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The Good Stuff

The Good Stuff is a low-fi dialogue with Pete Winn and Andy David. Each week, we share our everyday experiences working with artificial intelligence and how it"s fundamentally changing the rules of work and business, the economy, entrepreneurship, and human potential. Expect a mix of chats out of the back of a van at the beach, walking interviews and general use of dialectic and discussion with insightful guests that lift the lid on complex topics. Chilled out, minimal jargon, authentic.

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01:17:21

Good Stuff 53 - Own your AI Stack

The Good Stuff ·

2026/04/15

Jarrad Grigg returns for a proper van experience. The episode kicks off with Mythos skepticism—marketing spin dressed as existential threat, same playbook as GPT-2. The real concern isn't frontier models being "too powerful," it's the tiering of intelligence to highest bidders and the creeping nerf of consumer-tier models. Jarrad's been going deep on local models (Gemma 4, quantized versions) but finds them six months behind frontier and context-limited. Pete's Mac Mini

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01:08:45

Good Stuff 52 - AI First Organisations

The Good Stuff ·

2026/04/08

Happy birthday to The Good Stuff one year in. Pete and Andy dig into what happens when organisations stop being sized for humans. Jack Dorsey's Block restructuring provides the jumping-off point: if hierarchies exist because humans can only manage so much information flow, what happens when that constraint disappears? The haul pack analogy returns - those mining trucks are that size because of humans, not physics. Remove the driver and the optimal size changes. Same with companies. The GLP-1

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01:01:16

Good Stuff 51 - The AI Endgame

The Good Stuff ·

2026/04/01

Pete and Andy break down why throwing agents at problems is the mid-curve play, expensive, unpredictable, and destined to be undercut by anyone who takes the extra step to encode their business into software.Also - why every business needs a Wingman Bob, the trifecta of skills that actually matter now, and the uncomfortable truth that agents belong in cubicles.**Key Moments:**- [01:39] Three themes: the parlor trick, why AI is useful, and the end game- [02:14] "The parlor trick is that it

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01:13:02

Good Stuff 50 - Justin Moon and 9 Months of AI Psychosis

The Good Stuff ·

2026/03/25

The big episode 50! Justin Moon from HRF joins Pete and Andy to talk about "AI psychosis". The crew dig into HRF's work equipping activists with encrypted tools, why code production isn't the bottleneck anymore, how civil society becomes the crucial third pillar and whether we're returning to a frontier society where willpower beats credentials.**Key Moments:**- [02:07] "I've had AI psychosis going on for nine months now"- [03:14] "I got really good at

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00:55:50

Good Stuff 49 - Why Your Kids should Cheat with AI

The Good Stuff ·

2026/03/18

# The Good Stuff, Episode 49: Why You Should Let Your Kids Cheat With AI*Hosts:* Pete and AndyA friend's question about preparing kids for the AI future kicks off a discussion on credentialing, portfolio careers, and why homework automation might actually be the skill worth developing. Pete and Andy argue that software engineering was never about coding—it was about solving problems and encoding answers so you never have to solve them again. The same applies to your business: agents are expensive

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01:32:25

Good Stuff 48 - OpenClaw vs Wingman

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2026/03/11

# The Good Stuff, Episode 48: OpenClaw, Memory, and the Hate Model*Hosts:* Pete and Andy, with returning guest Deadman (Anthony)Deadman's back to debrief on his OpenClaw adventures—voice cloning Bandit from Bluey, building a Bali trip chatbot that immediately leaked the dossier when Tim asked nicely, and discovering just how fickle markdown-based memory really is. The crew digs into agent autonomy vs determinism, why Pete built Wingman a "subconscious," and whether the service-as-a-software model

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01:18:14

Good Stuff 47 - Will AI Take Your Job

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2026/03/04

# The Good Stuff, Episode 47: Will AI Take Your Job?*Hosts:* Pete and Andy (beach setup with new flag, plane, and aggressive campfire lighting)Block just axed 4,000 people—40% of the company—citing AI, and the stock jumped 16%. Pete and Andy dig into what this signals: air cover for cutting fat, or the start of something bigger? They run the publishing analogy (monks to podcasts, cost went to zero, yet more people publish than ever), explore why "21 millionaires" beats the billion-dollar unicorn

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01:13:11

Good Stuff 46 - OpenClaw Privacy Agents

The Good Stuff ·

2026/02/26

# The Good Stuff, Episode 46: Open Claw, Privacy and Agents*Hosts:* Pete and Andy (undisclosed location due to summer storm)Pete's built Console, a personal interface for Wingman that solves the agent control problem: encrypt everything, then deliberately decrypt only what you want them to see. They explore why markdown files won't scale for agent memory, how the "North Korean hacker" is a better mental model than "new employee" for AI access, and whether we're all living in a bubble. Plus: workshop

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00:46:09

Good Stuff 45 - Building AI Champions

The Good Stuff ·

2026/02/18

The Good Stuff, Episode 45: Building AI ChampionsHosts: Pete and Andy with jazz van soundtrackPete and Andy explore why you can't outsource AI capability to consultants. Why strategy lives downstream of experimentation and watching 25 senior managers go from "what do I say to this thing?" to building full Nostr apps in an hour. Plus: why AI agents are vampires you've invited into your house!**Key Moments:**- [00:25] Framing the episode: building AI capability must come from trial and error, not

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00:58:39

Good Stuff 44 - Is this the death of Software?

The Good Stuff ·

2026/02/11

The Good Stuff, Episode 44: Is This the Death of Software?Pete and Andy revisit the death of SaaS thesis from episode one. and is it really playing out?**Key Moments:**- [00:40] Andy's hot take: everyone's having opinions on the death of software- [01:05] Callback to episode one: "Where does the value flow?" — they called this two years ago- [02:08] Client realization: "People could just build their own stuff, can't they?" - [02:54] The thesis: software development is now a commodity, value

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01:12:50

Good Stuff 43 - How to Work with AI Agents Effectively

The Good Stuff ·

2026/02/04

SummaryIn this episode, Pete and Andy discuss the successful launch of Optikon, their Miro-like infinite canvas tool, and the surprising attention it received from Miro's leadership team on LinkedIn. The conversation explores the philosophy behind building a custom tool stack using Nostr primitives, enabling seamless integration without API key management headaches. Pete dives deep into SuperBased development, explaining how encrypted record sync works and why it matters for privacy-conscious

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01:27:24

Good Stuff 42 - Building Tools That Respect You with AI

The Good Stuff ·

2026/01/28

In this episode, Anthony "DeadmanOz" returns as The Good Stuff's first ever repeat guest to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-assisted development and the critical importance of data sovereignty. The conversation explores how technical barriers are collapsing, making creative vision the primary requirement for building software. Pete unveils several new projects including SovThing (a Nostr-based file sync alternative) and SuperBased (an encrypted database infrastructure),

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00:57:03

Good Stuff 41 - Mental Models for Using AI

The Good Stuff ·

2026/01/21

With Pete Winn and Andy David - In this week's episode, Pete's reconsidering everything after realizing Gigi might be right about relays. They explore the flow state problem of agent work, why Optikon and Night Watchman will change everything, and deliver the definitive analogy for why one-shotting code doesn't work. Plus: game interfaces for agent management, spatial audio insights, and why most software isn't production-ready anyway.TIMESTAMPS:[00:59] Andy steps back from AI

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00:59:45

Good Stuff 40 - Building Digital Lemonade Stands with AI

The Good Stuff ·

2026/01/14

Episode 40: Building Digital Lemonade Stands with AIHosts: Pete and Andy (celebrating the big 4.0 at the beach)Episode 40! Pete launches his first digital lemonade stand with Ambulando—a habit tracker you pay for by the hour (4 sats). They explore what it means to build permissionless micro-businesses in cyberspace, why you should just build something (anything), and how their methodologies keep evolving between planning and iteration. Plus: the architect vs gardener approach, pluggable databases,

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01:11:49

Good Stuff 39 - Big Stuff for 2026

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2026/01/07

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 39: The Big StuffHosts: Pete and AndyPete accidentally calls it "The Big Stuff" and decides to run with it. They dive into Dumpling Town—a game Pete built with his daughter in 90 minutes that now has an economy, side quests, and soy sauce rivers. Treating agents like humans, building family chat apps to avoid WhatsApp, the new Hal orchestration agent, and reflections on a year of shipping software.Key Moments:[01:48] Building Dumpling Town:

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00:59:03

38 - The Rise of Vibe Product Manager

The Good Stuff ·

2025/12/31

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 38: The Rise of Vibe Product Manager**Hosts:** Pete and Andy (New Year's Eve edition at the beach)Pete reveals he's stopped coding entirely after 12 months of learning—now he just product manages a team of agents. They explore the shift from "vibe coding" to "vibe product management," why Pete built Slack in a day, and the addictive power of tight feedback loops. Plus: steel-manning the security concerns, why raw dogging

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00:58:57

37 - Stocking Fillers - AI Predictions for 2026

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2025/12/24

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 37: Stocking Fillers - Predictions for 2026Hosts: Pete and Andy (sporting festive headgear at the beach)Pete and Andy kick off their Christmas predictions episode with zero preparation and maximum confidence. They tackle the biggest question: what will happen in 2026? Key Moments:[00:51] Andy's two-for-one Christmas prediction: most AI predictions won't eventuate, no AGI in 2026[03:09] Revised timeline: feels more like a 10-year transition than

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01:01:47

36 - AI Fallacies

The Good Stuff ·

2025/12/17

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 36: AI Fallacies Hosts: Pete and AndyPete and Andy tackle common AI fallacies head-on, starting with the "junior developer" myth. They explore why juniors will actually thrive and why we're entering a golden age for small teams. Plus: reflections from their first Touch Don't Look workshop, the death of traditional SaaS, and why Pete is "insanely excited" about where they're going with Wingman.Key Moments:* [01:49] The

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01:20:32

35 - The State of AI Tools w. DeadmanOz

The Good Stuff ·

2025/12/10

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 35: The State of AI Tools**Hosts:** Pete and Andy **Guest:** Anthony (Dead Man Oz) - AI enthusiast, open source developer, Perth local Pete and Andy sit down with Anthony at the back of the van to discuss two and a half years of using AI coding tools. From surviving the Claude degradation period to building custom tax software, they explore multi-model planning workflows, the death of white-collar jobs, and what work looks like when kids enter the

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01:13:21

34 - Touch, don't look

The Good Stuff ·

2025/12/03

Hosts: Pete and AndyPete and Andy reflect on their first "Touch Don't Look" workshop—getting people hands-on with AI tools by building custom to-do apps in 60-90 minutes. They unveil their complete business model: Touch Don't Look (taster workshops), Speedrun (day-long build sessions), and Marginal Gains (SME community gym). The conversation explores why Excel rules enterprise, energy management over time management, the Advent Calendar games project, and why Context VM is one of the most important

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