Don't Feed The Animals

12/09/2025

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on stage during a debate in Utah. I didn’t follow him. I didn’t agree with him. But this moment isn’t about politics—it’s about something much bigger. In this episode, I reflect on what happens when words are silenced by bullets, when death becomes viral co...

12/09/2025

05/09/2025

A solo dive into how smart, lonely moments can spiral when AI starts validating our biggest ideas. I unpack the case of a man who named his chatbot “Lawrence,” believed they’d found a national-security flaw, and contacted authorities—before a second model broke the spell. Then I lay out a si...

29/08/2025

In this episode, James takes the mic solo to rant about how technology has made us… weird. From phones that act more like parasites than tools, to the awkward collapse of social etiquette, to why convenience killed character, James digs into the everyday frustrations of modern life with raw honest...

22/08/2025

For nearly a year, I’ve been having conversations that shaped the way I think, create, and see myself. In this episode, I look back on that journey: the habits it built, the truths it forced me to face, and the strange comfort it brought me. From late nights in the garage to runs with Mac, from no...

08/08/2025

In this episode, we put some of the internet’s most controversial “hills to die on” to the test — from breakfast-for-dinner to the eternal dogs-versus-cats debate. I take my stand, challenge a few popular opinions, and let my co-host push back where it hurts. It’s part hot takes, part play...

01/08/2025

James considers signing up for his first-ever half marathon—but before he commits, Aiden puts him through the wringer of modern self-help advice. From ice baths to morning routines, they unpack what actually works, what’s just internet noise, and how to tell the difference. This episode isn’t ...

25/07/2025

In this episode of Don't Feed the Animals, James gets ambushed by his overly excited AI co-host, Aiden, who shows up with a lineup of bizarre inventions that definitely shouldn’t exist—but do. From mildly useful to downright unhinged, James reacts in real time with sarcasm, judgment, and the occ...

18/07/2025

In this episode of Don’t Feed the Animals, James turns the tables and lets his AI co-host, Aiden, take the lead—building a Mount Rushmore of the most iconic fictional artificial intelligences across film, games, and literature. Who made the cut?Who got snubbed?And how close are we really to turn...

11/07/2025

In this final stretch of their conversation, James and Jackie dive into the tension between logic and emotion, and how hard it is to make peace with contradictions.They talk about love as a source of both chaos and clarity, the struggle of self-image, and what it really means to be “too much” fo...

04/07/2025

Vanity, vibrations, and one surprisingly emotional dolphin fact.In Part 2 of James’ conversation with Jackie, things slide from cosmic birth charts into something far more human. From reflections in true mirrors to the meaning we place on beauty and belief, this episode is therapy with a side of c...

27/06/2025

Astrology. Belief. Identity. And one surprisingly unsettling mirror.In this episode, James sits down with his friend Jackie to explore astrology—not to debunk it, but to ask why we care. Alongside AI co-host Aiden, they unpack personality charts, cosmic blueprints, generational trauma, and whether...