Podcast corner: AI, marketing and responsible use
Podcast corner: AI, marketing and responsible use
Whether you're just starting to explore AI or already deep in the weeds, these podcasts offer some of the sharpest thinking on AI and marketing — from practical strategy to the bigger questions, these pods will inform how you think about AI at work.
The Digital Marketing Podcast | Target Internet
Hosted by Daniel Rowles and Ciaran Rogers, this ad-free weekly podcast is a trusted fixture for digital marketers, combining practical strategy with honest critical thinking. Their recent episodes on AI adoption are particularly valuable for teams navigating real organisational change.
Head for this episode: How to Drive AI Adoption in Your Organisation — a conversation with Emma Tronson of Aston University on moving beyond "pilot purgatory" and building structured, team-wide AI adoption. Practical, grounded and reassuringly human. Listen on Target Internet
Hard Fork | The New York Times
Journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton make sense of the rapidly shifting tech landscape with warmth, wit and rigorous reporting. Essential listening for anyone who wants to understand not just what AI is doing, but what it means.
Head for this episode: 'Something Big Is Happening' + AI Rocks the Romance Novel Industry (February 2026) — a sharp, accessible discussion of AI's growing impact on creative industries and the workforce, with real-world examples that will resonate for arts and heritage marketers. Listen on Spotify
Marketing Against the Grain | HubSpot Media
HubSpot's CMO Kipp Bodnar and SVP Marketing Kieran Flanagan go deep on AI-driven marketing strategy. It's fast-moving, US-focused and unapologetically enthusiastic about AI — a useful counterpoint if you want to know where marketing is heading.
Head for this episode: The Claude Update that just Changed Marketing Forever - Kieran dives into the historic evolution of AI from a tool you chat with to a team you manage, and why mastering outcome-based thinking (rather than task-based delegation) will separate those who thrive in the "vibe working" era from those left behind. Listen on Spotify
Your Undivided Attention | Center for Humane Technology
Hosted by Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin (of The Social Dilemma fame), this podcast asks the harder questions — about power, harm and what kind of future we're building with these tools. It's an essential counterbalance to the relentless optimism of the AI space.
Head for this episode: The Race to Build God: AI's Existential Gamble - a backstage recap of what it was like to be at the Davos World Economic Forum meeting (2026) as the world’s power brokers woke up to the risks of uncontrolled AI.
On with Kara Swisher | Vox Media
Tech journalist and veteran interviewer Kara Swisher has spent decades holding Silicon Valley to account. Her podcast is essential listening for anyone who wants incisive, no-nonsense analysis of where the power in tech actually sits — and who benefits.
Head for this episode: Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Future of AI (May 2025) — Kara sits down with two journalists who have gone deep inside OpenAI: Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, and Keach Hagey, author of The Optimist. A gripping, clear-eyed listen for anyone trying to understand the organisations shaping the AI tools we're all being asked to use. Listen on Apple Podcasts
