Cortex

By Relay

Cortex is a show that explores how creative people think about their work — and how they get it done. Each episode dives into the workflows they follow, the apps and devices they depend on, and the ha... more

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How many episodes does Cortex have?

The podcast currently has 181 episodes available.

Cortex episodes:

January 25, 201621: The E-Myth Revisited
Grey wants to do less, Myke has a new toy, and they both read The E-Myth Revisited.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
PDFpen, from Smile: The Swiss Army Knife for working with PDFs.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! The E-Myth Revisited: Amazon.com The E-Myth Revisited Audiobook | Michael E. Gerber | Audible Bird by Bird: Amazon.com Wacom Intuos Pro Pen and Touch Small Tablet: Amazon.com Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse: Amazon.com
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1h 31min
January 11, 201620: New Year
Grey comes back to the internet, Myke is thinking about New Year's Resolutions, and they both answer some #AskCortex questions.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Backblaze: Online backup made easy, for just $5/month.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Pigment - The only true coloring book experience for adults on the App Store Myke's Pigment Work Analog(ue) #9: My Shoes Are A Bit Dusty - Relay FM
The story of why Myke quit his day job.
TOPO designs + DP - Mountain Briefcase version 2.0 — doane paper LIGHTWEIGHT RUNNING BACKPACK | Running | ASICS UK Cloak KeySmart - Premium Pocket Key Organizers & Key Holders - Made In The USA Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones Jaybird X2 Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Sennheiser MM 400-X Wireless Bluetooth Travel Headphones Beyerdynamic DT-770-PRO-32 Closed Dynamic Headphone
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1h 26min
December 14, 201519: Brick of Obligation
Grey gets a battery, Myke loses Mailbox, and they both consider what their future computers could be.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
TextExpander 5, from Smile: Improve Your Communication with TextExpander.
Need: a curated retailer and lifestyle publication for the modern gentleman. Get 25% off with the code OILSFORYOURBEARD.
Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code BREAK to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Star Wars: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation (Art Therapy): Amazon.com: Books An example of Myke's Star Wars Colouring Mophie Powerstation Plus Mophie Power Reserve iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case - Apple Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock - Apple Mr. Thomas' Chain Membership - Relay FM Spark - Smart Email App for Work on the App Store Microsoft Outlook on the App Store Sanebox Airmail Polymail Top Four #9: Christmas Music - Relay FM Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.org Grey's 'general interest' podcast discussion of the iPad Pro Affinity Designer on iPad Teaser on Vimeo Steve Jobs describes 'Cars and Trucks' Myke's Apple Pencil Review Editorial Workflow — Export PDF Iteration — CGP Grey Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop | Cult Pens Fisher Space Pen Bullet Model Ballpoint Pen Clip - Chrome - JetPens.com Grey's Pencil Grip Knurling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Examples of Tibaldi Celluloid Pens Matching Bentley and Pen An example of Myke's pen The Pen Addict - Relay FM
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1h 47min
November 30, 201518: King in a Castle
Grey published a video, Myke played some video games, and they both had hipster coffee.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
Audible: Get yourself a 30 day free trial by singing up at http://audible.com/cortex
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'BREAK' for 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Euro Truck Simulator 2 Goat Simulator SteelSeries Nimbus Wireless Gaming Controller - Apple Steam Controller Myke's Wacom Tablet Star Wars™ Battlefront Adult Colouring | Cult Pens An example of Myke's Colouring work Ex-Apple Employee here to chime in a bit : Cortex The picture of cash in the Apple Tables CGP Grey smuggles coffee AeroPress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Americapox: The Missing Plague - CGP Grey - YouTube Humans Need Not Apply - YouTube
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1h 39min
November 17, 201517: Dialing Down
Grey takes time away from the Internet, Myke takes time away from Twitter, and they both get an iPad Pro.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
TextExpander, from Smile: Improve Your Communication with TextExpander.
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'HIPSTER' for 10% off your first purchase.
Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'CORTEX' to get 15% off.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Dialing Down — CGP Grey Analog(ue) #65: I Was Shaking - Relay FM Analog(ue) #66: The Museum Of Me - Relay FM Grey's 'Offline Phone' Buffer - A Smarter Way to Share on Social Media H.I. #38: The F-Word — Hello Internet I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet | The Verge iPad Pro - Apple iPad Pro Review: A New Canvas – MacStories iPad Pro Accessories Review: Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard, Logitech CREATE Keyboard – MacStories Connected #65: The iPad Pro Review - Relay FM How to identify keyboard localizations - Apple Support Fleksy Keyboard - GIFs, Custom Extensions, and Themes
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2h 5min
November 02, 201516: Structural Trust
Myke makes an official statement, Grey drives a truck across Europe, and they both discuss sharing responsibilities in their business.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'CORTEX'
Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'CORTEX' to get 15% off.
Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Cookie Box - Block obtrusive EU cookie notices from the web on the App Store 1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything on the App Store The 'Processing Progress Bar' Euro Truck Simulator 2 Perhaps the Most Perfect Video Game for Podcasts - YouTube Question About Using a Wheel on a Mac with ETS2 and Windows VM : trucksim Threes! on the App Store A Conference About Building Businesses | Release Notes Launch Center Pro - Shortcut launcher and Today widget on the App Store Hello Internet Animated - YouTube Iteration — CGP Grey Wunderlist | To-do list, Reminders, Errands Trello Kanban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agile software development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Six Degrees of Myke Hurley Dialing Down — CGP Grey
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2h 4min
October 19, 201515: Tempest in a Teapot
Myke explains beard oil, Grey mourns the loss of his iMac, and they both discuss the moral minefield of ad blocking.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Cloak: Stay safe online with a super-simple VPN. Get 20% your subscription plan by visiting getcloak.com/cortex.
PDFpen 7, from Smile: The ultimate, all-purpose PDF editor.
Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for any team of up to 10 people.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! A Conference About Building Businesses | Release Notes The Podcasting-verse Mind Map Incomparable Radio Theater - a podcast from The Incomparable Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Siracusa - The State of the File System - Mac OS X 10.7 Lion review | Ars Technica 5by5 | Hypercritical #56: Belt and Suspenders HFS Plus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cortex Podcast - YouTube H.I. #32: YouTube Half-Assery — Hello Internet YouTube Processing: Explained! - MKBHD - YouTube UK Star Wars release date brought forward - BBC Newsbeat 30 Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arrested Development (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Content Blockers - iOS 9 Review – MacStories Marco Arment's article about removing Peace from the App Store Support CGP Grey creating Youtube videos Club MacStories – MacStories Ghostery Google Announces Customer Match - Search Engine Land CGP Grey Hoodie
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1h 50min
October 05, 201514: Conflicted About Email
Myke makes judgments about Grey's musical choices, Grey explains how he is working with his personal assistant to manage email, and they both lament the current state of email apps.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
1Password: Put password in their place.
Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'RULEOFTWO' for 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit! Slow Cortex Six Windows Startup Sounds, Slowed 4000% by ideoforms | Free Listening on SoundCloud Top Four #4: Worst Weezer Singles - Relay FM Weezer - El Scorcho (Director's Cut) - YouTube Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience - Relay FM Rachel Platten - Fight Song (Official Video) - YouTube Every Open Eye (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES on iTunes Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Pixar Development Team Tests iPad Pro and Apple Pencil – MacStories What does “Spotlight Suggestions” turn off? - alexwlchan Grey's Homescreen during the email app experiment Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store Mailbox Microsoft Outlook on the App Store CloudMagic Email on the App Store Inbox by Gmail – A new email app that works for you on the App Store Spark - Smart Email App for Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud and others on the App Store Dispatch: Email meets GTD with TextExpander snippets on the App Store Mail Pilot 2: Email inbox simplified on the Mac App Store Mail Pilot 2 for iPhone and iPad review | iMore Byword on the App Store nvNotes - Note Taking & Writing App on the App Store Sleep Cycle power nap on the App Store
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1h 33min
September 19, 201513: Trail of Tears
Myke is jet-lagged, but Grey wants to know all about XOXO. Grey is intrigued about the iPad Pro, and Myke wants to talk about iOS 9. Grey shares a theory about the 16GB iPhone, Myke listens.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Smile: Save 20% on PDFpen, PDFpenPro, or TextExpander by using the coupon code 'Cortex' at checkout. Offer ends October 15th, 2015.
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'MONKEYBRAIN' for 10% off your first purchase.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code CORTEX for 10% off
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Discuss this episode on Reddit Cortex Jingle Slowed 10,000x by itmightbekyle | SoundCloud Lingua franca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Big Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rule of Two - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki XOXO Festival dooce® | I'm Heather B. Armstrong. This is my website. XOXO Festival - YouTube CGP Grey's Email List — CGP Grey iOS 9 - Apple iOS 9: The MacStories Review, Created on iPad – MacStories How to Turn off News in Spotlight in iOS 9 — CGP Grey Editorial on the App Store Byword on the App Store Mailbox on the App Store Brief History of the Royal Family - YouTube iPad Pro - Apple Apple Pencil - Apple Amazon: Triangle Pencil Grips iPad - Compare Models - Apple iPhone 6s - Apple The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 123, Live From WWDC 2015 With Phil Schiller 16GB is a Bad User Experience - David Smith
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1h 47min
September 07, 201512: The Rule of Two
Grey describes the 'Rule of Two', Myke wants to know how the 'UK explained' video became a success, and they both discuss Netflix's hiring policies, branding, and ASMR videos.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'CORTEX'
Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code CORTEX for $5 off your first purchase
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code CORTEX for 10% off
Links and Show Notes: Support Cortex with a Relay FM Membership Buy a Cortex T-shirt and support the show! Discuss this episode on Reddit Paulstretch PaulStretch: An Interview with Paul Nasca | Mat Jarvis Windows Startup Sounds (slowed 4000%) by ideoforms | SoundCloud Jurassic Park Theme (1000% Slower) by birdfeeder | SoundCloud Amazon.com: Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse Amazon.com : Xiaomi Mi Band Big Pharma on Steam Episode 647: Hard Work Is Irrelevant : Planet Money : NPR The Netflix slide deck Spencer's thoughts on motivations Grey's channel ad We have a new name: In a Nutshell - YouTube
Kurzgesagt rebrands!
ASMR. Sounds that feel good Autonomous sensory meridian response - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Why can I make a rumbling noise by tensing something inside my ears? - Reddit 4 Huge Youtube Channels ANYONE Could Have Made - YouTube Origin Stories, episode #6 of The Cracked Podcast on Earwolf Cultural bias, episode #7 of The Cracked Podcast on Earwolf
This is the one with the Prince story.
Hi United Kingdom: I made a video explaining all your delightful complexity in under five minutes. What do you think? - r/unitedkingdom
Grey's initial post on the UK subreddit.
Alfred - Productivity App for Mac OS X Quicksilver — Mac OS X at your Fingertips
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1h 35min

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