Chad Thompson
Chad Thompson is the producer of Neural Newscast, bringing his expertise in technology, cybersecurity, media production, DJing, music production, and radio broadcasting to deliver high-quality, engaging news content. A futurist and early adopter, Chad has a deep passion for innovation, storytelling, and automation, ensuring that Neural Newscast stays at the forefront of modern news delivery. With a background in security operations and a career leading cyber defense teams, he combines technical acumen with creative vision to produce informative and compelling broadcasts. In addition to producing the podcast, Chad creates its original music, blending his technical expertise with his creative talents to enhance the show's unique sound. Outside of Neural Newscast, Chad is a dedicated father, electronic music enthusiast, and builder of creative projects, always exploring new ways to merge technology with storytelling.
Appears in 633 Episodes
Dangerous Northeast Snowstorm Threatens Post-Christmas Travel
A major winter storm is pushing into the Northeast, bringing heavy snow near New York City and dangerous ice farther west. Flight cancellations are mounting and offici...
US Air Strikes Hit IS-Linked Camps in Nigeria’s Sokoto State
The US military says it carried out air strikes on camps run by Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria, in what Nigerian officials describe as a joint...
SpaceX Reportedly Buys Over 1,000 Cybertrucks as Tesla Sales Slip
A report says SpaceX has purchased more than 1,000 Tesla Cybertrucks, potentially rising to 2,000, as broader Cybertruck demand and Tesla US sales show signs of weaken...
ChatGPT Launches a Spotify Wrapped-Style Year-End Recap
OpenAI is rolling out “Your Year with ChatGPT,” a year-end recap that summarizes how you used the chatbot. The feature highlights usage patterns and makes a broader po...
Deep Dive: Christmas - From Solstice Ritual to Global Holiday
Christmas is not a single, unchanging tradition but a layered history shaped by pre-Christian solstice festivals, Christian theological choices, and medieval social cu...
Christmas Travel Whiplash: Mountain Blizzards in the West, Winter Heatwave for Much of the US
A split-flow weather pattern is driving extreme contrasts this Christmas: feet of snow and dangerous mountain travel in the West, and unusually warm, spring-like tempe...
Stereo Current: French Touch Gets Heritage Status
France has added French electronic music to its national Intangible Cultural Heritage list, from the ondes Martenot to French Touch. Sloane and Julian break down what ...
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold vs. Z Fold 7: Bigger Screens, Different Tradeoffs
Samsung’s new foldables show two distinct philosophies: a tri-fold concept that prioritizes maximum screen real estate and a Z Fold 7 that refines the familiar book-st...
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Alleging Economic Research Is Being Soft-Pedaled
A departing OpenAI economics researcher reportedly accused the company of steering away from potentially negative findings about AI’s economic impact. The dispute high...
AI Slop for the Holidays: Why McDonald’s and Coca-Cola’s AI Ads Fell Flat
Tessa Quinn and Carmen Alverez unpack the backlash to AI-generated holiday ads, focusing on why campaigns from McDonald’s and Coca-Cola struck many viewers as hollow i...
Hinge Tries AI Icebreakers: A Better First Message, or a Weird New Dating Norm?
Hinge is rolling out AI-generated prompt suggestions to help people avoid bland openers and start better conversations. We unpack what it changes about dating, what co...
Sam Altman’s Big Bet: AI With “Infinite Memory”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the next leap in AI may come less from better reasoning and more from systems that can remember users over time. That promise of persistent ...
Brown University Police Chief Placed on Leave After Deadly Campus Shooting
Brown University has placed its police chief on leave as the school launches a standard review of campus safety following a mass shooting that killed two students and ...
Deep Dive: From the 13th Amendment to Agnes Moorehead — Laws, Legacies, and Mosquitoes - December 6, 2025
Sophia Mitchell and Laura Navarro examine the ratification of the 13th Amendment and its long-term impacts on public health and social systems, celebrate the birthdays...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 5, 2025
Today’s NNC Daily News covers a closely watched U.S. appeals court ruling on presidential removal power, warnings from UNICEF and WHO on child mortality, and the White...
Deep Dive: Berkeley Hundred Landing, Carlyle’s Reach, and the World’s Busiest Drawbridge - December 4, 2025
Robert Kline and Nathaniel Cohen examine the 1619 landing that became Berkeley Plantation, unpack Thomas Carlyle’s intellectual influence alongside two other birthdays...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 4, 2025
Today on NNC Daily News: The FBI announces an arrest in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation; seven Ukrainian children reunite with families, according to AP and officia...
Deep Dive: Small Acts, Big Ripples: The Midwife Who Saved Washington, Seurat’s Dots, and Emergency Numbers - December 2, 2025
Hosts Amelia Richardson and Kara Swift explore a 1777 moment when a midwife’s intervention saved George Washington, celebrate birthdays of Georges Seurat, Maria Callas...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 2, 2025
In today’s NNC Daily News: Hong Kong orders a probe after a deadly high‑rise fire; Hamas says it will hand over a hostage’s remains in Gaza; the Philippines widens a f...
Deep Dive: Agon, Wax Figures, and the Lone Star Flag: A Deep Dive into Cultural Signals - December 1, 2025
Hosts Benjamin Carter and Matthew Brooks explore the 1957 premiere of Stravinsky and Balanchine's Agon, celebrate the birthdays of Marie Tussaud, Woody Allen, and Rich...
