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with the founders building today.
The tools we build shape how we live, connect, and see the world. But behind every product is a person who believed it should exist — and a reason why. Thomas talks to them on the Changing Shapes podcast.
22 May 2026
The Practice of Shaping Your Inner World | Juju Kim
A conversation with ultra marathon runner Juju Kim about niches, audiences, and the moment you realize the work isn't what you thought it was.
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13 May 2026
Being Interested Leads to Being Interesting
Real connection is not a feature problem. It is a practice problem. Cynthia Mensah-Neglokpe has spent years showing how to build it.
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29 Apr 2026
EP 19: Why Art Work Is Strategic Work
Most people treat art and strategy as opposites. Onika Simon has spent 25 years arguing they are looking at the same problem from opposite ends.
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22 Apr 2026
EP 18: Read the person, then the pitch | Angeley Mullins
Angeley Mullins has scaled seven companies. Here is what she looks for in a founder before she gets to the business, and what it changes about how you think about traction.
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7 Apr 2026
EP 17: Rising above the median trap - with Ben Perreau
Most AI tools are trained to give you something. An answer, a rewrite, a suggestion. But what if that helpfulness is quietly pushing everyone toward the same voice, the same style, the same median?
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31 Mar 2026
EP 16: If AI does the thinking, what is left to learn? - with Khairunnisa Mohamedali, PhD
Most tools today are designed to remove friction. AI writes the essay, surfaces the answer, smooths the path. But what if that’s precisely the problem?
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22 Dec 2025
EP 15: Jules Olcer - We're Connected But Not Close: Inside Village, the Relational Intelligence App
Most of us carry a specific kind of guilt.
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8 Dec 2025
EP 14: The Speed of Safety: Why Healthcare Can't 'Move Fast and Break Things'
"Wish I Thought of That" with Hiba Ganta
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24 Nov 2025
EP 13: Where Documentation Ends and Care Begins – Wish I Thought of That
How AI, logistics, and thoughtful design are reshaping the humanity of care
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17 Nov 2025
EP 12: The Hidden Work Behind Tools That Help You Change Your Life - Wish I Thought of That
How trust, empathy and lived experience shape better digital tools
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10 Nov 2025
EP 11: "Wish I Thought of That” – Can AI Help Us Be Friends Without Doing It For Us?
How emotional intelligence in design might help rebuild human connection
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3 Nov 2025
EP 10: “Wish I Thought of That” – GPS for the Mind: AI Browsers and the Cost of Convenience
How AI-first browsers are reshaping information literacy, trust, and product design
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