First Pancake Podcast

The world needs more first pancakes.
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This podcast is what happens when a user researcher and product strategist hash out hype and popular trends in technology. It’s honest, minimally produced and reflects over 15 years of experience from Zach (product) and Rachel (research) in their respective fields. You should walk away refreshed, yet thinking deeply and maybe even a bit jolly. 😝 First Pancake is hosted by siblings Zach & Rachel and produced from Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX. firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Frameworks 'n' Models

    09/17/2025

    Frameworks 'n' Models

    They’re a paradox only snowmobiles can solve. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    23 min
  2. Vulnerability or TMI?

    09/16/2025

    Vulnerability or TMI?

    Brené Brown has some things to say about this topic. And she’s smarter than us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    26 min
  3. We Need Doorknobs

    08/06/2025

    We Need Doorknobs

    Conversations are tough to get right. Based on research, they either go too long or too short and they’re often awkward and we worry a lot about doing them right. But still, we need them. Also, affordances. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    28 min
  4. AI and a Meaningful Life

    08/05/2025

    AI and a Meaningful Life

    We started by reading this article and then went off on tangents about radiologists and s****y AI-enabled jobs. In short, we just like humans. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    31 min
  5. Strategy

    06/05/2025

    Strategy

    Is strategy b******t? No! Listen as Zac breaks down how he approaches strategy and where the good stuff happens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    34 min
  6. AI ShmAI

    05/29/2025

    AI ShmAI

    We chat about how we’ve squeezed value out of AI - and joke about our dead parents, the cat’s meow and abusing ChatGPT. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    37 min

  7. 05/07/2025

    Working Title: Quitting

    Things we reference in this episode: Rubicon Model: It was Julius Caesar, not Napoleon! We continue to learn things. Intermittent reinforcement: Researchers found that the way to keep the subjects working longest was to reinforce the behavior at unpredictable intervals, rather than regularly. 100 Repetitions: Maybe Atomic Habits? Sunk cost fallacy: the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. And sadly, Bolton’s department store is permanently closed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    31 min
  8. The S****y First Draft

    05/02/2025

    The S****y First Draft

    We come by perfectionism honestly - and generationally - so this s****y first draft is no small feat for us. Listen as we figure out how to start and stop a podcast, introduce our professional backgrounds, wrestle with career transitions and chat about what inspires us to keep going. (Hint: It’s not passion.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

    38 min
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This podcast is what happens when a user researcher and product strategist hash out hype and popular trends in technology. It’s honest, minimally produced and reflects over 15 years of experience from Zach (product) and Rachel (research) in their respective fields. You should walk away refreshed, yet thinking deeply and maybe even a bit jolly. 😝 First Pancake is hosted by siblings Zach & Rachel and produced from Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX. firstpancakepodcast.substack.com

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  • Creator
    The world needs more first pancakes.
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zach
  • Show Website
    First Pancake Podcast