Cal Newport

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23,606 appearances 41 recordings 5 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 5d ago

Cal Newport’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport · The AI Resistance is Forming. (Should You Join?) · 14 Sep 2026 podcast

Let's get back to the question of how do humans flourish in our current technological world. podcast-host

So if you've been a little bit anxious about AI or if you've been frustrated thinking everyone's talking about this and it's not making me happier, I'm not sure what I want to do with it, I think this conversation is going to be useful to you. podcast-host

And I think you're going to enjoy it. podcast-host

All right, so let's get into it. podcast-host

All right, Brad, well, welcome back to the show. podcast-host

Where I wanted to start, I wanted to level set by just asking you right now, what role does AI play in your day-to-day life and how has that changed over time? podcast-host

And the key thing is it wasn't always that way. podcast-host

So you gave a real effort to experimenting and exploring the roles of AI in your work before you arrived at this. podcast-host

So what was going on before? podcast-host

What were you trying before you came to your current position of minimal use? podcast-host

Dario Lamade. podcast-host

We know you're talking about Dario Lamade. podcast-host

You're a good podcast-host

being podcast-host

Right. podcast-host

And you're seeing the opposite in the world of online content, which you see. podcast-host

You're seeing the opposite. podcast-host

You're seeing quality degrading. podcast-host

You're seeing sharpness of ideas flattening. podcast-host

You're seeing telltale signs of slop. podcast-host

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