Brendan Buckingham

Episode 014: Your AI Assistant Should Act, Not Just Report

September 3rd, 2026  |  30 mins 51 secs

Episode 013: Building a Personal AI Agent That Cuts Through the Noise

August 9th, 2026  |  36 mins 29 secs

Episode 012: The Plan Matters More Than the Model

August 5th, 2026  |  46 mins 5 secs

Episode 011: Activation Energy: How AI Gets You Back Into Old Projects

July 27th, 2026  |  34 mins 9 secs

activation energy, agent orchestration, ai coding, ai memory, claude code, conductor, context management, fable, gsd plugin, model routing, sonnet 5, sub-agents

Episode 010: Where AI Still Breaks

July 20th, 2026  |  26 mins 47 secs

agent loops, agentic ai, ai automation, ai coding, ai consulting, ai productivity, ai reliability, claude code, gpt image 2, image generation, nano banana, sub-agents

Episode 009: How to Get Bespoke AI Design (Without Being a Designer)

June 24th, 2026  |  22 mins 20 secs

Episode 008: AI Coding Tools Are Getting More Expensive: How to Adapt with Models, Harnesses, and Skills

April 26th, 2026  |  23 mins 15 secs

Episode 007: Claude Dispatch Update and Building Local AI Agents with Gemma 4

April 15th, 2026  |  31 mins 43 secs

Episode 006: Claude Cowork Scheduling & Permissions: Fixing Friction in Autonomous AI Workflows

April 6th, 2026  |  24 mins 57 secs

Episode 005: AI Liability & Vibe Coding: Security, Safeguards, and Best Practices for Founders

March 30th, 2026  |  29 mins 23 secs

Episode 004: AI Productivity Systems for Developers: Claude Command Center, and Staying Focused

March 23rd, 2026  |  38 mins 59 secs

ai, ai coding, ai productivity, vibe coding

We're back from hiatus to talk AI-driven productivity — how we each use AI tools to stay focused, running multiple Claude instances in parallel for bug fixes, and why integrated agent tools might beat the early open-source alternatives.

Episode 003: Claude Code vs Windsurf: Why I Switched AI Coding Tools

March 15th, 2026  |  30 mins 58 secs

Windsurf vs Claude Code — which AI coding tool actually delivers? Baird shares his firsthand switch and breaks down what each does best for real-world productivity. 🎙️ #ClaudeCode #Windsurf #AICoding #Cursor

Episode 002: AI Keeps Forgetting? How to Manage Context in Coding Tools (Cursor, Claude, Windsurf)

September 8th, 2025  |  26 mins 43 secs

AI keeps forgetting your prompts? 🚀 We discuss ways to manage context windows in tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code, plus strategies to keep AI coding sharp, efficient, and on track

Episode 001: The Beginning

August 19th, 2025  |  36 mins 50 secs

In this inaugural episode, brothers Brendan and Baird discuss their backgrounds as developers and share insights on AI-assisted coding. Tune in to hear their candid thoughts and see how they navigate the evolving landscape of AI in software development.