Jake Weber

good_work

Technology EN ↓ 2 episodes

good_work is a show where we talk to independent designers, programmers, artists, and inventors doing good work in pursuit of their creative vision.

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Jake Weber

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Episode 2: Matt Webb 29.06.2026 1:10:58

“When you make something with material, it always says something back to you that you didn’t expect.” That’s the heart of my conversation with Matt Webb — writer, technologist, and creator of Poem/1, the clock that tells the time in AI-composed verse. We talk about "design pathfinding", why inventing in the AI era means making things before you fully understand things, and how jokes, dem...

Episode 1: Keegan McNamara 05.07.2025 1:18:20

In the debut episode of good_work , I talk to Keegan McNamara of Mythic Computer. Keegan is a programmer, designer, and craftsman who believes our technology can be beautiful, even ornate. Inspired by 19th-century firearm design and more, he built the first Mythic Computer by hand. The work resonated: first a commission, then another. Now Keegan supports himself full time, building custom handmade...