Join Michael and Chris Sharkey, two proudly average tech enthusiasts, as they stumble through the world of artificial intelligence with all the grace of a robot learning to dance. This (sometimes weekly*) podcast delivers an hour-long conversation about their thoroughly middle-of-the-road adventures with AI. No PhDs. No Silicon Valley insights. Just two guys with enough technical knowledge to be dangerous, sharing their unexceptional yet entertaining experiences with AI tools and technology. ...
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Story Archaeology combines the knowledge and skills of the storyteller with academic exploration of ancient texts. The main focus is the Irish tradition but at https://storyarchaeology.com, you will find an archive of podcast articles, stories and translations as well as new podcast conversations with people from around the world who have ‘Stories in the Landscape’ to share.
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Can o3-pro write a book? ElevenLabs v3 and MCP as the AI Business Model - EP99.08-PRO
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1:18:03Try o3-pro on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ----- Custom news article example: https://simulationtheory.ai/744954f8-fca5-4213-883c-2a359f139dcc ----- 00:00 - ElevenLabs v3 Example 01:10 - ElevenLabs v3 alpha thoughts 06:37 - o3 price drop & thoughts on o3-pro 18:02 - Async work and AI model tool (MCP) calling approaches 37:28 - MCP as an AI-era b…
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Sana Malik grew up in Pakistan, and has been a widely travelled humanitarian aid-worker. Ireland is now her spiritual home. Join Chris and Sana as they discuss two favourite Irish stories, 'The Voyage of Bran' and the 'Story of Sinann', exploring 'Silver Branch Perception' and the relatabilty of mythology to the voyages of life.Sana and I intend to…
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Sana Malik grew up in Pakistan, and has been a widely travelled humanitarian aid-worker. Ireland is now her spiritual home. Join Chris and Sana as they discuss two favourite Irish stories, ‘The Voyage of Bran’ and the ‘Story of Sinann’, exploring ‘Silver Branch Perception’ and the relatabilty of mythology to the voyages of life. Sana...…
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How do you define a farmer? Here is a story of a first generation garlic farmer that started from scratch... It's going to be their full time gig
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AGI Reality Check, Gemini 2.5 Update, Are Your AI Chats Safe & Fun with Veo3 - EP99.07-06-05
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1:05:19Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Apologies for audio quality we are noobs to both being in same room. --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Fun with Veo3 05:28 - Is the Best Model What Deepseek is trained on? 07:27 - New Gemini 2.5 Pro Tune 13:59 - Will MCPs and Agentic Capabilities Make Claude 4 King? 24:00 - Anthropic Cuts off Windsurf From Claude 36:08 …
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Tamlyn Young is a Limerick lecturer and artist specialising., especially in her current project on augmented reality art and storytelling, to create place-based storytelling. She describes her practice as exploring the synergistic, potentials of analogue and digital to create an immersive narrative experience for the viewer.Links for this episodeTh…
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How dose a company like John Deere preserve it's history? Listen as I talk with Neil Dahlstrom, author of Tractor WarsBy SharkFarmer
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Will Claude Call the Cops? Claude 4 Sonnet & Opus Impressions, Flux.1-KONTEXT & Kling 2.1 - EP99.06
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1:23:44Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Thanks for listening and your support!By Michael Sharkey, Chris Sharkey
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Will spaying with drones replace ground rigs? Listen as I talk with Chad Gripp from Sweetwater TechnologiesBy SharkFarmer
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Opus & Sonnet 4, Google I/O Recap, Microsoft BUILD & Sam Alman Has A New Friend - EP99.05-FLASH
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1:49:57Try New Models & Imagen4 on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Claude Sonnet 4 Vibe Code Example: https://simulationtheory.ai/a99d36da-7cf7-4797-98ab-f4902283d17c --- Your two favorite average VIBE CODERS are back this week covering all the latest news from Google I/O, Anthropic, Microsoft BUILD and Sam Altman's new 6.4B friendship. 00:00 - Sam Al…
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What does MAHA mean for agriculture? We hear from @CropLifeAmerica CEO Alex Dunn And Iowa farmer Ben Riensche
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The Future of AI Systems: EP99.04-PREVIEW
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1:25:37Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Get an AI workspace for your team: https://simtheory.ai/workspace/team/ --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Will Chris Lose His Bet? 04:48 - Google's 2.5 Gemini Preview Update 12:44 - Future AI Systems Discussion: Skills, MCPs & A2A 47:02 - Will AI Systems become walled gardens? 55:13 - Do Organizations That Own Data Build MC…
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What farm groups (commodity groups, Farm Bureau, ect...) have you been part of? Do you feel you made a difference? Do you think it helped you as a farmer/rancher?By SharkFarmer
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Does your farm have sufficient cybersecurity? Did you know that Russia hacked Ukrainian planters? Listen as I talk with Chris Sherman from TechSupport.farmBy SharkFarmer
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EP99-03-V3: Suno 4.5 Fun, LlamaCon, How We'll Interface with AI Next
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1:34:07Get your AI workspace: https://simtheory.ai ---- 00:00 - Fun with Suno 4.5 09:20 - LlamaCon, Meta's Llama API, Meta AI Apps & Meta's Social AI Strategy 26:06 - How We'll Interface with AI Next Discussion: 45:38 - Common Database Not Interface with AI 1:03:46 - Chris's Polymarket Bet: Which company has best AI model end of May? 1:06:07 - Daily Drive…
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The Eglone Stone, MoyturaWhat makes a story mythic? Why have so many cultures gathered, protected and passed on mythological stories? And, why do they matter today? Join Chris as she takes a personal look at myth and how much mythology still has relevance.Links for this episodeRead the full text of the Cath Maige TuiredExplore the Cath Maige Tuired…
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After losing her Dad in a farm accident, Dana Brooks went to D.C. to try to help farmers.... But she eventually used a story of her Mom's Chihuahua to get a job as the president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute... this one has it allBy SharkFarmer
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From AI Models to AI Systems and The Future of Vibe Gaming: An Average Talk
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52:50Try Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai 👋 No episode this week but we thought we'd instead share a recent talk we did on from AI Models to AI Systems. ---- Try the games and things we built here: https://simulationtheory.ai/0664143e-f61a-4c65-bb05-62da2d22553f --- Thanks for listening, back next week with regular episode.…
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How hard is it for farmers and ranchers to get financing in 2025? Is there an option if your bank denies you? Listen as I talk with Ashley Arrington @AshleyLArringBy SharkFarmer
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EPo99.02-experimental: OpenAI's Gaggle of Models: o3, o4-mini & GPT-4.1 & Future GPT-5 Systems
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1:31:06Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai like and sub xoxox ---- 00:00 - Initial reactions to Gaggle of Model Releases 09:29 - Is this the beginning of future GPT-5 AI systems? 47:10 - GPT-4.1, o3, o4-mini model details & thoughts 58:42 - Model comparisons with lunar injection 1:03:17 - AI Rap Battle Test: o3 Diss Track "Greg's Back" 1:08:12 - Thoughts…
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463 Seth & Amanda Van Steenwyk Afghanistan to Pastures
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49:41Has a military deployment ever interfered with your farm or ranch? Listen as I talk with Seth & Amanda Van Steenwyk of IowaBy SharkFarmer
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EP99.01: Google Cloud Next, Agent2Agent, MCPs, Agent Development Kit, Is Llama4 a flop? & Grok API
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1:42:45Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai -- Get the official Simtheory hat: https://simulationtheory.ai/689e11b3-d488-4238-b9b6-82aded04fbe6 --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Wrong Pendant? 02:34 - Agent2Agent Protocol, What is It? Implications and Future Agents 48:43 - Agent Development Kit (ADK) 57:50 - AI Agents Marketplace by Google Cloud 1:00:46 - Firebas…
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Do dairy farms have to go big to survive? The Marcoot Family started a creamery and no longer have liquid milk to sell. ....Also the best Smoked Gouda I have ever tastedBy SharkFarmer
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EP99: Diss track ft. Gemini 2.5 Pro, Amazon's Nova Act Computer Use & The Future of Async AI Tasks
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1:13:57Join Simtheory and create an AI workspace: https://simtheory.ai ---- Links from show: DIS TRACK: https://simulationtheory.ai/2eb6408e-88f9-4b6a-ac4d-134d9dac3073 ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Will we make 100 episodes? 00:48 - Checking back in with Gemini 2.5 Pro 03:30 - Diss Track: Gemini 2.5 Pro 07:14 - Gemini 2.5 Pro on Polymarket 17:32 - Amazon Nova A…
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Have you ever gone to another country to learn about agriculture? If so... what country? Listen as I talk with Susan Graham & Adam Loker about SIU trip to Costa RicaBy SharkFarmer
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EP98: Gemini 2.5 Pro Sponsored Episode, GPT-4o Image Generation & Vibe Coding Gone Wild
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1:41:18Create a Simtheory workspace: https://simtheory.ai Compare models: https://simtheory.ai/models/ ------ 3d City Planner App (Example from show): https://simulationtheory.ai/8cfa6102-ed37-4c47-bc73-d057ba9873bd ------ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - AI Fashion 01:13 - Gemini 2.5 Pro Initial Impressions: We're Impressed! 38:24 - Thoughts of Gemini distribution and …
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460 Jacob and Brooke Belicek Speakin Taboos
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51:09Farmers are pretty reserved, not many feel comfortable talking about going through Chapter 12. But, Jacob and Brooke Belicek from Texas feel it's importantBy SharkFarmer
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EP97: Moore’s Law for AI agents, OpenAI's new audio models, o1-pro API & When Will AI Replace Us?
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1:37:18Create an AI workspace on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Song: https://simulationtheory.ai/f6d643e4-4201-475c-aa82-8a96b6b3b215 --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - OpenAI's audio model updates: gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-tts 18:39 - Strategy of AI Labs with Agent SDKs and Model "stacks" and limitations of voice 25:28 - Cost of models, GPT-4.5, o1-pro ap…
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When he was at his lowest, George Ferguson's mom told him to go volunteer... It led to amazing successBy SharkFarmer
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EP96: Gemini Native Image Generation & Editing, OpenAI's Agent SDK & Will Manus AI Invade USA?
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1:12:46Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Gemini Flash 2.0 Experimental Native Image Generation & Editing 27:55 - Thoughts on OpenAI's "New tools for building agents" announcement 43:31 - Why is everyone talking about MCP all of a sudden? 56:31 - Manus AI: Will Manus Invade the USA and Defeat it With Powerful AGI? (jokes) ---- Tha…
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458 Theresia Gillie Farming Through The Unimaginable
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47:45Imagine being a wife who continues the farm after her husband takes his own life... Listen to the incredible story of Theresia GillieBy SharkFarmer
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457 Bonnie & Galen Scheresky A Family Business
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45:37Can a smaller family owned ag retailer compete with the big boys? Listen as I talk with Bonnie & Galen Scheresky of North DakotaBy SharkFarmer
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EP95: Why does GPT4.5 exist? Claude 3.7 Sonnet Has Arrived & Working with Claude Code Agent
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1:45:31Join Simtheory to try GPT-4.5: https://simtheory.ai Dis Track: https://simulationtheory.ai/5714654f-0fbe-496f-8428-20018457c4c7 === CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Reaction to GPT4.5 Live Stream + Release 12:45 - Claude 3.7 Sonnet Release: Reactions and First Week Impressions 45:58 - Claude 3.7 Sonnet Dis Track Test 56:10 - Claude Code First Impressions + Future…
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A New Conversation with Daniel Curley
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1:01:11Daniel Curley is an archaeologist, author and manager of the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre . who has taken a particular interest in the mythological Connacht hero, Fraích. Join Chris and Daniel as they discuss the Táin bó Fraích, and discover how Daniel's research has revealed a far more important role for this 'lost' hero.Links for this EpisodeThe Ha…
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A New Conversation with Daniel Curley
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1:01:11Daniel Curley is an archaeologist, author and manager of the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre . who has taken a particular interest in the mythological Connacht hero, Fraích. Join Chris and Daniel as they discuss the Táin bó Fraích, and discover how Daniel’s research has revealed a far more important role for this ‘lost’ hero. Links for...…
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Has farming damaged your hearing? Do you hear ringing in your ears? Listen as I talk with Audiologist Sharyce BaartmanBy SharkFarmer
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EP94: Does Grok 3 Change Everything? Plus Vibes & Diss Track Comparison
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1:30:41Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ---- Grok 3 Dis Track (cringe): https://simulationtheory.ai/aff9ba04-ca0e-4572-84f4-687739c7b84b Grok 3 Dis Track written by Sonnet: https://simulationtheory.ai/edaed525-b9b6-473b-a6d6-f9cca9673868 ---- Community: https://thisdayinai.com ---- Chapters: 00:00 - First Impressions of Grok 3 10:00 - Discussion about…
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Chris’ Ramble 16: Oíche na Gaoithe Móire ~The Night of the Big Wind
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27:09Stories of The Big Wind of 1839 have been told and retold in Ireland for all of 186 years. Join Chris as she explores what makes weather events such as Oíche na Gaoithe Móire so memorable and considers whether Storm Eowyn, a storm of a similar destructive nature, will still be remembered so far into the future.Links for this episode Duchas.ie I cou…
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What would make you walk away from your farm/ranch? Listen as I talk with former South African farmer Gavin JonesBy SharkFarmer
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EP93: GPT-5, Grok 3 & Claude 4? Plus AI Agents Economic Impact & Inevitable Disruption of SaaS
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1:42:12Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Community: https://thisdayinai.com --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Anthropic Economic Index & The Impact of AI Agents 18:00 - Hype Vs Reality of Models & Agents 31:33 - Dream Agents & Side Quest Background Tasks 56:60 - How All SaaS Will Be Disrupted by AI 1:21:10 - Sam Altman's GPT-4.5, GPT-5 Roadmap 1:28:50 - Anthropic …
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