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title: "A New Podcast"
description: "In this first episode, co-hosts Stephen Hood and Rupert Manfredi discuss the podcast's themes, the origins of their passion for personal computers, and observations about two recent technological developments (the \"Flipbook\" generative UI demo, and the Hermes personal agent)."
url: "https://www.speakrphone.com/stlhood/a-new-podcast"
canonical: "https://www.speakrphone.com/stlhood/a-new-podcast"
lastModified: "2026-07-14T23:01:40.912Z"
---

# A New Podcast

**Speaker:** [Stephen Hood](https://www.speakrphone.com/stlhood.md)
**Date:** 2026-04-27

In this first episode, co-hosts Stephen Hood and Rupert Manfredi discuss the podcast's themes, the origins of their passion for personal computers, and observations about two recent technological developments (the "Flipbook" generative UI demo, and the Hermes personal agent).

## Topics
- personal computer
- user interface
- artificial intelligence

## Resources
- [YouTube - A New Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR5xDTLWxIg)