Best Prd Podcasts (2025)

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Brycen Smith of PRD Design 3:21:14

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Brycen Smith for an honest conversation about shop life, learning through experience, and finding your footing in the automotive industry.Brycen talks about his path so far, the realities of working in and around builds, and what it’s like navigating an industry where growth comes from showing up, paying …

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I Tested 5 AI Tools to Write a PRD—Here's the Winner 52:07

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TLDR: It was Claude :-)When I set out to compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and ChatPRD for writing Product Requirement Documents, I figured they’d all be roughly equivalent. Maybe some subtle variations in tone or structure, but nothing earth-shattering. They’re all built on similar transformer architectures, trained on massive datasets, and m…

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How to get your whole team excited about AI (and actually using it) | Brian Greenbaum (product designer at Pendo) 47:53

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Brian Greenbaum is a Senior Staff Product Designer at Pendo who led a company-wide AI transformation after a personal epiphany while on paternity leave. After experiencing the power of AI coding tools firsthand, he created a structured approach to help his entire product organization adopt AI. In this episode, Brian shares his complete playbook for…

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Levi Green of HammerFab 3:33:35

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Levi Green of HammerFab, fresh off a major SEMA debut and a whirlwind year for his shop. Levi walks through his path into fabrication, early experiences learning the craft, and what it’s like building a reputation in an industry where quality and trust matter more than hype. From working through challengi…

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How Zapier’s EA built an army of AI interns to automate meeting prep, strengthen team culture, and scale internal alignment | Cortney Hickey 44:32

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Cortney Hickey is the executive assistant to the CEO at Zapier, where she’s leveraging AI to transform traditional EA responsibilities into scalable, organization-wide systems. In this episode, she demonstrates how she’s built AI workflows that automate meeting preparation, reinforce company culture through automated feedback, and democratize strat…

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The Future of Product Management in the Age of AI: Lessons From a Five Leader Panel 1:23:15

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Every few years, the world of product management goes through a phase shift. When I started at Microsoft in the early 2000s, we shipped Office in boxes. Product cycles were long, engineering was expensive, and user research moved at the speed of snail mail. Fast forward a decade and the cloud era reset the speed at which we build, measure, and lear…

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ChatGPT agent mode: The “little helper” that transformed recruiting, crafted user personas, and solved parking nightmares | Michal Peled (Honeybook) 58:45

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Michal Peled is a Technical Operations Engineer at HoneyBook who specializes in building internal tools and automations that eliminate friction for teams. In this episode, Michal demonstrates three practical AI use cases: using ChatGPT’s agent mode to automate LinkedIn recruiting, transforming customer research into interactive AI personas, and cre…

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Chris Jacobs 3.0 2:20:14

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Chris Jacobs. One of the most familiar faces in automotive television and car culture. The first and only guest to appear on the show for the third time! Chris shares stories from throughout his career, his time around some of the industry’s most memorable builds and personalities, and why he continues to…

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Gemini 3 vs. Claude Opus 4.5 vs. GPT-5.1 Codex: Which AI model is the best designer? 25:27

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I put three cutting-edge AI models to the test in a head-to-head design competition. Using the exact same prompt, I challenged Google’s Gemini 3, Anthropic’s Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s Codex 5.1 to redesign my blog page, evaluating them on visual design quality, user experience improvements, and SEO optimization capabilities. One model produced a beaut…

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“PMs who use AI will replace those who don’t”: Google’s AI product lead on the new PM toolkit | Marily Nika 40:09

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Marily Nika, AI Product Lead at Google and founder of the AI Product Academy, demonstrates how product managers can leverage AI tools to dramatically accelerate their workflow. Using a smart-fridge concept as an example, Marily walks us through the exact workflow she uses to build products faster: doing user research with Reddit debates, generating…

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Hunter Ring & Ryan Fielding of The RingBrothers 2:56:39

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Hunter Ring and Ryan Fielding from Ringbrothers, one of the most innovative and recognizable shops in the custom car world. Hunter and Ryan talk about growing up around the brand, how they found their roles inside the shop, and what it’s really like working behind the scenes at Ringbrothers. From fabricat…

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Scott Spencer (@scottsrides) | Building Cars & Community 2:51:24

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Scott Spencer, the creator behind @scottsrides. A page built on clean cars, honest storytelling, and a genuine love for the community around them.Scott talks about how he got into cars, what inspired him to start sharing his builds online, and how @scottsrides grew into a place where people connect over c…

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How to create your own AI performance coach: Optimizing your unique nutrition, recovery, and injury management needs | Lucas Werthein (Cactus) 51:36

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Lucas Werthein, the COO and co-founder of Cactus, shares how he built a personalized AI wellness coach using ChatGPT to optimize his athletic performance while managing past injuries. After multiple surgeries on his knees, shoulder, and foot, Lucas created a system that synthesizes data from medical imaging, blood tests, wearable devices, and nutri…

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BravoCon Secrets: Inside the Fandom, Real Housewives Tea, Plus How to Score Tickets & More! 59:45

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Send us a text Searching for the real BravoCon experience? Want insider tips, ticket hacks, or a BravoCon recap? Look no further. In this episode of PR Yourself with Leah Frazier, host Leah Frazier brings on Bravo superfan Phillip White to spill BravoCon secrets, break down the Real Housewives moments everyone is talking about, and reveal what it’s…

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“Farm-to-table software”: How I built a Thanksgiving party hub using Lovable for managing invites, dishes, shared recipes, and photos 34:28

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In today’s pre-Thanksgiving episode, I walk you through how I vibe coded my very own “Thanksgiving party hub” using Lovable—and how I transformed it from AI-generated slop into something warm, personal, and genuinely useful. I show you exactly how I upleveled the typography, visuals, and structure using Google Fonts and Midjourney style references,…

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Inside the Press Room: Here's What Reporters Say When the Mic is Off 35:00

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Send us a text In this debut episode of our brand-new segment, Inside the Press Room, Leah pulls back the curtain on what journalists and editors really say once the cameras stop rolling and the pitches hit their inboxes. After weeks in and out of newsrooms, Leah has collected the top five, recent, real-life “overheards” — the comments, complaints,…

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Karl Schulman & Logan Como of Garret’s Rod Shop 3:05:16

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we sit down with Karl Schulman and Logan Como of Garret’s Rod Shop, one of the most respected names in modern hot rod and custom car building.Garret’s blends old-school craftsmanship with modern design, and Karl & Logan share how the shop approaches creativity, problem-solving, and building cars with real personality. Fr…

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“Nobody wanted to do this work”: How Emmy Award–winning filmmakers use AI to automate the tedious parts of documentaries 47:36

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Tim McAleer is a producer at Ken Burns’s Florentine Films who is responsible for the technology and processes that power their documentary production. Rather than using AI to generate creative content, Tim has built custom AI-powered tools that automate the most tedious parts of documentary filmmaking: organizing and extracting metadata from tens o…

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How this CEO turned 25,000 hours of sales calls into a self-learning go-to-market engine | Matt Britton (Suzy) 42:53

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Matt Britton is the founder and CEO of Suzy, a consumer insights platform that has raised over $100 million in venture capital and works with top brands like Coca-Cola, Google, Procter & Gamble, and Nike. Matt is also the bestselling author of YouthNation, a blueprint for understanding the seismic shifts shaping our future economy, and Generation A…

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The complete beginner’s guide to coding with AI: from PRD to generating your very first lines of code 45:01

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This episode is for complete beginners. I walk you through how to build your very first coding project using AI tools—even if you’ve never written a line of code. Together, we’ll create a personal project hub that automatically generates documentation and lets you build interactive prototypes. I’ll show you the process step by step—from setting up …

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Grace Under Fire: A Conversation with Uncle Nearest CEO Fawn Weaver (Recorded at Shef Food + Wine Festival) 57:43

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Shef Food + Wine Festival, this special episode of PR Yourself with Leah Frazier features an intimate, powerful conversation between guest host Lady Jade and Fawn Weaver, the visionary CEO behind Uncle Nearest Whiskey. Fawn opens up about the real challenges she has faced while building one of the world’s most ce…

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The Difference Between Encouragement and Truth: Lessons From Building What People Actually Need 39:53

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The Interview That Sparked This Essay Joe Corkery and I worked together at Google years ago, and he has since gone on to build a venture-backed company tackling a real and systemic problem in healthcare communication. This essay is my attempt to synthesize that conversation. It is written for early and mid career PMs in Silicon Valley who want to g…

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“Vibe analysis”: How Faire’s data team uses AI to investigate conversion drops, analyze experiment results, and convert raw data into executive-ready insights 1:03:28

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Tim Trueman and Alexa Cerf from Faire’s data team demonstrate how AI tools are revolutionizing data analysis workflows. They show how data teams, product managers, and engineers can use tools like Cursor, ChatGPT, and custom agents to investigate business metrics, analyze experiment results, and extract insights from user surveys—all while dramatic…

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Vibe-coding a kid-friendly AI fortune teller for your Halloween festivities | Marco Casalaina (Microsoft VP) 11:46

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In this impromptu Halloween special, Marco Casalaina (VP of Products for Core AI at Microsoft) demonstrates how he uses GitHub Spark to quickly build a mobile app that generates kid-friendly fortunes for trick-or-treaters. — Where to find Marco Casalaina: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcocasalaina/ X: https://x.com/amrcn_werewolf?lang=en …

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Jesus Lopez (Gabe’s Custom Interiors) | From Boyd Coddington to Full Hot Rod Builds 3:23:23

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Jesus Lopez of Gabe’s Custom Interiors — a name every hot rod fan knows. Founded by his father Gabe Lopez, the shop set the standard for custom interiors, earning its place in hot rodding history through legendary collaborations with Boyd Coddington and appearances on American Hot Rod. Jesus shares what i…

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“Cursor is a much better product manager than I ever was”: How this PM uses AI for PRDs, Jira tickets, and replying to coworkers | Dennis Yang (Chime) 50:07

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Dennis Yang is the Principal Product Manager for Generative AI at Chime, where he’s pioneered AI workflows that meaningfully increase productivity. While most people use Cursor as a coding tool, Dennis has turned it into a comprehensive product-management system that automates PRD creation, documentation management, ticket creation, status reportin…

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Atlas Gets a C+: Lessons from ChatGPT’s Browser That’s Brilliant, Broken, and Bursting with Potential 29:25

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I didn’t plan to make a video today. I’d just wrapped a client call, remembered that OpenAI had released Atlas, and decided to record a quick unboxing for my Fireside PM community. I’d heard mixed things—some people raving about it, others underwhelmed—but I made a deliberate choice not to read any reviews beforehand. I wanted to go in blind, the w…

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Claude Skills explained: How to create reusable AI workflows 27:23

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Today I dive into Anthropic’s latest feature that lets anyone create reusable workflows for Claude—no coding required. I break down exactly what Claude Skills are, how to build them from scratch, and how to use them inside Claude Code and Cursor to automate recurring AI tasks like generating PRDs, writing changelog summaries, and turning demo notes…

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Chris Barrett | Barrett Firearms 1:55:53

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we sit down with Chris Barrett, President of Barrett Firearms . The company behind some of the most recognized precision rifles in the world.Chris shares the story of how Barrett became an American icon, what it takes to engineer world-class firearms, and how the same mindset that drives innovation in the gun industry mi…

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How this Yelp AI PM works backward from “golden conversations” to create high-quality prototypes using Claude Artifacts and Magic Patterns | Priya Badger 41:44

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Priya Badger, a product manager at Yelp, shares her innovative approach to designing AI-powered products by starting with example conversations rather than traditional wireframes or PRDs. In this episode, she demonstrates how she uses Claude and Magic Patterns to prototype Yelp’s AI assistant features—from exploring conversation flows to designing …

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Damon Lee & Steven Bunker of Goodguys Rod & Custom 2:19:08

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Steven Bunker and Damon Lee og Goodguys Rod & Custom. Two names deeply connected to the world of automotive media and marketing. With decades of experience across magazines, events, and industry storytelling, Steven and Damon break down how car culture has evolved, what’s changed in the media landscape, a…

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Evals, error analysis, and better prompts: A systematic approach to improving your AI products | Hamel Husain (ML engineer) 54:48

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Hamel Husain, an AI consultant and educator, shares his systematic approach to improving AI product quality through error analysis, evaluation frameworks, and prompt engineering. In this episode, he demonstrates how product teams can move beyond “vibe checking” their AI systems to implement data-driven quality improvement processes that identify an…

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Bill Ganahl of South City Rod and Custom 2:14:33

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Bill Ganahl, founder of South City Rod & Custom — one of the most respected traditional hot rod shops in the country.Bill shares his journey from growing up around hot rods to building a brand rooted in craftsmanship, authenticity, and timeless design. From his early influences to what it takes to build a…

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“I’m incapable of doing my job without AI”: How this top PM uses Claude + ChatGPT as his second brain 38:50

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Amir Klein is a product manager at Monday.com, leading their AI agents initiative. Despite taking two months of paternity leave, he ranked #4 out of 90 PMs in AI tool usage at his company. In this episode, Amir reveals how he’s become “highly dependent and maybe incapable” of doing his job without AI, showing his custom GPT workflows that help him …

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From Cashmere Sweaters to Billion-Dollar Lessons: What PMs Can Learn from Jason Stoffer's Analysis of Quince 39:17

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Introduction One of the great joys of hosting my Fireside PM podcast is the opportunity to reconnect with people I’ve known for years and go deep into the mechanics of business building. Recently, I sat down with Jason Stoffer, partner at Maveron Capital, a venture firm with a laser focus on consumer companies. Jason and I go way back to my Seattle…

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Do This to Boost Engagement on TikTok + Instagram with Madison Hollimon of Mad House Marketing 43:15

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Send us a text Want to boost your engagement on TikTok and Instagram in 2025? In this episode of PR Yourself with Leah Frazier, Leah sits down with Madison Hollimon, founder of Mad Marketing House, to uncover the latest TikTok and Instagram updates every small business owner and content creator needs to know. Madison shares new social media strateg…

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President of PRI Michael Good 2:24:35

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Michael Good, President of Performance Racing Industry (PRI).Michael brings insight into the racing world from the industry side where innovation, advocacy, and community come together to keep motorsports alive and thriving. We dive into PRI’s mission, how it supports racers and builders, and what the fut…

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The secret to better AI prototypes: Why Tinder’s CPO starts with JSON, not design | Ravi Mehta (product advisor, previously EIR at Reforge) 54:38

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Ravi Mehta, now a product advisor, has built and scaled products used by millions. His past roles include Chief Product Officer at Tinder, Entrepreneur in Residence at Reforge, and senior product leadership positions at Facebook, TripAdvisor, and Xbox. In this episode, Ravi demonstrates his data-driven approach to AI prototyping that produces drama…

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Learning Faster Than the Market 1:00:38

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When I sit down with product leaders who’ve spent decades shaping how Silicon Valley builds products, I’m always struck by how their career arcs echo the very lessons they now teach. Michael Margolis is no exception. Michael started his career as an anthropologist, stumbled into educational software in the late 90s, helped scale Gmail during its fo…

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Cupid on Branding 'The Linedance King', Social Media & Building His Tribe + PR Lessons from Cardi B & Pilates by Raven 37:17

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Send us a text In this episode of PR Yourself with Leah Frazier, R&B artist Cupid—best known for smash hits Cupid Shuffle and Flex—shares how he built his latest project “The Linedance King” into a fully branded movement. From never giving up in the music industry, to leveraging social media and a loyal tribe of linedance instructors, Cupid reveals…

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SEMA’s Tom Gattuso & Warren Kosikov 2:46:31

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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re joined by Tom Gattuso and Warren Kosikov from SEMA.For Tom, it’s his second time on the show — but his first time sitting with us in person. Alongside Warren, they give us an inside look at the work SEMA does behind the scenes, how the industry is evolving, and why events like the SEMA Show are more important than …

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The beginner's guide to coding with Cursor | Lee Robinson (Head of AI education) 45:27

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Lee Robinson is the head of AI education at Cursor, where he teaches people how to build software with AI. Previously, he helped build Vercel and Next.js as an early employee. In this episode, he demonstrates how Cursor's AI-powered code editor bridges the gap between beginners and experienced developers through automated error fixing, parallel tas…

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Zac Mertens (Mister Zachary) | From Hoonigan to YouTube Cars 3:09:18

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From wild days at Hoonigan to building his own YouTube brand, Zac Mertens (aka Mister Zachary) has seen it all. In this episode, he shares untold Hoonigan stories, the lessons he took from that environment, and how he’s making his own mark in car culture online.We get into his career, the projects that shaped him, and what it really takes to balanc…

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How I built an Apple Watch workout app using Cursor and Xcode (with zero mobile-app experience) 36:16

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Terry Lin is a product manager and developer who built Cooper’s Corner, an AI-powered fitness tracking app that works across iPhone and Apple Watch. Frustrated with traditional fitness apps that require extensive setup and manual logging, Terry created a solution that lets users simply speak their exercises, weights, and reps. The app automatically…

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Brett Farmiloe on Brand-Boosting Media Mentions: Using Featured.com & HARO for Visibility 37:19

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Send us a text Learn how to get media mentions, boost SEO, and build authority without hiring a PR firm. Leah Frazier chats with Brett Farmiloe, founder of Featured.com, on how entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners can use Featured.com and HARO to land press coverage, drive brand awareness, and stand out as industry experts. Brett also…

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Blogging Isn’t Dead: 5 Reasons to Launch Your Substack + PR Drama with Jussie Smollett 44:21

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Send us a text Think blogging is dead? Think again. In this episode of PR Yourself with Leah Frazier, Leah breaks down 5 powerful reasons you should start blogging and creating on Substack today—from building credibility to growing your audience and generating another revenue stream. But that’s not all. Leah also shares her hot take on Jussie Smoll…

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From Chaos to Clarity: How AI is Rewriting the Playbook for Product Managers 1:04:20

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From Chaos to Clarity: How AI is Rewriting the Playbook for Product Managers Lessons from my conversation with ex-Google PM Assaf Reifer on building tools that tame the noise, sharpen priorities, and give PMs back their most valuable resource: focus. When I think back on my time at Google, one of the highlights was building and scaling teams with i…

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Ford Design Director Craig Metros | From F-150 to GT 3:18:20

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Grab official Oil & Whiskey gear at oilandwhiskey.com. Good time, bad advice, great shirts. This week on Oil & Whiskey, we sit down with Craig Metros, retired Ford Design Executive with over 35 years shaping some of the most iconic vehicles on the road. From the 2004 F-150 that redefined a segment, to his work on the Ford GT program that returned t…

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How Devin replaces your junior engineers with infinite AI interns that never sleep | Scott Wu (Cognition CEO) 41:11

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Scott Wu is the co-founder and CEO of Cognition Labs, the creators of Devin, an AI agent designed to function as a junior engineer on software development teams. In this conversation, Scott demonstrates how his team uses their own product to accelerate development workflows, reduce engineering toil, and handle routine tasks asynchronously. Scott wa…

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Catching up with Brycen Smith at PRD Design 1:10:34

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Hey All, In this podcast we sit down and talk with Brycen Smith from over at PRD Design. This is the first official episode as Ford Era Radio and we even made this a YouTube video. Hosted by: @SolomonLungerBy Solomon Lunger