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July 2, 2025 38 mins

On our inaugural episode, Ariel and AJ talk about the hazards of managing crappy products, the challenges of living without a smartphone, and the clear-eyed intellectuals from whom we're learning as we carve out a path towards a more useful corner of the internet. Lastly, we introduce Falcon Mode, our listener-submitted segment that's named after a pretty cringe CEO memo that cracked us up.


Additional Reading:

All things Cory Doctorow

Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams

Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber


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