Tech Talk: Tips and Scams with Mike Austin
The Hollywood Godfather Podcast
GRI Entertainment
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
On the Hollywood Godfather podcast, Gianni and co-host Jeanie welcome back tech expert Mike Austin to discuss staying safe with technology. Austin explains iPhone screen sharing, warns about scams such as fake Venmo “send it back” requests, phishing emails, and the risks of unsubscribing from unknown emails; he advises verifying sender addresses, using aliases when signing up for services, and keeping devices updated with firewalls and security software. He says major databases have been hacked and mentions services like Cloaked to remove personal data, plus call-screening and message filtering features. They discuss algorithm-driven ads, DuckDuckGo, and new AI threats including fingerprint harvesting from peace-sign photos and voice-cloned fraud calls, recommending private social accounts and family code words. Audience questions cover senior safety tips (don’t send money, avoid crypto), Zelle and payment security (prefer credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay), blocking subscriptions via banks, and using Rocket Money.
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| 0:00.0 | Gianni's got the stories from the coast to countryside |
| 0:08.0 | Genie's got the questions sharp as a natural sway |
| 0:15.0 | Every Wednesday night we take you all away. |
| 0:23.6 | From the back streets of Tinsel Town to the Tritorious Globe, |
| 0:29.6 | Old Hollywood meets mafia tales, and you're about to know It's the Hollywood Godfather |
| 0:40.3 | Where the big band plays and the stories don't stop |
| 0:44.3 | With Gianni and Jeannie and Jeannie everywhere, they're taking you to the top |
| 0:49.3 | Keep it smooth and keep it classy. |
| 0:55.0 | Feel that swing nonstop on the Hollywood Godfather the beach. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome everybody. |
| 1:03.0 | It's time for another Hollywood Godfather podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | And tonight we have our tech genius on at your request. |
| 1:12.6 | We got a lot of letters you wanted to talk to Mike Austin. |
| 1:16.2 | Before I introduce him, Jeannie Raymond, our co-host, and with our tech guy, Mike Austin, thank God for this guy. |
| 1:25.7 | I call him 10 times a day. |
| 2:04.8 | That's awesome. Hi, Mike. Thanks for being on with us again. I love it. I tell my friends, I'm like, you guys got to listen because you can tell us things and keep us safe, but he's going to scare the crap out of you at the same time. So anyway, thank know, that's never my intention. I'm just here to... Oh, no, I know. No, I love your knowledge. Because it's a scary world out there. No kidding. Absolutely. Yeah. Now, we got to, you know, do our best to protect, you know, our own best interests and not be, you know, there's a lot of things that we got to worry about. |
| 2:09.2 | But, you know, to go through your day by day, you don't need to be looking over your shoulder every two seconds. |
| 2:12.1 | Well, I don't have to because I just call you. |
| 2:16.9 | I'm not giving your number out. |
| 2:18.4 | Please don't. |
| 2:20.7 | I don't have that kind of free time. |
| 2:21.7 | No. |
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