AI for Beginners (400 episodes)

Episode 400 - Building the Life You Actually Want When You Do Not Know Where to Start (2026)

Episode 400 - Building the Life You Actually Want When You Do Not Know Where to Start (2026) To mark a genuine milestone, four hundred conversations and, as Robin openly

Episode 399 - Learning to Say No and Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty (2026)

Episode 399 - Learning to Say No and Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty (2026) A colleague leaning over on a Friday at a quarter to five, asking with a friendly smile

Episode 398 - Preparing for Retirement When You Feel You Started Too Late (2026)

Episode 398 - Preparing for Retirement When You Feel You Started Too Late (2026) Sitting at a kitchen table on a quiet evening in your early fifties, opening a pension s

Episode 397 - Making the Most of Your Lunch Break Without Spending Money (2026)

Episode 397 - Making the Most of Your Lunch Break Without Spending Money (2026) A quarter to one, a half-finished sandwich eaten one-handed while scrolling email with th

Episode 396 - Learning to Sleep Better When Stress Keeps You Awake (2026)

Episode 396 - Learning to Sleep Better When Stress Keeps You Awake (2026) Ten thirty at night, eyes heavy, sliding into bed with every intention of sleeping, and then, a

Episode 395 - Getting Out of Debt and Staying Out (2026)

Episode 395 - Getting Out of Debt and Staying Out (2026) A drawer at home, or a folder in an inbox, quietly avoided, containing letters with red edges, unopened statemen

Episode 394 - Finding Free Professional Development Without Paying for Courses (2026)

Episode 394 - Finding Free Professional Development Without Paying for Courses (2026) Scrolling through an internal jobs page and spotting a role that looks genuinely ac

Episode 393 - Learning to Meditate When Your Mind Simply Will Not Stop (2026)

Episode 393 - Learning to Meditate When Your Mind Simply Will Not Stop (2026) Sitting down, closing your eyes, taking a slow breath, four lovely seconds of peace, and th

Episode 392 - Surviving the First Year of Parenthood Without Losing Your Mind (2026)

Episode 392 - Surviving the First Year of Parenthood Without Losing Your Mind (2026) Seven minutes past three in the morning, the house dark except for a small, furious,

Episode 391 - Getting Cheaper Insurance Without Losing Your Coverage (2026)

Episode 391 - Getting Cheaper Insurance Without Losing Your Coverage (2026) A friendly-sounding "your renewal is ready" email, followed by a price increase of twenty per

Episode 390 - Learning Basic First Aid and Emergency Response at Home (2026)

Episode 390 - Learning Basic First Aid and Emergency Response at Home (2026) This episode opens with the single most important sentence in the entire show: in a real eme

Episode 389 - Planning a Career Change When You Do Not Know Where to Start (2026)

Episode 389 - Planning a Career Change When You Do Not Know Where to Start (2026) Sunday evening, with the light fading and the weekend nearly over, has a particular way

Episode 388 - Reducing Your Energy Bills at Home Without Buying New Appliances (2026)

Episode 388 - Reducing Your Energy Bills at Home Without Buying New Appliances (2026) There is a specific, sinking feeling reserved for the energy bill envelope or email

Episode 387 - Learning to Run Your First 5K Without a Personal Trainer (2026)

Episode 387 - Learning to Run Your First 5K Without a Personal Trainer (2026) Watching a runner pass by, breathing easily on a cool Saturday morning, while a quiet inner

Episode 386 - Taking Care of an Elderly Parent Without Burning Yourself Out (2026)

Episode 386 - Taking Care of an Elderly Parent Without Burning Yourself Out (2026) A single phone call, a small fall in the kitchen, a voice that sounds thinner than usu

Episode 385 - Finding Free Resources to Improve Your Mental Health (2026)

Episode 385 - Finding Free Resources to Improve Your Mental Health (2026) Admitting you need mental health support takes real courage, and it is a particular kind of cru

Episode 384 - Investing Your Savings Safely as a Complete Beginner (2026)

Episode 384 - Investing Your Savings Safely as a Complete Beginner (2026) There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes from opening a banking app, seeing a friendly

Episode 383 - Getting Through a Breakup and Moving Forward Without Stress (2026)

Episode 383 - Getting Through a Breakup and Moving Forward Without Stress (2026) The end of a relationship is one of the most universal and most tender experiences a per

Episode 382 - Furnishing a New Home Without Spending a Fortune (2026)

Episode 382 - Furnishing a New Home Without Spending a Fortune (2026) That first moment of standing in an empty new home, sunlight falling across a bare floor, is genuin

Episode 381 - Learning to Manage Your Own Taxes for the First Time (2026)

Episode 381 - Learning to Manage Your Own Taxes for the First Time (2026) Few pieces of adult life inspire quite as much procrastination as a first tax return, arriving