...

  • Episode #16

    AI, Mental Health, and the Relational Bedrock of Society | Dr. Rachel Wood

    Jun 16, 202641 minS1

    Dr. Rachel Wood, founder of the AI Mental Health Collective, makes the case that AI is doing something far more subtle (and dangerous) than eliminating jobs: it's quietly eroding the relational muscles that make us...

  • Episode #15

    Career Readiness, Squiggly Careers, and the Future of the Four-Year Degree | Dr. Justin Lawhead

    Jun 9, 202652 minS1

    Higher education has survived a lot, but it has never faced something that goes across the entire institution at once. Dr. Justin Lawhead, AVP for Career Readiness at the University of South Carolina, makes the case...

  • Episode #14

    AI in K-12 and the Struggle for the Future of Education | Jerry Almendarez

    Jun 2, 202652 minS1

    <p>The conversation about AI in K-12 education keeps happening in the wrong room. Jerry Almendarez (former superintendent of Santa Ana Unified and founder of the Creative Futures Collaborative) argues that while...

  • Episode #13

    AI Adoption, Corporate Sloppification, and Why the Human Touch Is Becoming a Moat | Tim Sanders

    May 19, 202638 minS1

    <p>Tim Sanders has a term for what's filling inboxes and LinkedIn feeds: sloppification. He makes the case to Doug that, in a world drowning in AI-generated average, the only defensible position is being the person who...

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  • Episode #12

    AI, Search, and Why Brand Is the Last Real Moat in Marketing | Neil Patel

    May 12, 202641 minS1

    <p>Neil Patel has the data and insight most marketing experts only guess at. In this episode, he brings it.He and Doug sit down to discuss the fragmentation of search, why GenAI content consistently underperforms human...

  • Episode #11

    "You Are Never Off the Hook for Doing Great Work" | Andreas Welsch

    May 5, 20261h 2mS1

    <p>Andreas Welsch has watched a new kind of problem arrive in corporate inboxes — reports that look like reports, summaries that look like summaries, and none of it says anything. </p><p>The author of *The Human Agentic...

  • Episode #10

    "You Are Not What ChatGPT Says You Are" | Dr. Joe Perez

    Apr 28, 202654 minS1

    <p>Dr. Joe Perez has a warning: if we let AI do all our thinking, we won't be replaced by machines... we'll become them.The data analytics expert and international keynote speaker joins Doug to follow the economic logic...

  • Episode #9

    "Stop Telling People There's Nothing to Worry About" | AI Ethics Researcher, Rebecca Bultsma

    Apr 21, 202657 minS1

    <p>AI ethics researcher and keynote speaker Rebecca Bultsma joins Doug for an unflinching conversation about the seismic shift happening in AI right now, and what it actually means for workers, educators, and society at...

  • Episode #8

    Can AI Help Social Workers Without Replacing What Makes Them Human? | Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz

    Apr 14, 202657 minS1

    <p>Social workers are burned out, understaffed, and drowning in paperwork. Is AI an unlikely lifeline? Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz, founder of the AI Social Worker and professor at NYU and Columbia, joins Doug Atkinson to...

  • Episode #7

    Why Banning AI in Schools Creates Something Far More Dangerous | Courtney Bock

    Apr 7, 202656 minS1

    <p>Are students cheating with AI? Or are they just using their resources?Courtney Bock is a K-5 library and technology teacher and AI implementation specialist who spent the early part of her career training natural...

  • Episode #6

    The Skills That Can't Be Automated | Kevin Petrie

    Mar 31, 202655 minS1

    <p>AI doesn't care about your credentials, your experience, or your billable hour. Doug sits down with BARC Research VP Kevin Petrie to ask the question nobody in enterprise tech wants to answer: what's actually left...

  • Episode #5

    Why "Responsible AI" Means Caring About the People It Replaces | Asha J. Palmer

    Mar 24, 202658 minS1

    <p>AI regulation is lagging. Companies are either paralyzed or moving too fast. And somewhere in the middle, real people are watching their career paths disappear. Doug sits down with Asha J. Palmer (AI governance...

  • Episode #4

    Why Human Expertise Still Beats AI | Sam Gupta

    Mar 17, 20261h 11mS1

    <p>Is AI going to eat enterprise software whole, or are companies nowhere near ready to handle what's coming?</p><p>Doug sits down with Sam Gupta, founder and CEO of ElevateIQ, to debate the real state of AI adoption in...

  • Episode #3

    Peak Hype or Just the Beginning? with Evan Kirstel

    Mar 10, 202655 minS1

    <p>Tech influencer Evan Kirstel brings the optimist's view while Doug pushes back hard. Is AI a productivity boom or a Terminator that won't show pity? A spirited debate on job displacement, LLM limitations, and whether...

  • Episode #2

    What Makes Humans Special in the Age of AI? with Priyanka Dave

    Mar 3, 20261h 1mS1

    <p>Dr. Priyanka Dave, workforce development leader at Oregon State University, joins Doug to explore the AI upskilling gap, why future leaders may never learn to lead, and whether humans can compete with technology that...

  • Episode #1

    The Corporate Ladder Has No Rungs Anymore with David Linthicum

    Feb 25, 20261h 2mS1

    <p>David Linthicum, former Deloitte Cloud Chief Strategy Officer and 35-year AI veteran, joins Doug to discuss why 90% of AI projects fail, which industries are most vulnerable to disruption, and what happens when the...

  • The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson

    Welcome to the Human Conversation

    Feb 19, 20260 minS0

    <p>I'm Doug Atkinson and I'll be talking with educators, researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders about the effect AI is having on work, learning, and society. Subscribe today! New episodes every...

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