{"podcast":{"title":"The Zack Arnold Podcast","slug":"the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782","podcast_index_feed_id":1048782,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/3d41cbb8-d093-4c61-aaac-99f8b3db1daf","website_url":"https://zackarnold.com/podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/5/1/13/e7f6f2d3-a002-4461-98ca-5a5a30213314_743-2efe8661c570_opt_podcast_artwork-1400x1400.jpg","author":"Zack Arnold","episode_count":582,"summary":"If you want to make things that matter, I want to help you. And if you've built your entire career around your creativity, you too may be asking: Is there a future for us? Or is it game over? I don't know what the future holds, but I do promise few are more dedicated to helping us find the answers than I am.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T04:17:20.700032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782"},"episode":{"title":"Algorithms are the new cigarettes. Is it possible to quit cold turkey?","slug":"algorithms-are-the-new-cigarettes-is-it-possible-to-quit-cold-turkey","published_at":"2025-11-17T14:00:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782/algorithms-are-the-new-cigarettes-is-it-possible-to-quit-cold-turkey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782","url":"https://zackarnold.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/4a413c23-412d-4454-ae1a-43f4ba8294a5/stream.mp3","summary":"Hey, there, it's Zack. Remember me? Well, if you've been a long time listener and follower of The Zack Arnold Podcast , of my newsletter , or even a member of The Arnold Academy , you've probably been wondering the last couple of months, what in the world is going on and where is the podcast? Well, the shorter answer is, I have a much longer answer to that question that I'm going to be explaining in my upcoming article series on Substack , and today is going to be the first of those articles, and this is going to be a mini episode that is going to be the reading of my latest article that is titled, Algorithms are the new cigarettes. Is it possible to quit cold turkey? Now if you enjoyed this article and you don't want to miss my future essays, my actionable insights, and frankly, my soapbox rants about navigating the world as analog humans in today's digital hellscape, make sure to subscribe at zackarnold.com/substack .","meta_description":"Hey, there, it's Zack. Remember me? Well, if you've been a long time listener and follower of The Zack Arnold Podcast , of my newsletter , or even a membe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":861,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782/episodes/algorithms-are-the-new-cigarettes-is-it-possible-to-quit-cold-turkey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zack-arnold-podcast-1048782/algorithms-are-the-new-cigarettes-is-it-possible-to-quit-cold-turkey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}