Tech and Kindness

Tech and Kindness

Stephen Cummings & Dr. Gina Griffin

Episodes 11
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Highly Active
Since Sep 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

Two social workers discuss technology. It's that simple. Stephen Cummings is a clinical professor and former hospital social worker. Dr. Gina Griffin is a clinical practitioner. Both are deeply engaged in the use of technology in social work practice.

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Recent Episodes

Technology, Privacy, and the Promise (and Peril) of Smart Glasses

Mar 16, 2026 31m

Tech and Kindness — Season 2, Episode 1Technology, Privacy, and the Promise (and Peril) of Smart GlassesIn the Season 2 premiere of Tech and Kindness, hosts Stephen Cummings and Dr. Gina Griffin…

Episode 9: Wearables, Privacy, Ethics

Oct 01, 2025 45m

We’re back with Number Nine! Co-hosts Stephen Cummings and Dr. Gina Griffin return from a summer break to dive into the intersection of technology, aging, and ethics. They share personal stories and…

Episode 8: Our Emotional Bonds with AI

Jul 21, 2025 42m

“We are made for connection. We’ll try to befriend pretty much anything.” - Gina“It’s not about the rights of the chatbot. It’s about our right to have a relationship with it.” - StephenThis week,…

Episode 7: New applications, same old AI

Jun 27, 2025 27m

This week, Stephen and Gina discuss the new VEO3 video application that creates some realistic videos based on prompting. However, while the technology is a leap forward, people aren't making the…

Episode 6: The mobile AI app will see you now

Jun 09, 2025 32m

This week, Gina and Steve talk about applications designed to work with clinical social workers. Just a reminder: Gina and Stephen use some of these apps, and we find them helpful. However, they are…

Episode 5: That Awful First Draft, Summer Reading, Using Phone Apps for Writing

May 24, 2025 42m

Gina and Stephen (that’s us) unwind with a free-flowing conversation about using various tech apps and how those apps influence their creativity, and facing down that dreaded first draft (and how…

Episode 4: Vacation, Library Apps, AI Spying

Apr 25, 2025 31m

This week, Stephen & Gina have a free chat. We had a plan, but it’s the end of the semester, the world is the world, so we let ourselves just talk a bit about vacations (we are pro-time off),…

Episode 3: Dangerous Weather & Go-Bags

Apr 04, 2025 42m

This week, Gina and Stephen talk about the weather. Specifically, when weather gets dangerous, how technology helps us to prepare and survive. Both the hosts have a history of preparing for bad…

Episode 2: Video Games

Mar 21, 2025 28m

In Episode 2 of the Tech & Kindness podcast, Stephen and Gina talk about video games, why they enjoy them, and how they are an essential part of life. Some of the video games we mention in this…

S1E1 Episode 1: Passion Journals

Mar 05, 2025 24m

Important note from Dr. G: Just a reminder that Google Calendar isn't encrypted, so you do have to be careful with client info. The other calendars that I'm connected to anonymize my appointments, so…

Episode 0.5: Welcome to the Tech & Kindness Podcast

Sep 08, 2024 6m

Stephen Cummings and Dr. Gina Griffin are two social workers with an interest in the relationship between social work and technology. It makes sense we'd want to do a podcast together! Start writing…

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How many episodes does Tech and Kindness have?

Tech and Kindness has published 11 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Science, Social Sciences.

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Tech and Kindness is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 34m.

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