The Good Stuff

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 38: The Rise of Vibe Product Manager **Hosts:** Pete and Andy (New Year's Eve edition at the beach) Pete reveals he's stopped coding entirely after 12 months of learning—now he just product manages a team of agents. They explore the shift from "vibe coding" to "vibe product management," why Pete built Slack in a day, and th...

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 37: Stocking Fillers - Predictions for 2026 Hosts: Pete and Andy (sporting festive headgear at the beach) Pete and Andy kick off their Christmas predictions episode with zero preparation and maximum confidence. They tackle the biggest question: what will happen in 2026? Key Moments: [00:51] Andy's two-for-one Christmas prediction: most AI predicti...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 36: AI Fallacies Hosts: Pete and Andy Pete and Andy tackle common AI fallacies head-on, starting with the "junior developer" myth. They explore why juniors will actually thrive and why we're entering a golden age for small teams. Plus: reflections from their first Touch Don't Look workshop, the death of traditional SaaS, and why Pete i...

# The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 35: The State of AI Tools **Hosts:** Pete and Andy **Guest:** Anthony (Dead Man Oz) - AI enthusiast, open source developer, Perth local Pete and Andy sit down with Anthony at the back of the van to discuss two and a half years of using AI coding tools. From surviving the Claude degradation period to building custom tax software, they explore multi-mod...

Hosts: Pete and AndyPete and Andy reflect on their first "Touch Don't Look" workshop—getting people hands-on with AI tools by building custom to-do apps in 60-90 minutes. They unveil their complete business model: Touch Don't Look (taster workshops), Speedrun (day-long build sessions), and Marginal Gains (SME community gym). The conversation explores why Excel rules enterprise, energy management o...

The Good Stuff Episode 33: On AI and Design**Hosts:** Pete and Andy **Guest:** Jarrad Grigg, Chief Product Officer at Adapter Pete and Andy sit down with Jarrad Grigg to explore how AI is transforming design. From Figma Make to DreamFlow, they discuss the gold rush for next-generation design tools, whether AI can be truly creative, and why craft still matters. The conversation challenges assumptio...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and AndyEpisode: AI and Stewardship in SMEsHosts: Pete and Andy, with guests Bill and Gabe from ADAPTEpisode Overview: Pete and Andy explore why small-medium enterprises struggle to adopt AI despite its transformative potential, and how succession thinking principles might unlock the path forward. The conversation reveals the intersection of business stewardship, role cla...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 31: Where We've Changed Our Mind on AI 00:22 - Theme: What have we changed our mind on in the last 31 weeks?01:48 - Australian Christmas: hot, beautiful, and reflective03:17 - Human at the edge model: the big shift03:34 - Why being at the edge means understanding less05:10 - Bionic human approach: involved in all decisions09:01 - Working in dialogue...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 30: AI Tools That Give Agency 00:00 - Episode 30 milestone and introduction 00:35 - Vibe coding workshop recap: tired, distracted, hectic 00:49 - Challenge: normies building Bitcoin wallets from phones 01:30 - Learning DNS, routing, and nginx on the fly 01:58 - Workshop success despite constraints 02:09 - Lost internet, crammed courtroom, Starlink saves...

The Good Stuff - Episode 29 - From Zero to Vibe Coder In this episode, Pete and Andy dive into the world of "vibe coding" and discuss how to get someone from absolute zero to building their own applications in record time. The conversation centers around Pete's upcoming workshop at the Bitcoin Bush Bash in Busselton, where he plans to teach 20-50 people how to create customized Bitco...

Good Stuff Episode 28 Pete and Andy reunite in person at City Beach to explore how AI agents are can give individuals the power to solve their own problems. From Wingman V2's evolution to the resurrection of pre-digital work practices, they discuss why treating agents like employees with their own computers might be the key to unlocking practical AI leverage without the complexity of SaaS abstract...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 27: Lessons Learned Hosts: Pete and Andy Episode Overview: Pete and Andy reflect on lessons learned from months of experimentation with AI agents, coding tools, and building software. They discuss the shift from "vibe coding" to more structured approaches, the importance of shipping usable tools, and their plans for a multiplayer version of Wi...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 26: Beyond Coding Hosts: Pete and Andy Episode Overview: Pete wraps up Sovereign Engineering's final week while Andy discovers Claude Code's surprising versatility beyond coding. The hosts explore multi-agent orchestration, Nostr ecosystem developments, and the expanding use cases for AI agents in everyday business tasks. Key Discussion Points:...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 25: Freedom Tech & The Beacon Project Hosts: Pete and Andy Episode Overview: Pete and Andy reflect on their Jeff Booth conversation, exploring contradictions in AI-debt narratives. Pete unveils major progress on Beacon, his freedom tech project bringing internet access and Bitcoin payments to constrained environments via WhatsApp. The hosts debate A...

Summary In this engaging conversation, Jeff Booth discusses the transformative power of Bitcoin and the importance of agency in shaping our realities. He explores the relationship between consciousness and the perceived world, emphasizing that our beliefs influence our experiences. The discussion delves into the natural state of the free market, which is deflationary, and how Bitcoin provides a fr...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 23: Left Curve Solutions and AI Implementation Challenges Hosts: Pete (from Madeira) and Andy (from Perth) Episode Overview: Pete and Andy explore the challenges with AI tooling reliability, the philosophy of "left curve" solutions over complex engineering, and why most enterprise AI pilots are failing. The discussion covers Nostra protocol de...

The Good Stuff Podcast - Bitcoin, Nostr and Sovereign Engineering Hosts: Pete and Gigi (walking around Funchal, Madeira) Episode Overview: A walking conversation exploring Bitcoin circular economies, eCash payment systems, Nostr's permissionless internet vision, and AI's impact on business transformation. Key Discussion Points: Journey to Madeira and Initial Motivations (02:00-10:00) Guest...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 21: Remote Vibe Coding & AI Agent Orchestration Hosts: Pete and Andy (first remote recording - Pete traveling, Andy at the beach) Episode Overview: Pete and Andy explore advanced AI agent workflows, the evolution of AI coding tools, and strategies for building sustainable development practices while Pete is away doing "vibe coding and freedom t...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 20: Wingman - your AI Control Tower! Hosts: Pete and Andy (recorded at City Beach, Perth) Episode Overview: Pete unveils his breakthrough AI agent orchestration system "Wingman" - a Mac Mini-based control center for managing multiple AI agents simultaneously. The discussion explores custom-built solutions versus SaaS subscriptions, testing AI models thr...

The Good Stuff - Episode 19: The Human Edge Hosts: Pete and Bethan Winn Location: City Beach, Perth Episode Overview: Pete hosts with special guest Bethan Winn, his wife and author of "The Human Edge: Critical Thinking in the Age of AI." They explore the intersection of human thinking and artificial intelligence, discussing when and how to use AI tools while maintaining human agency and...

The Good Stuff, with Pete and Andy - Episode 18: Building and Shipping Hosts: Pete and Andy (recorded at City Beach, Perth - the van is back!) Episode Overview: A follow-up to their accountability session from last week, Pete and Andy report back on actually shipping products to completion. This episode covers their successes with Fat Controller and Hype Man, explores new development workflows wit...

Hosts: Andy and Pete (recorded on the balcony at an undisclosed location) Episode Overview: Pete and Andy explore the challenges of shipping projects in the age of AI, discussing their experiences with Claude Code, the paradox of infinite possibilities versus completion, and strategies for moving from ideation to deployment. Opening & AI Agent Development (00:00-12:00) The hosts discuss Pete&#...

# The Good Stuff Episode 16 - LLM Subscriptions, Goose AI Agent, Beacon & Bitcoin **Summary:** In this episode, hosts discuss subscription-based AI services and their rate limits, sharing their frustrations with Claude and Cursor's recent policy changes. They explore their personal workflows using various AI tools for coding, writing, and idea development, discussing the benefits of using...

Episode 15- Moar Vibe Coding Talk! Summary: In this episode, Andy and Pete discuss their evolving coding workflows with AI tools, focusing on how Claude Desktop and Cursor have created more structured and efficient development environments. They share insights about implementing sequential prompting methods, organizing work in Obsidian, and using AI-driven panel discussions to explore ideas. The c...

# Episode 14: Vibe Coding that works! In this episode, the hosts discuss their development of "slow code," a more intentional approach to coding with AI that contrasts with "vibe coding." They explore how this methodology creates a structured workflow combining human planning with AI execution, resulting in higher quality code while maintaining the speed benefits of AI assistan...