Patrick McKenzie (patio11) podcast on technology, finance, and systems thinking.

We publish episodes weekly on Thursdays.
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Latest Episodes

LLMs and the economics of Evil, Inc., with Manish Goregaokar

LLMs and the economics of Evil, Inc., with Manish Goregaokar
The economics of putting germicidal light in every room, with Misha Gurevich and Vivian Belenky of Aerolamp

The economics of putting germicidal light in every room, with Misha Gurevich and Vivian Belenky of Aerolamp
Cheap cognition and the end of practical obscurity, with Garrison Lovely

Cheap cognition and the end of practical obscurity, with Garrison Lovely
What you're actually getting paid in, with Leila Clark

What you're actually getting paid in, with Leila Clark
What LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine

What LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine
YouTube economics now, with Justin Kuiper

YouTube economics now, with Justin Kuiper