Guest Wishlist
People we want to talk to on the Humanity and AI Show — and why.
Guest Wishlist
The Humanity and AI Show is looking for guests who are building, governing, teaching, or making things at the intersection of AI and real communities. We’re less interested in predictions and more interested in practice.
Named Guests We’re Pursuing
Nicole Moan — Workforce development and economic transition in Oklahoma. The kind of person who knows what retraining actually looks like on the ground, not in a policy paper.
Rep. Mickey Dollens — Oklahoma state legislator who’s been paying attention to AI policy while most of his colleagues haven’t started. What does it look like to push AI governance from a state legislature?
Audrey Henson — Founder of College to Congress. Building the pipeline for underrepresented voices in government — the civic engagement infrastructure that Citizen is trying to complement with technology.
Standards Not Force speaker — Someone from the standards-based governance world who can make the case for why voluntary frameworks and technical standards matter more than heavy-handed regulation.
Categories We’re Booking
State and Local Policymakers — Legislators, city council members, agency directors working on AI policy, workforce development, safety net modernization, or digital infrastructure. Especially in Oklahoma, but not exclusively.
AI Researchers Working on Public Benefit — People doing AI research outside the profit-maximization lane. Safety, fairness, open-source infrastructure, human-AI collaboration models.
Educators and School Leaders — Teachers, principals, and curriculum designers grappling with AI in the classroom. What are students actually doing with AI? What do educators wish they had?
Craft Makers and Small Manufacturers — People who make physical things and are exploring how AI-assisted tools show up in their practice. The economics of handmade in an AI-accelerated market.
Community Organizers and Civic Technologists — People building tools and movements for community benefit. Civic tech, mutual aid, digital equity, public interest software.
Oklahoma Voices — Tribal nation leaders, farmers navigating precision agriculture, energy workers in transition, small business owners in rural communities. What does the AI transition look like from Oklahoma specifically?
How We Choose Guests
We’re not booking for clout. We’re booking for signal. The ideal guest:
- Is doing the work, not just commenting on it
- Can speak with specificity about their domain
- Is willing to talk about what’s hard, not just what’s working
- Brings a perspective the audience wouldn’t hear on a typical tech podcast
If you know someone who fits — or if you’re that someone — get in touch.