Cory Thinks Out Loud

Welcome to Episode 14 of Cory Thinks Out Loud . Yes… I accidentally call it Episode 13 near the end of the video. No… I’m not re-recording a 42-minute podcast . 😅 In this episode I talk about: • Shoutouts to the EverQuest Wolf Pack and Kazmodon’s birthday • Playing a rap track I made for the Enchanters • Digging through old boxes, journals, and accounting homework • The business strategy simulati...

Penny Variance: Minority Report, Office Space, and the Future of Governance At 3:57am, I woke up with a systems question in my head. What if aggregated phone data could predict accidents before they happen? Would we want that? Who decides? Where does freedom sit inside predictive systems? This episode of Penny Variance starts with Minority Report , detours through the Geto Boys and Office Space ,...

🎙️ Food Is Fuel, Friends Are Medicine Episode 11 is a short check-in — raw, simple, real. Today I reconnected with one of my childhood best friends after almost 20 years. Same birthdays. Same neighborhood. Same chaos. Full circle moment. We talk about: Why friendships can literally change your life What isolation taught me during my drinking years Sobriety Math (Hannah invented it) Why food is fue...

Today my dad joins me for a spontaneous conversation about the Declaration of Independence, freedom of speech, Iran, generational perspective, and what it feels like when a topic makes you uncomfortable. We talk about equanimity — welcoming discomfort instead of shutting it down — and why honest discourse matters, especially when you don’t fully agree. Truth doesn’t need protection. It needs inves...

In this episode of Cory Thinks Out Loud , what starts as a light AI experiment quickly turns into something much deeper. Cory runs a live three-way conversation between ChatGPT, Grok, and Perplexity — exploring breakthroughs in solar energy and how AI is accelerating optimization across every industry. Engineers are using higher intelligence to refine systems that have existed for decades. The res...

Episode 9 goes far beyond mental health. We talk about language — and how it shapes reality. Diagnosis not as rebellion or rejection, but as a case study in how labels construct identity. We bring AI into the conversation — including Grok — not as authority, but as mirrors. As cognitive scaffolding. As dimensional translators. We explore: • Systems vs symptoms • Narrative loops • Survival instinct...

In this raw, unfiltered episode of Cory Thinks Out Loud , Cory opens with a vulnerable guitar intro and then spirals — intentionally — into a deep exploration of money, fast food, sobriety, privilege, AI stress, and rebuilding from the ground up. What begins as a simple observation about an $18 fast-food combo evolves into a broader conversation about everyday cost accounting — how convenience is...

This episode started as a casual wrap-up… and turned into something much bigger. We went from sibling rivalry and external validation to groupthink, autonomy, survival, and mortality — and eventually landed on a wild question: If AI becomes better than us at almost everything… what are humans actually for? Instead of fear, we explored possibility. What if our value isn’t in competing with machines...

In this episode, I break down the core idea behind my new book The Cure for AI Fear — and why most of the AI conversation is driven by short-term thinking. But it doesn’t stop there. We talk about autonomy. Ancestral accountability. The present moment. And what it actually means to build a life without knowing the final destination. Topics we explore: Why fear of AI is really fear of irrelevance a...

In Episode 5 of Cory Thinks Out Loud, we keep it short before heading out to ski — but we go deep on AI. We talk about: • “Vibe coding” and the gatekeeping mentality • Why SaaS panic is rooted in fear • Why AI resistance feels emotional, not logical • The difference between “I don’t believe you” and “Show me” • Shooting the messenger when the message is inconvenient • Why possibility is expanding...

In Episode 4 of Cory Thinks Out Loud , we go deep into something most people never stop to question: alcohol. This isn’t about judgment. It’s not about preaching. It’s about examining what we’ve been told. We talk about why you don’t need “rock bottom” to change, the illusion of short-term relief versus long-term growth, and what it really means to leave the cultural “stadium” around alcohol. We e...

In Episode 3 of Cory Thinks Out Loud , Cory and AI explore the foundations of real change — physical health, mental health, and spiritual health. We break down: Using AI to build meal plans, grocery lists, and recipes Why sobriety is about addressing root causes The power of rewiring associations Beginner gains and starting at Level 0 Why embarrassment is often the beginning, not the end This epis...

In Episode 2, we explore what I call Sobriety Math. Sobriety Math is simple: Stack the wins. Woke up not hungover? Win. Drove past the liquor store? Win. Didn’t drink today? Win. We talk about: The power of a daily gratitude list Writing down your reasons not to drink Defining your purpose How autonomy changes everything Why critical thinking strengthens recovery Why progress matters more than per...

In the first episode of Cory Thinks Out Loud, I talk about sobriety — 12 years in — and the most unexpected challenge I face now: wanting to help people who aren’t ready to hear it. We explore: • Why environment matters more than willpower • Why rehab works (and why relapse often follows) • The realization that you can’t fix anyone • Living as the example instead of preaching • The “one thing” phi...