{"podcast":{"title":"Unfixed: How AI Is Reshaping the University","slug":"unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","podcast_index_feed_id":7342550,"rss_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/32f95797-75c1-4c5e-9218-8797b4f010e7/Unfixed+Podcast+Cover+Art+3.png?format=1500w","author":"Zach Justus and Nik Janos","episode_count":29,"summary":"Unfixed is a podcast for anyone interested in how generative AI is transforming higher education, from teachers and administrators to students and curious learners. Hosted by the faculty behind the blog Melts into Air, it offers candid reflections on a university system in flux, where even the mission of higher ed is up for debate.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 7 Insecure University","slug":"ep-7-insecure-university","published_at":"2025-07-14T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-7-insecure-university","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/insecure-university","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/t/68479ca9f7c74c78718ee1bb/1749523724147/UNFIXED+EPISODE+V+-+Insecure+University+%28RTG%29.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Unfixed, we unpack the mounting pressures that are destabilizing higher education. From the looming enrollment cliff and partisan political attacks to the unresolved trauma of COVID-19 and the disruptive arrival of generative AI, universities are being pulled in multiple, often contradictory, directions. Nik and Zach explore how these forces intersect to create what they call the “insecure university.” What does it mean to learn, teach, and lead in institutions struggling to justify their very existence?","meta_description":"In this episode of Unfixed, we unpack the mounting pressures that are destabilizing higher education. From the looming enrollment cliff and partisan polit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1844,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/episodes/ep-7-insecure-university/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-7-insecure-university.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}