What is kinokast?
Your go-to self-educational platform that helps navigating the AI era – with a special focus on the fields of UX design, societal topics and ethical development.
Welcome
Kinokast helps you develop the inner wisdom to navigate a world shaped by AI—or as the Historian and academic Yuval Noah Harari calls it, “Alien Intelligence without the Science Fiction” (November 2025). Founded and run by Jerome Bertrand with the motto ‘Mentoring the mentor in you‘.
At the heart: ai:Pods (AI interactive podcasts) transform passionately curated research into practical insights on vital topics contextualizing AI and UX design today.
Themes: AI & UX Design \u2022 Tech \u2022 Culture \u2022 Science \u2022 Philosophy \u2022 Life
The offer:
- ai:Pods: Free interactive audio conversations with purely fictitious AI hosts Aiko & Blaise (Based on the free Google NotebookLM)
- Coaching & Mentoring: Personal guidance for integrating AI into UX design & thinking
- Educational Resources: Study guides and blog posts for deeper context
- Community: Global network for collaboration
Mission: Empower UX designers to create ethical, human-centered AI designs through continuous learning.
For whom? UX designers, teams, and anyone embracing a human-first, life-first approach to AI and design.
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Life after AI?
Explore the ai:Pods directly in my blogs
Got a question?
Just ask my dynamic Gem App
Drop your question straight into the Gemini ai:Pod Gem App and start mentoring the mentor in you right away.
Mentoring The Mentor in You?
What are ai:Pods?
Each ai:Pod covers a specific theme and combination of related topics – free to listen to and interact with.
Ask anything (type or voice). The Gem App knows what’s in the ai:Pod archive and updates the moment something new drops from the Blog page.
ai:Pods are voice-interactive podcasts \u2014 curated, created and kept fresh by Jerome Bertrand ux designer, life-long visual artist and educator. Topics range from life and AI to society and history, tech and design. Built for active learners, age 8 to 88.
ai:Pods are multilingual in spirit!
Ask the NotebookLM in Audio Voice mode and in any language. Answers are matched to your questions in clear, plain English.
Self-help Guide > NotebookLM – ai:Pod 052
All you need to know to start learning with the free ai:Pods:
Visit my Blog
Access the ai:Pods Listing Archives (active)
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ai:Pods Archives table
Notice 2026:
All ai:Pods from 2026 on will be archived in the Blog
The following list presents the available ai:Pods from the kinokast platform in descending order (newest first), primarily drawing from the latest content modules and blog listings available in the sources.
Note: This list may be unsynced, as ai:Pods are typically published first on my blog articles and the