patchperfect
Episodes
the work wardrobe episode
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the season three finale, I'm bringing you something a little different. I have been following Courtney de Vries for a while now and she has th...
think red, act blue: ai, cyber + the style firewall
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Richardson has spent decades where AI and cybersecurity meet, long before they became major headlines. Former engineer, former executive, advisor...
built different: canva's grandmaster move
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm getting into the woman behind the tool you probably used to make your last pitch deck. Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of ...
cyber's big week + bringing the big suitcase
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm breaking down one of the most important conferences in the tech world. RSAC 2026 is happening right now in San Francisco, and even i...
roll tide: from tech to teaching the next generation
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Wilson was one of my very first friends in tech. She took me under her wing, showed me the ropes, and now she's doing something I think is ...
smarter ai work + the claude skincare routine
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Squires is an AI and data leader at Slalom, a consultancy that believes the best technology outcomes start with people, not the other way arou...
building robots, breaking guinness records + playing drums
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The robotics market is already worth over $50 billion and projected to hit $200 billion by 2033. It is one of the fastest growing areas in tech and on...
physicsgirl + building a dictionary for the universe
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina Pasterski is a theoretical physicist at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. She built a plane at twelve, graduated top of her class a...
india's ai summit + staying connected during busy seasons
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
India hosted the AI Impact Summit, bringing together global tech leaders, heads of state, and record-setting commitments around responsible AI. Beyond...
tech through the eras with my 93 year old grandfather
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season three of patchperfect! To kick things off, I'm doing something a little different. I sat down with my 93-year-old grandfather, P...
season two finale: the long game, ballet discipline and the making of a self made billionaire
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this season two finale, I’m closing out the year with a story that pulls together tech, discipline, and modern leadership.This episode spotlights...
great products start with great storytelling + west coast athleisure
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can a background in broadcast journalism make you a stronger product designer? In this episode of patch, I sit down with Grace Donoso, Managing Direc...
the ai bubble: lessons from the dot-com era + patchperfect's work holiday gift guide
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a step back from the AI buzz to ask one of the biggest questions making headlines right now: is there an AI bubble? AI is her...
2026 tech predictions + year of the horse work style
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
patchperfect is officially at episode 21 and legal. Today we dive into the tech landscape shaping 2026, guided by futurist and Forbes columnist Bernar...
spotlight on mira murati
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on patch we kick it off with the 2025 Spotify Wrapped drop. Then, a spotlight on Mira Murati, former OpenAI CTO and now founder of Thinking ...
privacy by design + new dad wisdom
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on patch: a quick AI update on Google’s “Nano Banana Pro” (thinking partner > pretty pics), then a primer on privacy in 2025 with C...
crypto, stablecoins + the power of a good watch
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Seguev did not follow a traditional path into crypto, and that is exactly what makes her perspective so rare. With an MSc in anthropology from the...
inside the life of a malware reverse engineer
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sit down with Anuj Soni, reverse engineer, cybersecurity expert, YouTube creator, and founder of The Malware Lab at Breakpoint Cybersecur...
quantum readiness + notebook lm
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on patch, we're talking about intentionality in tech, in security, and in your personal power.First, we discuss the massive new $1.2 bil...
discernment > data: from textbox to toolbox
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down with my former business school classmate Glendon Haas, now a Director at an AI company, to break down why we may still be in the stone age ...
cloud crash + the VB work playlist
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Amazon Web Services went down this week, a small glitch in Virginia knocked major apps and airlines offline around the world. In this solo episod...
ai for your wardrobe + this founder’s favorite behavioral psychology book
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I kick off this episode with a quick update on NVIDIA’s new DGX Spark, a desk-side AI supercomputer bringing serious compute power into home offices...
season one finale: patch's best moments + what’s coming next
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
That is a wrap on Season One. Over the last 12 weeks, we broke down data science in plain English, explored how AI is reshaping fashion and family bus...
the $480B creator economy + vision boarding
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The creator economy is no longer niche. It is projected to hit 480 billion dollars by 2027, and in this episode I break down how creators are reshapin...
top 10 for episode 10
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 is here. We are celebrating double digits with a quick, lively rundown of the top 10 tech trends shaping summer 2025. From neuromorphic chi...
blockchain for good: vaccines, microloans + the tech powering humanitarian work
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blockchain has been a hot topic for a decade, but what about its real-world impact? I sit down with Arun Maharajan, Blockchain Technology Lead at UNIC...
barcodes, automation + how often you need to dry clean your blazer
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is not about hangers and ticket stubs. It is about barcoded garments, AI-inspired workflows, and the quiet tech revolution happening insi...
the agent has arrived + agentic smoothies
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I could not let August start without breaking down one of the biggest (and oddly quiet) tech drops of the year: ChatGPT’s new Agent.I walk through t...
navigating grief in high performing spaces + the 5am club
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This one is special. I sit down with my friend Fran, a marketing leader and spin and pilates instructor, to talk about something we rarely hear discus...
cybersecurity, adversarial ai + the people who keep us safe
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity might sound like code and firewalls, but at its core it is deeply human. In this birthday-themed episode, I walk through the fast-moving...
agentic ai, quantum shifts + the telescope mapping our universe
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I walk you through five breakthrough technologies shaping 2025, including agentic AI and how it turns traditional workflows into autonomous systems, a...
building fashion with AI + starting before you're ready
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with Sajna Massey, founder of Couth Studios, about how she uses computer vision to scan global runway trends and generative AI to design new pi...
breaking down data science + colored sneakers at the office
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down with my longtime friend and data scientist Rachel Levy to break down the core building blocks of data science, including the difference bet...
patchperfect, day one
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of patchperfect. Kirin shares the origin story: how her 2023 Pinterest board idea turned into a real podcast, why sh...
patchperfect (trailer)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
patchperfect makes sense of what’s next in tech, from AI and blockchain to the creator economy, so you never feel left out of the conversation. Host...