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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 27 MIN

Episode #67: Always In The Office, Bubbles vs. Balloons, Tool Shaped Objects

from The Learning Corner by Precursor · host Mia Farnham, Charles Hudson

This week we're joined by a special guest, Ariana Ferwerda, CEO and co-founder of Halfdays, a women's ski and outdoor wear brand, to discuss her piece on why her team will always be in the office and the inflection points that brought them from remote to fully in-person. Then, Charles and Mia dig into Kanyi Maqubela's "Bubbles and Balloons," which argues the 2021 market wasn't a bubble but a slow deflation, and whether the AI boom is simply re-inflating the same balloon. They close with Will Manidis' "Tool Shaped Objects," a sharp response to viral AI doom content that challenges whether the current AI infrastructure boom is producing real productivity or just the feeling of it.

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