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You've Been a Bad Agent

Wilhelm Klopp & Matt Carey
Cloudflare
Claude Code
Artificial Intelligence
Elevenlabs
MCP
Claude Code SDK
Tailwind CSS
AI In Coding
Durable Objects
Gpt-5
Lisbon, Portugal
Ona
Ralph (claude-Based Task System)
Remote Development Environments
Voice AI
Colo
Memory
Perplexity
Partykit
AI Agents

Wil and Matt discuss tech, startups, and building really cool things with AI. Sometimes joined by (actual expert) friends.

PublishesTwice monthlyEpisodes27Foundeda year ago
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Latest Episodes

• Matt's Portuguese vineyard 22K with salted-cod finisher medals

• Wilhelm's Olympic tri on the edge of Yosemite

• Matt's winging race: reigning windsurfing world champ finishes second to last, Matt third to last

• Harry Stebbings on the Corgi Insura... more

• Shai-Hulud and GitHub Actions: trusted publishing is no longer the gold standard, just additive

• VS Code extensions as the next attack surface: 50M install themes that can shell out and auto-update silently

• Matt's AI-native package manager pitch... more

• Almost one year of the pod: Wilhelm's San Francisco Peter Pan arc, Matt's Cloudflare and Lisbon move

• The backpack-at-a-party SF meme

• Matt's Lisbon coincidence

• Pieter Levels appreciation: dehumidifier stack, shrimp mode, accelerationist Portug... more

• Wilhelm's Reachy Mini: Time to first token beats tokens per second once embodiment is in the room

• Lukas the sleep score assassin

• Matt's Portugal week: wing foiling the Óbidos lagoon

• Airbnb-style booking page for Matt's spare room on Cloudflar... more

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Recent Guests

Sunil Pai
Sunil Pai, expert in AI and agents
Cloudflare (contextual mention within episode)
Episode: Pwning Your Friends' Agents Is Good Manners, Make Something Agents Want, OpenAI Buys TBPN, MCP Goes Stateless, Cloudflare Agents Week with Sunil Pai
Matt Boyle
Founder/CEO of Ona (formerly Gitpod)
Ona
Episode: Remote Environments, Guardrails and Enterprises Adopting AI with Matt Boyle, Interview Questions and Spicy Takes on Amp Free
Luke Harries
Head of Growth at ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs
Episode: Growth with Luke Harries from ElevenLabs, Building, Hiring and Automating the Best Horizontal AI Voice Platform, Backed by Research
Thorsten Ball
Software engineer and writer, early Sourcegraph engineer; author of books on programming and compiler design
Self-identified as engineer/writer, associated with Sourcegraph and other tech ventures
Episode: Building Software With Thorsten Ball: Decoupling Code for Agents, Finding "Your Pain" and Germans Use the Winky Face
Danilo Leal
Design Engineer at Zed
Zed
Episode: Uncut with Danilo Leal, Design Engineer at Zed, Prototyping in React and Built in Rust, Designing for an AI Assisted UX
Armin Ronacher
Creator of Flask; AI and tooling expert
Vibe Tunnel / Armin Ronacher projects
Episode: Massive Trail Marathons, Got Parekh'd, Context Engineering Strikes Back, Armin Ronacher Shares Tips and .env Suckkksss

Hosts

Wil
Host of the show, co-host with Matt
Matt Pocock
Host of the show, discusses tech and startups with Will (co-hosts)

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Fun + AI = Perfect Combo

    Super fun podcast that keeps me in the loop on all the latest AI tools and ideas.

    Cheers Wil!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Alberto Gimeno
    Spain10 months ago
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    If you liked this add a review, thanks big love xoxoxo

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mattzcarey
    United Kingdoma year ago

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Fun + AI = Perfect Combo: Super fun podcast that keeps me in the loop on all the latest AI tools and ideas.
Listeners likely value forward-looking takes on AI and startup culture, along with a sense of community and humor.
<insert your review here ☝️>: If you liked this add a review, thanks big love xoxoxo
Audience appreciation for practical AI tooling discussions and engaging duo banter is evident, with strong sentiment toward hands-on demos and accessible explanations.

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Apple Podcasts
#130
Belgium/Technology

Talking Points

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Uncut with Danilo Leal, Design Engineer at Zed, Prototyping in React and Built in Rust, Designing for an AI Assisted UX
Q: What is the role of the editor and how do you balance traditional design with code-first workflows in Zed?
Danilo explains that editors are evolving; while some tools abstract away the code, Zed focuses on integrating design with code, using GPUI and React to prototype and iterate quickly, while acknowledging the ongoing debate about the editor's future in AI-mediated workflows.
Uncut with Danilo Leal, Design Engineer at Zed, Prototyping in React and Built in Rust, Designing for an AI Assisted UX
Q: How has your design process changed with AI and the move toward rapid prototyping in Zed?
AI enables higher fidelity prototyping and faster iteration by supporting AI-assisted code generation and data-driven UI decisions, while Zed keeps a structured process: start with a vision, prototype extensively, and iterate in a React-based environment that supports branching for sharing different UX ideas.
Uncut with Danilo Leal, Design Engineer at Zed, Prototyping in React and Built in Rust, Designing for an AI Assisted UX
Q: How did you get into this whole world and what was your first foray into engineering or design?
Danilo describes a long journey from early exposure to Apple hardware, through social science and design, into UX and frontend work, eventually finding a role at MUI and then Zed, where he could combine design thinking with developer-focused APIs and tooling.
Sub Agent or Super Agent, MCP UI Over Lunch, Bitter Lesson Learnings, Locking in on Prompts and Trying to Live in the Future
Q: What is the core advantage of using sub-agents in this workflow?
Sub-agents help isolate specialized tasks, reduce context pollution in the main agent, and allow parallel exploration of multiple strategies, which can lead to faster and clearer discovery of the root cause in complex problems.
Growth with Luke Harries from ElevenLabs, Building, Hiring and Automating the Best Horizontal AI Voice Platform, Backed by Research
Q: How do you see the role of PLG versus a sales-led approach, especially when targeting enterprises?
PLG is great for fast, efficient customer acquisition, but you still need sales-led motions to tackle enterprise concerns, objections, and contract negotiations. The balance is to push product-led momentum while layering in sales to access larger, longer-term contracts and tailor the solution to enterprise needs.

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The show blends practical tech depth with candid conversations about AI, startups, and the evolving developer tooling landscape. Episodes often tackle real-world engineering challenges, hands-on experiments with agents and AI tooling, and the business and culture shifts shaping tech entrepreneurship. Listeners likely enjoy actionable insights, witty banter, and big-picture thinking about where AI-enabled workflows and distributed compute are headed, along with anecdotes from tech hubs and travel. A standout angle is the hosts' willingness to riff off current industry drama and hands-on demos, which offers both guidance and entertainment for builders, operators, and decision-makers exploring AI-powered product development.

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2. Matt Boyle
3. Luke Harries
4. Thorsten Ball
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