A simple question about today’s job market led us somewhere deeper.

We began by reflecting on what we’re seeing — shifting hiring patterns, oversaturated applications, the quiet disappearance of certain entry-level pathways, and the rise of AI-augmented talent. But as the conversation unfolded, it became clear that the real question wasn’t just about jobs.

It was about work itself.

What makes someone valuable in their work? Is experience still defined by time, or by exposure and context? And as new tools begin to compress the distance between beginner and expert, what happens to the structures we’ve built around expertise, hierarchy, and apprenticeship?

If knowledge can be accelerated, what becomes of judgment? If output can be amplified, what becomes of experience?

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We’re living through something strange, and nobody really knows how it ends.

In this episode, we try to articulate that feeling — the sense that something massive is happening, billions are being poured in, companies are racing, narratives are hardening… and yet nobody actually knows how this ends.

It feels like we’re inside a chapter that will later get a name.

The “AI Boom.”

The “AI Bubble.”

The “AI Reset.”

We just don’t know which one.

We talk about:

Why so many powerful people sound absolutely certain about the future

What incentives are driving the hype (and who benefits if we believe it)

Whether this is genuine transformation — or another cycle of over-promise

But more importantly, this was a very human conversation about our scepticism and curiosity in all of this.

About choosing to think for yourself instead of joining the hive mind.

About asking what responsibility looks like when you’re building, investing, working, or creating in the middle of something that might reshape everything.

Because sometimes the most important thing isn’t knowing what will happen, but being aware that you’re already living through it.

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Subscriptions used to be simple. A newspaper. A gym. Maybe a DVD club if you were feeling fancy.

Now they’re everywhere: apps, TV, work tools, cars, even things in your house. And somehow none of them feel expensive on their own… until you look at them together.

This episode starts with a quiz, but it quickly turns into a bigger conversation about how the subscription model has quietly taken over modern life.

We talk through how and when this shift happened, why entertainment subscriptions dominate so many budgets, and why cancelling things often feels harder than it should. 

Subscriptions are everywhere now — from entertainment to work to things we used to own. But then you step back and realise how quietly that changed everything. And you start wondering if it’s actually better.

We compare our own subscription lists, talk about the “zombie” payments we forgot to cancel, debate ownership vs access, and question whether this model is even sustainable long-term. Plus: which subs are genuinely worth it, which ones feel like scams in disguise, and the simple rules we use to avoid drowning in monthly charges.

If you’ve ever looked at your bank statement and thought, “wait… what am I even paying for?” — this one’s for you.

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In this episode, Wole and Tobi try to make sense of a growing tension many people feel but struggle to articulate: why starting a family now feels economically overwhelming.

Sparked by real nursery costs, they unpack how raising children has become increasingly financialised — from childcare and education to housing and work expectations. They explore fertility decline across regions, the mismatch between income growth and family costs, and whether modern economies have quietly made children feel like liabilities rather than a blessing.

This isn’t an episode with neat answers. It’s a conversation about numbers, faith, fear, privilege, necessity, and meaning — and how people navigate parenthood when the system itself feels misaligned.

As always, this is sensemaking in real time.

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In this episode, we explore a conversation around celebrity, accountability, and mental health, using Kanye West’s public apology as a reference point.

We question what public apologies actually mean, how fame complicates responsibility, and why real growth usually happens away from the spotlight. We also touch on how mental health language has become more common, sometimes in helpful ways, but often in ways that blur accountability and reality.  

From there, the conversation widens into culture and the rise of internet-native fame.

We talk about figures like IShowSpeed and what they represent — a new kind of celebrity built on personality, algorithms, and constant visibility.

It’s a reflection on how culture is shifting in real time, how relevance is being redefined, and what it means for people like us trying to stay grounded while the rules keep changing.

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A wide-ranging conversation on ambition, intuition, entrepreneurship, and the messy reality of building something meaningful.

We talk about career uncertainty, momentum over clarity, the danger of hustle culture, and why sometimes the best progress happens when you stop trying to control everything.

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We’ve talked about fatherhood before, but usually in a vague, hypothetical way; looking at what it might look like, what it could require, what kind of men we'd need to become. But this time, it's different.

One of us is now living it 🍼.

So the conversation ended up being less about “being a dad” and more about what changes when life suddenly asks more of you. How your time feels different. How your head feels fuller. How you can be exhausted and grateful at the same time. How you catch yourself thinking, “Oh… this is me now.”

We talk about the small stuff: the moments you don’t post, the quiet guilt, the pride you don’t know where to put, the sense that you’re still yourself but also… not quite. And how strange it is to figure things out while you’re already responsible for something that matters this much.

We did not intend for this to come across as a how-to guide. There’s no big takeaway. Just two friends talking honestly about change, identity, and trying to show up properly, whatever that looks like right now.

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In this intimate New Year catch-up, Wole and Tobi ease into the year with a raw, meandering conversation about returning to routines, grappling with unfinished goals, and adjusting expectations.

They reflect on how difficult it is to start anew—whether in fitness, career, or life—and explore what it means to show up for yourself and others, even when you’re tired, distracted, or unsure.

From gym resolutions to global grief, from personal inertia to the politics of empathy, this episode offers a tender reminder: starting again is hard, but it’s also a brave and beautiful thing.

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Familiarity does strange things to judgment.

It’s surprisingly easy to feel informed about people we’ve never met. Artists, leaders, creators, public figures. When someone has been around long enough, their presence alone can start to feel like understanding.

But being familiar with someone isn’t the same as knowing them.

Using the recent conversation around Sean “Diddy” Combs as a loose reference point, we talk about what happens when new information messes with a picture we already had in our heads. How quickly we settle into stories about people. How slow we are to change them. How much of what we “know” is really just repetition and proximity doing their thing?

We also explore the concept of parasocial attachment, examining why closeness (real or imagined) sometimes softens our judgment and how familiarity often convinces us we’ve figured someone out.

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If you’ve been feeling weird about social media lately, we’d love to hear it. Send us a quick voice note on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn).

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Do you ever feel like everything online looks like a movie trailer now? From Instagram reels to indie films - same lighting, same tone, the same “algorithm-approved” format.

In this episode, we talk about the conflict of being people who actually enjoy creating things… but are slowly falling out of love with the platforms we’re supposed to use to share them.

We get into why Instagram has started to feel like junk mail, how marketing your work can quietly breed resentment, and why even modern cinematography — as clean and beautiful as it looks — sometimes feels strangely empty.

We also get into the deeper questions:

A slow-burning, think-out-loud kind of episode. For the creators, the observers, and everyone in between.

Before you go, remember you can send us a quick voice note on Speakpipe (http://bit.ly/sensemakingvn) and tell us how you feel about social media right now. Are we all experiencing the same quiet fatigue?