FFS Talk podcast

By Dan Hugo

This is a conversational show about problems and solutions, discussing what is working and what isn't and what "we" might do about it.

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How many episodes does FFS Talk podcast have?

The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.

FFS Talk podcast episodes:

September 03, 2026Episode 0145: AI Trust
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Odds are you use AI tools for something, sometimes or all the time, and thanks to momentum you probably take the response as truth. Is that a good idea?

Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
METR examination of the OpenAI/HuggingFace incident (Ajeya Cotra on Dwarkesh Patel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50zezLFWWI

AI Disclosure
Unless otherwise specified, ALL writing and speaking contained in this episode of FFS Talk is 100% Human.
Cover art, a single frame image, may be constructed with a combination of generative AI, clip art, real photographs, visual elements, various type faces, and other miscellaneous elements.
A single cover art image may be converted to Video, to which the same disclosures apply.
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51min
August 27, 2026Episode 0144: Dating Advice Tube
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Anyone can find, or give, advice about anything on YouTube and other media outlets, no matter your education or expertise. One disclaimer and you’re off the hook, and so among other things we have more advice on how to meet women than anyone should encounter in a lifetime.

Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

AI Disclosure
Unless otherwise specified, ALL writing and speaking contained in this episode of FFS Talk is 100% Human.
Cover art, a single frame image, may be constructed with a combination of generative AI, clip art, real photographs, visual elements, various type faces, and other miscellaneous elements.
A single cover art image may be converted to Video, to which the same disclosures apply.
...more
36min
August 20, 2026Episode 0143: Tech Shaming
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Are you on the leading or cutting edge and you believe that makes you better in some way than those who are not? Think again…

Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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25min
August 13, 2026Episode 0142: So Many Platforms
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: As a follow-on to the Handle Grab episode, is it a good thing to have so many social media platforms and to keep track of them to engage fans and customers?
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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26min
August 06, 2026Episode 0141: Blame
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: It is human nature to want to place blame somewhere, usually somewhere else, and this is easily seen in the ongoing pursuit of a villain in the Pandemic Timeline, though this is not the only example by any means.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Who Destroyed Three Mile Island by Nickolas Means https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoeUSzDkVXc
Sidney Dekker (including book list) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Dekker
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27min
July 30, 2026Episode 0140: Bigger is Better
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Keep in clean if you will, bigger may be better sometimes, more may be also, but not always.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Diminishing Returns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminishing_returns
Jevons Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
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39min
July 23, 2026Episode 0139: Handle Grab
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Not so often lately, but through the history of the internets there were new social networking and social media platforms coming onto the scene all too frequently, and we always needed to get the same name on the new platforms that we already had on the existing platforms. Didn’t we?
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
44min
July 16, 2026Episode 0138: LinkedIn
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: A lot of people use LinkedIn, allegedly around 1.3 Billion registered users worldwide. That is a lot of people, but how many of them respond to your outreach?
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
38min
July 09, 2026Episode 0137: Norms
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Norms, Social Norms, Structural Norms, all of these are the things we all sort of expect if we know about them, and we can on occasion be surprised.

Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Barnga (book) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1201748.Barnga

AI disclosure
Unless otherwise specified, ALL writing and speaking contained in this episode of FFS Talk is 100% Human.
Cover art, a single frame image, may be constructed with a combination of generative AI, clip art, real photographs, visual elements, various type faces, and other miscellaneous elements.
A single cover art image may be converted to Video, to which the same disclosures apply.
...more
32min
July 02, 2026Episode 0136: Screenshots
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: We all use them, they are easy to create, and they can be convenient in many situations. Yet they can also be misused, and they often are.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
45min

FAQs about FFS Talk podcast:

How many episodes does FFS Talk podcast have?

The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.