I Don't Know Anything with Paige Harriman

Hey, have you recently lost your tech job? Your work-from-home perks? Your marbles? Well, if you need help figuring out what to do next, listen to this episode!In this interview, Lindsey Ducroz (PocketHR, Frog Design) offers emotional support, practical advice, and some radical candor (that's a buzzword for "slap in the face!") to the many, many Americans impacted by the 2024 tech layoffs.Specific areas discussed include: Finding a new job in 2024, pivoting from tech to other industries, the ABCs of layoffs, becoming an entrepreneur/starting your own company post-layoff, and how to handle A.I. taking your job!

What happens when you make people wear yellow stars? What happens when you call them not by their first names, but by the names of animals and vermin? What happens when you separate them from their families, crowd them into tiny rooms, and restrict their access to food? In this episode, I listen to the testimonies of Holocaust Survivor Slava Fintel and Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor Steve Fintel. We talk about dehumanization, what drives people towards senseless cruelty, the power of determination, and the psychology of human survival.(Just as a disclaimer, intellectual property from USC Shoah Foundation and PBS NewsHour has been used in this episode under the Fair Use doctrine. Fair use is a doctrine in the United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship.)

In this episode, Coachvox AI founder Jodie Cook talks to me about how she clones people through artificial intelligence. She tries to convince me to make a Paige-bot. (Hey, have you read Ray Bradbury's The Veldt? Welcome to the future!)

After escaping an abusive relationship, local media founder Krystl Fabella (Filipina on the Rise) decided she needed a fresh start. So she moved to Miami, looking for blue skies, piña coladas, beaches, and sunshine. Unfortunately, she'd soon find herself at the heart of a dark, spooky scam, as run by a predatory witch. Somebody call Buffy!

Warren K. Carlyle IV is the world's leading expert on octopuses. He's their PR agent. He's their savior! He's also the founder and CEO of OctoNation, a nonprofit organization that works to inspire wonder of the ocean by educating the world about octopuses.In this episode, Warren tells me all about the life & times of everyone's favorite sea animal, the octopus.

In this episode, a Tall Man with a Giant Watch (Eric Bandholz, founder and CEO of Beardbrand), talks with me about masculinity and fatherhood. Ryan Kulp also makes a surprise appearance.

Can robots make us more creative? Calmer? Happier? Will they save us time? Or will they take our jobs, make us super lazy, and destroy all of humanity?In this episode, AI wiz kid Richard Reis talks with me about Zen Buddhism in the age of technology. He's building 25 AI start-ups in 50 weeks. We argue a little bit. (Also, Richard disclosed to me that the friend he was "sleeping on the couch of" was actually a very wealthy, well-connected friend.)

Most startup founders say they want achieve financial success before having kids. Well, what if you did both at the same time? In this episode, Laura Roeder, founder and CEO of MeetEdgar and Paperbell, talks with me about how she raises two tiny children while working full-time as a startup founder. She goes over how to choose a good relationship partner, family planning, the joys of children, and more. We also hear from her kids.

After her entire life exploded (A broken engagement! A burned-down house!), artist Mary Bryce decided she needed a fresh start. In this episode, we listen to the musical stylings of her new persona, Alma Jette. Her album, "I Found A Reason," comes out April 19th! (You can buy it on Bandcamp!)

Are you ready to party? Have a good time? Celebrate who you truly are? Well, welcome to the Saturday Morning Drag Queen Brunch Show! In this episode, Rayley Saphron (@rayley_saphron) teaches me all about being a drag queen, the ABCs of gender identity, and how parents and friends can support transgender youth.