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!
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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.
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2025-11-29Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-29Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-29Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-29Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-22Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-22Link to episode
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!
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2025-11-22Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-22Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-15Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-15Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-15Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-15Link to episode
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?
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2025-11-08Link to episode
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!
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2025-11-08Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-08Link to episode
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.
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2025-11-08Link to episode
My daughter is addicted to AI chatbots
Caller Josh says his kid?s obsession has crossed the line and even turned inappropriate. A must-hear for parents. Plus, the NBA?s high-tech gambling mess, OpenAI?s for-profit shake-up, and new scams that can clone your voice in real time.
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2025-11-01Link to episode
Creeps love their Meta Ray-Ban glasses
Weird guys are using them to record their pickup attempts on college women. Plus, YouTuber Ian Runkle joins me to talk about a lock company that sued an influencer and got roasted. Also: AI in real estate, smart fridge ads, and what?s new with GPT-5.
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2025-11-01Link to episode
Employees are faking expense reports with AI
AI?s new job? Creative accounting. Workers are having it whip up fake receipts for business lunches that never happened. Plus, Amazon?s big layoffs, chess makes an online comeback, and how to have AI help with lost stuff.
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2025-11-01Link to episode
Facebook?s not eavesdropping, it?s data-shopping
It doesn?t listen to your phone?s mic for info about you. In one case, Facebook got data from 48,000 companies about a single person. Wow. Plus, caller Ron from Georgia is a truck driver who wants to start a YouTube channel. I also cover Google?s plans for Chrome and how to check whether a phone was stolen.
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2025-11-01Link to episode
The Amazon outage that broke the internet
Amazon?s cloud crashed and took half the internet with it. Snapchat, Ring, Venmo, even banks went dark. I?ll break down what happens when the web?s backbone fails. Then I talk to one business owner who caught scammers stealing her online brand. Plus, the Louvre heist, a New Jersey ?UFO? update, and a smart ChatGPT trick.
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2025-10-25Link to episode
Meta?s AI trains on your private photos
Facebook wants to scan your camera roll. Yes, the pics you never posted. Creepy? Plus, one caller wants to stop his kid from looking at naughty things on the internet. Then I get into Amazon?s robot army, why being mean to AI work, and how to pay less for subscriptions.
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2025-10-25Link to episode
AI jobs that pay six figures
The truth: AI is stealing jobs. It?s also creating better ones. Some AI roles now pay more than $200,000 a year, and you don?t need to be a coder to get in. Dr. Ross Maciejewski, who leads Arizona State University?s School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, says they?re preparing students for a future where people and AI work side by side. Hear about the new careers AI is creating and how to land one.
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2025-10-25Link to episode
Stalked by AirTags: how one woman caught her ex
She kept getting iPhone alerts. Turns out her ex hid four AirTags in her car. Also, a listener calls in with a question about using AI to write legal documents for his real estate biz. Then I dig into Apple?s $3,500 flop, why Tesla truck drivers say they?re getting harassed on the road, and the brutal new work culture taking over startups.
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2025-10-25Link to episode
How ChatGPT helped me win in court
Staci from New Mexico got sued for an alleged $5,200 debt. Instead of hiring a lawyer, she hired AI. She got $2,000 back. Wow. Plus, satellites that leak too much info, ChatGPT goes NSFW, and a webcam scam that?ll make you cover your camera.
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2025-10-18Link to episode
Apple?s new M5 chip: What you need to know
The AI computer era is here. Apple?s M5 chip is rolling out in the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro. Then, a wild call from Eileen, who?s helping her friend after an IT shop scam cost thousands. Plus, billionaire bunkers, Jeff Bezos? space dreams, and more big tech updates.
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2025-10-18Link to episode
Want an AI side hustle? These new jobs pay up to $200K
Think AI?s coming for your job? Maybe it?s time to flip the script. Plus, my surprising take on why now might be the best time to buy an EV, a woman tracked with AirTags, and Google?s new Veo 3.1. I also talk to a caller using AI to pick stocks.
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2025-10-18Link to episode
How crypto ATMs rip you off
A scammer says your money?s in danger and tells you to move it through a crypto ATM. You send it, it?s gone. What most people don?t know? The ATM companies profit, too. I talk to Jesse from Texas, whose business was hijacked by scammers. Plus, signs someone?s cheating online and old tech worth real money.
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2025-10-18Link to episode
ChatGPT caught the arsonist
He thought he got away with starting one of California?s worst fires, until investigators checked his ChatGPT history. Yep, AI turned him in. Plus, landlords are using algorithms to hike rent, and a listener finds out his chatbot is a surprisingly good therapist.
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2025-10-11Link to episode
Help! I?m in Amazon jail
Caller Gee from Virginia Beach got hacked ($2,500 gone) and somehow he?s the one in trouble. Amazon?s calling him the culprit. Plus, ChatGPT goes to court, Waymo?s cars get pulled over, and Hollywood?s newest starlet is pure code. It?s a wild lineup.
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2025-10-11Link to episode
Microsoft?s next move: Pay up or get left behind
Windows 10 is officially done October 14. RIP. Don?t worry ? you can pay Microsoft $61 per device for extended support. And it doubles every year. Cool. Plus, the ?Hello, pervert? scam sweeping inboxes, side hustles that actually pay, and AI gunning for your job.
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2025-10-11Link to episode
Musk made me give it all away
Not really, but scammers want you to think so. They?re cloning Elon?s face and voice to steal thousands. Also: Meta?s sneaky new ad move, forgotten tech phrases, Kodak?s film revival. I talk with Tom from Florida, who?s using AI to bring in extra cash. Smart thinking.
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2025-10-11Link to episode
Are baby monitors really safe from hackers?
I talk to Adam from Boston, a new dad who wants to buy a video baby monitor but also wants to make sure he?s the only one watching it. Then, how Cracker Barrel went from the fastest-growing chain to dead last because of fake outrage. Plus, the future of driving isn?t touch screens, the government?s $42 billion internet money pit, and an influencer who almost lost his finger to his smart ring.
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2025-10-04Link to episode
Art heists, redacted documents and iPads ? Oh my!
I talk to David from Gainesville, Florida, who was looking for advice to beef up his business but ended up spilling the tea on a wild unsolved mystery. Then, how that tracker on your cat could double as the perfect stalking device. Plus, why your computer may be headed for the garbage, Microsoft?s debut in the world of fashion, and why you?ll be seeing more iPads on college football sidelines this season.
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2025-10-04Link to episode
Should you ever unlock your phone for a stranger?
Baylor from Knoxville, Tennessee, wants to know if it was a bad idea to hand her mom?s unlocked phone to a retail repairman. Then, how one ?ghost car? caused chaos on the road while another rolled straight across a putting green. Plus, some car manufacturers are locking features like heated seats and remote start behind monthly paywalls.
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2025-10-04Link to episode
Did MrBeast finally go too far?
Viral thrills or reckless danger? MrBeast?s latest video is both literally and figuratively sparking outrage. Then, Google admits it caved to daily White House pressure to censor opinions. Plus, kids aren?t passing notes in the hallway anymore, instead, they?re using Google Docs.
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2025-10-04Link to episode
Am I crazy or has my phone been hacked?
Lilly from Indianapolis thinks her phone has been hacked. Can she prove it? Also, the Secret Service crushes a nightmare cyber plot. Plus, the dark side of Amazon Prime, AI celebrity boyfriends, and digital shoplifting. Don?t miss this!
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2025-09-27Link to episode
Will I be able to sing?
Roger Love, vocal coach to Bradley Cooper and other big stars, turns me into a songbird. Yes, I sing in this show. Then, the U.S. leases China?s TikTok algorithm, sketchy routers, and Facebook Dating?s AI wingman. Plus, why some people turn to the wild world of free sperm donors on social media.
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2025-09-27Link to episode
The airlines thought you?d never find out
I talk to Joseph Cox, cofounder of 404 Media, who shares troubling information about airlines and your data. Then, AI ?workslop? drives your coworkers crazy, and I?ll show you how to be your own data broker and make money. That?s not all: I cover the secret formula behind MrBeast?s empire.
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2025-09-27Link to episode
Musk vs. Altman: The battle ignites
Musk?s $97B offer for ChatGPT just sparked a tech war. Who will come out on top? Then, is this the end of work-from-home for Gen Z? Plus, why canceling Prime or Hulu feels impossible ? and how little the average OnlyFans creator really earns.
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2025-09-27Link to episode
The airlines are selling you out
Forget peanuts. Airlines are quietly handing over five billion passenger records to the feds. Then, I talk to Brian, a grieving uncle who wants to name his pond on Google Maps after his niece but isn?t sure how to get started. Plus, the U.S. keeps TikTok alive, and one woman keeps getting tickets for cars she?s never even seen.
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2025-09-20Link to episode
Will I use AI to bring my mom back?
An AI startup offered to build me a digital avatar of my late mom using photos, videos, and recordings. Thousands of you wrote to me about it. In this show, I reveal my emotional decision.
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2025-09-20Link to episode
The Great Firewall of China
China can monitor, censor, and cut off citizens online. Then, I help ?Wicked Bradley? take his paranormal YouTube channel to the next level. Plus, an 80-year-old wires $6,700 to a fake astronaut, ads on fridges, and insurance drones spy from above.
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2025-09-20Link to episode
AI mistakes could cost you everything
Using AI for business? Every mistake could land you in court. Then why Sam Altman thinks your eyes may be the key to the next crypto revolution. Plus how one-star reviews can destroy a small business overnight, email land mines, and ChatGPT: interview coach.
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2025-09-20Link to episode
Delete a selfie? Facebook saw it
A former exec says Facebook tracked teen girls deleting photos, then pushed beauty ads right when they felt vulnerable. Plus, New York City is testing crime-predicting AI, and Ken from Ohio shares how his Apple Watch saved his life.
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2025-09-13Link to episode
ChatGPT ruined my husband
Her ex quit his job and now spends his days talking to AI. Then I talk to Michaela, a bride-to-be using ChatGPT for a wedding glow-up. Plus, why your smart TV might already be obsolete, and TikTok pet psychics charging $100 a session.
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2025-09-13Link to episode
Web traffic is tanking
If your site traffic just dropped 40%, Google?s AI Overviews could be to blame. Plus, the ?Hawk Tuah? girl?s rebrand and why free AI tools may not be what they seem. And here?s a warning: never use your voiceprint at the bank.
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2025-09-13Link to episode
This data could raise your insurance rate
Your new car logs where you drive and how you brake. That data may go straight to insurance companies. Also: the viral app making Americans toss out food, why Apple Intelligence isn?t real yet, deepfakes faking heartbeats, and the $299 AI toilet camera.
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2025-09-13Link to episode
Scammers threatened to murder my dad
Lauren from San Francisco got a call that would terrify anyone: her dad crying as a man saying he?d be killed. Only? it wasn?t her dad on the line. Plus: Google dodges a breakup, Amazon cuts perks, and an AirTag leads to a thief caught in stolen clothes.
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2025-09-06Link to episode
Smart glasses ? during a bikini wax?
A woman in New York says her esthetician wore Meta Ray-Ban shades during her bikini wax. Talk about TMI. I also talk to John from Atlanta, who?s scrambling to keep his model train store on track. He needs a new website, stat! Plus: the upcoming iPhone 17, hackers faking Google calls, and drones that chase off wolves.
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2025-09-06Link to episode