Type WTF, Hit Return

Episode Summary: Will and Brandt return from the summer backlog to reveal how Brandt built his own terminal macro — type WTF, hit return — to auto-generate this show's rough cuts and notes. Will shares a parallel project automating his DJ mix uploads, and the two unpack why lower-effort models like Sonnet outperform flashier ones once a workflow is dialed in, with quick hits on Notion, AI agents, and iOS 27's new Siri. Discussions Include: • Brandt's homemade "WTF" terminal macro that auto-generates rough cuts and show notes for this very podcast • Why dialing a workflow back to Sonnet worked better than letting flashier models like Opus and Fable run the show • Will's Fade Out project, which auto-edits, tags, and publishes his DJ mix recordings end to end • Barry, Will's AI agent, and the surprisingly awkward business of having an AI negotiate with contractors • Using Notion as a shared, always-current source of truth for both work and AI agent memory Quotable Quotes (Should you choose to share): "It's taken it from about a 45-minute process to about a 10-minute process. And that's pretty good." - Brandt Krueger "If there's something that you do that is repetitive, there is no reason why it can't be completely automated." - Will Curran "We're a team here. Let's collaborate. Sometimes you go down a weird road that takes five minutes that would have taken me ten seconds to just do the work." - Brandt Krueger "He has the ability to be on all the time, ask questions, get responses, respond immediately — it's freaking the crap out of contractors." - Will Curran Thing of the Episode (TOTE): Brandt: iOS 27 Beta (new Siri) - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-unveils-next-generation-of-apple-intelligence-siri-ai-and-more/ Will: Notion - https://www.notion.com