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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	AI Critics Should Do Some Moral Soul-Searching — Venkatesh Rao	24 Oct 2025	01:11:21
In this episode we sit down with writer, theorist, and consultant Venkatesh Rao to talk about authorship, risk, and why AI is pushing us back to a pre-Gutenberg culture. We get into: How “AI alignment” became PR-speak The concept of individual authorship as a very recent invention Treating LLMs as channels for our shared cultural inheritance, not plagiarism machines Why creative work isn’t “labor” and the middle-class myth that effort guarantees economic value Risk as the price of originality and why most AI slop is low-risk human behavior How Venkatesh actually writes with AI and playful “Lego” ideation Why disclosing AI-use in your writing will soon disappear Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app. If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	I Don't Care if a Robot Wrote It. If It's Good, It's Good. — Joan Westenberg	17 Oct 2025	00:58:24
In this episode we sit down with writer and strategist Joan Westenberg to talk about creativity and using AI without losing your humanity. We get into: The essay that blew up: deleting her “second brain” and ditching productivity guilt Human in the loop: why tools are neutral—and responsibility isn’t Joan's AI rule: use it for the stuff you hate (titles, charts, video edits), never for the stuff you love (writing, music) Editors vs. yes-bots: why Joan won’t trust AI for feedback The real fear behind AI backlash: replacement after decades of creative devaluation Choosing friction: manual workflows, single‑purpose tools, and keeping agency Comms without spam: building relationships in a world drowning in AI-generated pitches Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app. If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	How David Perell Uses AI to Unlock His Playful Side	10 Oct 2025	01:01:42
In this episode we sit down with writer Jasmine Sun to talk about: Why beauty and craftsmanship—not AI—are the real story of our time Democratic beauty: why everyday public spaces used to lift the human spirit (and why they don’t now) The “paradox of abundance”: why AI makes the best better and the average worse How David actually writes with AI (hint: it involves Theo Von) Why David decided to end Write of Passage New York vs. LA vs. SF: the unspoken culture war over AI in publishing and entertainment Personalization vs. prose: why he’ll start with deep research before a book Why David's bullish on spirit-lifting, live performance and theater in an AI-saturated world … and more Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app. If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	The AI Debate Is Not About Art, It's About Money — Jasmine Sun	03 Oct 2025	00:49:31
In this episode we sit down with writer Jasmine Sun to talk about: Why AI pushed her to leave Substack and write full-time How she actually uses ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini (and what each is best at) Why she’s pro-transparency about using AI—even when it upsets people The AlphaGo lesson: letting AI make you more creative, not less The real anxiety underneath “AI ruins art” (it’s economics, not aesthetics) Custom instructions, long-context workflows, and how she summarizes 20,000-word reports Why she thinks AGI is less milestone, more vibe … and more Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app. If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	Quit Optimizing for Algorithms. Make Something Weird — Robin Sloan	25 Sep 2025	01:09:08
In this episode we sit down with Robin Sloan to talk about: What it was like experimenting with GPT back in 2017—and whether he burned out before the hype Why AI writing lacks the density of choices that makes human work feel alive The paradox of AI humor and why real art depends on things being a little weird His shift from online publishing to hand-printed zines—and why “offline math” works better for artists How he actually uses AI for travel and editing, and where it still falls short Why discovery and criticism matter more than ever in the age of algorithms and more Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app. If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	The "Talking Dog" Theory of AI — Seth Godin	19 Sep 2025	00:39:15
In this episode we sit down with Seth Godin to talk about: Why AI is like the weather (and why arguing for or against it misses the point) How he’s gone from 1 hour to 7 hours of daily creativity with AI His “talking dog” theory and why most AI output is still just mayonnaise Why he thinks community will be the scarce thing people actually pay for How he uses Claude and ChatGPT differently—and why he believes Claude is a “close friend” What creators should really be asking: how can AI make my work harder, not easier His prediction for where humans will be in 10 years … and more Whoa Vol. 2This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work. 👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app.If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.
	Why Substack's Head of Design Thinks LLMs are Overrated -- Mills Baker	04 Sep 2025	01:11:40
In this episode we sit down with Mills Baker, Head of Design at Substack to talk about: What he's witnessing AI do to Substack's ecosystem of writers and creators How he uses (and doesn't use) AI Why he's bearish on LLMs How Mills sees Substack changing in the coming years Substack’s lead engineer's hot take on how AI impacts timelines of coding projects His prediction for where humans will be in 10 years ...and more Whoa Vol. 2 This episode is part of a limited series of ten in-depth conversations put together by sublime.app with some of our favorite thinkers and creatives where we explore how artificial intelligence is changing and challenging creative work.👉 Get your copy of the zine: https://sublime.app/whoa Brought to you by Mercury This interview is made possible by Mercury — business banking trusted by 200,000+ entrepreneurs and hands-down our favorite tool for running sublime.app.If you’re a founder or business builder of any type and haven’t tried Mercury yet, visit https://mercury.com today. Disclaimer Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.

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