Candice Bryant is the spy who explains AI™. She spent nearly 20 years at the CIA and later worked at Google. Now she helps people understand and use AI — because it turns out the instincts of a good intelligence analyst are the skills everyone needs now. On each episode of the AI Book Club Podcast, she sits down with guests ranging from ex-CIA officers and diplomats to journalists, applied AI builders, and educators to discuss the books at the heart of the conversation around AI.
Revisiting The 4-Hour Workweek w/ Applied AI Builder
William Zhu calls himself AI-pilled. He talks to Claude on his walks, vibe codes apps with it, and has bots answer his email. But does AI give you more time, or just more work? And how much would you let an AI agent do for you? We get into all of that and more in this conversation on Tim Ferriss's classic book The 4-Hour Workweek, revisited through an AI lens.
Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307465357
00:00:00 - Walking and Talking with Claude
00:05:31 - Why It Feels Like 2008
00:14:52 - More Time or More Work?
00:23:54 - College or No College, Pivot or Stay Put, Reskill or Upskill
00:37:08 - Doing Less on Purpose
00:50:20 - What Would You Let an AI Agent Do?
00:54:16 - Does the 4-Hour Workweek Still Hold Up?
Follow Candice: https://candicebryant.com/links
6 Oct 2026
Fmr CIA Storyteller on "I Am Not A Robot"
Joanna Stern let AI do (almost) everything for a year. Would you? I asked my friend and former CIA colleague Amanda Schreier, who lives completely off the grid.
Out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YT or wherever you get your podcasts: AI Book Club Podcast | @thecandicebryant
Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Robot-Almost-Everything/dp/0063446618
00:00:00 - Welcome
00:01:22 - Life Off the Grid
00:10:21 - A Year of AI
00:20:16 - AI Healthcare
00:49:36 - Wearables
00:58:11 - Self-Driving Cars
01:05:02 - Cursing Out Your AI
01:10:35 - Will Robots Replace Humans?
01:19:45 - Will AI Take Our Jobs?
01:26:27 - The Education Debate
01:41:12 - AI Therapy
01:48:15 - Rules for Living in an AI World
Follow Candice: https://candicebryant.com/links
#AIBookClub #IAmNotARobot #JoannaStern #AI
6 Oct 2026
Welcome to the AI Book Club Podcast (Ep 1 Trailer)
Joanna Stern let AI do (almost) everything for a year. Would you? I asked my friend and former CIA colleague Amanda Schreier, who lives completely off the grid.
Out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YT or wherever you get your podcasts: AI Book Club Podcast | @thecandicebryant
#AIBookClub #IAmNotARobot #JoannaStern #AI
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