{"podcast":{"title":"This Day in AI Podcast","slug":"this-day-in-ai-podcast","podcast_index_feed_id":6024293,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/this-day-in-ai","website_url":"https://podcast.thisdayinai.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4SaX-xGItZ1-nfEMIf2ly3zemXB-9j2-x93WIMySm1E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4NjMxLzE2ODQz/OTA2ODQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Michael Sharkey","episode_count":142,"summary":"Join Michael and Chris Sharkey, two proudly average tech enthusiasts, as they stumble through the world of artificial intelligence with all the grace of a robot learning to dance. This (sometimes weekly*) podcast delivers an hour-long conversation about their thoroughly middle-of-the-road adventures with AI. No PhDs. No Silicon Valley insights. Just two guys with enough technical knowledge to be dangerous, sharing their unexceptional yet entertaining experiences with AI tools and technology. Subscribe now to hear: • Mediocre hot takes on AI developments • Stories of AI experiments gone adequately okay • The most average advice you'll ever need • Two Sharkeys trying their best to sound smart about algorithms • Childish AI prank calls that somehow fool everybody • Attempts at using AI for phishing attacks on their mother • \"Chart-topping\" AI songs according to the brothers Join our perfectly mediocre community where being average at AI is celebrated, questions are encouraged, and learning through mistakes is our specialty. Because let's face it - most of us are figuring this out as we go along. New episodes drop whenever we remember to record them. 🎙️ Proudly supported by Simtheory.…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-ai-podcast"},"episode":{"title":"Gemini 3 Flash, GPT-Image-1.5, Skills vs MCPs, and Our 2025 Model Reviews - EP99.29","slug":"gemini-3-flash-gpt-image-1-5-skills-vs-mcps-and-our-2025-model-reviews-ep99-29","published_at":"2025-12-23T01:06:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-ai-podcast/gemini-3-flash-gpt-image-1-5-skills-vs-mcps-and-our-2025-model-reviews-ep99-29","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-ai-podcast","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/325fe844","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/325fe844/d07f50b4.mp3","summary":"The Gift of Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- 2025 Model Timeline: https://simulationtheory.ai/5fd0e964-4c41-4f9a-bbb3-2a398d8500f0 It's the long-anticipated holiday special... except Mike and Kris forgot to prepare so it's just a normal episode. 🎅 This week: Gemini 3 Flash drops and it's actually incredible - cheap, fast, and weirdly smarter than Gemini 3 Pro at tool calling. We put GPT Image 1.5 head-to-head against Nano Banana Pro using hobo photos (spoiler: Google wins again). Plus, FireCrawl Agent is the research tool we've been waiting for, Anthropic launches Skills as an open standard, and we do a full 2025 model timeline recap. Also featuring: Best and Worst Model of the Year awards, 2026 predictions where Mike bets on OpenAI (controversial), and the full holiday musical outro where AI sings about what an \"average\" year it's been. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro - Holiday Special That Isn't 00:55 Shipping Gemini 3 Flash While Looking Like a \"Sophisticated Programming Hobo\" 02:52 Gemini 3 Flash Review: Cheap, Fast, Surprisingly Smart 06:31 The Unreliable Frontier Model Problem 10:45 GPT Image 1.5 vs Nano Banana Pro Showdown 17:04 FireCrawl Agent: Research That Actually Works 25:56 Gemini Deep Research Agent Deep Dive 31:57 Skills vs MCPs: The New Paradigm 43:35 Enterprise Skills: Codifying Business Procedures 49:57 2025 Model Timeline Recap 59:53 Best & Worst Model of 2025 Awards 1:04:58 2026 Predictions: Mike Bets on OpenAI 1:14:09 Final Thoughts & Holiday Thank Yous 1:19:35 🎄 Holiday Musical: \"A Very Average Christmas\" Have a great Christmas/Holiday/New Year, see you in 2026! xox","meta_description":"The Gift of Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- 2025 Model Timeline: https://simulationtheory.ai/5fd0e964-4c41-4f9a-bbb3-2a398d8500f0 It's the long-antici…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4953,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-day-in-ai-podcast/episodes/gemini-3-flash-gpt-image-1-5-skills-vs-mcps-and-our-2025-model-reviews-ep99-29/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-ai-podcast/gemini-3-flash-gpt-image-1-5-skills-vs-mcps-and-our-2025-model-reviews-ep99-29.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}