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title: 776 - Wholly Unauthorized
description: What happens when you feed years of podcast transcripts into an AI and ask it to roast your long-time guest hosts, Dr. Rachel Renno and Jason Schmidt? WELSTech episode 776, that's what!
---

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# [776 - Wholly Unauthorized](https://welstech.wels.org/2026/05/14/776-wholly-unauthorized)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | May 14, 2026 5:18:21 PM

What happens when you feed years of podcast transcripts into an AI and ask it to roast your long-time guest hosts, Dr. Rachel Renno and Jason Schmidt? WELSTech episode 776, that's what! You won't want to miss the standout phrase that should be cross-stitched on a pillow and lots more WELSTech goodness!

### The discussion

Martin and Sallie are joined once again by their favorite EdTech duo — Dr. Rachel Renno (Martin Luther College) and Jason Schmidt (Oshkosh ISD) — but this time, the agenda was set by Claude. Using OpenAI's Whisper to transcribe 15+ episodes of past conversations, the team fed the archive into an AI chatbot and let it build a retrospective of Jason and Rachel's greatest hits, boldest predictions, and most quotable moments. With the snark meter turned up just a little, the results did not disappoint.

On the docket: the "Don't Quote Me on That" Award, the Evolution Arc (how two tech enthusiasts slowly became tech realists), a lightning round neither host was fully prepared for, and the phrase that should be cross-stitched on a pillow — courtesy of Jason Schmidt.

### Ministry Resource

Graduation and assignment events

- Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minn. 
    - Commencement concert: May 15, 7:30 p.m. (central).
    - Graduation service: May 16, 10:00 a.m. (central).
    - Assignment service: May 16, 2:30 p.m. (central).
    - [Watch livestream](https://www.youtube.com/@martinluthercollege1197)
- Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis. 
    - Vicar assignment service: May 20, 7:00 p.m. (central).
    - Graduate assignment service: May 21, 10:00 a.m. (central).
    - Concert: May 21, 7:00 p.m. (central).
    - Graduate service: May 22, 10:00 a.m. (central).
    - [Watch livestream](https://www.youtube.com/@wls_live)

### Picks of the week

- [Chrome extension for iCloud Passwords](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/icloud-passwords/pejdijmoenmkgeppbflobdenhhabjlaj) 
    - [Privacy.com](https://www.privacy.com/) for securely storing credit card credentials
- [Flow Music from Google](https://www.flowmusic.app/)
- [Open AI's Whisper for transcription](https://github.com/openai/whisper) 
    - [Details on the vtt file format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebVTT)

### Community feedback

2025 Wisconsin Act 89 compliance

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- [ClassDojo](https://www.classdojo.com/)
- [TalkingPoints](https://talkingpts.org/)

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