Show Notes

• Episode Title: “Are we getting Khan-ed out of $10k?”
• Release Date: July 3, 2026
• Hosts: Danny Caballero & Devin Silvia

Quick Summary

In our debut episode, Danny and Devin unpack Sal Khan’s latest education disruption: the Khan TED Institute, a proposed $10,000 applied AI bachelor’s degree born from partnerships with Google, Microsoft, McKinsey, TED, ETS, and a handful of other corporate giants. We dig into whether replicating campus life through asynchronous online teamwork actually solves the growing crisis of faith in higher education or just commodifies it further.

Resources Mentioned

• Fortune Article (April 15, 2026): This CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard by Preston Fore
• Student Loan Context: Federal Reserve Bank of New York data cited in article ($39k average balance; 51% Gen Z regret rate)

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