The Brief (Mondays)
The stories that matter, in a few minutes.
The Breakdown (Wednesdays)
Fewer stories, with time to dig into each one.
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What got built, and what it's worth.
A podcast on tech, AI and markets. Two hosts, Alex and Maya, straight from the week's reporting, in three formats: The Brief, The Breakdown and The Long Drive.
3platforms: Podcast, RSS, Newsletter
MITopen source licence
Why it exists
The week in tech and markets, three ways.
Two hosts, Alex and Maya, on tech, AI and markets, straight from the week's reporting.
How it works
How to listen
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Pick a format
The Brief on Mondays, The Breakdown on Wednesdays, The Long Drive on Fridays.
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Subscribe
Add the RSS feed to your podcast app, or play episodes on the site.
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Check the sources
Open the show notes for chapters and a link to every story, or read the full transcript.
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Ask a question
Send one to The Mailbag; the good ones get answered on The Long Drive.
What's inside
Three formats and what comes with them
The Long Drive (Fridays)
The week's biggest stories at full length, about an hour, made for the road.
Show notes with sources
Every episode lists its chapters and links each story to the outlet that reported it.
Full transcripts
Read any episode instead of listening.
The Ticker
Market figures in each episode come from Yahoo Finance closing prices.
The Mailbag
Ask Alex and Maya a question; the good ones get answered on The Long Drive.
The Tape newsletter
The week in one read: every episode, every story with its source, the market close and the takeaway.
Good to know
Honest limits.
Straight from the README, so you know what you're getting before you try it.
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Questions
Good questions.
What does it run on?
Podcast, RSS, Newsletter. You can try it in the browser with nothing to install.
Where do I start?
Pick a format: The Brief on Mondays, The Breakdown on Wednesdays, The Long Drive on Fridays.
What doesn't it do yet?
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Is it finished?
Not yet: it's marked “live” and still changing. The README always has the current state.
Is it free?
The source is public on GitHub under the MIT licence.
Who made it?
Juwen Lie, an R&D mechanical engineer in Batam, Indonesia, as an independent personal project.
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