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Tech 4 Grown-Ups

Tech 4 Grown-Ups

Tech 4 Grown-Ups is a weekly podcast for adults 55 and over who want to feel confident, safe, and empowered in their digital lives. Every episode covers practical technology tips, digital privacy, online scams, and the tech issues that matter most to older adults, in plain language, with no jargon.

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41 episodes

  1. I Opened TikTok for 5 Minutes. Here's What Happened. 7:58
  2. Governments Say Prepare. Here's Your Tech Checklist. 12:44
  3. The $400,000 Phone Call 9:20
  4. The BS Ends Now 21:42
  5. The iPhone Duo Verdict 23:36
  6. The $2,000 iPhone and the Debt Nobody's Talking About 14:09
  7. This Is How They Kill People Without Pulling a Trigger 16:06
  8. Using AI to Shape the Midterm Elections 16:07
  9. Flock Safety Wanted 350,000 Spies on Wheels: The Uber and Lyft Surveillance Plan Nobody Was Told About 17:24
  10. Your Brain Is Aging Unevenly: AI Just Found Out Which Part Goes First 11:57
  11. The Machines Are Teaching Our Kids to Stop Thinking 13:05
  12. The Face You're Watching Isn't Real (And Neither Is That Investment Tip) 8:30
  13. They Called It God: What Tech Billionaires Actually Said Behind Closed Doors 9:28
  14. Your AirPods May Be Tracking You | SignalTrace and Surveillance 15:28
  15. IT Horror Stories — Real Threats, Real People, Real Consequences | Feat. Jack Smith, IT Horror Stories Podcast 47:00
  16. They're Selling Your Brain: The Medical Wearable Scam Nobody Is Talking About | The Virtuous Machine Series 21:41
  17. The Glasses That Know Your Name - Meta's Secret Face Scanner and the End of Public Anonymity 23:16
  18. The Company That Built It Is Begging You to Stop 19:45
  19. Bonus Episode: Apple Is About to Fold, And I Think It's the Best Thing They've Done in Years 16:48
  20. 130 Years. Four Generations. One Man With Cash. Where Was Everyone Else? 15:22
  21. Disney's Dark Secret: Your Child's Face Is Now in a Database 16:12
  22. They Know It Could Kill Us. They're Building It Anyway. 19:30
  23. Meta Fired 8,000 People. Then Their Stock Went Up. 7:33
  24. Kodokushi: The Lonely Death Epidemic Nobody in the West Is Talking About 20:15
  25. The Great Dumbing Down: How Tech Is Making Us Weaker and Calling It Progress 11:22
  26. The IMF Just Said Your Bank Could Get Hit By AI - And Used The Word Inevitable 15:47
  27. Tech That Actually Matters, (part 2 of 2) 9:42
  28. When AI Brings Back the Dead, And Who Really Benefits 12:48
  29. Ghost Tapping: The Digital Pickpocket You Never See Coming 7:27
  30. WhatsApp Is Changing in May 2026 — Here's What to Turn Off Right Now 10:30
  31. The Tech That Actually Matters — And What Nobody Bothered to Tell You (Part 1 of 2) 8:34
  32. SMS Blasters: The Text Scam That Doesn't Just Steal From You, It Can Get People Killed 13:02
  33. How to Help Your Aging Parents Stay Safe Online — Without It Turning Into a Fight 13:14
  34. 75,000 Fake Songs a Day, And Nobody's Stopping It 13:20
  35. The Honest Conversation About AI Nobody Else Is Having 13:41
  36. The Comparison Trap: Why Facebook Makes You Feel Like a Failure 14:17
  37. The Verdict Is In: YouTube and Facebook Were Built Against You 5:23
  38. Your TV Takes Screenshots Every 10 Seconds (Here's How to Stop It) 6:00
  39. Ep. 3 — The Shame Nobody Talks About: Life After a Scam 19:03
  40. Ep. 2 — Why You Can't Stop Scrolling: The Science Behind Doomscrolling (And What Actually Works) 9:53
  41. Ep. 1 — The Algorithm Knows Your Loneliness (And It's Using It Against You) 8:45