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Matt Kim Podcast

The internet is all the same. Let’s do it differently.

An independent show about politics, culture, technology, AI, and the stories shaping what comes next—without the approved script.

Latest Episodes

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Aug. 19, 2026

I’m Done Pretending to Care About the News | Ep. 207

Description Matt unpacks algorithmic news fatigue, debate theater, the $20 burrito argument, and why AI feels more like electricity than social media. He shares how he built software without knowing code, explains which jobs AI may replace first, and tells how a friend used AI to launch a booked-out lawnmower repair business in two months. ## TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 The News Groundhog Day 00:03:13 Debate Theater 00:07:53 The $20 Burrito Economy 00:16:45 AI Is Electricity 00:24:47 Building Wit
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Aug. 13, 2026

THE Hunter Biden Rehabilitation Tour | Ep. 206

Why Is Everyone Normalizing Hunter Biden Now? Hunter Biden is back in the national conversation through a coordinated-looking run of interviews across left, right, and independent media. This episode examines the pardon that preceded the tour, the recurring booking network and addiction narrative, the questions hosts leave untouched, and why corruption by one political family does not excuse corruption by another. Timestamps 00:00:45 Hunter Biden's Comeback Doesn't Look Organic 00:04:12 The
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Aug. 13, 2026

How to Raise Your Kid in the Age of AI

How should parents prepare children for an AI-shaped future? Matt explains why critical thinking, logic, rhetoric, independent judgment, strong values, and the confidence to be different matter more than following yesterday’s career formula. He also shares why his family chose a small Christian classical school for his four-year-old daughter. Timestamps 00:02:20 AI Is Coming Whether Parents Like It or Not 00:07:00 The Meritocracy Lie 00:08:32 The Skills That Matter in the AI Era 00:11:10 Ra
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Aug. 4, 2026

Did You Get Your Tariff Refund?

Matt explores when freedom turns into selfishness, who really paid Trump’s tariffs, the unanswered questions around a claimed golf championship, New York City’s proposed government-backed grocery stores, and the moral cost of passing an unreliable car to the next owner. Timestamps 00:00:00 When Freedom Becomes Selfishness 00:05:37 Tariff Refunds and the Missing Trillions 00:15:08 Did Trump Really Win the Club Championship? 00:22:31 New York City’s Government Grocery Store Gamble 00:29:28 T

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Jim Rice | July 29, 2024

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Don’t agree with everything..

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