{"podcast":{"title":"*“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”*","slug":"yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663","podcast_index_feed_id":7106663,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcce555c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://makoto-hoshino.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42313807/42313807-1729942256050-67940c9698ba4.jpg","author":"MakotowillOlympusMons","episode_count":644,"summary":"*“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”* Makoto Hoshino, CEO of Makoto Co., Ltd. and Galactic Hitchhikers, shares his journey of pursuing heart-moving experiences and embracing the unknown. In 2017, he summited Everest and all Seven Summits and completed the 250km Gobi Desert Ultramarathon. His future goal: to stand atop Olympus Mons on Mars by 2049. Through this podcast, Makoto reflects on his life’s adventures, celebrating family, global friendships, and the joy of trusting intuition and living freely. Join him as he explores the excitement of breaking free from conventions","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T02:17:25.711616+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663"},"episode":{"title":"AI Has a Cost Now","slug":"ai-has-a-cost-now","published_at":"2026-07-29T21:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663/ai-has-a-cost-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makotowillolympusmons/episodes/AI-Has-a-Cost-Now-e3mp1in","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcce555c/podcast/play/123552791/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-30%2Fc65d792c-f0a4-75b2-c8df-5a5d0800f782.mp3","summary":"This episode looks at an idea from something Satya Nadella said — that AI has introduced marginal cost to software for the first time, meaning every query, every prompt, generates a real computational expense in a way that copying a piece of software never did. It touches on why that's a break from how the digital world has always worked: music, video, software could all be reproduced endlessly at near-zero cost. AI doesn't follow that rule, and that changes how you have to think about using it. There's also a parallel drawn to fitting eyeglasses — how arriving at the right lenses requires combining prescription, lifestyle, frame shape, and facial structure, not just picking the most advanced option available. Designing with AI, the episode suggests, follows the same kind of logic. A bike-ride analogy comes up too: carrying two liters of water on a long course isn't about minimizing weight or maximizing supply — it's about finding the amount that gets you to the finish line fastest, for that specific route. A quiet reflection on the idea that AI is beginning to feel less like free-to-use software and more like electricity or labor — something that rewards careful thought about what you use, how much, and why.","meta_description":"This episode looks at an idea from something Satya Nadella said — that AI has introduced marginal cost to software for the first time, meaning every query…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663/episodes/ai-has-a-cost-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663/ai-has-a-cost-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}