This week, we are pressing pause on the standard narrative to give you a transparent, behind-the-scenes update on the state of the podcast. We discuss the recent launch of our new project, Talk AI to Me, and analyze why its under-two-minute format is outperforming the Domain Shift podcast.

We also confront a hard truth about our recent episodes: they are getting too long. In this update, we break down why we are tightening our scripts and pivoting to a shorter, higher-density format to better respect your time

Fleet operators are hemorrhaging $5,000 per truck annually on breakdowns they never saw coming and for a 20-truck operation, that’s $100,000 vanishing straight from margins every year. The culprit? Reactive maintenance that only fixes things after they’ve already destroyed your logistics chain. We explore where the money disappears, why legacy systems can’t adapt, and how predictive maintenance using AI can help reclaim those margins.

Legal departments are hemorrhaging an average of 8.6% of their total contract value every year. For bottom-quartile companies, that leakage exceeds 20%. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars, and most executives have no idea it’s happening.

What if AI could forecast demand at the neighborhood level? Examining the potential shift from prediction to active demand creation.

Investigating the potential for predictive machine learning to transform perishable inventory into profit across the dining industry.

AI hallucinations, fabricated court rulings, and why this $440k government audit disaster proves we need human-verified intelligence.

China’s insurers are racing to integrate AI, with more than half already deploying large language models at unprecedented speed. It’s a high-stakes bet on market dominance, innovation, and trust. In this episode, we break down how this shift is transforming the business of insurance and what it reveals about China’s broader strategy for AI leadership.

A voice changes how ideas land. I am moving from an AI narrator to a professional voice actor to add presence, trust, and warmth.

When the format does not serve the message, you feel it. After wrestling with AI issues, I rethink the show. This episode tests a new direction that puts the listening experience first, and asks if this is the direction that earns your time.

Compliance is creating real demand in HR. The EU AI Act is seeding an €80M market, yet buyers still prize trust and cultural fit as much as features. I unpack where AI actually helps, where it adds risk, and the moves that win when people, process, and policy collide.