The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde
The Bid Picture is a podcast about building a healthier relationship with technology and using it to live better. Host Bidemi Ologunde delivers three episodes a week: Tuesday quick-hit Briefs with practical frameworks, Thursday candid conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators solving real-world problems, and weekend deep-dive breakdowns of the biggest tech stories (from everyday devices to AI). Less noise, more clarity—so you can use tech wisely and move with intention.
Episodes
431 episodes
430. A Not-So-Shocking Deal
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde unpacks Netflix’s blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a deal years in the making. Why wasn’t it as shocking as it seem...
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429. John Kammer
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with John Kammer, founder of ...
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47:54
428. Geopolitical Upgrades
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde unpacks how AI chip diplomacy is reshaping global power, from the UAE’s intelligence-tinted partnership with the U.S. to Silicon Valle...
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427. Jake Ward
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Jake Ward, co-founder of the Developers Alliance, to unpack ho...
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426. How Fear, Attention, Tribalism, and Engagement Shape Everyday Events
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores the FATE model—fear, attention, tribalism, and engagement—as a lens for understanding modern information environments without...
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425. Daria Dubovskaia
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with data scientist and AI/machine learning (ML) enthusiast Daria Dub...
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424. Food Trucks, Charter Schools, & Fake Rehabs
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde unpacks four seemingly disconnected American stories: a Houston food critic's "toe touch" approach to restaurants, a Phoenix community...
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423. Gal Borenstein
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Gal Borenstein—CEO and founder of
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422. Your Electric Bill is Powering AI Data Centers
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde investigates how ordinary people around the world are unknowingly footing the electricity bill for Big Tech’s booming AI data centers....
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421. Derek Newton
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Derek Newton, an academic-integrity journali...
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420. AI Automation, Layoffs, and the Monetization of Loneliness
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde connects Amazon’s recent layoffs and AI/automation push to everyday life—how task automation is reshaping hiring, local economies, and...
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419. Gretchen Andrew
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with internationally recognized artist and former Googler Gretchen Andrew t...
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418. Measuring Well-Being
Content note: This episode mentions depression and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, in the U.S. you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Take care of yourself while listening.In this...
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417. Amanda Schlichting
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Amanda Schlichting—an Arizona-licensed private investiga...
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416. A Weekend in Organized Crime Investigations
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde recounted how an Easter weekend that was meant to be quiet turned into an intense investigation into illegal sports betting, human tra...
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415. Background Checks
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explored the shocking arrests of NBA figures Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, unraveling how gaps in background checks and integrity...
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414. Shannon Noonan
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Shannon Noonan, CEO/Founder of HiNoon Consulting, and US G...
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413. The Hidden Influence of Tech in American Society
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde traced the tech and cyber forces reshaping everyday life in the United States: why Washington, DC builds more affordable housing per c...
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412. Becky Passmore
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Rebecca ‘Becky’ Passmore—a former FBI Senior...
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411. Lynn Fairweather, MSW
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Lynn Fairweather, Founder and President of
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410. Meta vs. ByteDance - An ODNI Risk Brief
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde provided a clear-eyed compare/contrast of Meta and ByteDance through a U.S. national-security lens. He mapped shared engines—algorithm...
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1:29:26
409. Apple Privacy to GLP‑1 Drugs: The Trust Crisis Explained in Seven Sectors
Across Apple’s wearables, GLP-1 drugs, academia’s AI pivot, IP fights, new crime patterns, and the dating-app slump, there is one through-line: resilient trust. In this episode, host Bide...
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408. Matt Topper
In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Matt Topper, president of UberEther and a 20+ year veteran of ...
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