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Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks

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Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Entrepreneurship
Trac VC
Muay Thai
Coaching
Tiktok
Ameliogenix
Technology
Venture Capital
Mrna
Ransomware
Wave
Tech Industry
Big Tech
Nuclear Energy
Ottawa
FINC
Data Centers
AI Adoption In Workplace

Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks is the tech podcast about humans. Hosted by George K and George A, this podcast examines AI, infrastructure, technology adoption, and the broader implications of tech developments through both guest interviews and news commentary.Our guests bring honest perspectives on what's working, what's broken, and new ways to examine the roles and impacts of technology in our li... more

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Graeme Rudd spent years taking emerging technology into austere environments and watching it fail.

He assessed over 350 technologies for a Department of Defense lab. The pattern was consistent: engineers solved technical problems brilliantly. Lawyer... more

What happens when you get everything you thought you wanted and still feel empty?

Tychon Carter won Big Brother Canada, gained fame and followers overnight, and felt completely lost. The success arrived before he was ready for it. The external valid... more

What happens when AI-generated text masquerades as human research?

Kimberly Becker, PhD, a corpus linguist joins the show this week to talk about her study comparing human-written versus AI-generated abstracts in high-stakes healthcare research.

Th... more

The voices telling you it won't work usually belong to people who never tried. Nobody gives you permission to take a chance. You just do it.

Chris built a 50K MRR business without a formal education, a tech background, or a plan. It started when a c... more

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Recent Guests

Tychon Carter
Performance coach for executives; former reality TV star
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Episode: BEST OF: Finding Meaning and community in tech-fueled hustle culture
Hunter Grad
Founder and CEO of Ameliogenix
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Jeff MacMillan
Founder and CEO of Gecko (Green Edge Computing Corporation)
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Episode: Designing compute for the edge: Out of the cloud and down on the ground,
Tim Lidman
Co-founder and CEO at Clyde
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Episode: Designing Human-AI collaboration to make people heroes not cogs
Charlotte Duval-Lantoine
Military historian researching Canadian Armed Forces culture
Canadian Global Affairs Institute (fellow) / Ottawa defense scene friend; academic researcher
Episode: Who is served & who gets protected when leaders only look up?
Travis Misurell
Founder and leader of FiNC, Future is Now Coalition
FiNC
Episode: If US politics is rigged, can we build a new civic internet?
David Homan
Founder of Orchestrated Connecting; author; founder of a startup using AI to map trust
Orchestrated Connecting
Episode: Why your network is shallower than you think, and how to change it
Sharon Goldman
AI reporter for Fortune Magazine
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Jessica Parker
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George K
Host of Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks
George A
Co-host of Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 38 ratings
  • Simply brilliant

    Every episode leaves me a new and fresh perspective, often on topics I consider myself to be familiar with already.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DuaneGran
    United States4 months ago
  • Best Cybersecurity Podcast

    This podcast is by far the best podcast covering a wide variety of cybersecurity topics. George A and George K do an exceptional job covering relevant topics with raw authenticity. I have shared it with my team and encourage anyone in cybersecurity to listen. This podcast makes my commute more enjoyable.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cyber CISO
    United States2 years ago
  • Entertaining, inspiring, and real

    George A and George K are a dynamic duo in the cybersecurity space that are not only extremely knowledgeable, but hilarious to listen to. They bring on the best guests, they keep it light while providing actionable feedback to their listeners. Highly recommend!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SwiftieMG
    United States3 years ago

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The show challenges hype in AI and infrastructure with candid, human-centered analysis.
Hosts are deeply knowledgeable and keep it real, blending humor with practical insights.
Guests bring diverse perspectives and practical takeaways for tech decision-makers.

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Deep learning vs Intuition: AI models for VC investing [Replay]
Q: Brant, what exactly is your job with Trac VC and how does the algorithm influence what you do?
The team acts as an outsourced data research and analytics function; if a company passes the algorithms, they provide a data-driven context and research to help the CEO make better decisions, while the actual investment decisions are still guided by the machine. The process is designed to be transparent and scalable rather than traditional lead-investor dynamics.
The Tech Industry and Being the Role Model You Needed as a Kid
Q: So I know your origin story, but for the sake of our listeners, let's do the Five Minute Heroes journey, how you got into tech, where you've been, and what you're doing now.
Kendrick describes growing up in the Bay Area, earning a football scholarship, transitioning through roles from Uber driver to sales, founding Us and Technology to help underrepresented professionals enter tech, and eventually returning as an independent contributor in cybersecurity.
Who is served & who gets protected when leaders only look up?
Q: Can you tell us, what is the tell? How do you know when you are looking at real change versus vocabulary gymnastics?
Charlotte explains that true change is evidenced by shifts in organizational power, policy enforcement, and the integration of new practices into day-to-day operations, not just new names or glossy statements. She emphasizes examining incentives, accountability, and how policies interact with actual behavior.
If US politics is rigged, can we build a new civic internet?
Q: How will AI be used in handling citizens' open-ended concerns without losing nuance?
AI will aggregate and summarize the concerns to reveal dominant themes and distributions (what percentage mention farming, money in politics, etc.) without replacing human judgment or the need for local context.
If US politics is rigged, can we build a new civic internet?
Q: What problem is FiNC trying to solve beyond technology?
FiNC aims to address the systemic distortion caused by money, gatekeepers, and media concentration by building a citizen-owned digital democracy that surfaces candidates fairly, tracks promises, and exposes conflicts of interest.

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What is Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show blends technical depth with human-centered perspectives, exploring AI, infrastructure, governance, and technology adoption through candid guest conversations and current-topic commentaries. Episodes span rugged edge computing, AI-enabled collaboration, VC and market dynamics, civic tech, leadership psychology, and the social implications of data centers and automation. A key strength is the ability to pair practical engineering detail with real-world impacts, featuring guests from industry, government, academia, journalism, and advocacy to challenge hype and illuminate human outcomes in tech adoption.

Noteworthy is the consistent focus on human factors, ethics, and societal effects, not just technical capability. The format shift... more

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