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The AmberMac Show Ep024: Why Canada is Burning & Trump’s Attacks on “Woke AI”

by Amber Mac on July 28, 2025

Our guest this week is journalist John Vaillant, the bestselling author of Fire Weather, who breaks down what we can learn from an oil town that went up in flames (especially relevant in these hot summer months in a warming world). In tech headlines, Amber and Jeff discuss why President Trump is obsessed with fighting back against “woke AI”, what the CEO of OpenAI thinks of young people turning to chatbots for therapy, how new online safety laws are protecting kids in the U.K., and lots more. Plus, how you can be part of a future episode!

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