Episode Details

AI for the win! More dashboards! More editing! More music! More articles!

Poor Mbappe! He’s in the news and in China’s shitcan! You can be guaranteed freedom of speech, but there’s no guarantee of freedom after speech. “It’s like saying Lincoln was a slave owner and mistreated the Indians.” Nope, don’t think so.

The students don’t care about my IELTS Buddy program! But… it’s such a good idea! But how much should I press?

And ya, it’s getting cold outside! Where are all the colourful leaves? I gotta get out more!

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00:00 Episode Headlines Preview

00:32 Mbappé Dropped by Sponsors

03:03 Meme Backlash and Apology

07:03 Double Standards in Chinese Media

09:24 Freedom After Speech

11:28 Claude Code Workflow Dashboards

15:05 Comic Strip Dashboard

16:24 Searching for Comic Music

18:07 FluidSynth Homebrew Package

19:33 Video Tab for Comics

21:11 Substack Desk Dashboard

24:51 TikTok Stream Check-In

26:05 University Office Hours Tracking

30:15 IELTS Buddy Program Rules

32:58 Outside-Class Partner Requests

36:02 Assigning IELTS Buddy Pairs

37:29 Microphone Charging Break

38:30 Girls and Boys Speaking Practice

41:34 Friday Essay Speaking Activity

43:28 Cold Weather and Autumn Colours

45:12 Links and Support