Episode 19: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… Who Built the Smartest AI of All?

It’s a spooky special! Sam Nadler (a.k.a. Bad Bunny) and Jordan Metzner (the resident vampire) celebrate Halloween with a pair of AI-powered builds that bring equal parts fun and fright. First, they unveil Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, a poetic, Gemini-powered “talking mirror” built in Google’s new AI Studio. Then, they conjure up a “Trick-or-Treat Route Optimizer,” a playful demo that uses Maps and AI to find the best candy streets in your city.
In Tool of the Week, they explore Google’s Build Studio, a fresh entry into the “vibe coding” space, and explain why it’s a step-function improvement over other no-code tools. Gemini comes baked right in. Finally, in AI News, they break down Nvidia’s record-breaking $5 trillion valuation and Elon Musk’s Grok-a-pedia, a controversial AI-powered rival to Wikipedia.
Fun, fast builds. Real AI demos. And a whole lot of Halloween spirit.

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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro + Halloween costumes
(1:00) Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – the spooky AI build
(3:20) How it works – Gemini, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech
(5:00) Building with Google’s new AI Studio
(8:00) Guess the Costume app demo
(9:00) Trick-or-Treat Route Optimizer with Maps + Gemini
(13:00) Why Google’s “vibe coding” tool feels like a leap forward
(15:20) News: Nvidia hits $5T valuation
(18:00) Elon Musk launches Grok-a-pedia
(21:40) Halloween wrap-up + what’s next week

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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• Google AI Studio / Build – https://aistudio.google.com/build
• Nvidia – https://www.nvidia.com
• Grok-a-pedia – https://x.ai

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• Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0ahiOCzYxhhkEgbtz9kkeC
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Follow the Hosts:
Jordan Metzner
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmetzner/
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mrjmetz/
• X – https://x.com/mrjmetz?lang=bn

Sam Nadler
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-nadler-1881b75/
• X – http://x.com/Gravino05