Where's The Future?

Brandt Krueger & Will Curran
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Where’s The Future? Podcast (WTF) is your weekly guide to the technology shaping how we’ll live, work, and play. Hosted by Will Curran and Brandt Krueger, we explore the cutting edge of smart home innovation, electric vehicles, AI breakthroughs, phones, wearables, Apple tech, and AR/VR/XR experiences. Plus, the future-weird ideas that make you say... “WTF?” We decode complex tech into real-world insights, share hands-on reviews, and talk with innovators building tomorrow’s tools today. Whether you’re a tech professional, industry insider, or just future-curious, you’ll get bold predictions, thoughtful analysis, and conversations that keep you ahead of the curve. From automation hacks to next-gen mobility, AI ethics to immersive reality trends, WTF delivers the context and clarity you need to navigate what’s next.

  1. 1d ago

    Don't Say the Two Letters! Don't Say the Two Letters!

    Episode Summary:Will and Brandt try to get through a whole episode without saying the two letters. What's your over-under on how far they got? Along the way: Will's new NDI camera rig, Apple's ten-thousand-dollar Mac Minis and a rumored rack-mount server, why local hosting keeps swinging back to the cloud, and Brandt's morning brief that grew from a chat message into a checkbox web page. Discussions Include:• Will's NDI camera overhaul, from a $200 encoder box to auto-tracking PTZ gimbals that occasionally zoom out on their own• Apple's $10K Mac Mini configurations, the rumored rack-mount Mac server, and model companies ordering them by the thousand• The expansion-and-contraction cycle of local versus cloud, from self-hosted email servers to running your own models• Buzz, Block's "Slack for agents," and why one master agent isn't enough once you're running several at once• Brandt's daily brief evolving from a chat message into a full HTML page with checkboxes Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "It's refreshing to talk about something that's technology based that doesn't have two letters in it." - Brandt Krueger      "Whenever I get frustrated with something in software, I now ask myself: can I just build it?" - Will Curran      "It would back up, go full speed to the point where it would pop a wheelie, and then ram itself into your furniture at full speed." - Brandt Krueger      "AI has definitely made us more organized and more productive. But then why do people feel as burnt out as they did when we didn't have this technology?" - Will Curran Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: Roborock QV 35A - https://us.roborock.com/products/roborock-qv-35a     Will: Cronometer - https://cronometer.com

  2. Sep 8

    Type WTF, Hit Return

    Episode Summary:Will and Brandt return from the summer backlog to reveal how Brandt built his own terminal macro — type WTF, hit return — to auto-generate this show's rough cuts and notes. Will shares a parallel project automating his DJ mix uploads, and the two unpack why lower-effort models like Sonnet outperform flashier ones once a workflow is dialed in, with quick hits on Notion, AI agents, and iOS 27's new Siri. Discussions Include:• Brandt's homemade "WTF" terminal macro that auto-generates rough cuts and show notes for this very podcast• Why dialing a workflow back to Sonnet worked better than letting flashier models like Opus and Fable run the show• Will's Fade Out project, which auto-edits, tags, and publishes his DJ mix recordings end to end• Barry, Will's AI agent, and the surprisingly awkward business of having an AI negotiate with contractors• Using Notion as a shared, always-current source of truth for both work and AI agent memory Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "It's taken it from about a 45-minute process to about a 10-minute process. And that's pretty good." - Brandt Krueger      "If there's something that you do that is repetitive, there is no reason why it can't be completely automated." - Will Curran      "We're a team here. Let's collaborate. Sometimes you go down a weird road that takes five minutes that would have taken me ten seconds to just do the work." - Brandt Krueger      "He has the ability to be on all the time, ask questions, get responses, respond immediately — it's freaking the crap out of contractors." - Will Curran Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: iOS 27 Beta (new Siri) - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-unveils-next-generation-of-apple-intelligence-siri-ai-and-more/     Will: Notion - https://www.notion.com

  3. Sep 1

    Deep Thoughts from Brandt's Porch

    Episode Summary:Recording live from Brandt's porch during Will's road-trip stop in Minnesota, the guys go behind the scenes on their setup before diving into ElevenLabs' new AI creative studio and the case for AI as history's next great democratizer of art. They swerve into deep-end territory: why human judgment beats "AI slop," Will's AI agent Barry gets sent to Barry Jail, and a spiral into simulation theory and what human purpose looks like as AI absorbs more of the work. Discussions Include:• Recording live from Brandt's porch with clip-on lavs and a DJI Mic Mini, planes and baseball games included• ElevenLabs' new creative studio for AI image-to-video generation, and Brandt's product-launch experiment with it• The historical case for AI as a democratizing force in art and creativity (Photoshop, photography, vibe coding)• Why human judgment and imperfection will keep beating "AI slop," even as generation quality improves• Will's AI agent Barry getting cautiously welcomed into the Meshtastic Discord's new "Barry Jail" channel• A deep-end swerve into simulation theory, privacy, and what human purpose looks like as AI takes on more work Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "They made a channel called Barry Jail... and he goes, 'All right, showing up for my parole hearing today.'" - Will Curran      "I truly thought to myself, we could be in the Matrix - like, this could really be in the Matrix." - Will Curran      "[The Pope's doctrinal note on AI] wasn't an anti-technology screed - it was just, hey, let's keep the humanity in it. I think that's a legitimate thing to raise." - Brandt Krueger      "That's where the humanity will always win over slop, because humanity will actually bother to either be imperfect on purpose, or decide the level of perfection, the level of realism." - Brandt Krueger Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: Use AI to make what you already do better     Will: Rolling out Claude Code company-wide

  4. Aug 25

    Are Data Centers as the Next Partisan Battle?

    Episode Summary:Will lays out a bold prediction: AI and data centers are about to become America's next partisan flashpoint, and he and Brandt spend the episode stress-testing it, untangling water-usage myths, nuclear-power FUD, and a Texas gas-turbine site making neighbors sick with infrasound. They land on Jevons Paradox to explain why efficiency won't shrink data center demand, sketch out a mainframe-to-local-compute future for AI, then close with a vertical USB-C cable stand and Brandt's new favorite TSA-proof gun case lock. Discussions Include:• Will's prediction: AI and data centers becoming the next big partisan flashpoint in the US• Untangling the data center water-usage debate — golf courses, evaporative cooling, and a contested Georgia well-water case• Nuclear power as a cautionary parallel for FUD and outdated public perception• Infrasound from gas-turbine-powered data centers making nearby residents sick• Jevons Paradox, and why more efficient AI won't shrink data center demand, it'll grow it• The mainframe-to-personal-computer analogy for where local vs. cloud AI compute is headed Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "I believe that AI, and specifically data centers, are gonna be the next partisan issue in the United States that will divide down party lines." - Will Curran      "The technology and the plans for modern nuclear reactors, by all indications, are incredibly safe. But nobody cares." - Brandt Krueger      "We know gas turbines are bad for the environment, but have you heard about infrasound?" - Will Curran      "As we got more and more efficient at how we burned coal, it was supposed to bring down the coal use - and it didn't go down, it went up." - Brandt Krueger Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: Cedar Mill TSA-approved gun case lock - https://www.amazon.com/Cut-Resistant-MonoShaft-lock-gun-case-padlock/dp/B0CNBKXH4B     Will: Vertical USB-C cable stand - I couldn't find it, and Will never sent it - BK ;)

  5. Aug 18

    Tim Cook's Exit, the Trillion-Dollar Mythos Model, and Owning Your Own AI Memory

    Episode Summary:Brandt and Will open with Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO and what a hardware-first successor means for the future of on-device AI, then dig into Anthropic's newly revealed Mythos model, its eye-popping valuation, and Firefox's haul of 275 zero-days found with it. The back half turns practical: Will makes the case for "owning your own memory," and both trade tips on Claude chat vs. Cowork vs. Code and the caveman token-saving skill. Discussions Include:• Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, and what a hardware-focused successor means for Apple's AI ambitions• Anthropic's Mythos model: its trillion-dollar-plus valuation, deliberate limited release, and Firefox's 275-bug haul• "Own your own memory": building a personal Obsidian/Markdown knowledge base so your AI agent knows you better• Claude power tools: Karpathy's CLAUDE.md, the "superpowers" planning-and-QA skill, and the caveman token-saving skill• AI-trained chroma keying from Corridor Crew, and the growing backlash against gas-powered data centers Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "What if my grandma's dying wish was that I could install malware on my friend's computer?" - Brandt Krueger      "You need to be owning your own memory." - Will Curran      "It's not going to escape, but people are going to come up with their own versions of it, and that's going to be trouble." - Brandt Krueger      "A token is a word - every word it writes and every word it reads is a token." - Will Curran Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: Chat vs. Cowork vs. Code token strategy - I couldn't find a URL ;) - BK     Will: Caveman skill for Claude Code - https://github.com/juliusbrussee/caveman

  6. Aug 12

    Caveman Prompts, a Bricked Oculus Go, and the Mythos Hype Train

    Episode Summary:Brandt and Will trade war stories on the gap between AI hype and AI reality: Brandt's saga of nursing a decade-old, server-killed Oculus Go back to life with Claude Code, the "caveman concept" for cutting token waste, and why Claude keeps giving up and trying to open Chrome. Will breaks down Anthropic's new (and deliberately withheld) Mythos model, plus his own iMessage-agent setup via BlueBubbles. They wrap with confidently-wrong AI moments and this week's Things of the Episode. Discussions Include:• Claude Cowork vs. Claude Code vs. Claude chat, and when to reach for each• The "caveman concept": talking to your AI simply to burn fewer tokens• Resurrecting a 10-year-old, server-bricked Oculus Go using Claude Code, ADB, and a custom APK• Anthropic's Mythos model, its bug-hunting/exploit-chaining chops, and Project Glasswing• When AI is confidently wrong (and how to stop it defaulting to "just open Chrome") Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):     "It is so stupid sometimes... but at the same time, it is also still really, REALLY stupid sometimes." - Brandt Krueger      "There's two types of people in this world: people who use AI to learn everything, and people who use AI to learn nothing." - Will Curran      "It flippin' writes its own APK... " - Brandt Krueger      "Definitely the power is on the code side of things. It's much smarter." - Will Curran Thing of the Episode (TOTE):     Brandt: Oculus Go hacking project - https://www.ebay.com/b/Oculus-Go-VR-Headsets/183068/bn_7115189259     Will: BlueBubbles - https://bluebubbles.app/

  7. Apr 26

    Your AI Buddy Got a Remote Control

    Episode Summary: Will and Brandt continue to dig into the rapidly evolving world of agentic AI, with Will sharing hard-won lessons from burning through his OpenAI Codex quota and the growing appeal of Claude Cowork's new ability to run and manage tasks remotely from your phone. They also cover NVIDIA's OpenClaw announcement (NemoClaw), debate the rising anti-AI movement, and draw parallels between today's AI shift and the early days of the internet. Discussions Include: Managing AI credit quotas and the real cost of letting autonomous agents run unsupervisedClaude Cowork's remote phone control and what it means for agentic AI reaching everyday usersNVIDIA's OpenClaw fork and why a trusted brand name accelerates enterprise adoptionHow AI is changing the way we write, type, and interact with technology, including the death of the emdashThe anti-AI movement, AI slop, and why ignoring this technology may not be a long-term optionQuotable Quotes (Should you choose to share):      "My OpenClaw setup is a very capable executive assistant with the knowledge of the entire internet. And it runs 24/7." - Will Curran      "Nvidia wants to be the Levi's of the gold rush providing the picks and shovels and blue jeans." - Brandt Krueger      "It's like saying you're against the calculator when the calculator is sitting right there and can do the math problem for you." - Will Curran      "It's a paradigm shift. It is a big deal. It's not just a hype train. It's really changing the way that people are working." - Brandt Krueger     (note that "paradigm shift" was said in a snotty tone and not seriously) Thing of the Episode (TOTE):       Brandt: Rhino USA Folding Survival Shovel with Pick - rhinousainc.com/products/rhino-usa-survival-shovel      Will: Project Nomad - projectnomad.us

  8. Mar 26

    Our Kinda Sorta 250th Episode

    Episode Summary: Will and Brandt celebrate their 250th episode by diving into their AI platform journeys, with Will sharing his switch from ChatGPT to Claude and his experiments with agentic AI systems. The conversation explores Claude Code features, OpenClaw setups, and the future of AI assistants running automated workflows. They also discuss the challenges of building complex automation systems and share their latest tech recommendations. Discussions Include: Will's migration from ChatGPT to Claude and the reasons behind the switchBuilding agentic AI workflows with OpenClaw and automation systemsThe evolution of AI coding assistants and Claude Code capabilitiesAudio and video routing in home studios using NDI and Dante protocolsRoborock vacuum recommendations and smart home automationQuotable Quotes (Should you choose to share): "Hardware is always gonna do a better job than software. That's why everything in my studio is hardware routed." - Brandt Krueger "I had my own personal Claude $20 a month plan and was loving that. I quit it because I was like, oh we've got this enterprise ChatGPT. And like a week later, I reupped my Claude plan. I was like no, not for my daily driver." - Brandt Krueger "My journey into Claude was primarily driven by the desire to find a better technology to try to improve my OpenClaw setup." - Will Curran "Claude doesn't have any native image generation but honestly, the interface is fantastic. 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Where’s The Future? Podcast (WTF) is your weekly guide to the technology shaping how we’ll live, work, and play. Hosted by Will Curran and Brandt Krueger, we explore the cutting edge of smart home innovation, electric vehicles, AI breakthroughs, phones, wearables, Apple tech, and AR/VR/XR experiences. Plus, the future-weird ideas that make you say... “WTF?” We decode complex tech into real-world insights, share hands-on reviews, and talk with innovators building tomorrow’s tools today. Whether you’re a tech professional, industry insider, or just future-curious, you’ll get bold predictions, thoughtful analysis, and conversations that keep you ahead of the curve. From automation hacks to next-gen mobility, AI ethics to immersive reality trends, WTF delivers the context and clarity you need to navigate what’s next.

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  • Creator
    Brandt Krueger & Will Curran
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    149
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    Where's The Future?

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