▶ The Throughline Brief · Podcast

The week in AI, in six minutes

Every Sunday, West reads the throughline across the AI and tech podcasts that matter. The listen-on-a-walk companion to the written edition.

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Every Brief

Sunday, July 19, 2026 · 6:04

The $600K SaaS Replacement, AI's Physical Limits, and Agent Supervisors

Founders are canceling massive enterprise software contracts for custom AI builds, while physical energy constraints quietly put a ceiling on the hype.

Sunday, July 12, 2026 · 6:00

AI's Dual Reality: Burnout, Billions, & Broccoli Farmers

Founders are navigating AI's promise of abundance against a backdrop of workforce unease and high-stakes IP battles.

Sunday, May 3, 2026 · 6:09

An AI just bought data with a credit card

Stripe demoed it. Plus OpenAI's $600B compute bill and the harness as the new moat.