At the edge of collapse—and creation—two unlikely co-conspirators invite you into a radically honest conversation about the future. This isn’t just another tech or self-help podcast. It’s a story-driven exploration of who we are, what we value, and how we might reimagine the world when the systems around us stop serving us. We blend personal storytelling, cultural critique, and deep inquiry into what it means to be human in an age of AI, uncertainty, and transformation. We’re asking better q ...
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Episode 16 | The Death of the 10x Coder: Empathy, Inclusion, and Tech Leadership with Autumn Patterson
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What happens when we stop chasing the myth of the lone “10x coder” and start building engineering cultures rooted in empathy, predictability, and inclusion? In this candid conversation, we go deep with Autumn Patterson—VP of Technology, veteran engineering leader, and trans woman whose journey has redefined what leadership in tech can look like. Au…
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Episode 15 | Decentralizing the Future: Web3, Labor, and Life Beyond Extraction with Crystal Street
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In this conversation, we go deep with Crystal Street — Naropa Institute graduate, journalist, photographer, and bridge-builder between the frontline of crypto and the ethics we desperately need in tech. From whistleblowing in Web3 to building decentralized communities in Web3, Crystal brings lived experience, clarity, and a healthy dose of "enough …
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Episode 14 | The Revolution Will Be Rested: Why Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor
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Welcome back to And We Feel Fine—the radically honest podcast about what’s ending, what’s beginning, and how we build systems of care, not conquest. In this episode, co-hosts Beth Rudden and Katie Smith flip the script on self-care—from something commodified and individual to something collective, powerful, and deeply structural. We unpack why real…
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Episode 13 | Walking Out, Building Forward: Julia Pahina on Tech, Trust & Tending Systems
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Welcome back to And We Feel Fine, where each week we ask what’s ending, what’s beginning—and what it means to build with care. In this episode, Katie Smith and Beth Rudden sit down with Pacific tech leader Julia Pahina for a radically honest conversation about the intersections of technology, culture, and systems change. We talk: Why ancestral wisd…
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Episode 12 | The End of the “Big Man”: How Leadership - and Abundance - Are Being Rewritten
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The era of the lone genius CEO is over. What’s rising now? Leadership that’s collaborative, culturally aware, and rooted in care. In this episode of And We Feel Fine, co-hosts Beth Rudden and Katie Smith unpack what leadership means in a world shifting from scarcity to abundance—and why it’s not about being in charge, but showing up with empathy, v…
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Episode 11 | Built to Heal: How AI, Community, and the Environment Could Save Us
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In This Episode Katie and Beth explore how AI, genomics, and healthcare are colliding—and what it means for the future of prediction, ethics, and our most personal data. They also delve into personal aspects of work-life rhythms and reimagine what it means to live in communities built for connection, not isolation. Why You’ll Want to Watch How pred…
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Episode 10 | How We Use AI to Read, Write, and Stay Human
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Katie and Beth on literacy, dyslexia, and the future of creativity in a tech-driven world. In this episode: Technology isn't just reshaping how we work—it's transforming how we read, write, and understand the world. Beth and Katie delve into the complex and multifaceted intersection of literacy, dyslexia, and generative AI. From personal reflection…
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Episode 9 | Rethinking Universal Basic Income: Why AI Disruption Demands a New Social Contract
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Hosted by Beth Rudden and Katie Smith, two builders of systems and challengers of the status quo. Beth is CEO of Bast.AI and a globally recognized expert in trustworthy AI, with decades of experience leading data and ethics at IBM. Katie is the founder of Humma.AI, a strategist who drove innovation and revenue growth at major global brands before t…
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Episode 8 | Launch Recap - What’s Ended, What’s Beginning, and What’s Next
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In this reflection episode, Beth and Katie look back on the first seven conversations—threads of grief, growth, tech, and care woven into something bigger. This is our origin story and a soft landing for new listeners. We talk about the role of community in turbulent times, the power of moral imagination, and the systems we’re unlearning—capitalism…
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Episode 7 | Care, Not Cages: Migration, Community, and the Fight for Belonging
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Resources to support people and families impacted by ICE raids. Recorded during a wave of ICE raids in Los Angeles, this urgent episode asks what it means to truly belong in a country built on migration. Katie Smith and Beth Rudden open up about personal stakes, political theater, and the manufactured crises threatening immigrant families today. …
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Episode 6 | Joy Is a System: Grief, AI, and the Power of Context
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In our first guest episode, Beth and Katie are joined by Dr. Desmond Patton—renowned social worker, AI ethics leader, and founder of SAFELab—for a soul-stirring conversation on what’s ending, what’s beginning, and why joy is more than a feeling—it’s an intentional system. From pioneering research on youth expression and gun violence to building Joy…
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Episode 5 | The New Arms Race: Service, AI, and the Soul of Community
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Recorded on Memorial Day, this deeply reflective episode honors the past and questions the future. Beth Rudden and Katie Smith explore what it means to serve, belong, and protect—whether on the battlefield or in everyday life. From family histories in the military to AI's rise as the next frontier of global power, they trace the parallels between w…
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Episode 4 | Burn the Math, Save the Girl: Why We Need a New Parable
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In this probing and philosophical episode of And We Feel Fine, Beth Rudden and Katie Smith unravel the myth of effective altruism. Starting with the well-known "drowning girl" parable, they trace the roots of utilitarian thinking and its influence on Silicon Valley billionaires and AI ethics. Through a mix of humor, critique, and care, they call ou…
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Episode 3 | The Power of Belonging: AI, Caregiving, and the Future of Human Connection
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In this heartfelt episode of And We Feel Fine, Beth Rudden and Katie Smith dive deep into what it means to belong, to care, and to be human in an age of artificial intelligence. From personal stories of caregiving to the systemic challenges of modern healthcare, this conversation explores how community, ritual, and resilience shape us—and how AI co…
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Episode 2 | Emotional Intelligence, Capitalism, and the Moral Imagination
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In this episode of And We Feel Fine, Katie Smith and Beth Rudden navigate the deeply personal and radically political terrain of emotional intelligence, moral imagination, and the soul of our systems. Through vulnerable reflection and philosophical exploration, they ask: What does it mean to be a good person in a society built for profit, not peopl…
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Episode 1 | Flipping the Script: AI, Data Privacy, and a New Digital Economy
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In this premiere episode of And We Feel Fine, Beth Rudden and Katie Smith crack open the big questions: Who owns your data? What does ethical AI look like? And how do we reclaim digital spaces for safety, joy, and human connection? Through stories, sharp critique, and vision-casting, they explore how ontologies shape AI systems, the hidden harms of…
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