<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a> Gus has won his third &quot;Dog of The Day&quot; title. Stop what you&apos;re doing and listen in.Another big week, packed with:<ul><li>Shame-watching Mormon Wives on Disney</li><li>Meeting Irish men at the gym</li><li>An expanding reliance on Claude to hype me up for social situations..</li></ul>Get in touch. Rate the podcast. Every little helps! <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gus has won his third &amp;quot;Dog of The Day&amp;quot; title. Stop what you&amp;apos;re doing and listen in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another big week, packed with:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shame-watching Mormon Wives on Disney&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Meeting Irish men at the gym&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;An expanding reliance on Claude to hype me up for social situations..&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get in touch. Rate the podcast. Every little helps!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail   Gus has won his third "Dog of The Day" title. Stop what you're doing and listen in. Another big week, packed with: Shame-watching Mormon Wives on DisneyMeeting Irish men at the gymAn expanding reliance on Claude to hype me up for social situations..Get in touch. Rate the podcast. Every little helps!   Support the show 

Ep 32 - About Dogs, Mormons and Claude

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Otto Talks | Episode 31This week:<ul><li>This Week&apos;s Reading: Two articles: one on small actions and the slow accumulation of luck; another on how AI is quietly reshaping the working world, one unremarkable Tuesday at a time</li><li>Realisation of the Week: On still playing football in your mid-thirties, the indignity of patellar tendinitis, and whether the golf era is finally upon us</li><li>What I&apos;m Consuming: Louis Theroux&apos;s Manosphere doc, Love is Blind Ohio, and the return of NRL &amp; AFL</li><li>What Does That Even Mean?: A look at Anthropic&apos;s new report on AI exposure by industry, and my backup career plan involving snow peas and greenkeeping</li></ul>Thanks for listening! <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

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Send us Fan Mail Otto Talks | Episode 31 This week: This Week's Reading: Two articles: one on small actions and the slow accumulation of luck; another on how AI is quietly reshaping the working world, one unremarkable Tuesday at a timeRealisation of the Week: On still playing football in your mid-thirties, the indignity of patellar tendinitis, and whether the golf era is finally upon usWhat I'm Consuming: Louis Theroux's Manosphere doc, Love is Blind Ohio, and the return of NRL &amp; AFLWhat ...

Ep 31 - About Robots, Middle-Age and Louis Theroux

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode.If you would rather read these musings, head over <a href='https://ottotalks.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips'>here</a>.Anyway, a great week spent:<ul><li>In Auckland,</li><li>Learning about &quot;AI Companionship&quot;, and</li><li>thoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...</li></ul>Hope you enjoy! <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would rather read these musings, head over &lt;a href='https://ottotalks.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, a great week spent:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In Auckland,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learning about &amp;quot;AI Companionship&amp;quot;, and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;thoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text  Apologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode. If you would rather read these musings, head over here. Anyway, a great week spent: In Auckland,Learning about "AI Companionship", andthoroughly embarrassing myself at a community gathering...Hope you enjoy!   Support the show 

Ep 30 - About New Zealand, AI Companions and Pokemon

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a> Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It&apos;s at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat.Some fun and games this week:<ul><li>More AI-spiralling,</li><li>Fishing (successfully!), and</li><li>Watching too much Netflix as always..</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It&amp;apos;s at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some fun and games this week:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More AI-spiralling,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fishing (successfully!), and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Watching too much Netflix as always..&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text   Lovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It's at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat. Some fun and games this week: More AI-spiralling,Fishing (successfully!), andWatching too much Netflix as always..  Support the show 

Ep 29 - About Hard Things, Fishing and Nobody

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms">Send a text</a>Dad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland. Action packed week in which I have spoken to:<ul><li>Spoken to random local people,</li><li>Been invited for Yum Cha, and</li><li>Finished the first season of The Pitt (comfortably my favourite show since Slow Horses Season 1...)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1875170/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Action packed week in which I have spoken to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spoken to random local people,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Been invited for Yum Cha, and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finished the first season of The Pitt (comfortably my favourite show since Slow Horses Season 1...)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875170/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text Dad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland.  Action packed week in which I have spoken to: Spoken to random local people,Been invited for Yum Cha, andFinished the first season of The Pitt (comfortably my favourite show since Slow Horses Season 1...)    Support the show 

Ep 28 - About Going Local, Yum Cha and The Pitt

👋 Enjoy the dulcet tones of Otto Thoresen, a Scotsman who finds himself living in Australia with his wife and dog, as he rambles about anything and everything. Ringing endorsements include: “it’s not terrible” and “I didn’t realise I had subscribed”. Be sure to hit that subscribe button and get on the bandwagon before it has even been built! 🛠️

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