May 13, 2026 — The Podcast Pivot

We’ve been doing our podcast for nearly a full year, starting right as we were putting our pencils down from writing the book. We didn’t know quite what to expect, but we were excited to try something new, and we learned how to do a podcast, which felt like an accomplishment.

We’ve also has some great interviews:

• AI experts (the professor kind)
• Librarians (who serve communities of students and faculties)
• Historians (who put today things into context)
• Business professors (who talked about incentives)
• Artists (who create)
• Scientists (who study and learn)
• Up-and-coming leaders (who have perspective for the next generation)
• Public health experts (who are having to fight for the right to do their jobs)
• Silicon Valley insiders (who know where the money comes from)
• Philosophers (who think about the big picture)
• Editors (who do the work)

We’ve covered a few very active topics in a variety of ways:

• MAHA
• AI
• OA

This all allowed us to keep learning while we put the finishing touches on the book and got closer to publication date.

But now, we are going to pivot . . .

Our book is coming out, so we’re focusing on everything that goes into that, while leaving coverage of developments to “The Geyser” and writing there. We also have some other projects in the works that are going to require a lot of focus, so we’re using the time saved doing this to focus on those.

Basically, we’re not sure what the podcast will be now. Here are some possibilities:

• Once in a while, we may have episodes like the ones you’ve heard before
• We may make some announcements about the book or have interviews with people involved with it in some way
• We may podcast from an event like a signing or talk
• We may have announcements about the other big projects we’re working on
• We may just jump on it if something crazy happens and we want to talk with you about it

So, stay subscribed to the feed, and we’ll show up soon enough with something we hope you’ll find interesting — we’re just not entirely sure what it might be!

We also will continue to have our “Discoveries of the Week” every time. This week, they include a history of jaywalking:

• https://www.npr.org/2026/05/10/nx-s1-5813709/diving-deep-into-the-fascinating-history-of-americas-jaywalking-laws

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