Experimental Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/experimental-podcast Andrew Rose and Ben Orenstein's weekly catch-up. © 2025 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein d8ebbc2c-a1dd-5866-ab0b-604a25e9bc0d no en Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:13:48 -0400 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:29:21 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/LH-0QHillQwsxIhWxe6q8FzNctrPoSYsN7tu6QuiJMA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWUz/NTZjZTRiNTg0NWEw/ODMwODBlN2JjNDFj/MWI5My5qcGc.jpg Experimental Podcast episodic Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose and Ben Orenstein's weekly catch-up. Andrew Rose and Ben Orenstein's weekly catch-up.. Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein No No Catching up 10 10 Catching up full 8e736afd-1c28-4f5b-9761-9749d8265e39 https://share.transistor.fm/s/117b6a36 Business growth. Fractal Boston. Liberal arts. Investment firms.

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]]> No VibeCamp, Ben Gets Canceled, Cracked Philosopher Engineers 9 9 VibeCamp, Ben Gets Canceled, Cracked Philosopher Engineers full 99706bdb-c1b9-478f-abbc-fc4c12bdd4c4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/666e25f1 VibeCamp: awesome. 
Fractal Boston: emerging. 
Andrew: tired. 
Andrew's students: cracked.

Ben shipped this episode almost immediately after recording instead of sitting on it for weeks (or forever!). GOOD JOB BEN.

]]> VibeCamp: awesome. 
Fractal Boston: emerging. 
Andrew: tired. 
Andrew's students: cracked.

Ben shipped this episode almost immediately after recording instead of sitting on it for weeks (or forever!). GOOD JOB BEN.

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:49:05 -0400 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein 3310 VibeCamp: awesome. 
Fractal Boston: emerging. 
Andrew: tired. 
Andrew's students: cracked.

Ben shipped this episode almost immediately after recording instead of sitting on it for weeks (or forever!). GOOD JOB BEN.

]]> No Back after a long break 8 8 Back after a long break full 78932f9a-bda6-45c8-9dd9-c8b8cac7aa6c https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc7cf081 We're back, bay-bee! Sorry for the long hiatus–it was Ben's fault.

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]]> No Episode 7 7 7 Episode 7 full 4f578b96-5d88-4394-a446-b529c053bbcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/0125a6a4 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:15:43 -0400 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein 3243 No The sixth one 6 6 The sixth one full 81837761-db0d-4ec0-9418-c07abf7022da https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ce77520 Urbanism in American cities, the housing crisis, the software engineering job market, and the importance of asking. 

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]]> No Five by five 5 5 Five by five full bff36a6f-de2a-4cbd-b1b1-afb7a857660f https://share.transistor.fm/s/5862a294 Does anyone really read show notes? I'm skeptical.

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]]> No The fourth one 4 4 The fourth one full 13ad40fa-2781-4cc2-804b-51acf6d06fa0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/863c4bb9 Andrew and Ben get into it.

]]> Andrew and Ben get into it.

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]]> No Updating my personal changelog 3 3 Updating my personal changelog full b920fd82-b8ef-4112-901b-368619befd93 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca486a7d Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:56:53 -0500 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein 3355 No Martial Arts Movie Montage as a Service 2 2 Martial Arts Movie Montage as a Service full c1ea71de-2579-43e2-a35a-f9d99f0781d3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e675828c 00:00 Morning Rituals and Mental Health
03:06 The Podcasting Landscape and Its Challenges
06:02 Exploring Scholarship and Education
08:51 Personal Growth and Vulnerability
11:54 Community and Longevity
15:01 Cooking, Hosting, and Social Connections
18:00 Political Engagement and Voting Power
23:55 Mobilizing the Voting Block
29:34 Pursuing Utopia: Values vs. Distractions
42:06 The Role of Wealth in Happiness
48:13 Defending the Commons: A Personal Reflection
50:17 Social Responsibility and Public Behavior
53:47 Creative Solutions to Littering
01:00:16 Intuition and Moral Decision-Making
01:10:43 Reflections on Distractions and Clarity
01:20:19 Social Norms and Human Connection
01:23:32 Navigating Social Interactions and Shyness
01:26:09 The Concept of Dangerous Honesty
01:30:01 Social Norms and Group Cohesion
01:33:01 Reimagining Education and Scholarship
01:39:56 The Future of Learning and Polymathy

]]> 00:00 Morning Rituals and Mental Health
03:06 The Podcasting Landscape and Its Challenges
06:02 Exploring Scholarship and Education
08:51 Personal Growth and Vulnerability
11:54 Community and Longevity
15:01 Cooking, Hosting, and Social Connections
18:00 Political Engagement and Voting Power
23:55 Mobilizing the Voting Block
29:34 Pursuing Utopia: Values vs. Distractions
42:06 The Role of Wealth in Happiness
48:13 Defending the Commons: A Personal Reflection
50:17 Social Responsibility and Public Behavior
53:47 Creative Solutions to Littering
01:00:16 Intuition and Moral Decision-Making
01:10:43 Reflections on Distractions and Clarity
01:20:19 Social Norms and Human Connection
01:23:32 Navigating Social Interactions and Shyness
01:26:09 The Concept of Dangerous Honesty
01:30:01 Social Norms and Group Cohesion
01:33:01 Reimagining Education and Scholarship
01:39:56 The Future of Learning and Polymathy

]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:09:29 -0500 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein 6481 00:00 Morning Rituals and Mental Health
03:06 The Podcasting Landscape and Its Challenges
06:02 Exploring Scholarship and Education
08:51 Personal Growth and Vulnerability
11:54 Community and Longevity
15:01 Cooking, Hosting, and Social Connections
18:00 Political Engagement and Voting Power
23:55 Mobilizing the Voting Block
29:34 Pursuing Utopia: Values vs. Distractions
42:06 The Role of Wealth in Happiness
48:13 Defending the Commons: A Personal Reflection
50:17 Social Responsibility and Public Behavior
53:47 Creative Solutions to Littering
01:00:16 Intuition and Moral Decision-Making
01:10:43 Reflections on Distractions and Clarity
01:20:19 Social Norms and Human Connection
01:23:32 Navigating Social Interactions and Shyness
01:26:09 The Concept of Dangerous Honesty
01:30:01 Social Norms and Group Cohesion
01:33:01 Reimagining Education and Scholarship
01:39:56 The Future of Learning and Polymathy

]]> morning rituals, mental health, podcasting, scholarship, education, personal growth, vulnerability, community, longevity, cooking, social connections, political engagement, voting power, voting, community, utopia, wealth, happiness, public shaming, housing, politics, social values, lifestyle, social responsibility, public behavior, littering solutions, moral intuition, distractions, clarity, social norms, human connection, social interactions, shyness, dangerous honesty, social norms, education, scholarship, polymathy, learning, group cohesion, authentic relating No The first one 1 1 The first one full 0d1e621c-0352-49eb-8a49-c95f302d09c2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5df8595 Community Building 

  • Ben starting weekly Sunday dinners inspired by Andrew's Fractal experience
  • Tips: start small, encourage +1s, manage vibe through friend referrals
  • Discussion of Andrew's upcoming book "How to Live Near Your Friends"
  • Fractal community experience: 70+ people, shared building, regular events

Personal Projects & Ventures

  • Ben's flight training experience and risk analysis
  • Potential Somerville city council run
  • Need for daytime workspace/community container
  • Balance of talking vs. doing in project execution

Future Plans 

  • Exploring office/community space in Somerville
  • Potential "campus" development project
  • Creating walkable, connected communities
  • Weekly accountability for progress

Stuff to do

  1. Continue Sunday dinners
  2. Plan Andrew's Somerville visit
  3. Research office spaces
  4. Next episode: Somerville demographics & campus strategy
]]> Community Building 

  • Ben starting weekly Sunday dinners inspired by Andrew's Fractal experience
  • Tips: start small, encourage +1s, manage vibe through friend referrals
  • Discussion of Andrew's upcoming book "How to Live Near Your Friends"
  • Fractal community experience: 70+ people, shared building, regular events

Personal Projects & Ventures

  • Ben's flight training experience and risk analysis
  • Potential Somerville city council run
  • Need for daytime workspace/community container
  • Balance of talking vs. doing in project execution

Future Plans 

  • Exploring office/community space in Somerville
  • Potential "campus" development project
  • Creating walkable, connected communities
  • Weekly accountability for progress

Stuff to do

  1. Continue Sunday dinners
  2. Plan Andrew's Somerville visit
  3. Research office spaces
  4. Next episode: Somerville demographics & campus strategy
]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:20:29 -0500 Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein Andrew Rose, Ben Orenstein 4311 Community Building 

  • Ben starting weekly Sunday dinners inspired by Andrew's Fractal experience
  • Tips: start small, encourage +1s, manage vibe through friend referrals
  • Discussion of Andrew's upcoming book "How to Live Near Your Friends"
  • Fractal community experience: 70+ people, shared building, regular events

Personal Projects & Ventures

  • Ben's flight training experience and risk analysis
  • Potential Somerville city council run
  • Need for daytime workspace/community container
  • Balance of talking vs. doing in project execution

Future Plans 

  • Exploring office/community space in Somerville
  • Potential "campus" development project
  • Creating walkable, connected communities
  • Weekly accountability for progress

Stuff to do

  1. Continue Sunday dinners
  2. Plan Andrew's Somerville visit
  3. Research office spaces
  4. Next episode: Somerville demographics & campus strategy
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