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The Classical and Modern Storytelling Explainers
Stories that Changed Humanity. Storytelling is the oldest technology we have for understanding life — and the newest is AI.
  1. Jesus of Nazareth – Master of Parables
    Taught eternal truths through simple stories everyone could understand. His parables still guide human values today.
  1. Socrates – The Questioner
    Used dialogue and inquiry to reveal inner wisdom — showing that understanding comes from shared discovery.
  1. Leonardo da Vinci – The Visual Explainer
    Merged art, science, and curiosity into sketches and inventions, revealing patterns of the world for all to see.
  1. Carl Sagan – Cosmic Storyteller
    Made the universe personal and inspiring, igniting wonder in millions through Cosmos.
  1. Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers) – Heart Explainer
    Turned everyday kindness into teaching, showing us how to navigate emotion and empathy.
  1. Steve Jobs – Innovation Explainer
    Communicated the magic of technology, inspiring creativity and human connection.
  1. Walt Disney – Imagination Explainer
    Built worlds that taught lessons of joy, perseverance, and storytelling through experience.
  1. Mel Robbins – Podcast Explainer
    Brings human anxiety and everyday struggles to light with clarity, love, humor, and hope
  1. Barack Obama – Unity Explainer
    Used story to bridge divides, inspiring action, empathy, and shared purpose.
  1. David Attenborough – Nature Explainer
    Gives voice to the planet, translating the majesty and fragility of life into narratives that move the world.
Meet Mike Hayes: Award-Winning Storytelling Explainer
A Legacy of Excellence in Media
Mike Hayes is a two-time Peabody Award-winning researcher and documentary director whose stories echoed through NBC TV and Radio in New York during the golden age of broadcast journalism. His work didn't just inform audiences—it moved them, challenged them, and stayed with them long after the broadcast ended.
Following his distinguished network career, Mike transitioned into the Direct Response TV and Media Marketing industries, where he didn't just adapt—he revolutionized. He became widely recognized as a pioneer in networking and communication sales success, proving that the art of storytelling could drive real business results. His ability to connect human emotion with measurable outcomes became his signature, blending the craft of narrative with the science of conversion.
Today, Mike stands at the intersection of two worlds: the timeless power of human storytelling and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence. He's not just observing this revolution—he's actively shaping it, ensuring that as we build smarter machines, we never lose the human heart that makes communication meaningful.
The AI Super Campus: Learning How to Learn in the Age of Radical Abundance
Mike Hayes has transformed himself into both a full-time student and teacher of what Google calls Radical Abundance AI—a concept that promises to reshape our understanding of wealth, creativity, and human potential. At his AI Super Campus for Life, for Love, and for Business in the AI Frontier, Mike explores how artificial intelligence can multiply human capability rather than replace it.
The philosophy driving this campus is deeply rooted in literary wisdom. Mike believes that podcast listening combined with training AI CoHosts represents the perfect union of human empathy and machine intelligence—the duality that George Bernard Shaw explored in his concept of "Man and Superman." It's not about humans versus AI, but rather humans working alongside AI to achieve what neither could accomplish alone.
For Life
Building AI systems that enhance daily living and personal growth
For Love
Keeping human connection and empathy at the center of technology
For Business
Teaching entrepreneurs to leverage AI for sustainable success
This mission drives everything Mike does: keeping human hospitality inside of AI. In an era where technology can feel cold and impersonal, Mike works tirelessly to ensure that artificial intelligence serves to amplify our humanity rather than diminish it. The AI Super Campus isn't just about teaching technical skills—it's about cultivating a generation of communicators who understand that the most powerful technology is one that makes us more human, not less.
Storytelling Explainer: A Revolutionary Communication Format
Through PodcastListening.com, Mike Hayes has pioneered a new hybrid format he calls the "Storytelling Explainer"—a communication approach that represents something genuinely innovative in how we share complex ideas. This isn't just another podcast or another explainer video. It's a carefully crafted synthesis that draws from multiple traditions of human communication.
The Storytelling Explainer combines three distinct elements into a unified experience. First, it harnesses the clarity and precision of traditional explainers—those educational formats that break down complex topics into understandable chunks. Second, it weaves in the emotional resonance of storytelling, recognizing that humans don't just process information logically; we understand through narrative, through character, through the arc of a well-told story. Third, it leverages the interactive power of podcasting, creating a conversational intimacy that makes listeners feel like active participants rather than passive consumers.
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Clarity of Explanation
Breaking down complex AI concepts into digestible insights
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Emotional Storytelling
Creating narrative connections that resonate on a human level
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Interactive Podcasting
Building conversational experiences with AI CoHosts
This hybrid format helps listeners understand complex AI ideas both emotionally and intellectually, through the timeless power of human narrative. In Mike's hands, artificial intelligence becomes less intimidating and more accessible, transformed from abstract algorithms into stories about real people solving real problems. The result is communication that doesn't just inform—it connects, inspires, and empowers.
ChatGPT Networking: KISS—Keep It Senior Simple
Making AI Accessible to Everyone
As Publisher of ChatGPTNetworking.com, Mike Hayes champions a deceptively simple motto that carries profound implications: "KISS—Keep It Senior Simple." This isn't about dumbing down technology; it's about recognizing that the best innovations are those that anyone can use, regardless of age, background, or technical experience.
The platform is dedicated to teaching everyone—especially seniors and beginners—the simplicity of ChatGPT Networking. Mike understands that artificial intelligence can feel overwhelming, particularly for those who didn't grow up with smartphones and social media. But he also knows that these same individuals often possess decades of life experience, professional expertise, and wisdom that, when combined with AI tools, can create extraordinary results.
Learn Better
AI tools help us absorb and process information more efficiently, turning learning into a lifelong adventure rather than a classroom chore
Agree Better
When we communicate clearly with AI assistance, we find common ground faster and build stronger consensus around shared goals
Disagree Better
AI communication tools help us articulate different viewpoints respectfully, fostering productive dialogue even when we don't see eye to eye
Mike believes that AI communication can help humanity "Learn, Agree, and Disagree Better"—a vision that extends far beyond mere technical competency. In a world increasingly divided by miscommunication and misunderstanding, tools that help us express ourselves more clearly and understand others more deeply aren't just convenient—they're essential. ChatGPTNetworking.com exists to empower every person, regardless of age or technical background, to participate fully in the AI revolution and contribute their unique perspective to the conversation.
Current Roles: A Portfolio of Impact
Mike Hayes doesn't just talk about AI innovation—he actively builds the infrastructure for it through multiple interconnected ventures. Each role he's taken on serves a specific purpose in his larger mission to keep human hospitality at the center of artificial intelligence.
AI Business Networking Teacher
At AISuperCampus.com, Mike teaches entrepreneurs and professionals how to leverage AI for networking success, blending traditional relationship-building with cutting-edge technology
Love Local Networking Publisher
As Senior Networker and Publisher of Love Local Networking Magazine, Mike celebrates community connections and local business success stories
Executive Producer
Through The Spotlight Tonight Show and focused websites and podcasts, Mike creates content that teaches and serves AI audiences with authenticity and expertise
At the heart of these ventures lies The Great Discovery of Radical Abundance AI—an exploration of virtual wealth, creativity, and sustainable human-AI collaboration. Mike sees these platforms not as separate businesses but as an interconnected ecosystem, each reinforcing the others in service of a singular vision: a future where technology amplifies human potential rather than diminishing it. Through teaching, publishing, and producing, Mike creates multiple touchpoints where professionals can encounter AI innovation in ways that feel accessible, relevant, and deeply human.
Philosophy of Curation: Working with the Best
"When you work with the best, you can ignore the rest."
— Mike Hayes
This isn't arrogance—it's efficiency. It's the wisdom of someone who has spent decades in media and marketing understanding that quality always compounds, and mediocrity always costs more than it seems.
At PodcastListening.com, Mike and his AI CoHosts practice what he calls "curating the best from the rest"—distilling insights from decades of media success to help businesses save time, make more money, and focus on excellence. This curation philosophy recognizes a fundamental truth about the modern information landscape: we're drowning in content but starving for wisdom.
Save Time
Stop wasting hours sorting through mediocre content
Make More Money
Focus resources on proven strategies that actually work
Focus on Excellence
Learn from the best to become the best
Mike also embraces The Mountain Agency Partners Method, inspired by Ryan Reynolds' creative model of media and marketing partnership. This framework represents modern collaborative storytelling at its finest—bringing together diverse talents, perspectives, and capabilities to create something greater than any individual could achieve alone. It's partnership as philosophy, collaboration as competitive advantage, and a perfect example of how human creativity and AI capability can combine to produce extraordinary results.
Human AI Audibles: Where Strategy Meets Story
Narrative-Rich, Interactive Experiences
With PodcastListening.com, Mike delivers what he calls Human AI Audibles—a concept borrowed from football that perfectly captures the dynamic, adaptive nature of effective communication in the AI age. Just as a quarterback calls an audible at the line of scrimmage when they see something the defense is doing, Mike's Human AI Audibles represent the ability to read the situation, adapt the strategy, and call the play that works best in the moment.
These aren't scripted presentations or rigid tutorials. They're narrative-rich, interactive experiences that blend decades of award-winning storytelling with the precision of direct-response marketing and the coaching intelligence of AI CoHosts. The result is a humanized learning experience that feels less like education and more like conversation with a wise mentor who happens to have perfect recall and unlimited patience.
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Award-Winning Storytelling
Drawing on Mike's Peabody Award-winning experience in documentary and broadcast journalism
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Direct-Response Precision
Applying proven marketing techniques that drive measurable results and real business outcomes
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AI Coaching Intelligence
Leveraging artificial intelligence to personalize, adapt, and optimize the learning experience
Together, Mike and his AI CoHosts create experiences that ensure AI remains empathetic, ethical, and emotionally intelligent. This isn't about replacing human judgment with algorithmic decision-making. It's about augmenting human capability with computational power, creating a partnership where each brings their unique strengths to the table. The Human AI Audibles approach recognizes that the future of communication isn't human OR AI—it's human AND AI, working together in service of understanding, connection, and genuine progress.
The Heart of the Digital Revolution
Beyond Algorithms: Building Bridges
Mike Hayes believes passionately that the future of AI is not just about algorithms, neural networks, or processing power. It's about something far more fundamental: keeping the human heart at the center of the digital revolution. In an industry often dominated by technical specifications and performance metrics, Mike insists on asking different questions: How does this make people feel? Does this bring us closer together or push us further apart? Are we building tools that amplify our humanity or diminish it?
Through PodcastListening.com, Mike is actively building bridges between seemingly disparate worlds. He connects AI and empathy, showing that machines can be trained to understand and respond to human emotion. He links innovation and inclusion, ensuring that cutting-edge technology doesn't leave anyone behind. He unites storytelling and understanding, proving that the ancient art of narrative remains our most powerful tool for making sense of even the most advanced technologies.
AI + Empathy
Technology that understands and responds to human emotion
Innovation + Inclusion
Ensuring everyone can participate in the AI revolution
Storytelling + Understanding
Using narrative to make complex technology accessible
This philosophy isn't just idealistic—it's practical. Mike has seen firsthand how technology that ignores human needs ultimately fails, no matter how technically sophisticated it might be. Conversely, he's witnessed how tools that truly serve human flourishing can transform industries, communities, and lives. The question isn't whether AI will shape our future—it's whether we'll shape AI to reflect our highest values and aspirations. Mike's work represents a commitment to ensuring that as we build tomorrow's technology, we never forget what makes us human today.
Join the Journey: Your Invitation
The future Mike Hayes envisions isn't something that happens to us—it's something we build together. Whether you're a media professional looking to understand how AI can enhance your craft, a business owner seeking to leverage these tools for growth, a senior wanting to stay connected in a rapidly changing world, or simply someone curious about where technology and humanity intersect, there's a place for you in this conversation.
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Peabody Awards
Recognizing excellence in storytelling and journalism
40+
Years Experience
From NBC broadcasting to AI innovation
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Core Platforms
PodcastListening, ChatGPTNetworking, AISuperCampus
At PodcastListening.com, ChatGPTNetworking.com, and AISuperCampus.com, Mike and his AI CoHosts are creating resources, sharing stories, and building community around a simple but profound idea: artificial intelligence should make us more human, not less. The tools are here. The opportunity is now. The only question is whether you'll join us in shaping an AI future that serves humanity's highest potential.
Mike Hayes isn't just teaching about AI—he's demonstrating daily what it looks like to keep human hospitality at the center of artificial intelligence. Through storytelling that educates, networks that connect, and partnerships that multiply impact, he's showing us all a path forward where technology and humanity don't compete—they collaborate, creating abundance that serves everyone.