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Listening to the Market

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328930/fan_mail/new] What does it look like when a business listens to their customers, employees, and stakeholders? We sought out a forward thinking business owner to find out. And wow, we learned a lot.  Our guest, Lloyd Vogel, took time to sit down with us to discuss listening to the market. Lloyd is the CEO of Garage Grown Gear, an extremely niche business in an extremely niche market: “Cottage Made” Ultra-Light Backpacking Equipment.  We discuss who their customers are, how listening plays a part, and what business owners and CEO’s need to know when it comes to listening. He brings an incredible perspective with his role and responsibilities and how a business thrives when listening as at the forefront of all they do.    FIND US ON THE YOUTUBES! That's right, come check us out. Extra special just for you.  https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast] Support the show [https://www.venmo.com/u/brandtchristoph]

Listening to AI

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328930/fan_mail/new] Upload episode->summarize this podcast->reduce summary to 50 words because its our 50th episode: In their 50th podcast episode, hosts Drew and Brandt explore the messy intersection of listening and AI. They discuss how lifelike bots blur reality, AI's seductive emotional influence, and the dangers of highly confident, hallucinated misinformation. Ultimately, they urge listeners to verify sources and rigorously preserve human critical thinking skills. Sources:  Transcription Tools: * Original recording transcribed with TurboScribe [https://turboscribe.ai/]. AI Voices heard in this episode:  * “Brief-bot”, Audio Overview Brief format, Google Notebook LM [https://notebooklm.google.com/]. Notebook LM was fed the original recording transcription that created this content.  * “Deep Dive Bots”, Audio Overview Deep Dive format, Notebook LM. Notebook LM was fed the original recording transcription that created this content.  * “Drew-bot” created with KikiVoice [https://kikivoice.ai/ai-voice-cloning]. Voice cloning tool was fed direct lines for the voice to emulate. Background Music: * “Midnight Ledger” created with Google Gemini [https://gemini.google.com/]3.1 Pro. Articles:  * Study Exposes Risks of Emotional Bonds With AI Chatbots - Neuroscience News [https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/] Terms: * ELIZA effect - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect] * Theory of mind - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_mind] * Cognitive load - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load] LLM’s referred to: * NotebookLM, Google. (2026). NotebookLM [Large language model]. https://notebooklm.google.com [https://notebooklm.google.com/] * ChatGPT, OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-4 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com [https://chat.openai.com/] * Gemini, Google. (2026). Gemini [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com [https://gemini.google.com/] * Copilot, Microsoft. (2026). Copilot [Large language model]. https://copilot.microsoft.com [https://copilot.microsoft.com/] * Claude, Anthropic. (2026). Claude [Large language model]. https://claude.ai [https://claude.ai/] * Alexa+, Amazon. (2026). Alexa+ [Large language model]. https://alexa.amazon.com [https://alexa.amazon.com/] FIND US ON THE YOUTUBES! That's right, come check us out. Extra special just for you.  https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast] Support the show [https://www.venmo.com/u/brandtchristoph]

Advice

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328930/fan_mail/new] How has giving advice and asking for advice changed? Has who we get our advice from has changed over the past 70 years? In what ways does trust play a role? This episode takes an in-depth approach into today’s world of advice. Brandt and I debate if it has actually changed or not… from listening to our friends, neighbors, and family to listening to TikTok, Insta, Reddit, and YouTube.  We also discuss what to do and what not to do in an Advice Rich Environment (ARE). ARE you going to give advice or ARE you going to just going listen? Sources: General Here [https://www.google.com/search?q=has+giving+advice+changed+over+the+years&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=has+giving+advice+changed+over+the+years&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCTE1ODE3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] The Individual Revolution [https://www.google.com/search?q=the+indivualized+revolution&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=the+indivualized+revolution&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yBwgCEAAY7wUyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyBwgEEAAY7wUyBwgFEAAY7wXSAQg1OTg0ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] FIND US ON THE YOUTUBES! That's right, come check us out. Extra special just for you.  https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast] Support the show [https://www.venmo.com/u/brandtchristoph]

Re-Listen - S.1 Ep.12 Color Noise

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328930/fan_mail/new] Color Noise was originally released on May 30th, 2024 and has been one of our most referenced and listened to episodes. We wanted to bring it back as one of our Re-Listens this season because it’s one of our most impactful and liked in the catalog. Enjoy!  --- Noise, noise, noise!  This is a podcast called I'm Listening, a podcast that has hundreds of different subjects to talk about. As we aim for wrapping up this first season, we decided to tackle likely the largest, most audacious listening category there is… sound, in particular noise. So, let’s start with color. Er, what? We chat about the concept of white, pink, and brown noise and why it exists. We take a deep dive on how it is measured in terms of frequency, amplitude, and decibels, how it all relates to colors, and why we love it. FIND US ON THE YOUTUBES! That's right, come check us out. Extra special just for you.  https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast] Support the show [https://www.venmo.com/u/brandtchristoph]

Autism

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328930/fan_mail/new] As a parent, if your child is diagnosed with something big, you know you're in for a steep learning curve. Listening plays a crucial role in learning how to navigate the world successfully for your kid. How do you ask the right questions to doctors? How do you talk with educators about your child's education? How do you navigate all of the information that's out there and make sense of it?  Our guest today, Dr. Theresa Lyons, founder and CEO of Navigating AWEtism, has had such an experience. Not only has she been an advocate for her own daughter, but has been a resource, coach, and mentor for thousands of other families around the world.  More at: awetism.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NavigatingAWEtism/ Music Sources: "Magistar [http://www.incompetech.com]" Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License FIND US ON THE YOUTUBES! That's right, come check us out. Extra special just for you.  https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@Im_Listening_Podcast] Support the show [https://www.venmo.com/u/brandtchristoph]