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:

April 16, 2026Episode 0125: Our Two Party System
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Reexamining The Federalist Papers and some history and basically the state of affairs that we started with nearly 250 years ago, our two party system could be a part of the problem.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
History of US Political Parties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States
Two-party Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
Ranked Voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting
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46min
April 10, 2026Episode 0124: Economic Curses
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The so-called Resource Curse is a well-known concept, it has been around for a long time, and the place I call home, Las Vegas, Nevada, has definitely suffered from it. In these modern times there is a new curse in town, and it appears we might be ready to switch to that one…
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Resource Curse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse
Intelligence Curse https://intelligence-curse.ai/
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31min
April 02, 2026Episode 0123: Minimally Viable Participation
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: There is a quote often attributed to Woody Allen, that Showing Up is 80% of Life. There may be more nuance than that.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Showing Up Quote https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/06/10/showing-up/
The 3.5% Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule
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58min
March 26, 2026Episode 0122: Lane Assignments
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: We have all heard the expression, “Stay in your lane,” or something similar, and there is a different side to that coin, this is about both.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
42min
March 19, 2026Episode 0121: Tech Tech Tech
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Everything is tech, and if it is not yet tech, there are plans to make it tech, most likely by bolting on some AI and hoping people will buy it. Is this how it all ends?
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
28min
March 12, 2026Episode 0120: Age Verification
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Age verification online has become the new hot topic, in a time of so many hot topics, and this is going to be another example of good intentions going wrong.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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44min
March 05, 2026Episode 0119: Voting
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Voting is something that happens during elections, but it can also happen at other times and in other ways. The general notion of voting and casting votes could be better-understood.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
50min
February 26, 2026Episode 0118: Revisiting Feeds
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: We talked about rivers and walls and feeds back in episode 53, now is as good a time as ever to look at this one-dimensional feed that has captured the world in various forms while two-dimensional views are really what we need. Maybe even three.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
48min
February 19, 2026Episode 0117: AI Hype pt 1
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Artificial Intelligence is going to take all jobs in 18 months leaving you more time to relax and enjoy life for as long as you have money saved up… the hype around AI Coders is pure chaos.
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Anthropic Claud makes a C Compiler https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler
NateBJones is very excited https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKk77rzOL34
ThePrimeagen is skeptical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QryFk4RYaM
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39min
February 12, 2026Episode 0116: Ubiquitous Cameras
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Look around in your travels and note how many people have cameras (in their phones, in their pockets, on their bodies) and how many cameras mounted on traffic signal poles, buildings, and drones are looking at everything. Always looking…
Links
FFS Talk Home https://ffstalk.com/
Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
...more
30min

FAQs about FFS Talk podcast:

How many episodes does FFS Talk podcast have?

The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.