{"podcast":{"title":"Fast Hours","slug":"fast-hours-6954465","podcast_index_feed_id":6954465,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f84d7f94/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew726","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41558285/41558285-1781116692433-5a9e537e933fc.jpg","author":"Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn","episode_count":72,"summary":"The AI podcast made for designers, marketers, and creative leaders who want real workflows, tips, and insights from two dudes actually using it in their professional work. Every week, Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn pull apart the newest tools, test the techniques, and show you what's actually worth your time. From Midjourney to Seedance to Claude to whatever ships tomorrow. They cover the things that worked, the things that didn't, and the parts nobody posts about.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T14:20:04.334680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fast-hours-6954465"},"episode":{"title":"Midjourney’s Next Chapter: V8, Style Tools, and The 99.99% Problem","slug":"midjourney-s-next-chapter-v8-style-tools-and-the-99-99-problem","published_at":"2025-10-19T13:39:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fast-hours-6954465/midjourney-s-next-chapter-v8-style-tools-and-the-99-99-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fast-hours-6954465","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drew726/episodes/Midjourneys-Next-Chapter-V8--Style-Tools--and-The-99-99-Problem-e39nrbs","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f84d7f94/podcast/play/109882172/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-19%2F409536112-44100-2-2fe37624027cd.mp3","summary":"Rory and Drew try to keep up with AI like two dads jogging after a runaway stroller. They dig into Midjourney v8 rumors, the new Style Finder vs. Style Creator, and why personalization has everyone stuck in a pink-blue haze. They compare Sora 2’s shock-tightened IP rules to Veo 3.1’s practical upgrades, then sprint through Runway’s new “apps,” Reve’s under-the-radar glow-up, and a wild photo tool (Phota) that restyles real shots without wrecking the moment. It’s fun, a little chaotic, and weirdly useful. --- ⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour00:00 – Cold open, what’s on deck this week 02:50 – Midjourney focus: v8 push, V7.1 “flatline” expectations 03:37 – Office Hours notes: V7 data “trash” comment, inconsistency feels 06:39 – Midjourney’s lane vs. Nano-style natural language edits, hue/personalization fixes 08:39 – Release vibes: David’s chipper mood, holiday-timing speculation 09:29 – V8 → next video model; Style Finder vs. Style Creator; Style Explorer today 13:33 – User profiles: do we actually want a social layer? 16:21 – The unseen archive: making value from the 99.99% you never post 20:10 – “Friends not followers” and smarter discovery without another social grind 22:17 – Community events, MJ TV walls, style rankings, merch tease 23:14 – Stickers, swag, hoodie season, and not becoming the mailman 26:58 – Sora 2 afterglow: IP clamps, virality headaches, and death-threat absurdity 31:59 – Rant: the skill shift from “right answers” to “right questions” 33:57 – Veo 3.1: longer clips, start/end frames, sound tweaks, quarterly cadence 39:11 – Why Sora is quietly best at humor and timing 40:04 – The future of social: less followers, more friends, fewer ads 42:39 – Runway “apps”: micro-tools that make editing obvious 44:05 – Reve’s relaunch: edit-any-image, reverse search, excelle…","meta_description":"Rory and Drew try to keep up with AI like two dads jogging after a runaway stroller. They dig into Midjourney v8 rumors, the new Style Finder vs. Style Cr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fast-hours-6954465/episodes/midjourney-s-next-chapter-v8-style-tools-and-the-99-99-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fast-hours-6954465/midjourney-s-next-chapter-v8-style-tools-and-the-99-99-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}