
The Moment Everything Changed — One Question, Thirty Seconds, A New Life
Bill Leighty was in his late seventies when one question typed into ChatGPT changed everything. In this episode, he shares what AI unlocked — and why it’s waiting for you too.

Bill Leighty was in his late seventies when one question typed into ChatGPT changed everything. In this episode, he shares what AI unlocked — and why it’s waiting for you too.

A Tulsa planning commissioner’s promise to be a team player unravels after one meeting changes his mind — and reshapes his politics.

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