Episodes

  • 3: 2 people, 1 billion dollars, 0 Tinder dates
    Jul 6 2026

    Henry Blanchard and Kirsty Hulse talk AI, the future of work, and staying human (and solvent) in the chaos year of 2026.

    In this episode: Two people and their swarm of AI agents making a billion dollars a year.

    What an agent actually is, explained for regular people

    why "AI is our Q3 project" is doomed

    why competence stopped being a differentiator.

    you can't own a room you're not even in.

    The first date that ended in tears

    Bot or Not

    The Tinder forums

    The Draft: a balanced emotional portfolio vs a dog with no range

    Enjoy and join us again for episode 4!

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    43 mins
  • 2:  We shall soon be nothing but transparent heaps of jelly to one another.
    Jul 5 2026

    Pillow talk for the future of work. Henry Blanchard and Kirsty Hulse return to talk AI, the future of work, and staying human (and solvent) in the chaos year of 2026.

    In this episode:

    The radio panic, melting train women, killer lightbulbs, and the great pocket calculator strike of the sixties.

    Should you feel guilty about using AI?

    AI slop burgers.

    How tasty and in peril is your data

    Bot or Not

    The Draft: aesthetics vs honest advertising.

    Enjoy and join us again for episode 3 - “Agents, Dates & the Tinder subreddit”

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    31 mins
  • 1: Our Claudes are flirting with each other
    Jul 2 2026

    Henry Blanchard and Kirsty Hulse start a podcast about AI, the future of work, and staying human (and solvent) in the chaos year of 2026.

    In this first episode: our AI assistants have started flirting.

    The single best prompt tip Henry has been gatekeeping at home.

    AI as your most ruthless shopping companion.

    What on earth do we teach the kids? The surprisingly solid case for making them read fantasy books.

    One person. 7,000 agents. A quarter-billion-dollar valuation.

    A slightly unhinged look at where this is all going.

    Bot or Not: why AI-written scripts have a smell you can't unsmell, and why Kirsty may never type again.

    The Draft: a heated contest to assemble the ultimate set of "soft" skills.

    Enjoy and join us again for episode 2!

    Check out all the show notes at: www.TalkWorkytoMe.com
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    38 mins