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Stan and Jon open with snow, Chianti, and a looming Disney Treasure cruise, then map out an Eastern Caribbean itinerary with St. Thomas, Tortola, and Castaway Cay. They debate Enchante versus Palo reservations, swap cruise food pro tips, and chase the perfect sweet treat. A Mack McAnally concert and...

Stan and Jon compare winter routines and reading stacks—from Julius Caesar, Father Brown, and Dante to Narnia and Hunger Games—then trade AI workflows, including using ChatGPT to interview you question by question. They discuss Claude's Co-Work, Apple and Gemini, and the promise of ChatGPT Health be...

Stan and Jon reflect on Jon's California trip for his dad's retirement, unpacking a LinkedIn post about vocation, work, and why "follow your passion" can be misleading. They detour into prompt injection risks for LLMs and web-reading assistants before diving into Disneyland stories: photos vs being ...

Stan and Jon compare Apple Fitness ring goals, debate competitiveness, and trade thoughts on AI coding tools as Stan switches from Claude to Codex for iOS side projects. They share updates on personal sites, WordPress hosting, and a TestFlight invite for Stan's wine tasting app. A Pittsburgh trip hi...

Stan and Jon ring in 2026 with Disneyland plans, a ChatGPT-guided roasted chicken, and a philosophical detour into why chocolate truffles share a name with mushroom truffle oil. Stan questions the value of LinkedIn Premium and broader social media algorithms (Instagram gets rare praise) while poking...

Dear Listener, It's day twenty-two of the Wall Street Journal Wine Advent Calendar, and Stan and Jon are tasting a French Pinot Noir called Le Champs d'Etoilesse (the field of stars). The wine delivers a pale ruby color with high tannins, funky Pinot character, and notes of blackberry, cherry, and b...

Dear Listener, It's day sixteen of the Wall Street Journal Wine Advent Calendar, and tonight Stan and Jon are sipping an Argentine Malbec called Bracero from the San Juan region. The wine opens with earthy notes (Stan says grass, Jon disagrees), develops into blackberry and chocolate mid-palate, and...

Dear Listener, It's day seven of the Wall Street Journal Wine Advent Calendar, and tonight Stan and Jon are sipping a French Cabernet Sauvignon called Bella Roche while discussing everything from wine legs to label scanning mishaps in Stan's wine tasting app. Pro tip: apparently you should decant th...

Dear Listener, In this episode, we kick things off with a mystery: why did Jon unfriend Stan on Facebook? Turns out it was an inbox zero situation gone wrong, which leads us into Stan's philosophy on "lists vs buckets" - a productivity mindset shift from being a meticulous list-walker to b...

Dear Listener, In this special Thanksgiving bonus episode, we tackle the most important question of the holiday season: what makes Thanksgiving truly Thanksgiving? Stan argues that pie - not turkey - is what defines the holiday. Nobody sits down and says "yum, turkey's my favorite," but pi...

Dear Listener, This week we dive deep into the AI wars with Google's new Antigravity IDE hitting the scene. Stan walks through his experience testing this VS Code-based editor with built-in agent capabilities that can actually resize browser windows, detect UI issues, and iterate on fixes autonomous...

Dear Listener, This week we discuss Stan's frustration with Claude Code's sudden degradation, which sparks a conversation about trust in AI services. Jon and Stan then dive into a Decoder interview with web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, exploring his surprisingly optimistic take on AI, personal data pri...

In this first episode back after our hiatus, we dive into software subscriptions, AI-powered tools, and the ever-quickening pace of the tech world. Stan shares his experience juggling services like Claude, ChatGPT, and Grammarly, and what it’s like trying to manage so many overlapping tools. Jon tal...

Dear Listener, Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Guess who's back? Well, almost... Stay tuned as we dust off our microphones. Thanks for sticking with us, Stan Lemon & Jon Kohlmeier

We're headed into 2022 so we look back on 2021 goals and talk about what we expect out of 2022. The goals are less specific this year, but here's hoping