Podcast

Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)

Author: Patrick McKenzie
Feed episode count: 97
Official site: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com
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Summary

We live in a world where our civilization and daily lives depend upon institutions, infrastructure, and technological substrates that are _complicated_ but not _unknowable_. Join Patrick McKenzie (patio11) as he discusses how decisions, technology, culture, and incentives shape our finance, technology, government, and more, with the people who built (and build) those Complex Systems.

Episodes

Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

What LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine

Duration seconds: 5735
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/llms-and-writers-with-clara-collier-of-asterisk-magazine/

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

YouTube economics now, with Justin Kuiper

Duration seconds: 4767
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/justin-kuiper-youtube/

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

The structural footprint of a bank run

Duration seconds: 2409
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/deposit-franchises/

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Forty ways to pay for coffee in Japan

Duration seconds: 2120
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/japanpayments/

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

The factory behind your home loan

Duration seconds: 1610
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/mortgages/

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

How brokerage transfers actually work

Duration seconds: 2623
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/acats/

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Wrong numbers and why they survive, with Aaron Brown

Duration seconds: 3336
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/aaron-brown/

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Defendant, Censor, Politico, Spy

Duration seconds: 3918
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/defendant-censor-politico-spy/

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

How the SPLC became financial infrastructure

Duration seconds: 3066
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/splc-financial-infrastructure/

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

The honey badger of payments

Duration seconds: 1786
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/checks/

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Cash received is not revenue earned

Duration seconds: 1990
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/cash-received-is-not-revenue-earned/

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Your bank balance isn’t in the bank, and other alchemy

Duration seconds: 2889
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/your-bank-balance-isnt-in-the-bank/

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

Payroll, pins, and punch cards

Duration seconds: 2853
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/public-payroll/

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

Delve into compliance theatre

Duration seconds: 3403
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/delve-into-compliance-theatre/

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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

Understanding consumer debt collections: the underbelly of finance

Duration seconds: 2670
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/debt-collections/

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

Inference engineering and the real-world deployment of LLMs, with Philip Kiely

Duration seconds: 5025
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/inference-engineering-with-philip-kiely/

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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Secrets designed to be divulged and other payment oddities

Duration seconds: 1530
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/secondary-auth/

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

Understanding government procurement, with Luke Farrell

Duration seconds: 4845
Source: http://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/understanding-government-procurement-with-luke-farrell/

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Feb 12, 2026 · not_requested

APIs of evil: studying fraud as infrastructure

Duration seconds: 3081
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/fraud-as-infrastructure/

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Feb 5, 2026 · not_requested

Why check cashing businesses exist

Duration seconds: 2305
Source: https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/the-business-of-check-cashing/

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Jan 29, 2026 · not_requested

Claude Code makes several thousand dollars in 30 minutes, with Patrick McKenzie

Duration seconds: 2434
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/claude-code/

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Jan 22, 2026 · not_requested

We should stop burning pharma trials’ lab notes, with Ruxandra Teslo

Duration seconds: 4641
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/ruxandra-teslo/

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Jan 15, 2026 · not_requested

Your support rep is also trapped in this call, with Des Traynor of Intercom

Duration seconds: 3224
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/des-traynor/

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Jan 8, 2026 · not_requested

The magic spell that makes banks give you your money back

Duration seconds: 2238
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/the-magic-spell-reg-e/

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Jan 3, 2026 · not_requested

2025 in review, with Sammy Cottrell

Duration seconds: 2972
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/2025-in-review-with-sammy-cottrell/

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Dec 26, 2025 · not_requested

Gift cards and the fraud supply chain

Duration seconds: 827
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/gift-cards-and-the-fraud-supply-chain/

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Dec 11, 2025 · not_requested

Understanding perpetual futures

Duration seconds: 1571
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/understanding-perpetual-futures/

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Dec 4, 2025 · not_requested

The economics of discovery, with Ben Reinhardt

Duration seconds: 2841
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/the-economics-of-discovery-with-ben-reinhardt/

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Nov 20, 2025 · not_requested

Understanding equity at tech companies, with Billy Gallagher of Prospect

Duration seconds: 4783
Source: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/understanding-equity-at-tech-companies/

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