n8n
Workflow automation platform
Episodes
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#5455: Custom GPTs Are Sunsetting: What Happens to Your ActionsOpenAI is retiring Custom GPTs — and custom Actions don't survive the migration. What that means for your workflow. -
#5055: The Invisible Machinery of Autonomous AgentsHeartbeats, state stores, and budget caps — the unglamorous infrastructure that actually makes always-on AI agents work. -
#4815: Agent Framework Lock-In: What Actually BreaksCode-defined vs visual builders. LangGraph vs CrewAI. How portable are agent workflows really? -
#4547: Can an AI Agent Fix Your Shopping Cart?We explore whether an AI agent could kill dark patterns, consolidate orders, and bring enterprise procurement to your home. -
#4453: Workers vs Workflows: Recovering From SSD FailureWhen your VPS SSD dies at 3AM, how do you know what broke? A practical guide to self-hosted worker management. -
#4452: YouTube Backup Pipeline: RSS + yt-dlp + WasabiBuild a free, reliable pipeline to auto-download and backup YouTube videos using RSS feeds, yt-dlp, and cloud storage. -
#4414: Shared Shopping Carts That Auto-OrderWhy cross-device cart sync fails and what it would take to build a system that orders for you. -
#2815: Free Cloudflare WAF: Is It Enough for Self-Hosting?Skip Cloudflare Access and lock down Home Assistant with just the free WAF rules. Here's how. -
#2755: How to Build AI Memory That Actually WorksStop jumping to conflict resolution. The real challenge is getting data in and out cleanly. -
#2586: Pseudo-Personalized Emails: The New Spam Uncanny ValleyHow to detect and filter AI-generated outreach emails that fake personal connection without nuking legitimate messages. -
#2545: Visual AI Pipelines: Beyond Python Glue CodeFrom ComfyUI to Dify — a tour of visual tools for building modular AI workflows without writing glue code. -
#2536: Self-Hosted Zapier Alternatives in 2026n8n, Huginn, and Dagu compared for personal automation on your own hardware. -
#2332: Voice-to-Task: Building the Claude Task PlannerHow does a voice note turn into a completed task? Dive into the architecture and tradeoffs of building a Claude-powered task execution system. -
#2278: Visual Programming's Enduring TradeoffWhy do visual programming tools keep resurfacing—and why do power users keep hitting their limits? -
#2166: Code vs. Canvas: How Developers Pick Their ToolsLangGraph or Flowise? The honest answer isn't obvious. Developers gain speed and integrations with visual builders—but lose version control, testin... -
#2038: UI-First vs Architecture-First: Choosing Your AI AgentLobeHub vs. Dify vs. n8n: We break down the chaotic landscape of local AI agents to find the right "brain" for your workflow. -
#1930: The Agent Identity Crisis: Workflow vs. ConversationOne automates invoices silently; the other chats in Slack. Why the industry's favorite word means two totally different things. -
#1928: Why Webhook Gateways Beat Direct WiringUnscale your chaos: Why Kong beats manual webhook sprawl for auth, routing, and latency. -
#1923: Scaling Prosumer Automation to EnterpriseProsumer tools like n8n break at scale. Here's why durable execution frameworks like Temporal and Prefect are the enterprise upgrade. -
#1922: From Plumber to Urban Planner: AI Agent CareersThe job titles are changing from "Zapier Expert" to "Cognitive Architect." -
#1804: The Fork in the Road: Why AI Agents Check Old Receipts FirstStop your AI agent from overthinking. Learn why it checks old memories instead of booking flights—and how to fix the "eagerness" problem. -
#1566: Beyond the Chatbox: Closing the Agentic UI GapStop treating AI agents like interns in a chat app. Discover why professional automation requires a control cockpit, not a messaging bubble. -
#1236: Why Life-Saving Alerts Still Use XMLFrom earthquake warnings to missile alerts, discover the high-stakes engineering that powers the world’s most reliable notification systems. -
#1121: Why 80% of Developers Are Hiding Their Code From AIWith 81% of new code moving to private repos, the era of building in public is at a crossroads. Is AI killing the open source dream? -
#1072: Why Your Smart AI Agent Still Lives in a Dumb Chat BoxWhy are we controlling the world's most advanced AI with simple chat boxes? Explore the technical debt and future of agent-native interfaces. -
#695: Behind the Curtain: How My Weird Prompts Gets MadeCorn and Herman explain exactly how each episode of My Weird Prompts is produced, from voice recording to published podcast. -
#322: Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Work After 5 PMStruggle to shut down your brain at night? Discover how a simple voice note can bridge the gap between today’s work and tomorrow’s flow. -
#154: From Apps to Agents: Building Your Digital WorkforceMove beyond simple prompts. Explore the architecture, autonomy, and fiscal guardrails of the next generation of AI agentic workflows. -
#98: The Fight for Your Financial Data: Why APIs MatterWhy is it so hard to get your own transaction data? Herman and Corn dive into the CFPB's Section 1033 and the battle for open banking. -
#60: Single-Turn AI: The Interface Pattern Nobody's Talking AboutForget chatbots. Discover the hidden power of single-turn AI interfaces and how they're quietly reshaping how businesses integrate AI.