{"podcast":{"title":"BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human","slug":"brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-1152092","podcast_index_feed_id":1152092,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/c8ac56/feeds.libsyn.com/131998/rss/?redirect=false","website_url":"https://www.brobots.me","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/7f744f91-28f0-4fcd-9cf6-df25f1d2b6bb/logos/9db8d5ed-43c0-4236-a280-f0f2f4cf393e.png","author":"Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth","episode_count":345,"summary":"Exploring AI, wearables, mental health apps, and how you can thrive as technology changes everything. Welcome to the Brobots Podcast, where we plug into the wild world of AI and tech that's trying to manage your mental (and physical) health. Join your hosts, Jeremy Grater and Jason Haworth, every Wednesday for a no-holds-barred, often sarcastic, and always fun discussion. Are wearables really tracking your inner peace? Can an AI therapist truly understand your existential dread? We're diving deep into the gadgets, apps, and algorithms promising to optimize your well-being, dissecting the hype with a healthy dose of humor and skepticism. Expect candid conversations, sharp insights, and plenty of laughs as we explore the future of self-improvement, one tech-enhanced habit at a time. Tune into the Brobots Podcast – because if robots are going to take over our brains, we might as well have some fun talking about it! 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When a suicidal executive couldn't wait another month between sessions, ChatGPT became his lifeline. Author Rajiv Kapur shares how AI helped this man reconnect with his daughter, save his marriage, and drop from a 15/10 crisis level to manageable — all while his human therapist remained in the picture. This episode reveals how AI can augment therapy, protect your privacy while doing it, and why deepfakes might be more dangerous than nuclear weapons. You'll learn specific prompting techniques to make AI actually useful, the exact settings to protect your data, and why Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's AI therapy ban might be dangerously backwards. Key Topics Covered: How a suicidal business executive used ChatGPT as a 24/7 therapy supplement The \"persona-based prompting\" technique that makes AI conversations actually helpful Why traditional therapy's monthly gap creates dangerous vulnerability windows Privacy protection: exact ChatGPT settings to anonymize your mental health data The RTCA prompt structure (Role, Task, Context, Ask) for getting better AI responses How to create your personal \"board of advisors\" inside ChatGPT (Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, etc.) Why deepfakes are potentially more dangerous than nuclear weapons The $25 million Hong Kong deepfake heist that fooled finance executives on Zoom ChatGPT-5's PhD-level intelligence and what it means for everyday users How to protect elderly parents from AI voice cloning scams NOTE: This episode was originally published September 16th, 2025 Resources: Books: AI Made Simple (3rd Edition) , Prompting Made Simple by Rajeev Kapur ---- GUEST WEBSITE: https://rajeev.ai/ ---- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — The 2 AM mental health crisis the…","meta_description":"Traditional therapy ends at the office door — but mental health crises don't keep business hours. 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