Should we be kind to our future AI overlords? What happened to airline etiquette? And does Mike have a praise kink? That’s before we even get into this week’s Big Things. We also chat about ByteDance taking over BookTok and Jessica Campbell making history as the first full-time female coach in the NHL.

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitziP
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 01:00 – Thing 1: Should you be nice to AI chatbots?
• 03:20 – Gen Z are the nicest to bots & what happens if you’re rude.
• 07:00 – Should you recline your seat on an airplane?
• 12:20 – Tip your servers!
• 22:50 – Thing 2: ByteDance is moving into print. All about their new publication business.
• 25:00 – The impact #booktok has on print sales & some of our top books right now.
• 32:00 – Thing 3: Jessica Campbell has made history as the first full-time female coach in the National Hockey League. Why is this good for the game?
• 37:00 – What could the NHL do to attract new fans?
• 41:30 – How the NFL drew women in with WAGS, celebrities, post-game interviews, storytelling and more.

Show notes:

1. Easy Reads podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/easy-reads/id1728312993

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

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Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.