Press kit
One person, one AI anchor, the news twice a day.
While You Were Out is a free daily news show built and run by Robbie Olsen in Brainerd, Minnesota, with AI tools doing the production.
Fast facts
- What: the five biggest stories in about 90 seconds, at 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Central every day, plus a Wednesday mid-week review, a Sunday week-in-review and an evening "Trending" short.
- Sourcing rule: no story runs without at least two independent, established news outlets. Every source is linked on the website. See how we report and the corrections log.
- Anchor: Max Morrow, an AI-generated anchor. Every video and episode is labeled as AI-generated.
- Where: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Pinterest; a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts and YouTube; a free email; phone alerts; Alexa; and free for radio stations.
- Team: founder Robbie Olsen. Research, writing, voice, video and publishing are automated with AI and checked against the rules above.
- Based in: Brainerd, Minnesota.
See it
- Today's edition and the archive with every source
- YouTube channel · TikTok
- Every way to get it
Logos and images
Logo (PNG) · Square logo, 512 px · Banner · Podcast cover art
Free to use in coverage of While You Were Out.
Press contact
Robbie Olsen, founder · [email protected]