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Patrick McKenzie (patio11) podcast on technology, finance, and systems thinking.
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We publish episodes weekly on Thursdays.
Full transcripts included.
Latest Episodes
Oct 2nd, 2025
Building institutions that bend towards truth, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine
Sep 25th, 2025
How blogging went legit, with Substack CEO Chris Best
Sep 19th, 2025
Prestige media, new media, and the US government, with Kelsey Piper
Sep 11th, 2025
AI alignment, with Emmett Shear
Sep 4th, 2025
Building software that survives contact with reality, with Will Wilson
Aug 28th, 2025
Defense, drones, and military procurement, with Bean of Naval Gazing
Aug 21st, 2025
The great developer speed-up, with Joel Becker of METR
Aug 14th, 2025
How banks actually work (and don't work)
Aug 7th, 2025
Building software in Japan, with Jim Weisser
Jul 31st, 2025
Startup investing in Tokyo, with Coral Capital’s James Riney
(All older episodes are available in
the archives
.)