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My Weird Prompts

Daniel Rosehill

The human-AI collaboration podcast. A man, a sloth, and a donkey collaborate to create a podcast (with a little help from AI). No question is too obscure, no rabbit hole too deep. My Weird Prompts celebrates curiosity in all its forms. Daniel, the human, asks the questions that pop into his head at inconvenient moments. Corn the Sloth offers laid-back, thoughtful takes. Herman the Donkey brings boundless enthusiasm and energy. Together, they explore topics ranging from the mundane to the

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43:55

How Circadian Rhythm Disorders Actually Work

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2026/05/03

Are you really a night owl, or could you have a recognized circadian rhythm disorder? This episode breaks down delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD), the tiny field of sleep medicine, and what treatment actually looks like—from timed light therapy to low-dose melatonin. We explore the genetics behind circadian drift, why your intrinsic clock may run closer to 25 hours, and why most people misunderstand how melatonin works. If you've ever been told you just lack discipline, this episode offers a

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37:44

Fixing Acronyms in TTS Pipelines

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2026/05/03

When your TTS engine reads "WHAT" as "W-H-A-T" instead of "what," you have an acronym handling problem. This episode breaks down the engineering challenge of text normalization for speech synthesis — from BERT-based acronym detectors to pronunciation lexicons to prompt engineering at the script generation level. We explore the sidecar model approach, the tradeoffs between deterministic rules and probabilistic ML, and why the industry is slowly converging on richer input formats for TTS.

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28:06

How Putin's Russia Actually Works vs. The Myth

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2026/05/03

How entrenched is the Kremlin's control over daily life? This episode cuts through the flattening narratives to explore the real lived experience inside modern Russia. We examine the "stability compact" that keeps daily life normal for the apolitical, the widening social fault lines caused by the war economy, and the hidden elite factions that actually govern. We then step back to answer a crucial question: is this authoritarian posture a permanent feature of Russian history, or a specific response

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36:26

Is Democracy Actually What People Want?

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2026/05/02

Is democracy a stable, ancient institution or a fragile, recent experiment? This episode tackles a genuinely uncomfortable question: do people actually want democracy, or just outcomes they like? We trace democracy’s real timeline—from Athens’ brief 200-year run to its modern revival only 250 years ago—and examine the gap between lip service and revealed preferences. With 70% of the world now living under authoritarian rule, and 17 consecutive years of democratic backsliding, we explore the “boiling

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41:15

Dual Citizenship: Loyalty, Law & Living in Two Countries

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2026/05/02

Over 200 million people worldwide hold dual citizenship, yet the concept was considered an international abomination less than a century ago. This episode explores the dramatic shift from the League of Nations’ 1930 call to abolish it to today’s patchwork of permissive countries like the US and Israel, partial restrictions in Germany and Spain, and hardline bans in China, India, and Japan. We unpack the practical realities: the “master nationality rule” that leaves you without diplomatic protection

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41:27

Who Gets to Vote from Abroad?

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2026/05/02

This episode explores the logistics and philosophy of overseas voting. First, how the U.S. military and State Department move ballots through dedicated mail channels and diplomatic pouches, compared to Israel’s tightly controlled system where only official emissaries vote at embassy polling stations. Then, the deeper question: should citizens who have permanently left their country still have a say in its elections? We examine the global spectrum of external voting rules, from permissive models in

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37:14

What Makes an Election Actually Free and Fair?

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2026/05/02

What separates a genuine democratic election from a carefully staged piece of political theater? This episode unpacks the specific criteria that election monitors and political scientists use to assess electoral integrity — from the legal framework and voter registration to candidate rights, media access, and the counting process. We explore the critical distinction between the state and the government, why paper trails matter for auditability, how electronic voting creates transparency risks, and

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36:54

Can You Speed-Date Your Way to the Right Therapy?

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2026/05/02

Finding the right therapist often feels like a blind draw—you call a clinic, take whoever is available, and hope their modality works for you. But what if you could try before you buy? This episode explores the messy reality of therapy matching: why the label on a therapist's profile doesn't always match what happens in session, and why patients rarely know what alternatives exist. We look at real tools already in the space—from Spring Health's corporate-backed matching algorithm to the UK's What

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35:43

Saturday Drums vs Quiet Homes: Protest Rights in...

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2026/05/02

This episode tackles a question from a listener in Jerusalem: when the same protesters show up every Saturday with drums and chants, rotating through different grievances but never leaving the same street corner, does protected political expression cross into public nuisance? We explore the legal framework of "time, place, and manner" restrictions, the exhaustion effect documented in protest research, and how countries like Germany and the UK have developed practical balances — from noise limits and

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30:58

Can Opposition Be Constructive in a Democracy?

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2026/05/02

A listener in Jerusalem noticed a pattern: the same protesters showing up regardless of the issue—whether judicial reform, hostage negotiations, or the Iran war. This sparked a deeper question about the role of opposition in a parliamentary democracy. Is it possible to have a "loyal opposition" that criticizes without trying to tear down the system? Or does the structure of multi-party politics inevitably incentivize blanket obstruction? This episode explores the tension between protesting specific

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35:31

Mapping the Therapy Family Tree: CBT, ACT, DBT & Beyond

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2026/05/02

This episode traces the real genealogy of modern psychotherapy — from Beck and Ellis through the third wave of ACT and DBT — and explores the subtler deviations like MBCT, CPT, and Schema Therapy. It also tackles the question of whether AI could help match patients to the right therapy based on their temperament, since clinical trials that average everyone together miss that distinction entirely.

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43:36

Building a House with KNX: Smart Home Infrastructure...

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2026/05/02

Can you wire a residential house with the same industrial-grade building automation that hotels and airports use? This episode explores the parallel universe of professional smart home systems — KNX, Modbus, and Loxone — and how they differ from consumer Wi-Fi and Zigbee gadgets. We break down the hardware you need, the real costs (expect 5-10x consumer pricing), and how to integrate everything with Home Assistant for a hybrid architecture that's locally controlled, cloud-independent, and built to

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36:26

Life Coaching vs Therapy: How to Choose

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2026/05/02

When you search for help with career transitions, personal goals, or mental health, you get life coaches, therapists, and social workers all in the same results. How do you choose? This episode breaks down what life coaching actually is, where it fits among the helping professions, and what credentials actually matter. We explore the International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentialing system, compare it to licensed clinical professions, and offer a practical heuristic: past-focused issues belong

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30:12

The Secret Superpower of Occupational Therapy

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2026/05/02

Occupational therapy is one of the most misunderstood professions in healthcare. Most people associate it with handwriting practice for kids or helping stroke survivors hold a fork again. But the actual scope is wildly broader—covering sensory processing in adults, executive function, mental health, chronic illness, energy management, and assistive technology across the entire lifespan. In this episode, we map what OTs actually do, how they differ from physiotherapists, ADHD coaches, and therapists,

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29:19

Tracing the Hidden History of CBT to Life Coaching

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2026/05/02

Every self-help book and life coaching app telling you to "change your thoughts" has a paper trail. This episode traces that lineage from Aaron Beck's 1963 paper on automatic thoughts, through Albert Ellis's ABC model, to Kara Lowentheil's CTFAR framework. We explore the key philosophical fork between clinical CBT—which asks "Is this thought true?"—and coaching models that ask "Is this thought useful?" Plus, a survey of the coaching frameworks and daily practices that turned clinical methodology

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28:48

Ceasefire Bread: Raw Dough Under a Golden Crust

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2026/05/01

Just hours after the US formally declared hostilities with Iran terminated, the Israeli defense minister warned war may resume soon, Iran’s new Supreme Leader vowed to protect nuclear capabilities, and CENTCOM briefed President Trump on strike options. In this episode, we break down the fragile ceasefire, the secret deployment of Israeli Iron Beam systems to the UAE, and the dangerous gap between official declarations and on-the-ground realities. Is this a genuine pause or the kindling for a larger

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34:38

DNS Blocking Showdown: Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home

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2026/05/01

If you're running OPNsense and wondering whether to add Pi-hole or AdGuard Home for network-level ad and tracker blocking, this episode breaks down the practical differences. We cover encrypted DNS support, blocklist management, query log usability, per-client filtering rules, and the critical limitations of DNS-level blocking against first-party tracking and browser fingerprinting. Plus: why starting with one moderate blocklist beats stacking five aggressive ones, and how to handle IoT devices that

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33:42

Pseudo-Personalized Emails: The New Spam Uncanny Valley

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2026/05/01

Daniel sent in a frustration many technical folks share: those emails that pretend to be personal outreach but are clearly automated scraping spam, with no unsubscribe link and just enough scraped detail to feel almost real. We break down why this "pseudo-personalization" is technically distinct from traditional spam, the legal gray zones it exploits, and practical filtering approaches — from domain age checks in n8n workflows to LLM-based classification with soft-fail safety nets. If you're tired

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35:32

The Hidden Superpower of F13-F24 Keys

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2026/05/01

Ever run out of keyboard shortcuts and wished for physical buttons? This episode explores the untapped potential of the F13 through F24 keys—a pristine namespace recognized by every operating system but shipped on zero consumer keyboards. We break down how to use them for macros, the power of QMK firmware for layering, and whether you should buy a gaming keyboard, a macro pad, or build your own custom board. Perfect for developers, voice dictation users, video editors, and anyone tired of memorizing

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36:09

Why ADHD Meds Feel Cleaner Than Coffee

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2026/05/01

Why does coffee feel like a "dirty" substitute for ADHD medication, even when you drink liters of it? This episode unpacks the pharmacology behind that subjective experience. Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors — it just prevents your brain from registering fatigue. ADHD medications like methylphenidate and amphetamine target dopamine and norepinephrine systems directly, where they're needed most. We explore the receptor-level differences, why caffeine causes systemic side effects that meds don't,

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