# The Window Is Closing (And We Called It)

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Podcast: [Tik and Chris](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tik-and-chris-7769199)
Published: 2026-04-07T01:07:15+00:00
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## Resource

It's Pratik's birthday, and the best gift he gets is being right. Chris and Pratik kick things off debating AI's growing role in baseball's ball-and-strike review system — robots in the dugout, anyone? — before diving into why they started this podcast in the first place: the belief that AI puts a billion-dollar toolkit in the hands of literally anyone willing to pick it up. From the rise of the one-person unicorn company to how AI is quietly reshuffling the employer-employee relationship, this episode covers the big picture before getting tactical. Chris used AI to plan a family trip and the itinerary passed the ultimate stress test — the wife test. Pratik approves. Then the main event: they called it weeks ago, and now it's happening. Claude is throttling usage, Claude Code is hitting credit limits, and a suspiciously "helpful" new credits system showed up in everyone's inbox pre-enabled. Chris and Pratik break down the $20 and $8 pricing story behind how AI companies hooked the world — and why the bill is about to go up one way or another. The takeaway? Get in now, learn the tools now, so when the pricing rug gets pulled, you'll know if it's worth it. Oh, and the website is live :) 🎙️ tikandchrispodcast.com

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