Casey Newton

Bard Fork, and How to Talk So Chatbots Will Listen

Jeff Perry

Mar 28, 2023

Hard Fork is a show that I slept on far too long and as someone that has interviewed Casey before I feel shame admitting it. This episode in particular really grabbed on to me, and it was so good I plan to listen to it again in a few days.

In short hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton asked their listeners to send in examples of how they are using AI in their lives and some of the examples given made me want to open my laptop and start playing around with what AI tools I have available.

How this $40 pencil nearly went extinct

This video from Wall Street Journal is a fantastic short doc about the history of the Blackwing 602 pencil and how it nearly went extinct. I absolutely love docs like this. It’s short, informative, niche, and well edited. Sign me up for any and all other documentaries like this

A New Addition

I’m elated to share that my daughter, Sloane, was born 13 days ago. She’s a happy and healthy girl born 3 weeks early. She has beautiful blue eyes, a fierce set of lungs, and loves being a night owl. As a new parent there’s lots of learning

The Future of Podcasting is Independent

I have been thinking a lot about the podcasting industry lately. The main thread is how even though there were massive layoffs in the podcasting industry, ad revenue and listenership continues to grow. It seems the podcasting industry is set to have the same fate as the newspaper and television

Never Post Episode 0: Independent Media Roundtable

To kick things off, we had a roundtable conversation with a trio of makers and thinkers, all of whom are creating independent media. They are Gita Jackson (Aftermath), Alex Sujong Laughlin (Defector Media), and Rusty Foster (Today in Tabs). We wanted to talk with Gita, Alex and Rusty about the

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How this $40 pencil nearly went extinct

A New Addition

The Future of Podcasting is Independent

Never Post Episode 0: Independent Media Roundtable