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⚠️ SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers for Industry Season 4, up through Episode 3.
This week on Techish, Michael and Abadasi break down Industry season four so far. They talk messy character dynamics, shorting stocks, VC returns, redemption arcs are even possible, and what it really costs to “win” in work, money, and life.
Chapters

00:22 Industry Season 4 Recap
07:36 Hedge Funds vs. Venture Capital
14:05 Irredeemable Characters
21:39 Are All High-Achievers Psychologically Messed Up? [Patreon-Only]
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Extra Reading & Resources
Watch list: Industry,  Pillion, No Other Choice [IMDb]
Alex Hormozi and Tony Robbins interview: It took me 50+ years to realize what I’ll tell you in 69 minutes” [YouTube]
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This week, Techish host Michael Berhane is joined by Dominic-Madori Davis, a senior reporter at TechCrunch. They break down the details of TikTok star Khaby Lame’s $900M deal, why non-developers are making apps instead of buying them,  Topicals and the perks of celebrity angel investments. They also take a look at the AI panic happening among CEOs at Davos and what Apple’s really doing with AI. For the Patreon listeners: Sinners’ 16 Oscar nominations and award predictions and a deep dive into the latest Brooklyn Beckham drama.
Chapters
01:16 Khaby Lame Sold His Face for $900M
07:32 Micro Apps: Non-Developers Are Making Apps Instead of Buying Them
12:19 Angel Reese Invests in Topicals
16:28 Davos: CEOs Are Panicking About AI Job Losses
23:41 Apple Will Integrate Google Gemini AI With Siri
31:45 Sinners Gets 16 Oscar Nominations [Patreon-Only]
36:23 Brooklyn Beckham's Explosive Instagram Post [Patreon-Only]
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Extra Reading & Resources
World’s Biggest TikToker Sells Company In $900M Deal That Includes Digital Twin [POCIT]
The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them [TechCrunch]
Cornell Study Reveals Who Drove The 2020 Funding Surge For Black Founders — And Why It Didn’t Last [POCIT]
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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into Industry Season 4, breaking down the standout characters, what it means to be an ambitious outsider in a cutthroat world, and what the show reveals about the current political and corporate climate. They also unpack Netflix’s big bet on video podcasts and what it could means for the future of podcasting. 
And for Patreon listeners they go deeper on tech, exploring how AI is rattling Tailwind CSS and Stack Overflow, what’s really at stake, and whether these companies deserve any sympathy at all.
Chapters
00:20 Industry’s Harper Stern: Ambition, Power, and Being an Outsider
13:59 Why Netflix Is Betting Big on Video Podcasts
20:13 AI Is Disrupting Developer Tools [Patreon-Only]
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Extra Reading & Resources
Is corporate America going Maga? [Financial Times]
Netflix Offers Podcasts To Compete With YouTube [Forbes]
‘Not second screen enough’: is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling? [The Guardian]
Tailwind lays off 75% of its 4-person engineering team, citing 'brutal impact AI has had on our business’ [Business Insider, $]
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Techish is back for a brand new season! In the first episode of 2026, Michael Berhane and Abadesi Osunsade look back at 2025, unpacking the two tier tech economy, the retreat from DEI and the power of collective action. They also ask what it means when a film like Sinners wins with audiences but not the industry, and for our Patreon listeners, some personal reflections on the past year.
Chapters
00:34 A Two Tier Tech Economy: Mass Layoffs & Massive Paychecks
11:09 DEI Backlash, Target Boycott, And Black Spending Power
18:49 Sinners Broke The Box Office: Why Is It Still Being Snubbed?
27:11 Personal Reflections On 2025 [Patreon]
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Extra Reading & Resources
AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy [CNBC]
This is what plutocracy looks like [New Statesman]
Target’s CEO Steps Down As Sales Drop Amid DEI Boycott [POCIT]
How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025 [The Guardian]
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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi talk about how AI and a shaky job market have people working harder than ever this December, They also break down the chaos (and politics) of office Christmas parties, why Google might overtake OpenAI in the AI race, and for Patreon listeners, the pains of building with a co-founder and how to avoid disputes when you’re creating with others.
Chapters

00:29 What Happened To Circling Back In January?
09:08 Office Christmas Parties: HR’s Worst Nightmare
16:22 OpenAI vs Google: Who’ll Win the AI Race?
26:18 Co-Founder Disputes and the Case for Going Solo [Patreon-Only]
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Extra Reading & Resources
The ‘forever layoffs’ era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November [Fortune]
Behaviour at work Christmas Parties - BBC London [Instagram]
OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model [TechCrunch]
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