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I’m sorry for an unexpected Auphonic jingle on the prior episode. In this episode I’m talking about an “AI divide” across my families: one embraces social media and AI as useful tools, while my another side is generally more cautious or negative. I place myself in the middle. 

• Try out Retro for an Instagram alternative photo sharing app

Topics:
00:00 Intro and Apology
00:47 Testing Auphonic on Mobile
01:54 AI Divide in the Family
03:21 How I Use AI at Work
04:13 Creative Concerns and Job Impact
05:30 Social Media Parallels
06:02 Retro App Alternative
06:52 Pull of Big Platforms
07:29 Mixed Feelings and AI Bubble
08:33 Questions for Listeners
09:29 Wrap Up and Contact

The one where I record from my truck. 

[00:00] Intro: recording from the truck before his son's hockey game

[00:25] On his flat/dry-sounding voice and Descript's audio processing

[00:56] Started watching Lanterns (Crave/HBO)

[01:27] More on Lanterns — cast, tone, story

[02:26] Watching Silo, catching up on Ted Lasso

[02:56] Wrap-up and thanks for listening

I talk about recording an episode late at night and realizing after the fact that my mic was muted, forcing me to re-record quickly so I can edit and publish before midnight.

00:00 Midnight Mic Mishap
00:40 Getting Back on Schedule
01:14 Rollkuchen Summer Supper
01:51 Watching Backrooms
02:27 Quick Wrap Up

In today's episode of Dailyish, I share how a family conversation about social media led me to rediscover my late father-in-law's travel blog and a link to my sister-in-law's old blog, reminding me how refreshing plain, ad-free posts feel compared to today's algorithm-driven, promo-heavy sites. I reflect on blogging as one of the earliest forms of online self-expression, my own long-running blog at chrisenns.com, and the recurring cycle of people leaving and returning to blogging despite the easier likes and shares on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Links:

• You should start a blog
• Sign up for Buttondown
• Pika.page

Topics:
00:00 Intro

00:33 Family Blog Rediscovery

01:25 Why Blogs Feel Better

02:12 My Longtime Home Site

03:01 Blogging Comes Back Around

03:57 Own Your Domain

04:40 Easy Ways To Start

05:42 Tools Pika And Buttondown

06:18 Share Your Blog

06:34 Episode Wrap Up

I answer listener questions about my recording and publishing workflow for Daily(ish).

• Descript
• Transistor
• Micro.blog

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Listener Questions
00:38 Recording in Descript
01:38 Video Publishing Approach
02:09 Template and Transistor Upload
02:45 Mobile and AI Experiments
03:21 Social Sharing and Comments
03:54 Time Savings and Editing
04:16 Tracking Topics in Notion
04:54 Blog Post and Wrap Up

In this quick Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 episode of Dailyish, I realize at 6pm that I haven’t recorded today’s podcast and scramble to get one done before supper. Meta topic.

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00:00 Intro

00:24 Scrambling To Record

00:32 Family Visit Disruptions

01:25 Working From Home Challenges

01:56 Wrapping Up For Dinner

02:07 Where To Listen Next

02:23 Final Goodbye

I talk about a habit I’ve noticed in myself: when I ask questions, I often tack on two options, as if I’m narrowing what someone can say (like “today or tomorrow” or “fun or a letdown”), and I recognize it’s a bit like telling someone what they’re feeling. I reflect on other conversational patterns I notice: people who don’t wait for answers, never ask questions, or say they’re wrapping up and then keep talking, partly because editing podcasts makes me hyperaware of these things. 

I talk about the tagline for the show—recording an episode every day for “my 50th year on the planet”—and acknowledge that Jeremy Cherfas quickly pointed out it’s technically my 51st year unless I’m Superman. 

• Jeremy Cherfas on Micro.blog

I'm going to let you in on a little secret about this podcast. 

I also think that with hundreds of episodes still to go, I may eventually need guests to help fill out the show. So if you’d like to chat, email me! Remote audio is actually preferred and easier, even if you live in my city.

I share a clear statement about how I’m using AI (and not using it) on the show, and I ask whether undisclosed AI-like generated guest voices or even a version of my own voice would change your enjoyment of a podcast. 

As always, you can email me with your thoughts or comments at [email protected].