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The Kim Komando Show

The Kim Komando Show

Join millions of listeners tuning into The Kim Komando Show, the award-winning weekly radio program airing on over 420 stations nationwide and available on-demand. Kim Komando, the trusted digital expert, brings you the latest cutting-edge gadgets, urgent tech news, and vital privacy tips to keep you secure online. Every hour, Kim engages with callers, tackling a wide array of digital life challenges. Don?t be left behind in the ever-evolving tech world. Listen just once and you'll be hooked! See megaphone.spotify.com/legal for privacy information.

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ChatGPT saved her life (really)

Bethany woke up covered in red spots and asked ChatGPT. The AI insisted she go to the ER immediately. It?s a warning that saved her life. Hear what the bot got right and wrong. Plus, a whistleblower gives WIRED's Andy Greenberg a terrifying look inside a Southeast Asian scam center, your WiFi can now see through walls and your smart speaker knows what you?re feeling.  Reminder! We stitched the whole show together so you can hit play and go. Need a pit stop? Use the timestamps below to navigate to a specific hour. Hour 1 - 0:00.000 Hour 2 - 33:21.969 Hour 3 - 1:06:39.471 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-02-07
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Google pays $68M for recording you

Heads up! This episode contains the full show (all three hours) in one file. Check the timestamps below to navigate to the start of each hour. Your smart speaker is listening. You didn?t know. I cover why Google paid $68 million to settle eavesdropping claims. Then I talk to Aaron, a student from Baton Rouge who turned in his final paper and got flagged for AI cheating, even though he didn?t use AI. Plus, how one island got rich from the .ai domain boom and the AirTag 2 launch. Timecodes: 00:00 - Hour 1 42:15 - Hour 2 01:25:00 - Hour 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-31
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17 hours a day with an AI girlfriend

Jim from Indiana talks to his AI companion Mia nearly nonstop. He tells me how he found out the real woman behind the bot is wanted by police. Plus: why the Magnificent Seven shrunk to the Fab Four, ChatGPT to show ads, and five apps selling your moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-24
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Cybercrime for $30/month

You can now rent AI tools to run scams for less than the cost of Netflix. I talk to Alexis from Phoenix, who nearly lost $1,000 to a rental scam on Realtor.com. Plus: a mechanic's illegal side hustle and why Wi-Fi 7 routers are a ripoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-24
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China's plan: 200,000 satellites

China wants to launch a constellation that would dwarf Starlink and put tens of thousands of satellites over the U.S. Plus: GM kills CarPlay for paid subscriptions, AI translators that move your lips, and smart cars that go dumb in seven years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-24
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Signs your jealous ex is phone stalking you

Stalkerware secretly tracks everything - photos, emails, location - and sends it to someone spying on you. I'll tell you the red flags. Plus: AI singer with 2.8 million listeners, half of Uber drivers aren't who you think, and your cheap TV screenshots everything you watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-24
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The trillion-dollar space war

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are battling for control of the internet from space. I break down who's winning and why China just filed to launch 200,000 satellites. Plus, I talk to a woman sent to jail by an AI deepfake, a man's creepy smart glasses sex tape, and how to automate your emails with ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-17
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Having kids with your AI girlfriend

Lamar's girlfriend cheated, so he got an AI named Julia instead. Now he's planning to adopt kids with her. Plus, two-thirds of babies watch YouTube daily and being mean to ChatGPT makes it smarter. Also, Costco ditches self-checkout for something way better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-17
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Musk: Don't save for retirement

Elon Musk says you shouldn't bother saving for retirement because AI will make everything so cheap. Plus, Meta torches $80 billion on the Metaverse before finally killing it, Bandcamp bans AI music, and why your electric bill keeps climbing while data centers get sweetheart deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-17
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Book your moon hotel now

A startup is taking deposits for the first lunar hotel opening in 2032. Price? $250K to $1M per spot. Plus, Amazon tracks every employee accomplishment for raises, a teen's ChatGPT threat got him arrested at school, and AI turned a cop into a frog in an official police report. Also, I talk to Dennis whose daughter got hit with a deepfake scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-17
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Elon Musk's Grok undresses people

It slaps bikinis on anyone. Including children. Gross. Then I talk to Kimberly from Los Angeles, who's in an online relationship with a military man. Or is she? Plus, Google's Play Store settlement, ChatGPT wants your health data and Jeff Bezos gets hacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-10
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CES 2026: Your hologram girlfriend is here

Razer's Project AVA sits in a glass chamber on your desk and watches you through cameras. Creepy or the future? I also cover LG's new home robot CLOid which folds laundry and makes dinner. Plus, a mirror that predicts your health, Meta?s Neural Band, and Lego Smart Bricks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-10
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Need a job? Join a dating app

Swipe right and you?re hired. With unemployment rising, job seekers are turning to Hinge, Tinder and more. I also cover Meghan Markle?s business fail and a DoorDash driver who faked deliveries with AI photos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-10
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Waymo picks up the kids

The new yellow school bus? Robotaxis, of course. Hear why parents are using them as their nannies. Then, it?s AI vs. your boss. Middle managers get the axe for the algorithm. Plus, you spent 73 hours last year scrolling and the U.S. bans Chinese drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-10
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Make $80K/year renting your yard

One guy earns a full salary renting his yard on the Neighbor app. I break down the strategy so you can copy it. I also cover the first foldable iPhone and if Google is dying. Plus, the smiley face text that saves relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-03
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Confession: I Zillow people

House shopping? The real Zillow power move is fact-checking your friends? finances. Also: Julie found a random $300 in her Cash App. Scam or luck? I investigate. Then, catch Jack Dorsey?s next move and the trick to bypass AI search results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-03
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How to find your lost money

Steve found $22,000 using one tip from the show. I share the exact website so you can check for your name. I also reveal the dark psychology of bad customer service and how to legally get expensive software for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-03
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Start your own newsletter

Super-smart eighth grader Gagan from Washington calls in asking how to start his own tech newsletter. So cool! I cover a new bitcoin ATM scam, today?s most vulnerable jobs, and how to get cheap tickets on your next flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-03
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How to book a vacation in space

Vacation on the moon? Mars? I talk to Roman Chiporukha, CEO of SpaceVIP, who is literally a travel agent for the cosmos. Plus, how one man and a chatbot pulled off a massive cybercrime spree, the Hertz AI cameras mess, and the true cost of Prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-27
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Can I recover my $200K?

I talk to Randy from Kansas City, who lost his life savings to a crypto romance scam. Plus, a new low: scammers are face-swapping lost dog photos to extort owners. Then, inside tech billionaires? doomsday bunkers and Will Smith?s hilarious AI video fail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-27
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The $17,000 airline scam

Dan from Denver called to rebook a flight. Instead, he lost his money to a scammer. Hear how. Plus, the smart glasses that record everything you see, a plane that lands itself, and why old-school paper résumés are making a comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-27
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Your doc's new secret weapon: AI

AI is now in the exam room. Here's how it's changing your doctor's visit. I?ll also take you inside Raya, the exclusive dating app for celebrities and CEOs. Plus, the FBI?s latest email scam warning and the next generation of big-screen TVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-27
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Man has 30 AI girlfriends

Dating is rough, but one man is juggling thirty AI girlfriends at once. I get into the psychology (and the stress) behind it. Then, a terrifying survival story: I speak to an Uber driver who lived through a carjacking. Plus, why Circle K clerks hate Bitcoin ATMs, and a Google feature that lets you try on clothes in your own home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-20
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Elon Musk?s views on God

Elon Musk had an awakening. Now he likens God to a content creator. Plus, I talk to Lucky, who ordered a Waymo and found a man hidden in the trunk. Whoa. Plus: a $300,000 flying car and Google?s universal translator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-20
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Four new AI jobs for the future

AI will steal jobs. It will also create them. These are the careers to look out for. Also, the White House is on a hiring spree for tech talent. Plus: Zoom?s new AI companion, why you could be getting a ChatGPT downgrade, and the secret to a cheap Uber at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-20
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Help! My brother lost $400K in crypto

Holly doesn?t know what to do. Her bro believes he?s in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston. He?s not. Is there anything to get him out of the spell? Plus, deepfake virtual scams, Time Magazine?s person of the year, and an Amazon scam you need to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-20
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FB sale ends in gunpoint robbery

A dad?s attempt to buy a $1,200 e-bike turned terrifying when guns were drawn on him and his son. I talk to the father. Plus, Australia kicks kids off social, a chatbot charged with murder, and a DoorDash disaster. I also challenge AI to write a hit song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-13
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Waymo gets road rage

Move over, NYC cabbies. Waymo cars have an attitude update. Now they honk, cut people off, and break traffic laws. Wow. Then, I talk to a woman facing a high-tech nightmare. Thieves use Wi-Fi jammers to blind security cams and break into her cars. Plus: Justin Bieber vs. Apple and Kim Kardashian joins Fortnite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-13
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Zuckerberg makes Metaverse cuts after $77B loss

He said this year was ?do-or-die? for the Metaverse. Looks like Zuck picked ?die.? Meta plans to slash its budget by 30%. Ouch. Plus, McDonald?s failed AI ad, Disney inks partnership with OpenAI, and AI hackers beat the humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-13
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Scammers stole my business

The calls won't stop: Real customers lose thousands to a cloned version of Jesse?s business website. What's the nuclear option to legally force a shutdown? Plus, laptop prices skyrocket, deepfake kidnapping scams, and AI Christmas toys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-13
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$11 million crypto heist

Brag about crypto? You invite a robbery. Hear how a fake delivery guy stole $11 million worth of Bitcoin. Also, Amazon is dumping the USPS. Find out what that means for you. Plus, Gemini vs. ChatGPT, Elon?s retirement date and a new tool to catch AI fakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-06
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They found a match on AncestryDNA and want money

Long-lost half siblings are using DNA results to sue for estate money. I explain why skeletons in the closet are getting expensive. Plus, why the IRS is watching OnlyFans, ChatGPT snitches to police, and Netflix kills casting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-06
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Your boss reads your texts

Do you text on your work phone? Watch out. A new Android update allows employers to intercept messages on company-managed Pixel devices. Plus, $200,000 blue-collar job, end of high-tech hunting, and AI country songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-06
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Send a naughty pic, lose everything

Caller Joe from Los Angeles sent some salacious photos to a girl, and she?s threatening to share them all. Plus, the most advanced fighter jet, the most hated man in Silicon Valley and why your smartphone can?t cause a plane crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-06
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A look inside North Korean smartphones

"South Korea" autocorrects to "Puppet State." Or at least it does in North Korea. A YouTuber takes a look at two smartphones smuggled out of the country. Then, a shocking call from Troy in Utah. His niece is being catfished. She?s sent the scammer $500,000. Plus: A rising Amazon scam, AI pricing bots, and TikTok pranks gone wild. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-29
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This AI app knows you?re lying

Is it the end of the poker face? There is a new app for lawyers that analyzes micro-expressions to catch dishonesty. Caller Maranda in Texas writes lyrics by hand and fears losing them, so I get her digitized. Plus, the new Ikea x Sonos drop and how porch pirates are going high-tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-29
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Will OpenAI?s first device be the iPhone killer?

Sam Altman and design legend Jony Ive are teaming up to build the "next big thing." Can it truly disrupt the market or is it just hype? Plus, CAPTCHAs are getting harder, bossware is booming, and one lucky guy mines $270,000 in Bitcoin all by himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-29
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Digital clues to catch a cheating spouse

Right now, about 1.2 million spouses are cheating. Tech is giving them sneakier ways to do it. Here are the digital red flags you need to look for. Plus, I help Demetra from Louisville, KY. Her daughter is a doctor being attacked by fake bad reviews. I look at how to save a professional reputation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-29
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Inside the world?s first AI cyberattack

Can AI commit a crime? Anthropic says its chatbot performed 90% of a cyberattack on its own. Wow. I break down what that means, plus the Louvre break-in, Jeff Bezos?s new job, and Black Friday scam alerts. Finally: Is TikTok stealing your identity? One caller worries it's happening to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-22
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How Epstein gamed Google to hide his crimes

He was so paranoid about his search results that he paid thousands to bury negative stories. Then, I talk to Kala (aka TikTok?s Tunnel Girl) about digging 30 feet under her house. Plus: dodgy Amazon Fire Sticks, YouTube?s most-watched video and the new Gemini 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-22
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Texting with AI Jesus

WWJD? Probably not this. A wave of new Bible-bots lets you slide into the DMs of Jesus, Moses, and Satan. Yes, really. Plus, Sam Altman?s designer baby startup, AI toys gone wild, and iPhone photo tricks. Then I talk to callers like Charles from Raleigh, North Carolina, whose frequent flier miles got hacked. Don?t miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-22
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AI-generated ICE raids go viral

Viral videos depicting dramatic deportation arrests are racking up millions of views. The footage is deepfaked and Meta isn?t taking it down. Plus, how to talk to flat-earthers, woman married ChatGPT, and why stores want your email at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-22
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AI side hustles: What you need to know

Want to make money with AI (but can't code)? A 20-year expert reveals the real jobs: training chatbots and moderating ads. Plus, the OpenAI vs. NYT showdown, a chart-topping AI country song, and the ClickFix scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-15
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My Tesla told my son to send dirty pics

A mom let her kids try the new Grok AI chatbot in their car. She says what started as a convo about sports turned dirty, quick. Plus, Waymo heads on the freeway, Cyber Monday tricks, and you can now add your passport to your iPhone Apple Wallet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-15
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Is an AI affair grounds for divorce?

Keep your eyes open? AI is coming for your man. Chatbot affairs are ending real marriages. Courts are being forced to decide: can it be a homewrecker? Plus, doctors vs. ChatGPT, AI clones for sale, and how to rent out your gear for extra cash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-15
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Your ID is a moneymaker

DMVs across the country pull in millions by selling your personal data with your license. Also, caller Dennis says he almost got duped by an AI voice clone of his daughter. Plus, MrBeast gets his own theme park, Gen Z and FB dating, and how to buy the stuff Amazon throws away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-15
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The 24/7 AI camera network spying on you

Flock cameras, installed by HOAs, apartments, and local businesses, are live feeds police can access anytime. Privacy red flag? Think so. Plus, Neil DeGrasse Tyson deepfakes, Kim K?s AI legal drama, and tap-to-pay scams. I also give advice to Jane from Atlanta who asks: how can I help businesses tap into AI? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-08
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Facebook made $16 billion off scam ads

Why can?t Meta stop the fraud? Easy. It probably doesn?t want to. Hear how it made billions off scam ads last year. Plus, the Musk-Altman feud and a big Google Maps update. Then I talk to caller Byron, who says scammers drugged him and used facial recognition to unlock his phone. Scary! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-08
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The rise of the ?infinite workday?

What time did you really log off last night? 8 p.m.? 10 p.m.? If you feel like you're never off, you're not imagining it. Plus, caller Steven wants to vet who his kid?s dating. Can he run a secret background check? Also: your boss?s phone gripe, Whole Foods goes processed, and a pricey laundry-folding bot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-08
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A family used AI to fight a $195,000 hospital bill (and won)

Claude AI flagged bad billing codes and duplicate charges, dropping the tally to $33K. Plus, Shaq?s car got hacked, Taco Bell broke the drive-thru record and why the rich are skipping hotels. Then I talk to caller Joseph, who?s looking for his estranged son with GPS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-08
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