Stephanie is cursed. Specifically, parking-cursed — a condition she has receipts for. But she showed up anyway to a vibe coding event hosted by Lovable for International Women's Day in Santa Monica, and somehow had a great time, fixed a bug in her podcasting CRM, and left with a community win.

This week: Alpha 8 Season 2 scripts are complete-ish, The Last Uprising lands three LA WebFest nominations — Best Writing, Best Ensemble Cast, and Outstanding Comedy or Drama — and the nerd brain takes over the weekend to build a new app that matches your favorite TV shows to audio dramas. Plus: Conan O'Brien, context switching survival tips, and why Thursday was magical.