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First Pancake Podcast

The world needs more first pancakes.

This podcast is what happens when a user researcher and product strategist hash out hype and popular trends in technology. It’s honest, minimally produced and reflects over 15 years of experience from Zach (product) and Rachel (research) in their respective fields. You should walk away refreshed, yet thinking deeply and maybe even a bit jolly. 😝 First Pancake is hosted by siblings Zach & Rachel and produced from Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX. firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

technology design

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22:41

Frameworks 'n' Models

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/09/17

They’re a paradox only snowmobiles can solve. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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25:40

Vulnerability or TMI?

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Brené Brown has some things to say about this topic. And she’s smarter than us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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27:43

We Need Doorknobs

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Conversations are tough to get right. Based on research, they either go too long or too short and they’re often awkward and we worry a lot about doing them right. But still, we need them. Also, affordances. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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31:15

AI and a Meaningful Life

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/08/05

We started by reading this article and then went off on tangents about radiologists and shitty AI-enabled jobs. In short, we just like humans. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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36:19

Strategy

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/06/05

Is strategy bullshit? No! Listen as Zac breaks down how he approaches strategy and where the good stuff happens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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29:10

Pbbt, UXR!

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/06/03

A journey through (some of) the reasons Rachel wants to exit the field of UXR, with requisite corporate culture bashing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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37:23

AI ShmAI

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/05/29

We chat about how we’ve squeezed value out of AI - and joke about our dead parents, the cat’s meow and abusing ChatGPT. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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31:09

Working Title: Quitting

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/05/07

Things we reference in this episode:Rubicon Model: It was Julius Caesar, not Napoleon! We continue to learn things. Intermittent reinforcement: Researchers found that the way to keep the subjects working longest was to reinforce the behavior at unpredictable intervals, rather than regularly.100 Repetitions: Maybe Atomic Habits? Sunk cost fallacy: the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that

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37:48

The Shitty First Draft

First Pancake Podcast ·

2025/05/02

We come by perfectionism honestly - and generationally - so this shitty first draft is no small feat for us. Listen as we figure out how to start and stop a podcast, introduce our professional backgrounds, wrestle with career transitions and chat about what inspires us to keep going. (Hint: It’s not passion.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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