

AI Explored
Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner—AI marketing
This is the podcast for marketers, creators, and business owners who want to know how to use AI. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover practical and actionable ways to put AI to work.Show notes at Socialmediaexaminer.com/aipod
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May 12, 2026 • 46min
Upscaling Your People: Advanced AI Training
John Munsell, AI transformation expert and author who builds training programs like AI Mastery for Business Leaders, walks through turning basic users into strategic AI practitioners. He covers governance before training. He maps team capability across fluency stages and role types. He recommends hands-on assignments to build small tools that save time and reshape workflows.

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May 5, 2026 • 45min
Claude Code for Everyone: How to Get Started
Tyler Reed, an AI educator who teaches Claude Code and no-code AI workflows. He walks through installing and configuring Claude Code and explains model choices and token management. He compares Cloud Code to no-code tools, shows reusable command patterns, and demos automations like Google Calendar to Telegram and thumbnail creation.

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Apr 28, 2026 • 43min
Intro to Claude Cowork: How to Get Started
Dan Nestle, AI strategist and cofounder of LilyPath who helps professionals build authority with AI and LinkedIn. He explores Claude Cowork’s productivity potential. Topics include setting up Cowork, connecting projects and connectors, browser automation like WordPress actions, skills versus plugins, model and cost tradeoffs, and security and access considerations.

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Apr 21, 2026 • 46min
Getting Started With OpenClaw: Step-by-Step to Your First Bot
Mike Russell, AI educator and founder of Creator Magic, guides non-technical creators through OpenClaw. He explains what OpenClaw can do, how agents communicate and remember, and why Telegram is a favorite interface. He covers hosting choices, model and cost tradeoffs, security practices, and the first practical prompt to build an agent’s memory.

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Apr 14, 2026 • 47min
Advanced AI Deep Research: Uncover Insights Your Competitors Are Missing
Natalie MacNeil, AI educator and entrepreneur who builds AI-powered roles and courses, joins to explore deep research techniques. She traces her AI journey and debunks common misconceptions. Learn which tools shine, why stepwise research compresses days into hours, and how to craft prompts using her Clarity, Context, Cues framework.

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Apr 7, 2026 • 45min
AI Video Editing: Save Time and Create Better Videos
Greg Preece, an AI educator and creator who teaches faster video workflows, walks through a step-by-step AI-powered editing process. He covers rough cuts, automated mistake removal, AI-generated B-roll, audio cleanup, subtitles, and repurposing long videos into platform-ready clips. Practical tool recommendations and huge time savings are highlighted.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 45min
How to Gain Superpowers With AI
Tim Cakir, founder of AI Operator and AI strategist who helps teams operationalize AI. He shares his AI origin story and the ADOPT framework. Topics include upskilling teams, turning pilots into production workflows, practical automation examples, and tools that speed work like Claude Co-work and voice dictation.

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Mar 24, 2026 • 42min
How Real-Time Data Unlocks 100X AI Performance
Ryan Staley, AI strategist and founder of Whale Boss who builds AI orchestration and agent systems. He discusses connecting live data to models for speed-of-thought workflows. He shows content creation from transcripts, linking CRMs and drives to chat models, and using coding agents and multi-agent workflows. Practical starts include CRM or drive connectors and choices between chat connectors and long-running agents.

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Mar 17, 2026 • 42min
How to Sell AI Services Without Selling Your Soul
Anne Murphy, AI strategist and founder of She Leads AI, helps mission-driven leaders implement responsible AI. She discusses how to turn AI skills into paid services, why teaching workshops is a top lead magnet, and practical pricing and assessment tactics. Short, actionable strategies on selling value, designing workshops, and building long-term client relationships.

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Mar 10, 2026 • 41min
The AI Tool Stack That Saves Creators Hours Every Week
Rene Remschik, AI educator and creator behind Viral Sky and Sky Snail, builds tools that speed content production. He shares how AI slashed his work hours and helped scale with a small team. He outlines a practical 80/20 tool stack, safe experiments with advanced models, and multi-asset media workflows using platforms like Hilo and Claude.


