The Pattern

By Mike Litman

Before it's obvious. Daily culture intelligence from 150+ sources. Fashion, design, technology, brands, music, art, and lifestyle. The patterns others miss, every morning at 8:30am UK time.... more

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The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

The Pattern episodes:

March 03, 2026 No. 7: Meta Tests AI Shopping Research Tool to Rival ChatGPT
Culture Pulse: 82
Today's Pattern: Meta Tests AI Shopping Research Tool to Rival ChatGPT. Culture Pulse at 82. 110+ sources scanned.
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5min
March 02, 2026 No. 6: Creative directors inherit empires then immediately soften the product
Culture Pulse: 78
Creative directors inherit empires then immediately soften them. Streaming platforms merge. Apple wants Google servers inside its data centres. The next consolidation wave looks like succession, not disruption.
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7min
March 01, 2026 No. 5: Fashion's identity crisis goes institutional whilst AI arms race plays defence
Culture Pulse: 73
Fashion asks 'who are we?' whilst AI asks 'who do we answer to?' Both face the same crisis: define yourself before someone else does. The Pattern for March 01.
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6min
February 28, 2026 No. 4: Today's top signal comes from fashion & style
Culture Pulse: 80
Today's Culture Brief: Fashion & Style dominates. Culture Pulse at 80. 110+ sources scanned.
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5min
February 27, 2026 No. 3: Being late to AI now costs sixteen times more than being early
Culture Pulse: 87
Amazon's paying 16x Microsoft's OpenAI price for no exclusivity. Netflix exits the WBD bid. Demna casts Elon's estranged daughter for Gucci. The cost of being late just became quantifiable.
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6min
February 26, 2026 No. 2: Fashion houses are building AI hardware businesses faster than tech companies
Culture Pulse: 76
Tech companies are courting fashion brands because they've realised: the hard part isn't building AI glasses—it's getting humans to wear them. Hardware wars just moved to Milan.
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5min
February 25, 2026 No. 1: Luxury's quiet revolution: pragmatism over spectacle is winning.
Culture Pulse: 76
Chiuri strips Fendi of monograms. Google makes AI functional. Paltrow auctions her closet. Luxury's quiet revolution: pragmatism over spectacle is winning.
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4min

FAQs about The Pattern:

How many episodes does The Pattern have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.