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Wake Up Excited!

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by Brad Frost

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Inspiring conversations with exuberant humans about how to live a creative, fulfilling, and authentic life. Hosted by enthusiasm enthusiast, Brad Frost. We experience a brief moment of truth when we first wake up in the morning. Before the cold shower of reality, our infinite to-do lists, and macro-level woes seize our consciousness. We experience a brief moment of excitement — and this pure moment tells us something important about ourselves. There are people out there who seem to move through life with intention, authenticity, creativity, kindness, and enthusiasm. And they do this despite the deeply inperfect world we inhabit. This podcast is an attempt to learn from these people. Through wide-ranging conversations, Wake Up Excited explores guests' passions, interests, enthusiasms, and philosophy of life.

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Recent Episodes

June 18, 2026

Design, Teaching, and Staying Human in the Age of AI with Dan Saffer

Dan and Brad explore AI as a creative partner for drafting and ideation while requiring strong human direction, and compare today’s shift to the desktop-to-web and mobile transitions, including recurring backlash to new tech. They address risks: metacognitive laziness, erosion of expertise, stolen training data, environmental and geopolitical harms, and weak regulation, alongside benefits like empowering small nonprofits and accelerating creative and product work. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 01:06 Claude Update Frustrations 04:50 AI as Writing Partner 07:23 Teaching During Shifts 11:29 Backlash and Nuance with AI 27:48 Design Process Upended 38:22 AI As Creative Accelerant 41:07 Andy Warhol Tech And Art 44:28 Music Gets Weird 54:30 Expertise In The Push a Button AI Era 01:02:34 Music Pick 01:05:03 Where To Follow Dan SafferLinks<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Party">World Party</a> </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waterboys">The Waterboys</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snarky_Puppy">Snarky Puppy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.warhol.org/">Andy Warhol Museum</a> </li><li><a href="https://aiindesignpod.com/">AI in Design Pod</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.ai/">Claude</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.ai/code">Claude Code</a></li><li><a href="https://www.figma.com/">Figma</a></li><li><a href="https://suno.com/">Suno</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wix.com/">Wix</a></li><li><a href="https://www.adbusters.org/">Adbusters</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law">Sturgeon's Law</a> — "90% of everything is crap"</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Diamond_(design_process_model)">Double Diamond design model</a></li></ul>

May 12, 2026

More Queue, Less Feed with Sacha Judd

Sacha Judd discusses what excites her now: founding Lume Music, which aims to fix broken subscription-era music economics by launching a digital album format bundled with behind-the-scenes content in a beautiful app for dedicated music lovers. She argues the core problem online isn’t digital vs analog but feed vs queue—algorithmic, engagement-driven firehoses versus intentional, chosen experiences—and critiques venture-capital incentives, dark patterns, and how everything breaks at scale. With search and discovery degraded by AI slop, she advocates for human curation (newsletters, blogs, Reddit) and rebuilding “small shops” and healthy neighborhood-like communities, including optimism about AT Protocol apps. She’s writing a book on internet history through online fan communities, highlighting women and queer power users who pioneered governance, tagging, and moderation, and warns against conspiracy thinking and blunt teen social-media bans.Chapters: <ul><li>(00:00) - Lume Music Vision</li> <li>(02:12) - Albums as Artifacts</li> <li>(04:17) - Feed Versus Queue</li> <li>(07:48) - How Platforms Broke</li> <li>(11:45) - Human Curation Returns</li> <li>(14:08) - Finding Real Recommendations</li> <li>(18:06) - Small Networks Not Mega</li> <li>(22:35) - Everything Breaks at Scale</li> <li>(25:56) - Small Shops Web Future</li> <li>(32:58) - Lume Focused Audience</li> <li>(35:08) - Fandom Conspiracies</li> <li>(39:24) - Deepfakes and Literacy</li> <li>(41:55) - Don't Turn It Off</li> <li>(44:24) - Gen Z and Web Memory</li> <li>(47:25) - Unsung Fan Builders</li> <li>(49:56) - Fandom Journey Origins</li> <li>(55:39) - Community Creativity Loop</li> <li>(01:02:25) - Teens Need Safe Spaces</li> <li>(01:04:38) - Wrap Up and Motto</li> <li>(01:06:23) - Music Recommendation</li> <li>(01:07:42) - Where to Find Sasha</li> <li>(01:08:22) - Closing Thanks</li> <li>(01:08:35) - Morning Excitement Check</li> </ul> Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.lumemusic.com">Lume Music</a></li><li><a href="https://www.spotify.com/">Spotify</a></li><li><a href="https://music.apple.com/">Apple Music</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.substack.com/">Substack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/">Reddit</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/">Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://blacksky.app/">Blacksky</a></li><li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.livejournal.com/">LiveJournal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a></li><li><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/">Archive of Our Own (AO3)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ubereats.com/">Uber Eats</a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/">Google</a></li><li><a href="https://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a></li><li><a href="https://lovable.dev/">Lovable</a></li><li><a href="https://sachajudd.com/">Sachajudd.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.shityoushouldcareabout.com/">Shit You Should Care About</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mollywhite.net/">Molly White's Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://rachelandrew.co.uk/">Rachel Andrew</a></li><li><a href="https://onezero.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-7dc3e68a7cb1">Dark Forest Theory of the Internet</a></li><li><a href="https://bowlingalone.com/">Bowling Alone</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fox.com/the-x-files">The X-Files</a></li><li><a href="https://www.formula1.com/">Formula 1</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marvel.com/">Marvel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.taylorswift.com/">Taylor Swift</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hstyles.co.uk/">Harry Styles</a></li><li><a href="https://www.beyonce.com/">Beyoncé</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0Gk1SmhYrh61EhIE8BSKQz?si=tVddXisCRISHNdMInioIZQ&nd=1&dlsi=1bcf81e602dd4be8">Waiata / Anthems</a></li></ul>

May 7, 2026

The Revenge of the Real with Amber Case

Amber Case reflects on where you live and how returning to a familiar place can help think clearer. Case discusses seeking authentic, small-scale community, work nights, recess-like breaks, welcoming rituals, and mutual support. She contrasts these with expensive, scalable “community” models and argues effective communities rely on kindness, simplicity, history, and durable governance patterns. She connects this to “revenge of the real,” emphasizing tactile cognition, constraints, long-term thinking, and calm technology principles.Topics discussed: <ul><li>(00:00) - Morning Excitement Check</li> <li>(00:42) - Hot Wheels New York</li> <li>(01:46) - Secret Summer Chateau</li> <li>(03:01) - Dopamine Defragging</li> <li>(04:09) - Why Denver Feels Right</li> <li>(07:37) - Growth And Change</li> <li>(10:43) - Finding Real Community</li> <li>(12:23) - The Company Work Nights</li> <li>(15:44) - Against Scaled Clubs</li> <li>(19:23) - Designing Durable Groups</li> <li>(32:10) - Why People Dont Join</li> <li>(40:31) - History Analog Wisdom</li> <li>(46:00) - Unmoored Digital Life</li> <li>(48:13) - AI Effort Paradox</li> <li>(49:11) - Tactile Work Matters</li> <li>(50:16) - Constraints Create Meaning</li> <li>(51:17) - Handwriting And Cognition</li> <li>(52:42) - Farm Fantasy Reality</li> <li>(57:27) - Arts Therapy Embodiment</li> <li>(59:33) - Multisensory Education</li> <li>(01:00:57) - Long Term Craft Economy</li> <li>(01:07:06) - Local Repair Culture</li> <li>(01:10:37) - Universals Of Design</li> <li>(01:12:42) - Collaboration Conference Idea</li> <li>(01:14:33) - Against Main Character Metrics</li> <li>(01:16:48) - Buzzwords Get Commodified</li> <li>(01:19:24) - Calm Tech Certification</li> <li>(01:22:55) - Human Breaks And Texture</li> <li>(01:25:09) - Wrap Up And Music Pick</li> <li>(01:28:00) - Final Thanks And Goodbye</li> <li>(01:28:43) - Morning Excitement Check</li> </ul> Links & Resources<ul><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393329285">The Place You Love Is Gone</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106839-the-road-to-science-fiction">The Road to Science Fiction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cslewis.com/">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a></li><li><a href="https://chuckpalahniuk.net/">Chuck Palahniuk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marshallmcluhan.com/">Marshall McLuhan</a></li><li><a href="https://craphound.com/">Cory Doctorow</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/">Fight Club</a></li><li><a href="https://crystalquartez.bandcamp.com/">Crystal Quartez</a></li></ul>

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What is Wake Up Excited!?: Inspiring conversations with exuberant humans about how to live a creative, fulfilling, and authentic life. Hosted by enthusiasm enthusiast, Brad Frost.

We experience a brief moment of truth when we first wake up in the morning. Before the cold shower of reality, our infinite to-do lists, and macro-level woes seize our consciousness. We experience a brief moment of excitement — and this pure moment tells us something important about ourselves.

There are people out there who seem to move through life with intention, authenticity, creativity, kindness, and enthusiasm. And they do this despite the deeply inperfect world we inhabit. This podcast is an attempt to learn from these people.

Through wide-ranging conversations, Wake Up Excited explores guests' passions, interests, enthusiasms, and philosophy of life.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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