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By Justin Vincent & Jason Roberts

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techzing tech podcast episodes:

08.22.2023
384: TZ Discussion – The Breakthrough That Wasn’t
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s plan to integrate daily physical exercise, how excess fructose could be the primary driver for elevated levels of uric acid and metabolic diseases generally, the million-dollar prize for a solution to the Riemann hypothesis, Justin’s idea for a website called AmISheeple.com, the non-replication of the room-temperature superconductor,...
08.18.2023
383: TZ Discussion – Welcome to the Doom Loop
Justin and Jason discuss the rise in criminal activity and related factors that have led to the reduction in commercial activity and the general downward spiral of San Francisco, whether there’s an agenda to end remote work, why people are avoiding the news, and how subscription-news outlets are eventually captured...
08.12.2023
382: TZ Discussion – Layering on Success
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s multi-pronged approach to getting healthy, Jason’s surf lesson and back injury, Math Academy's Twitter strategy, new screencast help system, and legal counsel, how Colby helped Justin solve a tricky technical problem and how building a multiplayer video game has leveled-up his coding...
07.20.2023
381: TZ Discussion – K-Pop as Death Cult
Justin and Jason discuss the idea of using List for show notes and thoughts on how to build in real-time collaboration, why working for a FANG would probably suck, the challenge that kids present at different ages, the potential progress on age reversing chemicals, and the tech founder who...
07.18.2023
380: TZ Discussion – Alien Injection
Justin and Jason discuss Jason’s recent trip to Utah, the molecular biologist who claimed he worked on exo-biospheric organisms, whether "disclosure" is happening soon, Justin’s zero-beer hack, Jason and Colby’s experience racing high-performance cars at Speed Vegas, the weirdness of The Weekend concert and why it makes Justin worry about...
07.05.2023
379: TZ Discussion – Detoxification
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin is trying to give up coffee and alcohol, the odd side effects he experiences when drinking (and not drinking) coffee, how Jason hit a wall with his weight loss, Justin’s progress with List/NitroNote, the latest with Colby’s game and how...
06.26.2023
378: TZ Discussion – Toaster Lovers Anonymous
Justin and Jason discuss Jason’s trip to Palo Alto, the prospect of a Zuckerberg/Musk cage match, the TITAN submarine tragedy, the new direction of List/NitroNote and how implementing dark mode has reignited Justin’s enthusiasm for the project, the release of the Math Academy proof editor,...
06.19.2023
377: TZ Discussion – Predicting the Unpredictable
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s short-lived List/Nitro Notes partnership, his plans moving forward and a new brand concept, reactions to some of the predictions made on the Discord channel including what numbers Jason thinks Math Academy will hit by this time next year, the likely fallout...
06.15.2023
376: TZ Discussion – The Countdown
Justin and Jason discuss project superhero progress, the supplements Zinc-L-Carnosine, GlyNac (Glycine, N-acetyl-cystine), and Hyaluronic Acid, and the blood analysis service Inside Tracker, the latest with List, including image support, a new name for the product, and a new partner, Math Academy’s countdown to breakeven and how Jason...
05.24.2023
375: TZ Discussion – How the World Went Soft
Justin and Jason discuss their respective weight-loss journeys, the weight-loss app Lose It, the power of combing concrete goals with an effective process, the importance of attacking problems at their root cause, why Jason believes most people suffer largely because they’re unwilling to accept responsibility and solve...
05.05.2023
374: TZ Discussion – Holding the Line
Justin and Jason discuss the latest with PlayStrong and TrueSpace, improving the Math Academy diagnostic communications, the lowering of standards and lack of honesty in modern education, Justin’s workout struggles, Jason’s inner trial lawyer, Justin’s idea for using AI to generate weekly cover art, Justin’s new login strategy, optimizing...
04.20.2023
373: TZ Discussion – It’s a Ping Pong Life
Justin and Jason discuss how Jason lacks an inner voice and how his brain work generally, Jason’s recent knee problem, Justin’s solitary ping-pong workout, what current AI can and can’t to it, Justin’s AI ping-pong story, the potential negative impact...
04.10.2023
372: TZ Discussion – The Road to Jarvis
Justin and Jason discuss the latest progress on Operation Superhero, Jason’s new iPad, Justin’s calculated life expectancy (it doesn’t look good!), an update on PlayStrong, setting the terms for the AGI bet, the potential boom and doom if AGI is realized, how Sandy solved...
04.07.2023
371: TZ Discussion – The Big Bet
Justin and Jason discuss Balaji’s BTC bet, Jason’s problem with “frameworks”, Areli’s gymnastics, why Justin wants to increase his bet that full AGI will be achieved within the next 5 years, PlayStrong’s recent success, Math Academy’s positioning and the new diagnostic report, the...
03.13.2023
370: TZ Discussion – Thank you, Mr. Helpful!
Justin and Jason discuss Star Trek, Math Academy, PlayStrong, List, SVB, the Wuhan Lab Leak, and Operation Superhero. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
03.08.2023
369: TZ Interview – Jack Ellis / Fathom Analytics
Justin talks with Jack Ellis, co-founder of Fathom Analytics, about how two indie founders were able to get their indie analytics project installed (and scaled) on over 500k websites. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
03.01.2023
368: TZ Discussion – Let’s GO!
Justin and Jason discuss the two HN comments that led to a recent surge in Math Academy subscribers, what remains to be done before there’s a proper Show HN post, the tradeoffs of the pick-a-fight marketing strategy, and the possibility...
02.16.2023
367: TZ Discussion – Check and Delete
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin is so inspired by his day job and his big marketing idea for the company, Math Academy’s accreditation, the Math Academy drip-email system, and addressing Math Academy feedback, thoughts on the article Fundamental Math for...
01.31.2023
366: TZ Discussion – In Your Dreams!
Justin and Jason discuss ElevenLabs speech synthesis technology and the brave new world of AI-generated audio and video, recent advances in anti-aging research, the prospect of creating a Math Academy course in Geometric Algebra and the power of niching down, the benefits of SQLite being built from scratch,...
01.16.2023
365: TZ Discussion – ChatJVM
Justin and Jason talk about the future of AI, its potential near-term impact on coding and technology, and a bet on whether AGI will be achieved within the next 5 years (mark your calendars, You People!!), the cost and benefits of serverless...
12.31.2022
364: TZ Discussion – Freakout in the Fediverse
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin moved (yet again), the surprising success of Playstrong and why Jason thinks Justin should consider doubling down on it, an update on Math Academy and the plan for the next few months, the latest...
12.15.2022
363: TZ Discussion – Hey, That Reminds Me About Me!
Justin and Jason discuss how Justin is getting good at Twitter, yet another example of why emojis seem kinda necessary, what Justin learned from List’s recent marketing launch, where he should be spending his time, and whether he should build in...
11.30.2022
362: TZ Discussion – Migrations? We Don’t Need No Stinking Migrations!
Justin and Jason discuss how Justin is preparing List for the next big launch, why he paid an editor to edit his blog post, and some upcoming development challenges, the Math Academy money-back guarantee, building features to reduce customer support,...
11.15.2022
361: TZ Discussion – Back It Up
Justin and Jason discuss Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, why Justin thinks he’s finally found the right project with List, and Math Academy’s current growth trajectory. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
11.01.2022
360: TZ Discussion – Black Screen of Death
Justin and Jason discuss Math Academy since the Washington Post article, Ben Boyter’s code analysis tool, and Justin’s failed attempt to onboard Jason to List. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
10.17.2022
359: TZ Discussion – ListyMcListface
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s progress on List (formerly known as TaskFlow), Jason’s idea that List should be renamed to ListyMcListface, the Washington Post article about Math Academy, the subsequent traffic, and the emotional rollercoaster of it all. Join our...
10.05.2022
358: TZ Discussion – Today’s Special: Hacker News Surprise
Justin & Jason talk about TaskFlow’s rebranding to List, Colby’s TechZing interview, Jason’s thoughts about Colby going to college, and Math Academy’s surprise launch on Hacker News. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
09.24.2022
357: TZ Interview – Colby Roberts / Galactic Conquerors
Justin talks with Colby Roberts about his game Galactic Conquerors, and asks various questions submitted by TechZing listeners. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8
09.12.2022
356: TZ Discussion – Bear in a Chair
Justin and Jason discuss the latest with Taskflow, Colby’s game, and Math Academy, as well as the movies American Sniper, Wrath of Man, Crisis, the documentary House of Hammer, and the series Invincible. Join our Discord, chat with us and...
08.22.2022
355: TZ Discussion – Content Impossible
Justin and Jason discuss the latest progress on TaskFlow, Math Academy, and Colby’s video game.
08.01.2022
354: TZ Discussion – This Is Not The Div You’re Looking For
Justin and Jason (while playing the best free solitaire they could find together) discuss how Justin’s return to music after a long break and without proper equipment seems to have unleashed a new level of creativity, his recent challenges with TaskFlow ...
07.18.2022
353: TZ Discussion – With Some Interruption
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin had to take some time off from working on TaskFlow, the importance of momentum and the performance improvements that have resulted from the simplified FastNode data model, the latest with Math Academy, the problem...
06.27.2022
352: TZ Discussion – Thought Bomb
Justin and Jason discuss Jason’s recent trip to Belize, Jason’s literature review of SEO and CRO, Justin’s work on the TaskFlow DOM and how to make it work in a real-time collaborative context, the latest with Math Academy, Jason’s sleepy feet,...
06.13.2022
351: TZ Discussion – Nodesy
Justin and Jason discuss the reasons why Justin feels his past startup efforts fell short, the user interface, data model and future use cases of TaskFlow, the new gamification model for Math Academy and how the system has been made more...
05.31.2022
350: TZ Discussion – The Virtual Irish Pub 2.0
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin is having so much fun working on TaskFlow and some potential features and functionality, the importance of refining the inner loop of a product and making the experience customizable, Mark’s top three frustrations with...
05.17.2022
349: TZ Discussion – Death by Mockup
Justin and Jason discuss the TechZing Discord server, the rebirth of TaskFlow, why Justin loves Laravel, Jason’s approach to designing UI, why he wants to grow Math Academy without hring a lot of people and the latest improvements to the software,...
05.02.2022
348: TZ Discussion – The Great College Wipeout
Justin and Jason discuss Areli’s push to be a division I gymnast, why Justin is moving back to London, what he’s doing with Georgie’s online course and how his trainer is too busy trading crypto to train him anymore, the latest...
02.04.2022
347: TZ Interview – Brett Kennedy / Head of Robotics, JPL
Jason talks with Brett Kennedy, head of robotics at JPL.
01.29.2022
346: TZ Discussion – Better Late Than Never (not a repeat)
Justin and Jason discuss the fire that burned down Joe’s house, the death of Morning Brief, what killed AppIgnite, why Justin is leaving his mountain life behind, the latest with Math Academy, why Jason thinks Money Ball is the best startup movie ever...
10.26.2021
345: TZ Discussion – Schedule Free
Justin and Jason discuss the possibility of Jason bringing on a new developer to Math Academy, how Jason is allergic to any kind of bureaucracy, formality or scheduling, the challenge of building newsletters for certain verticals, Justin’s anticipated pivot towards customized newsletters and...
10.09.2021
344: TZ Discussion – Morning Joe
Justin, Jason and Joe discuss Morning Brief, Math Academy, and … a lot of other stuff.
09.25.2021
343: TZ Discussion – Analytics Matter, Especially When You’re Not Looking at Them
Justin and Jason discuss why Justin is reinvigorated about a premium version of Morning Brief and some of the new features that are on deck, how the first few weeks of the Math Academy beta launch have been going, and thoughts...
09.02.2021
342: TZ Discussion – The Hell That is a Beta Launch
Justin and Jason discuss the launch of the Math Academy online learning system and the pivot of Morning Brief.
08.03.2021
341: TZ Discussion – Morning Brief Goes Live!
Justin and Jason discuss Jason’s trip to the Pacific Northwest and Colby’s first college tour, why kids are maturing more slowly these days, the launch of Morning Brief, initial feedback from users, pricing, and thoughts on the future, the implementation of...
07.03.2021
340: TZ Discussion – Secret & Saucy
Justin and Jason discuss the Morning Brief launch strategy, brand concept, and development roles, the difficulties of launching the Math Academy diagnostic in time for the summer program, why Jason had to develop an animation studio for his content team,...
06.12.2021
339: TZ Discussion – Signal vs. Noise
Justin and Jason discuss why Jason isn’t planning to use Twitter as a marketing channel, personalized learning and the future of education, how and why the SAT and ACT are useful for college admissions despite their flaws, the orthogonal nature of...
05.28.2021
338: TZ Discussion – Nothing to See Here
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s two-week kidney stone ordeal, why Jason thinks Twitter is probably more distraction than it’s worth, the 6 levels of automated learning systems, how Justin and Joe plan to fund Morning Brief with a custom Kickstarter-like campaign, Brandon Sanderson’s lectures on writing...
05.26.2021
338: TZ Discussion – Nothing to See Here
Justin and Jason discuss Justin’s two-week kidney stone ordeal, why Jason thinks Twitter is probably more distraction than it’s worth, the 6 levels of automated learning systems, how Justin and Joe plan to fund Morning Brief with a custom Kickstarter-like campaign, Brandon Sanderson’s lectures on writing...
05.02.2021
337: TZ Discussion – Eurisko
Justin and Jason discuss the radically accelerated computer-science course sequence that Jason created for his Math Academy students, why PHP is like the C of the web, the character Scotty Jackson is creating for Morning Brief, Justin’s foray into crypto trading, thoughts on the...
04.16.2021
336: TZ Discussion – The First 1000
Justin and Justin discuss how and why Jason is reviving his long-abandoned blog and Twitter account and how he’s planning on building an audience for the launch of Math Academy, the First1000 newsletter, and some of the strategies utilized by the companies that have been profiled,...

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techzing tech podcast episodes:

384: TZ Discussion – The Breakthrough That Wasn’t

383: TZ Discussion – Welcome to the Doom Loop

382: TZ Discussion – Layering on Success

381: TZ Discussion – K-Pop as Death Cult

380: TZ Discussion – Alien Injection

379: TZ Discussion – Detoxification

378: TZ Discussion – Toaster Lovers Anonymous

377: TZ Discussion – Predicting the Unpredictable

376: TZ Discussion – The Countdown

375: TZ Discussion – How the World Went Soft

374: TZ Discussion – Holding the Line

373: TZ Discussion – It’s a Ping Pong Life

372: TZ Discussion – The Road to Jarvis

371: TZ Discussion – The Big Bet

370: TZ Discussion – Thank you, Mr. Helpful!

369: TZ Interview – Jack Ellis / Fathom Analytics

368: TZ Discussion – Let’s GO!

367: TZ Discussion – Check and Delete

366: TZ Discussion – In Your Dreams!

365: TZ Discussion – ChatJVM

364: TZ Discussion – Freakout in the Fediverse

363: TZ Discussion – Hey, That Reminds Me About Me!

362: TZ Discussion – Migrations? We Don’t Need No Stinking Migrations!

361: TZ Discussion – Back It Up

360: TZ Discussion – Black Screen of Death

359: TZ Discussion – ListyMcListface

358: TZ Discussion – Today’s Special: Hacker News Surprise

357: TZ Interview – Colby Roberts / Galactic Conquerors

356: TZ Discussion – Bear in a Chair

355: TZ Discussion – Content Impossible

354: TZ Discussion – This Is Not The Div You’re Looking For

353: TZ Discussion – With Some Interruption

352: TZ Discussion – Thought Bomb

351: TZ Discussion – Nodesy

350: TZ Discussion – The Virtual Irish Pub 2.0

349: TZ Discussion – Death by Mockup

348: TZ Discussion – The Great College Wipeout

347: TZ Interview – Brett Kennedy / Head of Robotics, JPL

346: TZ Discussion – Better Late Than Never (not a repeat)

345: TZ Discussion – Schedule Free

344: TZ Discussion – Morning Joe

343: TZ Discussion – Analytics Matter, Especially When You’re Not Looking at Them

342: TZ Discussion – The Hell That is a Beta Launch

341: TZ Discussion – Morning Brief Goes Live!

340: TZ Discussion – Secret & Saucy

339: TZ Discussion – Signal vs. Noise

338: TZ Discussion – Nothing to See Here

338: TZ Discussion – Nothing to See Here

337: TZ Discussion – Eurisko

336: TZ Discussion – The First 1000