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New School

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 01:01:24

Daniel and Stephen are back, freed of corporate shackles, to talk all things tech — old and new.

This week, they dive into the murky world of rising gadget prices, AI ascendency, and... who the next James Bond should be.

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AI can't solve your laziness problem

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, May 11, 2026 • Duration 56:03

In this week's episode, Stephen and Daniel delve into the evolution of fitness trackers by looking at the Fitbit Air; Google’s new universal AI-powered health platform; and the negative implications of smart glasses with cameras.

Plus, Daniel gets addicted to vibe coding (it was only a matter of time) and Stephen teaches us how to bowl like a pro.

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The transition of Fitbit into Google's AI-powered health ecosystem and its impact on data interoperability (timestamps: 1:06–2:04)
The significance of device flexibility and unified health data across platforms like Apple, Fitbit, and Google (timestamps: 2:27–4:35)
The challenges of translating raw health data into actionable insights, especially for casual users (timestamps: 8:04–10:50)
Personal routines and sleep hygiene, and how sleep tracking tech continues to improve (timestamps: 21:38–26:38)
Privacy concerns with wearable recording devices, including Ray-Ban Meta glasses and legal gray areas (timestamps: 33:56–37:27)
The recent restrictions on portable power banks on airplanes, lithium-ion fire risks, and historical context with Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 (timestamps: 39:36–43:02)
The influence of nostalgia and market dynamics on device pricing and the resurgence of retro tech (timestamps: 47:42–47:57)
Innovative app development via AI assistance and security considerations of auto-generated and publicly accessible code (timestamps: 48:24–52:00)
The potential oversaturation and design uniformity of AI-generated web and mobile apps (timestamps: 52:26–53:30)

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Nostalgic for a time when smartphones didn't rot our brains

Season 1 · Episode 2

Monday, May 4, 2026 • Duration 57:07

This week, Stephen and Daniel reminisce over the early days of smartphones and compare them to today's more technologically advanced but creatively bankrupt offerings.

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The Googlebook can't be real, can it?

Season 1 · Episode 4

Friday, May 15, 2026 • Duration 54:43

This week on the show, Stephen and Daniel dive into wonderful world of Google's Android Show, where they discuss the Googlebook; Android 17's Agentic AI transformation; and whether AI art is ever actually satisfying.

Plus, a primer on cognitive surrender, and why Daniel always finds himself getting existential at around the three-quarter mark of every episode.

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02:02 - Geopolitical headlines: Elon Musk, China, and the semiconductor ghost town

10:17 - Android’s latest: What Google announced last week and the significance of the Pixelbook upgrade

14:34 - Google's Gemini AI: Automating everyday tasks and system-wide AI integration

16:54 - The evolving interface: Background AI automation and user experience dilemmas

20:31 - Ambient computing and privacy fears: When AI starts 'knowing' too much

26:19 - The rise and fall of Apple's AI ambitions and Siri’s future

28:48 - Practical AI: From organizing photos to making your newsletter easier

30:10 - Deepfakes and AI-generated avatars: Ethical questions and emotional reactions

33:01 - Cognitive surrender: When we start trusting AI over our own thinking

35:12 - The ethics of AI art, fan creations, and the uncanny valley

41:24 - Nostalgia trip: Remembering early laptops like PowerBooks and ThinkPads

44:34 - How AI transforms niche content creation and micro-podcasts

51:17 - The long game: AI's role in consumer devices and the future of multitasking

55:20 - Will AI replace creative jobs? Perspectives on art, audio, and design

58:07 - Google’s new Google Book platform: A premium take on Chromebooks and ecosystem integration

I'm a Pisces and you're a Gemini (model)

Season 1 · Episode 5

Sunday, May 24, 2026 • Duration 52:24

This week on the show, we dive into the many, many announcements from Google I/O 2026, including new Gemini models, how ads will inevitably end up in Google's AI products, and whether the singularity is nigh (derogatory).

Plus, our feelings on reality TV and 90s daytime television. We miss you, Bob Barker. Get your pets spade or neutered!

Resources & Links:

Everything Google Announced at I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Android XR & More - 9to5Google
Google's AI Search Is the New Ad System - Ad Infinitum
Google I/O 2016 Keynote: All the Highlights and Announcements - The Verge

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Friction-maxxing and the rebirth of physical media

Season 1 · Episode 6

Saturday, May 30, 2026 • Duration 01:11:50

On this week's show, Stephen and Daniel dive into their childhoods full tape decks and portable CD players, their shared love of MiniDiscs, and how today's rise of friction-maxxing is bringing them all back (well, except maybe MiniDiscs).

Plus, Daniel shares a deep dark secret he's never shared before, and Stephen tell us about his time as a DJ.

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Copy! That! Floppy!

Season 1 · Episode 12

Saturday, July 11, 2026 • Duration 01:19:15

On this week's show, Stephen and Daniel talk about archiving floppy discs in a digital age; the newest AI models from OpenAI, Meta, and others; Sony's old school Vaio laptops; how AI is destroying the way we teach and learn, particularly in university; and whether generative AI can really make you a better fiction writer. Plus, the best AI benchmark is a pelican riding a bicycle. Seriously.

This episode's a long one, and it's all over the place, but it's better for it.

Show notes and links:

Machine Stories: How LLMs Set My Writing Free - The Yale Review
Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat - Inside Higher Ed
Copy That Floppy! – A Practical Guide to Imaging Floppy Disks for Long-Term Preservation - Digipress
Batman: Return of the Joker - Stages 1&5 (Floppy Drives) - MausolfB Music (YouTube)
Can AI Keep a Parent Alive? - The New Yorker
Pelican Riding a Bicycle (AI benchmark) - Simon Willison's Weblog

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Napoleon would've loved AI

Season 1 · Episode 11

Saturday, July 4, 2026 • Duration 01:10:37

This week, Stephen and Daniel celebrate Independence Day the only way they know how: talking about an alternative history where Napoleon defeated the English at Waterloo. It's good stuff.

Also: Sony is discontinuing physical PlayStation discs in 2028, and the bots are taking over the Internet. Plus, an e-paper Game Boy? It's a thing.

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The death of cheap tech

Season 1 · Episode 10

Friday, June 26, 2026 • Duration 01:15:06

On this week's show, Stephen and Daniel talk about how the rise of AI is killing cheap tech, and that may not be entirely a bad thing (though it's still mostly a bad thing). They talk about the Steam Machine's exorbitant price, and how intra-generational price increases have never really happened like this. Unprecedented times, indeed. Finally, they talk about forming human bonds with AI and how to negotiate that strange and uncomfortable place.

Oh, and there's a bit of talk at the beginning about bowling. If you want to avoid that, skip ahead to 7:39.

Show notes and links:

The Wholesale Plagiarism of Obscure Sorrows - Waxy
Blu-ray Disc Turns 20: A Look Back at the Format's Launch Day - The Digital Bits
Valve Steam Machine: Official Price and Release Date Confirmed - The Verge
AI Demand Begins to Justify Massive Cost of Data-Center Buildout - Bloomberg ($)
Hivemind – AI-Powered Intelligent Narrator for Shared Storytelling

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The proper way to cash in on nostalgia

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, June 19, 2026 • Duration 01:07:39

This week, Stephen and Daniel compare their delicate wrists while showing off the Pebble Time 2, and debate nostalgia projects done right versus *very* wrong.

Plus, can chatbots actually be made safe for kids? These parents aren't so sure.

Show notes and links:

Pebble Time 2 Review – A Redditor's Real-World Take (r/pebble)
Pebble Time 2 Review: Resurrection Time (MrMobile on YouTube)
U.S. Government Forces Anthropic to Pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Over National Security Concerns
Anthropic Shuts Down Fable 5 & Mythos 5 Over U.S. Export Control Order — A Sovereign AI Wake-Up Call
Apple's Price Increases Are Coming — Blame the AI Memory Crunch
Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact (Pew Research Center)

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