People vs Algorithms
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The Friction Economy
October 9, 2026 · 59 minThis week we dig into how much of the economy is built on friction, and what happens when AI agents start removing it. Also: why students are so gloomy about AI, Vanity Fair’s New Establishment list and who gets to confer legitimacy on…
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The Mother of All Interface Battles
October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 19 minBrian, Troy and Alex debate who will control the interface to your life, whether convenience will steamroll privacy concerns, and how the winner gets to collect a toll on everything you buy. Plus: Silicon Valley’s makeover of government…
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The AI Interface Shift
September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minBrian and Troy dig into Muse, Meta’s push to make AI assistants mainstream, and why the next big platform battle is over the interface itself. They also look at what this shift means for publishers, commerce and media companies that…
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Nobody Asked For Dragons
September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minBrian and Troy map the whole cast: who's the wizard, who's the arms dealer, who's the schoolyard bully, and who gets stuck playing the citizens of King's Landing who never asked for dragons. Plus: whether the frontier is worth being on…
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Cognitive Struggle
September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minThey debate warnings from Anthropic researchers that AI could kill humanity, whether anyone can credibly calibrate those risks and whether a visible catastrophe will be required before governments act. They also examine Meta’s Muse and the…
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Strong Meat
September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minWe look ahead to the release of GTA 6 while tackling the implications of the doomsday sci-fi AI narrative, the use of social cost to coerce behaviors, and how giant sports events like the US Open are now more brand activation and corporate…
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Owning the Narrative
August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 33 minDolly Parton owned a very American narrative of being born poor but making something out of nothing through talent and hard work. In contrast, tech tried to control its narrative and instead stoked backlash to their grand project of AI…
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Social Media is Dead
August 21, 2026 · 38 minWhat replaced it is an algorithmic entertainment machine where everyone is selling something, AI makes authenticity harder to trust, and the platforms increasingly have little to do with your actual social network. Brian, Troy and Alex…
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The Provenance Problem
August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minSuno makes real songs harder to tell from fake. Launch videos are coming across as fake — and the engagement is fake. Drawing the line between creative tool and robot authorship is fuzzy. We debate people’s right to know what AI made and…
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Sales Energy
August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minThey take risks, they’re fueled by rejection, they know the power of relationships, they’re competitive and they will do shots. The best sellers follow the way of Catalan fishermen: To get the fish, you gotta get your ass wet. Plus: Why…
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AI’s High School Cafeteria
July 31, 2026 · 58 minThis week we unpack Silicon Valley’s latest AI power struggle, asking whether the battle over open models is really about competition or about taking down Anthropic. We also explore why the internet feels increasingly broken, how content…
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The New Moat
July 24, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minPublishers see the writing on the wall for traffic-based models and are instead looking to experiential gatherings that bring together communities. We discuss why events are becoming media’s new moat, the tensions that come with building…