Joanna Stern is PROBABLY Not a Robot

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Marques Brownlee

Leisure, Technology, News, Hobbies, Tech News

4.7 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Joanna Stern stopped by to chat with Marques about everything from John Ternus becoming the new Apple CEO to whether or not humanoid robots are the correct form factor for the future of helpful AI robots. They also talk about her new book (out now!) where she let AI run her life for a full year. Then they talk YouTube and going independent in media before wrapping it up with A Race to Z typing test. It's a very interesting conversation and we hope you enjoy! Links: Joanna Stern - I Am Not a Robot New Things with Joanna Stern Follow us on socials: Marques: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd⁠⁠⁠ Joanna Stern: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/@joannastern⁠⁠⁠ Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli⁠⁠⁠ David: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@davidimel⁠⁠⁠ Adam: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17⁠⁠⁠ Ellis: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/EllisRovin⁠⁠⁠ Waveform Threads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Waveform Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Waveform TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Join the Discord: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/mkbhd⁠⁠⁠ Intro/Outro music by 20syl: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2S53xlC⁠⁠⁠ Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds-fueling AI or crypto's trillion-dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money-side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money-side, you understand what others miss.
0:22.3	Get the money-side of the story., you understand what others miss. Get the money side of the story.
0:25.3	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:32.1	If Apple doesn't provide me a large language model to talk to in a way, I don't care.
0:36.0	It took me like half an hour to watch the video because I kept pausing it and laughing so much. I'm a little scared about Waymo's on New Jersey highways.
0:39.3	It's a different type of driver.
0:41.3	They say AI is going to change healthcare.
0:43.3	What does that really mean?
0:44.3	AI is going to change our streets, our highways.
0:46.3	What does that really mean?
0:48.3	Oh, we're going to get humanoid robots in our homes that is going to change our lives forever?
0:52.3	What does that really mean?
0:53.3	Joanna. homes that it's going to change our lives forever. What does that really mean?
1:01.6	Joanna, thank you for joining me on the Wayphone podcast. Yeah. All the way here in Kearney, New Jersey, which is 20 minutes away from my house. Yeah. Well, we like having people
1:05.3	in person on the podcast more than virtual because it's just more personal. It's more fun.
1:10.0	We're right here. Yeah.
1:11.4	This, you know what? The two most powerful people in New Jersey tech media are in this room.
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