Hey, this is Mike. Before we start, I want to share some exciting news with you. We're doing a live show in San Francisco on September 9th. It's in partnership with our local station, KQED. Our editor-in-chief, Katie Drummond, will interview Jack Conte, the CEO of Patreon. Then, Lauren and I will join the stage for a special roundtable edition that you

won't want to miss. You can use the link in the show notes to grab your ticket and invite a friend,

and we cannot wait to see you there.

Hey, Lauren.

Hi, Mike.

How's it going?

Well, we've officially entered the post-Labor Day season.

It's bingo season where you get to play a little game called,

What Has my boss said about Q4?

We're going to finish strong this year, folks. That's one. I know you're tired. I'm tired, but we've got to push through. We've got to close out some things before the end of the year. Yeah. We're rushing towards the holiday season. Get all of your ducks in a row. This is what I hear from everybody. All my friends. All my boss is saying this this week. This is the post-Labor Day vibe. Yep, it is. It's back to hustle. We're in it. August wasn't hustle enough. Right, as if we were all just, I don't know, lounging in our hammocks for the past several months. Yes, but I'm great. I'm really good. Great. Ready for the hustle. How about you?

I'm doing fantastic. I went and got all my steps this weekend.

Oh, how many?

I don't know. 6,001.

I don't get it. That's not that many.

It isn't? I don't know.

I hate to break it to you.

I don't wear any tracking stuff anymore.

You wear two, right? You wear an Apple watch and a ring? I wear a Garmin watch and a ring. Garmin watch and a ring. And now you've got your fancy camera glasses. Do those also track your... Oh, these are the meta glasses that I figure I should give them a spin finally. I've had them for like over a year. No, under a year, just under a year. They look terrible on me. They look good on you. No, I just put them on and I'm taking them off again. They look terrible. I can call you six eyes now. That's right. Because they have two cameras. You know what? Maybe we should get to the podcast. Maybe we should. We have Kate Nibbs on the show today, the one and only Kate Nibs, wired senior writer to talk about some of her latest reporting on AI and gambling.

Kate, how are you doing?

I'm good.

Thank you so much for having me.

I feel like you guys are missing the big thing that's happening soon, which is it's football season, baby.

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