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35:54

Where did the Bicoastal Tech Founders Go?

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2026/10/07

Bi founders (bicoastal) kind of fell off so I caught up with @akcushman in NYC to discuss this. We covered: Bicoastal as an identityWhat is an egirlStatus in SF vs status in NYCAlso just note that I have also gained access to her Hinge account so both me and her dad are now monitoring. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Lighthouse makes U.S. work and green-card visas easy for technical talent and fast-growing teams. From free evaluation to streamlined onboarding, person...

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25:10

🚨 Emergency Pod 🚨 Two Tech Giants Clash Online

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2026/10/01

🚨 Emergency Pod 🚨 No one asked and yet I delivered. it's Factory vs Cognition beef live here on x dot com the everything app. What does this all mean? Who won? I'm not here to deliver the news. I'm here to tell you how to feel. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multiplayer IDE for agents, automations, and intelligent systems. Create agents, automate tasks, and connect your data into systems that actually

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29:23

Office Gyms: The Cognition Garage Gym

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2026/09/28

Introducing MOTS Office Gyms, a series in which I tour the gyms of the greatest companies on this planet. For the inaugural episode I got to tour and rate the @cognition garage gym with @imjaredz and we summoned employees to do pull-ups with us. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multiplayer IDE for agents, automations, and intelligent systems. Create agents, automate tasks, and connect your data into systems ...

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49:16

The New Era of Corporate Comms

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2026/09/25

It's Been A Slow News Week So That's Where MOTS Comes In To Cover What No One Else Is Willing To Cover: Corgi Crash OutsTop 100 Poster ControversyAlex Wang Muse Mascot GooningI Also Responded To All Of Your DMs That You Sent Me Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multiplayer IDE for agents, automations, and intelligent systems. Create agents, automate tasks, and connect your data into systems that actually get ...

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66:31

The Panic and Fear around AI, with Taylor Lorenz

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2026/09/18

Today is the one year anniversary of MOTS and to celebrate I was lucky enough to hang out with @TaylorLorenz at the park and read ads at her. We covered: The creative processAI doomMessaging around data centers and AIWatch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multiplayer IDE for agents, automations, and intelligent systems. Create agents, automate tasks, and connect your data into systems that actually get work done, ...

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25:39

How to Counter AI Doom

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2026/09/14

There is no greater honor in this life than being a "friend of the show" so that's why @baelentina_ and I of MOTS caught up with @theojaffee and @schisofrenia of @MTSlive (we are friends of the show of the friends of the show). They graciously hosted us in Napa this weekend and we got to discuss some AI stuff like: Kanye Nick LandIG girlie AI sentimentNormie doomerismWatch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multipla...

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52:49

How to Make it in San Francisco, with Brianne Kimmel

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2026/09/09

Everyone has moved back to SF so I took @briannekimmel to my favourite spot at my favourite park to drink coffee and protein shakes while discussing this. We covered: How to make it in SFHow one's relationship with Silicon Valley changes over timeIs it possible to get sick of SF?Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Capy is the better way to build and run AI workflows. It’s a multiplayer IDE for agents, automations, and intelligent systems. Create agents, automate tasks, a...

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24:49

🚨Emergency Pod 🚨 Hot Girls in Tech

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2026/09/02

What the timeline needs right now is a male in tech's perspective on the hot girl in tech. It's time to end my career by covering: - Intro posting - The rise of the growth girl - Why it could backfire Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Capy is the better way ...

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62:16

Data Centers are Good Actually, with Stephen Balaban

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2026/09/01

So it turns out that @stephenbalaban (Co-Founder and CTO of @LambdaAPI) and I have been mutuals on X (best friends) for years so it was amazing to finally properly hang out. We covered: - What it was like to be so early - The future biggest owners of compute - Is jalapeño green inspired by NVIDIA green? - Data center misinformation Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers...

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13:52

The State of Software Engineering, with Melkey and...

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2026/08/27

I visited the @vercel openweights event to do the only things I'm okay at: - Lift - Podcast - Talk to dudes I was joined by @MelkeyDev and @andrewqu on the gym couch to discuss the current state of software engineering. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Cap...

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33:24

The State of Startup Marketing in 2026, with Jason Levin

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2026/08/24

In this MOTS extra I took @iamjasonlevin to the park where I apologised to MOTS listeners (in general) and we discussed the state of marketing. We covered: - Paid launch video boosting - Calling yourself hot online - Corgi Cafe alternatives You don't get this kind of analysis anywhere else. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and ap...

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49:31

How to be a Tech Culture Contributor, with Maritza...

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2026/08/20

I caught up with @yoesbeforebros to talk about SF culture and whatever the hell vogue world is (i'm just a boy). We covered: - SF culture in 2026 - Events (@JoinFAI gala, oyster raves???) - Twitter and group chats shaping SF culture Disclaimer: Audio needed to be salvaged for this so it's a little quiet and wonky (I am very intelligent). Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-deve...

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44:52

Is AI-Generated Writing Actually Good? with Signulll

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2026/08/13

I turned @signulll into a giant gray blob and took him to Dolores Park so we could have some takes. We covered: - Why AI writing is good actually - Why AI design is good actually - Dating discourse Is this the worst set of topics ever? Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than tradit...

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55:48

People in SF are Nervous, with Valentina Escudero and...

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2026/08/06

I caught up with @baelentina_ and @lukeigel to get a vibe check on SF so far in 2026 and explain why Corgi-posting proliferated across the timeline (i'm sorry). Also you might have noticed that MOTS looks somewhat polished?? Well Luke's product @trykino kind of changed my life. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications fa...

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23:49

Did Peptides Fall Off? with Max Marchione

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2026/08/02

In today's extra I caught up with @maxmarchione to get a vibe check on peptides (they kind of fell off), get the FDA peptide panel update and talk about each other's stacks and skincare and such. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Superpower is a modern healt...

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52:18

The SF Political Compass, with Sam D'amico and Noah...

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2026/07/27

There has been a lot of discussion of the SF housing crisis on the timeline recently so I brought on @sdamico and @Noahpinion to break down how we got here while we cooked some steaks. Finally MOTS gets political. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Superpowe...

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53:31

The Science of SF Dating, with Celeste Amadon

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2026/07/20

I caught up with @Celesteamadon to chat about a few things SF dating: - Single until series B - The state of dating apps - Men in SF I was also put on the spot with how I used to date (trick question I was terrified). Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less manual effort than traditional tools.Super...

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75:10

The Permanent Underclass and the Future of Human...

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2026/07/13

I took Dr Mike to the park to see the dogs and talk about classic San Francisco topics such as: - the permanent underclass - artificial intelligence - human enhancement and peptides Everybody has been waiting to hear what the bodybuilders have to say about all this. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with...

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47:12

Peptide Tasting and Startup Events in 2026

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2026/07/08

To change things up a bit I found the two most jacked dudes that I know in @mattyp and @zacharyvalles, sat them down on a bench in front of a squat rack and talked about peptide tasting and startup events in 2026. You won't find three dudes talking about technology on a podcast anywhere else. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and ...

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44:25

The State of Design, with Hannah Ahn and Resham Khanna

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2026/06/30

I have heard that saas is dead and now more recently that design is dead? I brought in two of the greatest designers that I know in @hannah_ahn and @Reshusaur to address this and read some tweets and ads and such with me. Hannah also listed fonts to failure. Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Sponsors Blackbox AI is an AI-powered software development platform designed to help developers and non-developers build, test, fix, and deploy code and applications faster and with less m...

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