{"podcast":{"title":"The Xero for Hire Podcast","slug":"the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156","podcast_index_feed_id":6399156,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1647324.rss","website_url":"https://xeroforhire.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1647324/4b1b276733ba6ea774a23d92d4c41344.jpg","author":"J. K. Slaughter","episode_count":262,"summary":"**Welcome to the Xero Hour, where I explore news and culture from an irreverent Christian perspective with a focus on divergent thinking.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T04:20:08.156981+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156"},"episode":{"title":"Google Yourself","slug":"google-yourself","published_at":"2026-06-10T03:41:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/google-yourself","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156","url":"https://xeroforhire.substack.com/p/google-yourself","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201401449/f00387986acdeaec421fcc059e6b36d1.mp3","summary":"In this episode, the host provides an update on the ongoing revision of The Last Day: The Shadow of the Night , reflecting on the creative process of revisiting a completed work and reshaping it into something stronger. What began as dissatisfaction with the ending has evolved into a substantial rewrite, including major revisions to the prologue, adjustments to early chapters, and significant cuts that streamline the story while expanding its emotional depth. The host discusses giving greater presence to key characters, particularly Silas’ mother, and focusing on the human elements of the narrative rather than simply adding more plot. The conversation then shifts toward a surprising discovery: how modern AI systems perceive and catalog a creator’s body of work. After accidentally prompting an AI search engine with his website name, the host finds that it can accurately summarize years of creative output, including music projects, podcasts, novels, comics, and older online content. This experience sparks a broader discussion about AI-powered indexing, discoverability, and the changing landscape of online visibility. Drawing from a marketing book he’s currently studying, the host explores how AI search differs from traditional SEO. He argues that creators who consistently publish work and maintain a coherent online presence may benefit from AI’s ability to connect disparate projects into a unified identity. Using his own career as a case study, he examines how AI has already begun organizing his creative footprint into recognizable themes and categories. The episode also serves as a moment of reflection on the mission of The Xeroforhire Podcast . Reviewing AI-generated descriptions of the show, the host finds that they accurately capture the podcast’s recurring subjects:…","meta_description":"In this episode, the host provides an update on the ongoing revision of The Last Day: The Shadow of the Night , reflecting on the creative process of revi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":855,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/episodes/google-yourself/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/google-yourself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}