Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast

<p>Podcast for <strong>Monthly Roundup #38: January 2026.</strong></p><p>* 00:00 - Introduction</p><p>* 00:10 - California In Crisis</p><p>* 04:26 - Bad News</p><p>* 05:34 - Opportunity Knocks</p><p>* 06:48 - Government Working</p><p>* 12:20 - The Efficient Market Hypothesis Has Thoughts</p><p>* 13:44 - No All That Money Doesn’t Go To Pay Interest</p><p>* 16:58 - While I Cannot Condone This</p><p>* 18:31 - Burnout</p><p>* 21:21 - Good News, Everyone</p><p>* 30:51 - Good Advice</p><p>* 32:08 - For Your Entertainment</p><p>* 41:24 - Gamers Gonna Game Game Game Game Game</p><p>* 41:33 - Sports Go Sports</p><p>* 42:26 - Antisocial Media</p><p>The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/monthly-roundup-38-january-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/monthly-roundup-38-january-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at <a href="https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Podcast episode for <strong>AI #151: While Claude Coworks.</strong></p><p>* 00:00:00 - Introduction</p><p>* 00:00:53 - Table of Contents</p><p>* 00:03:20 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility</p><p>* 00:06:23 - Huh, Upgrades</p><p>* 00:09:37 - Comparative Advantage</p><p>* 00:10:13 - Overcoming Bias</p><p>* 00:12:31 - Choose Your Fighter</p><p>* 00:13:41 - Get My Agent On The Line</p><p>* 00:14:53 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon</p><p>* 00:17:29 - Fun With Media Generation</p><p>* 00:21:10 - A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer</p><p>* 00:22:51 - They Took Our Jobs</p><p>* 00:26:18 - Autonomous Killer Robots</p><p>* 00:29:19 - Get Involved</p><p>* 00:29:56 - Introducing</p><p>* 00:33:09 - In Other AI News</p><p>* 00:35:01 - Show Me the Money</p><p>* 00:36:12 - Quiet Speculations</p><p>* 00:39:17 - The Quest for Sane Regulations</p><p>* 00:41:47 - China Proposes New Regulations On AI</p><p>* 00:46:31 - Chip City</p><p>* 00:50:23 - The Week in Audio</p><p>* 00:54:33 - Ghost in a Jar</p><p>* 00:55:50 - Rhetorical Innovation</p><p>* 01:06:08 - Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult</p><p>* 01:06:28 - People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone</p><p>The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-151-while-claude-coworks?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-151-while-claude-coworks?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at <a href="https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Podcast episode for <strong>When Will They Take Our Jobs?</strong></p><p>* 00:00 - Introduction</p><p>* 01:37 - Normality Is Magic</p><p>* 03:20 - Welcome To The Cyborg Era</p><p>* 06:32 - The Cyborg Era Will End Within Our Lifetimes</p><p>* 08:18 - Transitional Unemployment In The Cyborg Era Will Be High</p><p>* 09:27 - Congratulations, Many Of You Are Literally A Human</p><p>* 10:11 - You’ve Got Taste</p><p>* 12:18 - The Revolution of Rising AI Capabilities</p><p>* 12:43 - The Revolution of Rising Expectations</p><p>* 13:15 - Proceed With Caution</p><p>* 14:00 - The Ostrich Take</p><p>The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/when-will-they-take-our-jobs?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/when-will-they-take-our-jobs?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p><p>I have also converted Séb’s original post: </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/askwhocastsai/p/the-cyborg-era-what-ai-means-for?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/askwhocastsai/p/the-cyborg-era-what-ai-means-for?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at <a href="https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Podcast episode for <strong>Claude Coworks</strong></p><p>* 00:00 - Introduction</p><p>* 02:11 - Early Takes</p><p>* 05:24 - Minimum Viable Product</p><p>* 06:34 - Maximum Viable Product</p><p>* 07:43 - Backup Your Directory</p><p>* 08:04 - Meanwhile In Claude Code News</p><p>* 15:25 - You Are The Bottleneck</p><p>* 17:40 - Claude Code Upgrades</p><p>* 18:57 - Oh No</p><p>* 19:57 - I’m In Danger</p><p>* 20:29 - In The Beginning Was The Command Line</p><p>The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/claude-coworks?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/claude-coworks?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at <a href="https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Podcast episode for <strong>Dating Roundup #10: Gendered Expectations. </strong></p><p>* 00:00 - Introduction</p><p>* 00:11 - You’re Single Because Your Emotions Gave Her The Ick</p><p>* 05:16 - You Are Still Single Because You Don’t Know When To Show Emotions</p><p>* 08:19 - You’re Single Because You Don’t Have Enough Gendered Energy</p><p>* 09:49 - You’re Single And I Have To Praise You Like I Should</p><p>* 12:30 - You’re Single Because You Guessed Wrong On Paying For The Date</p><p>* 15:20 - You’re Single But Not Because You Make Too Much Money</p><p>* 16:51 - You’re Single Because You Gave Someone A Ride</p><p>* 19:21 - You’re Single Because You Left The Price Tag On But It’s For The Best</p><p>* 21:25 - You’re Single So You At Least Get To Keep Your Upgrade</p><p>* 22:54 - You’re Single Because You Tried To Problem Solve</p><p>* 24:46 - You’re Single Because You Were Actually A Crazy Stalker</p><p>The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/dating-roundup-10-gendered-expectations?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&#38;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/dating-roundup-10-gendered-expectations?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at <a href="https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>