Smart Girl Dumb Questions

Jon Stewart called Gen Z economic analyst Kyla Scanlon’s book “essential reading.” Now Kyla’s on Smart Girl Dumb Questions to break down the data and move beyond memes and myths. We asked her… does Gen-Z actually hate to work or do they just have a rational economic point? Why do young people feel broke? Will robots take our jobs, or help us make our side hustles a lucrative business? And will AI actually unleash new wealth? Also on the agenda; can Gen Z (or Millennials) afford to disavow AI? And what’s Kyla’s advice for young job-seekers in this market?  What Even is Work? An SGDQ series brought to you by Zoom.. Learn more at zoom.com Get Kyla’s book that Jon Stewart called “essential reading” and listen to her new career advice podcast: Best of Luck! Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP CHAT, YOUR MOM and YOUR UNEMPLOYED FRIEND (we all have one at the moment…) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re playing you one of our favourite episodes: a conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin from January 2026. Nayeema asks: When did money become God? Are we due another market crash? What did we learn (or fail to learn) from the 1929, 2008 and other economic crises? And would they bail out OpenAI and Anthropic now — is AI the new “too big to fail?”  Make sure to get Andrew’s book (which Nayeema thinks is “actually great.” Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP CHAT, YOUR MOM and YOUR FINANCE BRO FRIEND. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Meyers joined Nayeema live at the Comedy Cellar, where she asked him about his greatest failures (very few), whether he has a nemesis, and what’s actually funny in a world where the news is a meme and the meme is now news.  Also: is Seth Meyers a “Wife Guy” … and is Donald Trump one too? And how does Nayeema get his job (Seth’s, not Trump’s).   You should def get Seth’s (not a real book) and listen to his pods: The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast and Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and SGDQ on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE SMART GIRL DUMB QUESTIONS WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP CHAT, YOUR MOM and YOUR FUNNIEST FRIEND. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We asked Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning Godfather of AI: what happens when AI gets smarter than us? Can it unlearn bad behaviours? Break out and release a model that even Sam Altman acknowledges is dangerous? Under what circumstances can we trust Sam, Demis or Dario? And is the Trump administration and US government at all equipped to handle this moment?  Also: what does AI have to do with The Beatles … or beetles, rather. This is Part 3 of our Godfather of AI series you can find Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/Px3HfB2UkyU?si=W5A6S0X7FBgGTA8p Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/oMpNIz9AIu0?si=KYZHdN2U-tDNejnZ Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP CHAT, YOUR MOM and YOUR AI Obsessed Coworker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nayeema sits down with Sam Roberts, the New York Times obituary reporter who’s studied some 120,000 years of life while penning obits for everyone from Washington’s most powerful people to Hollywood’s most famed vet and … Jesus Christ? So what has Roberts learned studying this much life? Who even gets an NYT obit? How do they handle scandal, mistresses or secret babies? Which is the meanest obituary Sam’s ever drafted? And is 92 the new … 82? Fact Check: At some point Sam says he may be, at age 79, the oldest staff reporter at The New York Times. He is not in fact the oldest. Also at some point, Nayeema says Sam is a spring chicken. Sam is not, in fact, a chicken. Be sure to get Sam’s book, appropriately titled, “Are They Dead Yet?” ICYMI - last week’s SGDQ Episode was all about how **AI could kill us all** so today’s on how we’ll be remembered, and how we choose to live, is particularly timely….  Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP CHAT, YOUR MOM and YOUR MORTICIAN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices