Smarter Campus Podcast

About Smarter Campus Podcast

Changing education one conversation at a time. The Smarter Campus Podcast dives into the future of learning, spotlighting how students, educators, and innovators around the world are using AI to reshape education. Hosted by Zach, Head of Academic Sales Strategies at BoodleBox.ai, each episode features real conversations with passionate voices—from student leaders to professors—about what’s working, what’s changing, and what’s next. Whether you're curious about AI in the classroom, how schools are adapting, or what students actually want from their education, this podcast keeps it honest, inspiring, and practical. Tune in weekly for powerful ideas, global perspectives, and a smarter take on the campus experience.

Publisher

Zach Kinzler

Category

education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Apr 2025

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

53 of 82 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Students Don’t Trust AI—But They’re Still Using It: Elijah Craft on the Student Perspective

   Host Zach interviews Elijah Craft, a Furman University student, about the student perspective on AI, revealing a "convenience paradox" and the need for clear campus policies.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI Can’t Be Top-Down: John Hillsman on Faculty Ownership and Breaking Higher Ed Silos

   Zach interviews John Hillsman, Founder and Partner at Access Alliance for Education, about fostering faculty ownership and breaking down silos for effective AI integration in higher education.

3. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Stop Throwing AI at Everything: Lisa Frésquez on Building EdTech That Actually Helps Students

   Zach interviews Lisa Frésquez, Director of Technology Innovation at EdPlus, ASU, about building effective EdTech by thoughtfully integrating AI as augmented intelligence for enhanced student-faculty interaction.

Inside a recent episode

Students Don’t Trust AI—But They’re Still Using It: Elijah Craft on the Student Perspective

Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, like we were talking about earlier with education and AI, a couple years ago, we wouldn't really have anticipated any of this. Yeah. Which we could say we could, but there's... It's more complicated. Now, who knows what's going to happen in a couple of years? And we're making decisions now about what our futures will hold. So I think a lot of people are still using it because it is a helpful tool, but they also have an innate distrust and they don't like using it. So that's my take on students that I use. I mean, OK, I want to dive into that. I don't know why I thought we were going to get to the next ones quickly. […]

Who has been a guest on Smarter Campus Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Elijah Craft
• John Hillsman
• Lisa Frésquez
• Kevin Anselmo
• Dave McCool

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

61 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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