Notes and insights from podcasts, captured with the help of Podsumo.
New: PodSumo MCP Server — add PodSumo to Claude or ChatGPT and summarize episodes right inside your AI chat. Plus our podcast pick from My First Million — DHH's contrarian playbook for building profitable companies without VC money.
My First Million
Our podcast pick this week: Google DeepMind revisits the 10-year anniversary of AlphaGo defeating Lee Sedol — the match that changed AI forever.
Google DeepMind: The Podcast
New: Share Summary button on every episode. Plus our podcast pick from Freakonomics Radio — Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr on how only 2-3% of the labor force drives all economic progress.
Freakonomics Radio
Bug fixes and groundwork for next week's feature. Plus our podcast pick from The Economist — why AI's expected productivity boom isn't showing up in the economic data yet.
The Intelligence from The Economist
New: Personal RSS feed for your summaries. Plus our podcast pick from Software Engineering Daily — a researcher who reverse-engineered China's Great Firewall explains how it detects and blocks encrypted traffic.
Software Engineering Daily
New: Flexible pricing plans for all users. Plus our podcast pick from Planet Money — how patent pools invented during the sewing machine wars became the backbone of modern tech standards.
Planet Money
New: Ask feature for follow-up questions on any episode. Plus our podcast pick from Lenny's Podcast — Dr. Becky Kennedy on why the same techniques that make great parents also make great managers.
Lenny's Podcast
A deep dive into the hierarchy of AI models powering modern robotics, the sim-to-real gap, and why humanoid robots still haven't performed valuable work.
The TWIML AI Podcast
Do supplements actually improve cognitive function? Peter Attia's insights on the evidence (or lack thereof) behind brain-boosting supplements, and why he still invested in AG1.
Freakonomics Radio
Fizz CEO Teddy Solomon argues that Instagram and TikTok have become pure entertainment platforms. His anonymous, campus-based social app is filling the void for Gen Z.
Equity (TechCrunch)
The BabySeq Project sequences newborns' DNA to identify disease risks early. But is knowing everything about your baby's genetic future a blessing or a burden?
TED Radio Hour (NPR)
Joe Devon's AIMAC benchmark tests whether LLM-generated websites are accessible. The results show OpenAI leading the pack while Gemini 3 Pro lags behind.
AI Engineering Podcast
A Mandarin podcast interview with PIK, Manus's Chief Scientist, reveals the surprising origin story behind the AI agent company Meta just acquired for $2B.
张小珺商业访谈录 (Zhang Xiaojun Business Interview)