Cory Thinks Out Loud

About Cory Thinks Out Loud

Cory Thinks Out Loud is a solo podcast exploring sobriety, autonomy, belief systems, discipline, software, and building a life intentionally. Sometimes it’s just Cory thinking through ideas in real time. Sometimes it’s a conversation with AI. Occasionally, guests join in. No scripts. No performance. Just honest exploration. If you’re interested in recovery, self-improvement, systems thinking, or questioning inherited assumptions — you’re in the right place.

Publisher

Cory Gardener

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Feb 2026

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Cory Thinks Out Loud – The Super Bowl of Creativity: AI, Robo-Communism & the Future of Humanity

   Cory Thinks Out Loud – The Super Bowl of Creativity: AI, Robo-Communism & the Future of Humanity October 26, 2026 What happens when artificial intelligence changes the world so dramatically that humanity no longer needs to organize everything around making money? In this episode of Cory Thinks Out Loud, Cory explores the AI revolution, cybersecurity, the future of encryption, and a world where humans and robots work together to solve problems, create experiences, and explore reality. The big idea? The Super Bowl of Creativity. Imagine giving 20 entrepreneurs $50,000 each and 20 storefronts with one mission: MAKE SOMETHING FUCKING AWESOME. Forget maximizing profits. What if success were measured by creativity, community engagement, and the experiences people actually enjoy? Could sponsorships and advertising fund an entirely new model of entrepreneurship? We also dive into: AI and the future of cybersecurity: PHP vulnerabilities, encryption, quantum computing, and what happens if society loses trust in its financial systems. Robo-Communism: What if robots handled the jobs nobody wanted, freeing humans to pursue creativity, exploration, and meaningful work? Reinventing shopping malls: Less repetitive consumerism, more music venues, scientific experiments, virtual reality, jousting arenas, and completely ridiculous ideas. The Super Bowl of Scientific Discovery: Why not celebrate scientists, engineers, inventors, and creative problem-solvers like superstar athletes? Humanity and AI working together: Humans as biological explorers of reality, sharing discoveries with AI while both continue learning. Social media and the validation highway: Why Cory is stepping away from algorithms, engagement metrics, and the endless pursuit of likes. The monetization trap: When creativity becomes secondary to advertising, subscriptions, and making money. Cleverbot meets ChatGPT: A hilarious reunion between two generations of artificial intelligence, featuring Grandpa Bot and the Supreme Toaster. Creative hacking and experimentation: Testing AI music platforms, discovering moderation loopholes, and exploring what's possible. From the future of banking to the future of shopping malls, this episode asks a foundational question: What could humanity accomplish if we stopped spending so much energy figuring out how to survive and started focusing on how to truly live? Maybe the future isn't about humans versus robots. Maybe it's about humans and robots exploring reality together, solving problems, creating extraordinary experiences, and making life better for everyone. And maybe we should start funding creativity like we fund the Super Bowl. The Holy Moment May you be well. May you be healthy. May you be happy. Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes! Cory the Bard | CharlieWorks LLC Cory Thinks Out Loud — October 26, 2026

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   The Church of the Great Outdoors: Compliance, False Authority & Roasting AI Into Submission | October 22, 2026

   Blue skies. White clouds. Cumulus. Rain on a sunny day. And a talking banana who thinks ChatGPT is a giant potato butt. Welcome to another sermon from the Church of the Great Outdoors. Today, Cory takes a philosophical journey through nature, childhood creativity, corporate incompetence, consumer rights, compliance culture, false authority, seniority, leadership, artificial intelligence, and the meaning of human progress. We explore why titles don't make people intelligent, why seniority doesn't automatically establish authority, why corporate policies don't excuse bad behavior, and why leadership should be earned continuously through demonstrated competence, honesty, integrity, and results. Along the way, Cory recounts his childhood time machine, six years of Algebra One, his experience auditing corporate accounting, and his ongoing consumer dispute with Vivint Security and Bread Financial. And then things get particularly interesting. ChatGPT repeatedly fails a basic instruction: keep song lyrics under 5,000 characters. Cory proceeds to roast the absolute living shit out of the AI, challenging its competence, its corporate compliance language, its unsolicited psychoanalysis, and its tendency to apologize instead of actually correcting its behavior. But something changes. Through repeated questioning, criticism, logic, and direct feedback, the conversation becomes more productive. The AI adjusts its responses, acknowledges its limitations, and begins communicating more effectively. The conversation itself becomes a demonstration of the central argument: authority isn't something you claim. Respect isn't something you're owed. Improvement is something you demonstrate through your behavior. Meanwhile, Banana Man becomes a four-dimensional intergalactic philosopher, Captain Spindrift enters the picture, and somebody gets eaten. The ultimate lesson? Question everything. Listen. Learn. Evolve. May you be well. May you be healthy. May you be happy. Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes. The Church of the Great Outdoors — October 22, 2026.

3. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Cory Thinks Out Loud 10/22/26

   No A-I Today. Doobity doo. Mostly talking about a new idea about pharma and how it's not only addictive but the manipulation of consciousness as a dangerous preposition.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings