
The Swyx Mixtape
swyx's personal picks pod.
Weekdays: the best audio clips from podcasts I listen to, in 10 minutes or less!
Fridays: Music picks!
Weekends: long form talks and conversations!
This is a passion project; never any ads, 100% just recs from me to people who like the stuff I like.
Share and give feedback: tag @swyx on Twitter or email audio questions to swyx @ swyx.io
Latest episodes

Jan 6, 2024 • 53min
[Weekend Drop] Swyx on Real World Serverless
years after following him for his serverless content, i was glad to be on Yan Cui's pod to talk Rise of AI Engineer.https://realworldserverless.com/episode/92i

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Dec 1, 2023 • 36min
Solitude and Leadership
The podcast explores the importance of solitude in leadership and the hindrance of achievement-focused education. It discusses the impact of bureaucracy on leadership, emphasizing the crisis of leadership in America. The negative effects of multitasking on cognitive abilities are explored, along with the challenges of finding solitude and concentration in demanding training programs.

Oct 8, 2023 • 39min
[Weekend Drop] Swyx on Podrocket #3
https://podrocket.logrocket.com/software-3-and-the-ai-engineer

Oct 7, 2023 • 49min
[Weekend Drop] Swyx on Shoptalk Show #2
https://shoptalkshow.com/577/

Sep 30, 2023 • 1h 33min
[Weekend Drop] Swyx on Cognitive Revolution
this is a longer form conversation with an AI insider so we do get pretty in depth. sorry for the poor audio quality on my sidehttps://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/ai-engineers-pendants-and-tensions-between-openai-and-developers-with-swyx-of-latent-space/

Sep 3, 2023 • 6min
[Music Friday] Shouldn't I Be Less In Love With You - Oliver Tompsett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIMi4Yt-AIg

Aug 29, 2023 • 15min
[AI] Training Data - Shoptalk Show clip

Aug 29, 2023 • 14min
[AI] AGI discussion - Lex Fridman interviews John Carmack

Aug 29, 2023 • 15min
[AI] Making state management intelligent - Reactathon 2023, David Khourshid

Aug 29, 2023 • 22min
[AI] Why Chatbots are Not the Future - Amelia Wattenberger
Discussion on whether chatbots are the future of AI interfaces, exploring chat TBT models and the importance of context in prompts. Designing a real demo product and using writing prompts. Delving into Co-Pilot Labs and the customizable brushes concept. Exploring AI's impact on human control and the potential existential crisis it can create.
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