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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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30:04

Ghosts in the Talmud: Judaism's Hidden Paranormal...

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2026/07/05

Most people think Judaism rejects ghosts and the paranormal. But the Talmud's very first tractate features Rabbi Yose hearing a disembodied voice in a ruin—and the sages debate it seriously. This episode unpacks the rich, often-hidden Jewish tradition of spirits, demons, and the afterlife. We explore the ibbur (a righteous soul that temporarily helps the living), the dybbuk (a trapped soul needing repair, not exorcism), and shedim (demons created as a separate order, not fallen angels). We also

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28:12

Soul Recycling: Jewish Reincarnation Uncovered

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2026/07/05

At a Shabbat dinner in Katamon, a rabbi mentioned "soul recycling" — and our host had never heard of it. That offhand comment opens a journey into Gilgul Nefeshot, the Jewish doctrine of reincarnation that's been deliberately kept esoteric for centuries. This episode explores three threads: the hidden Kabbalistic tradition of soul repair, Eastern traditions where rebirth is universal and driven by karma, and the peer-reviewed scientific cases of children remembering past lives with verifiable

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29:28

The Peddler's Ledger: From County Cork to Jerusalem

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2026/07/05

What does a Jewish peddler walking rural Ireland in 1905 have in common with a modern immigrant navigating Israeli bureaucracy? Everything, according to this episode. We trace the vikleman — the Yiddish term for a door-to-door peddler who was the original gig economy worker — through the story of one listener's family. From the pogroms of 1880s Lithuania to the dirt roads of County Limerick, from the Limerick riot of 1904 to a smartphone-wielding immigrant in Jerusalem, we explore how economic

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26:06

The Hosepipe-to-Digest AI: Your Outbox Middleware

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2026/07/05

What if an AI sat between your outbox and your recipient's inbox? This episode explores a novel open-source tool concept: AI middleware that intercepts your firehose of emails, holds them in a buffer, and delivers one structured executive summary with BLUF subject lines on a schedule. We break down the five-stage pipeline—intercept, classify urgency, buffer, summarize, deliver—and discuss the clever design decisions like two-tier urgency override and contradiction detection that make this more than

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32:24

The Two-Week Perpetual Cholent Playbook

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2026/07/05

Can you serve a two-week perpetual stew to unsuspecting Shabbat dinner guests — and only reveal the secret when someone asks for the recipe? We break down the food safety rules, flavor science, and social dynamics of running a continuous-simmer cholent for 14 days. From the foundation phase (vegetable broth only, no beans or meat until day three) to the maturation window (days 7-10, where collagen creates velvety texture) to the guest prep phase (stop improvising 48 hours before), this episode turns

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24:25

What Makes a Ladder Safe at 3 Meters

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2026/07/05

Most people choose ladders by weight and material, but stability at height is almost entirely about base geometry. This episode breaks down what actually keeps you upright at three meters — duty ratings, spreader bar mechanisms, and why a wide aluminum A-frame beats a heavy steel one every time. If you've ever stood on the top rung of a wobbly ladder and thought "I probably shouldn't be doing this," this one's for you.

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37:26

How 4 Democracies Decide If Laws Are Valid

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2026/07/05

Judicial review sounds like a dusty legal concept, but it's the mechanism that decides whether a law lives or dies — and different democracies have built wildly different machinery for that decision. This episode walks through four systems: Ireland and the US with their written constitutions, Israel where the Supreme Court reviews laws despite having no constitution at all, and the UK where Parliament is supreme and courts can only issue strongly worded letters. We explore how standing rules

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37:58

The Courthouse Gate: Cause of Action in 3 Legal Systems

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2026/07/05

Think if a law is broken, you can sue? Not so fast. The legal system requires a recognized "cause of action" — a specific legal theory connecting a violation to a remedy. This episode traces how the UK, US, and Israel each build this gate differently, from small claims court to the Supreme Court. In the US, post-2009 pleading standards kill cases before discovery. In Israel, standing is broad but political questions block the door. The UK sits in the middle with a facts-forward approach. What

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24:35

The Neuroscience of Harm: When Empathy Has No Cure

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2026/07/05

When the most compassionate advice is to leave someone you love — and that condemns them to isolation — you're facing a genuine tragedy, not a failure of empathy. This episode explores the neuroscience of personality disorders: the fMRI evidence of structural brain differences, the sobering treatment outcomes (only 30% maintain improvement after DBT), and the impossible ethical dilemma of holding compassion for someone whose suffering you cannot stop while protecting yourself from the harm they

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27:14

Can a Narcissistic CEO Be Diagnosed?

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2026/07/05

What happens when the traits we label as personality disorders — grandiosity, lack of empathy, exploitation — are exactly what gets you promoted on a trading floor? This episode stares directly at the DSM's oldest problem: tying diagnosis to social norms. We trace the 1973 removal of homosexuality from the manual (a political vote, not a scientific breakthrough), the "successful psychopath" problem that Robert Hare identified, and the field's best attempt at an answer: the Level of Personality

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34:35

When Your Landlord Becomes the Leak

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2026/07/05

Daniel and his family had to evacuate their Jerusalem apartment after a landlord refused to fix a roof leak, let mold spread, and then terminated their tenancy the day after being recorded admitting fault. In a brutal rental market with under two percent vacancy, they spent months scrambling with a six-month-old. This episode explores whether such experiences of disempowerment and degradation constitute trauma — and what it means to rebuild after the systems that should protect you don't.

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30:42

Perpetual Stew: Safe or Scary?

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2026/07/05

Before refrigeration, humans kept food safe by keeping the fire going under it. A perpetual stew — a pot kept at a continuous simmer for days or weeks — was the default cooking method across human history. In this episode, we break down the microbiology, the practical protocol, and the psychological hurdle of trusting heat the way we trust cold. The USDA confirms: food held above 140°F is safe indefinitely from bacterial growth. So why does a simmering pot feel so wrong?

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23:12

When Your Landlord Evicts You for Asking Repairs

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2026/07/05

In Israel's brutal rental market—where vacancy is under 2% and rents are up 18% since 2023—one tenant's story reveals how the system is designed to work against you. After documenting a landlord's verbal promise to fix a mold-causing leak, Daniel received an eviction notice the next morning. We trace the legal machinery behind the "personal need" loophole, the recording paradox, and why 67% of tenants who file habitability complaints get evicted within 90 days. Plus, what the neuroscience of

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25:51

The Invisible Market for Used Equipment in Israel

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2026/07/05

Have you ever noticed used equipment on Yad2 listed at nearly the price of new? This isn't just bad pricing — it's a symptom of a deeper market failure. In this episode, we explore why Israel's visible secondhand market is broken, why businesses hoard surplus equipment they'll never use, and how a direct approach — walking in and asking — can get you the same items for a fraction of the price. We break down the economics of anchoring bias, transaction costs, and how Israeli "dugri" culture makes

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27:07

What Is It Like to Be a Sloth?

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2026/07/05

We all know the sloth as a slow-motion punchline. But what if the joke is on us? This episode attempts something genuinely unusual: a grounded, biology-first thought experiment about what it's actually like to *be* a sloth. Not the Instagram version — the real thing. We explore the sloth's sensory world (blurry vision, rich olfaction), its extreme energy-conservation metabolism, and the strange phenomenology of hanging upside down for 90% of your life. Drawing on physiology, brain anatomy, and

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30:07

Quarterly Preparedness: A 30-Minute Binder System

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2026/07/05

How do you stay prepared for emergencies without letting it consume your mental energy? This episode unpacks a system built around a single physical binder that becomes your household's source of truth for procedures, checklists, and inventory tracking. The key insight: spaced repetition applied to emergency readiness. By scheduling concentrated 30-minute quarterly reviews, you can maintain genuine preparedness while giving yourself permission to forget about it between sessions. We break down what

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35:27

The Hotel Three Miles Away

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2026/07/05

What if the best vacation you could take is a fifteen-minute Uber to a hotel three miles away? This episode explores why changing your four walls matters more than changing your zip code. We dig into the psychology of the "being away" perception, why the overnight stay is non-negotiable, and how a neighborhood staycation can accelerate your connection to a new home. Featuring research on attention restoration theory, sensory environment and cortisol, and Japan's micro-cation trend.

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20:49

How to Kill a Conversation on Purpose

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2026/07/05

Ever been at a networking event where everyone's performing ambition and you just want to eat the free shrimp in peace? This episode explores the counterintuitive social tactic of deliberately signaling zero ambition. We break down the psychology behind why status-calibration conversations make everyone uncomfortable, the mechanics of crafting a genuinely boring persona that short-circuits the social script, and real field reports from people who've tried it. Plus, we map the ethical line between

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34:25

Building a Safe AC-to-DC Enclosure for MQTT Traffic...

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2026/07/05

Ready to move beyond USB bricks and build real mains-powered hardware? This episode walks through Daniel's project: a twelve-volt DC traffic light controlled by a Raspberry Pi running Eclipse Paho MQTT. We cover enclosure selection, the Mean Well LRS-35-12 constant-voltage supply, proper fusing with an IEC C14 inlet, relay isolation between Pi and LEDs, and multimeter verification per IEC 62368-1. This is the perfect entry point for learning AC-to-DC conversion safety while keeping the low-voltage

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25:04

LoRa Through Concrete: Parking Sensor Deep Dive

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2026/07/05

You need a parking sensor three floors underground in a concrete garage. Wi-Fi and Zigbee won't reach. Ethernet is absurd. What's your move? We explore why sub-gigahertz LoRa is the answer — the physics of longer wavelengths, the 20-30 dB loss per concrete floor, and the link budget math that makes it marginal but possible. We cover Israel's new LoRaWAN standardization, duty cycle limits at 868 vs 915 MHz, and the hardware options: $15 ESP32 modules vs Raspberry Pi HATs. Plus: why point-to-point

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