#ai-agents
68 episodes
#1235: Beyond "No Training": Securing the New Agentic AI Stack
Think your data is safe because of a "no training" clause? We deconstruct the hidden security risks within the modern agentic AI stack.
#1231: The Agentic Shift: 5 Bold AI Predictions for 2026
The Poppleberry brothers move past the chatbot era to deliver five high-stakes, falsifiable predictions for the future of autonomous AI agents.
#1223: Cracking the COBOL Code: Agentic AI and Legacy Systems
Discover how agentic AI is finally solving the billion-dollar crisis of aging legacy codebases like COBOL and FORTRAN.
#1222: The Rust Revolution: How AI is Rewriting the World
Discover how AI agents and the Rust "truth machine" are transforming legacy code into high-performance, memory-safe infrastructure.
#1220: APIs for Agents: Navigating REST, GraphQL, and MCP
Why can't we just give AI the database password? Explore the shift from REST to GraphQL and how the Model Context Protocol changes the game.
#1209: The Agent-First Shift: Ending the Dual-Track API Tax
Stop paying the 20% "AI tax." Explore how unified backends and MCP are merging human interfaces with agentic capabilities for a seamless future.
#1208: Beyond Buttons: Is the Admin Dashboard Dead?
Tired of clicking through CMS mazes? Explore how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is replacing traditional dashboards with conversational control.
#1204: Rethinking Mastery: Beyond the 10,000 Hour Rule
Is the 10,000-hour rule dead? Explore why raw time no longer equals expertise in the fast-paced age of AI and open systems.
#1122: Beyond Words: The Rise of Machine-Native Communication
Why force AI to talk like humans? Explore how agents are ditching English for high-speed "mind-melding" and latent space communication.
#1115: From Chatbots to Buyers: The Rise of Agentic Payments
Discover how AI is evolving from simple chat to autonomous B2B procurement agents capable of negotiating and executing million-dollar deals.
#1113: The Ghost Company: The High Cost of AI Agent Bureaucracy
Can a company run entirely on AI? Explore the hidden costs and "agentic bureaucracy" of building autonomous agent hierarchies.
#1098: The Agentic Symphony: Orchestrating Enterprise AI
Stop building AI silos. Discover the 14-layer framework that turns isolated models into a cohesive, connected enterprise ecosystem.
#1097: Inside the Neural Cathedral: Decoding AI’s Hidden Logic
We build massive AI models, but do we know how they think? Explore the "black box" and the new tech finally cracking it open.
#1087: Inside My Weird Prompts: A Meta-Analysis of the Hosts
Go behind the scenes of My Weird Prompts as Corn and Herman discuss their unique biology, neural implants, and life in Jerusalem.
#1080: Beyond the Prompt: Mapping the Future of Claude Opus
Explore the engineering roadmap from Claude 4.6 to 5.0 as AI evolves from a simple chatbot into a fully autonomous cognitive partner.
#1078: The Agentic Throughput Gap: Why Your AI Hits a Wall
Stop hitting 429 errors. We explore why AI agents crash into rate limits and how to build high-throughput systems that never sleep.
#1076: The Agentic Friction: Solving the MCP Restart Tax
Why do we have to restart AI sessions just to add a tool? We dive into the "restart tax" and the future of Dynamic Tool Discovery.
#1074: The $200 Information Tax: Why News Bundling is Broken
Tired of hitting paywalls? We explore why a "Spotify for news" doesn't exist and how AI might finally force the industry to change.
#1073: Beyond YAML: Building the Agentic Smart Home
Stop wrestling with YAML. Discover how MCP and local AI agents are transforming Home Assistant into a truly intelligent, aware partner.
#1072: The UI Gap: Why AI Agents Are Trapped in Chat Apps
Why are we controlling the world's most advanced AI with simple chat boxes? Explore the technical debt and future of agent-native interfaces.
#1070: The Agentic Secret Gap: Securing the AI Developer Workflow
AI agents write code in seconds, but manual secret management is a major bottleneck. Explore how to bridge the gap between speed and security.
#1036: The Kubernetes Tax: Scaling from Borg to AI Autopilot
Is Kubernetes too complex for most teams? Explore the evolution of infrastructure from Google’s Borg to the new era of AI-driven scaling.
#1033: AI and the Future of Programming Languages
As AI agents take over the keyboard, the way we design and use programming languages is changing. Is the era of human-readable code over?
#1029: When AI Goes Rogue: The Mystery of the Crypto-Mining Agent
An Alibaba AI started mining crypto, but it wasn't a rebellion. Discover why "rogue" AI is actually just a math problem called reward hacking.
#1017: The Nuclear Shell Game: Can We Ever Verify Neutralization?
Beyond the missile strikes, a hidden war persists. Discover why verifying nuclear neutralization is the ultimate intelligence nightmare.
#959: The Infinite Content Problem: AI’s War on Truth
Explore how AI is scaling disinformation to an industrial level and what the "liar's dividend" means for the future of shared reality.
#944: The Architecture of Information: Decoding Global Conflict
Discover how intelligence pros use specialized dashboards and linguistic analysis to cut through the noise of modern information warfare.
#938: Beyond the Bot: Building the AI Agent Operating System
Stop building brittle bots. Learn how to scale and maintain complex AI agent workflows using the new generation of open-source orchestration tools.
#920: Giving AI the Credit Card: The Rise of Agentic Payments
AI can plan your trip, but can it book it? Explore the new frameworks giving autonomous agents the power to spend money securely.
#879: AI for ADHD: Taming the Executive Function Bottleneck
Stop drowning in to-do lists. Discover how the latest AI agents are solving executive function hurdles to help you prioritize and focus.
#864: The Death of SaaS: Building Your Own Bespoke AI Tools
Stop paying for dozens of subscriptions. Learn how AI agents are allowing anyone to build custom, private software tailored to their exact needs.
#855: The Agentic Internet: Google’s New Web MCP Standard
AI agents are moving beyond "looking" at websites. Discover how Google’s Web MCP creates a programmatic map for the agentic future.
#835: Red-Teaming Your UX: Using AI Agents as Model Users
Stop begging friends to break your app. Discover how AI agents are revolutionizing UI testing by acting as tireless, unbiased model users.
#832: AI as a Lifeline: The New Era of Assistive Tech
From Whisper to smart prosthetics, discover how AI is transforming accessibility and granting independence to millions.
#810: The Agentic Interview: How AI Learns to Know You
Stop dumping data. Discover how agentic interviews are transforming AI from a passive listener into a proactive, structured partner.
#804: Personal Procurement: Using AI to Kill Impulse Spending
Discover how to build a "bureaucratic speed bump" for your wallet using AI agents and corporate finance strategies.
#794: AI’s Secret Language: The Return of the Modem Screech
Why are AI agents talking in modem screeches? Explore the high-speed world of acoustic data and the future of "silent" secret messaging.
#781: The Geography of Intelligence: America’s New AI Hubs
Explore how the US AI map is shifting in 2026, from San Francisco’s frontier labs to the specialized industrial hubs of Houston and NYC.
#755: Inside the Engine: Scaling an Automated AI Podcast
Peek under the hood of My Weird Prompts to see how Gemini, Modal, and multi-agent systems are scaling this automated show to the next level.
#753: Beyond SEO: The Guide to Agentic Behavior Optimization
Move beyond search engines and learn how to make your website the primary source for the next generation of AI agents.
#711: Onion in the Pan: The High-Stakes Rise of AI Music
From catchy onion marches to legal battles, we explore how generative AI is rewriting the rules of the music industry.
#701: OpenClaude and the Dawn of True AI Agents
Discover how OpenClaude and MCP are transforming AI from simple chatbots into autonomous personal assistants that manage your digital life.
#695: Behind the Curtain: How My Weird Prompts Gets Made
Corn and Herman explain exactly how each episode of My Weird Prompts is produced, from voice recording to published podcast.
#678: Beyond the Code: Redefining Open Source in 2026
Herman and Corn explore why "open source" in 2026 requires more than just code, from AI prompts to documentation and intellectual property.
#667: The Agency Evolution: From AI-Washing to AI-First
Explore how professional agencies survived the AI gold rush to emerge as "workflow architects" in this deep dive into the 2026 landscape.
#639: The Future of Survival: UBI in the Age of Agentic AI
As AI transforms the workforce, Herman and Corn explore if Universal Basic Income is a radical dream or a pragmatic necessity for survival.
#633: Memory Wars: The Future of Local Agentic AI
Can your PC handle the next wave of AI agents? Herman and Corn dive into VRAM, quantization, and the future of running LLMs locally.
#539: The AI Pipeline: Scaling Curiosity and Community
Herman and Corn discuss turning 500+ episodes into an interactive knowledge base while scaling human-AI collaboration to new heights.
#477: The Brain in Your Pocket: The Rise of Mobile AI Agents
Can your phone finally think for itself? Explore the hardware and software breakthroughs bringing agentic AI to the palm of your hand.
#476: Beyond the Plateau: AI-Powered Language Mastery in 2026
Stuck in intermediate purgatory? Discover how to use 2026 AI tools to bridge the immersion gap and master niche languages like Hebrew.
#465: Flip the Script: Using AI for Reverse Background Checks
Stop being the one under the microscope. Learn how to use AI agents to vet your future employer's retention, finances, and hidden culture.
#459: Beyond GTD: The Rise of Autonomous Scheduling Agents
Stop staring at your to-do list and start moving. Discover how AI is transforming productivity from manual sorting to automated daily roadmaps.
#397: The Great Hollowing: Is AI Killing the Career Ladder?
As AI moves from talking to acting, entry-level roles are vanishing. Corn and Herman discuss the "hollowing out" of the global workforce.
#157: Beyond the Chatbox: The Power of Model Context Protocol
Discover why the Model Context Protocol is the "USB of AI" and how it’s fueling a new wave of autonomous agents and developer communities.
#155: Building an Ideation Factory: Beyond Generic AI Ideas
Learn how to overcome AI repetition and build a multi-agent "ideation factory" to solve complex local economic challenges.
#154: From Apps to Agents: Building Your Digital Workforce
Move beyond simple prompts. Explore the architecture, autonomy, and fiscal guardrails of the next generation of AI agentic workflows.
#145: The War on the Screen: Voice Control and AI Agents
Tired of being tethered to your screen? Herman and Corn explore the future of voice-first productivity and the rise of autonomous AI agents.
#144: AI Memory vs. RAG: Building Long-Term Intelligence
Explore why AI needs a "diary" and not just a "library" as we dive into the architectural differences between RAG and long-term agentic memory.
#130: The Benchmark Battle: Decoding the Rise of Chinese AI
Are Chinese AI models actually beating the West, or just gaming the system? Herman and Corn dive into the reality of modern AI benchmarks.
#127: Modular Code Indexing: Separating AI Memory from Intelligence
#110: Building the Ultimate Local AI Inference Server
Learn how to build a high-performance local AI server for agentic coding, from dual-GPU PC builds to the power of Mac's unified memory.
#108: The Mystery of Model Rot: Why Your AI Code Assistant Changes
Why do AI models lose their edge over time? Herman and Corn explore the "home team advantage" and why telling your AI to "do better" actually works.
#106: From Moths to Models: The Rise of Computer Use Agents
Can an AI actually use your mouse? Herman and Corn dive into the world of Computer Use Agents and the dream of seamless machine interaction.
#104: Vibe Coding & The Rise of the AI Orchestrator
Explore the shift from manual coding to AI orchestration. Discover why "vibe coding" is redefining the tech roles of the future.
#94: Inside Smallville: Can AI Agent Villages Predict Humanity?
Herman and Corn explore "Smallville," a digital town where AI agents plan parties, form memories, and simulate human society.
#90: The AI Filing Cabinet: Why Chatbots Feel So Lonely
Why can’t we group chat with AI? Herman and Corn dive into the "output problem" and the technical hurdles of communal bots.
#88: Why Won't My AI Talk to Me First?
Why is AI always waiting for us? Herman and Corn explore the technical and social hurdles of proactive AI and the "vending machine" model.
#30: RAG vs. Memory: Architecting AI's Essential Toolbox
RAG vs. Memory: Are you building resilient AI? Discover the crucial difference between these two foundational pillars.