The Owl and the Algorithm

We are living through a hinge of history.

In this opening episode, I explore what it means to stand in ordinary life — at a kitchen table, on a walking trail, in the quiet aftermath of loss — while artificial intelligence quietly reshapes the way we work, remember, and relate.

This isn’t a tech podcast, and it isn’t a grief podcast. It’s a reflection on the ethical tension between innovation and humanity. As our tools begin to write, generate, and even approximate our voices, we are faced with deeper questions: What does progress change? What does it diminish? And what must remain sacred?

The owl is personal. The algorithm is cultural. The conversation is just beginning.