Cortex

177: How Major Life Changes Reshape Creative Workflows, With Quinn Nelson

Subtitle: State of the WorkflowMyke talks to Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs about adapting a creative workflow after becoming a parent – how major life changes reshape priorities, time, and systems, and how creators rebuild sustainable ways to keep making things. This episode of Cortex is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code cortex26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CORTEX. Guest Starring: Quinn Nelson Links and Show Notes: Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads. Submit Feedback Quinn Nelson - Snazzy Labs - YouTube Spark Mail Notion We made the Mac mini ACTUALLY mini! - Snazzy Labs - YouTube I Made My Own Mac! You Can Too! - Snazzy Labs - YouTube Brick Quinn's Home Screen Rivian When Did I…? Narwhal 2 for Reddit MDR Dasher Keyboard – Kickstarter

176: Going From a Newsroom to Being Independent, With Becca Farsace

Subtitle: State of the WorkflowMyke talks to Becca Farsace about beginning her life as an independent creator—shaping a new workflow, making videos on her own terms, and carrying lessons from her years at The Verge into this next chapter. This episode of Cortex is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code cortex26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CORTEX. Guest Starring: Becca Farsace Links and Show Notes: Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads. Submit Feedback Becca Farsace - YouTube This is the best phone of 2025… (sorry, MKBHD) - Becca Farsace - YouTube Why I left The Verge - Becca Farsace - YouTube Becca's Merch Store I tried to replace my screens with an Apple Vision Pro… - Becca Farsace - YouTube I took 1,000 photos with the iPhone 17 Pro... - Becca Farsace - YouTube the smartwatch that changed my mind about smartwatches - Becca Farsace - YouTube I quit my job to become a YouTuber, here is how much $$$ I made - Becca Farsace - YouTube Becca's Home Screen

175: Technology Connections – State of the Workflow

Myke talks to Alec from Technology Connections about how he turns everyday tech into compelling videos, from topic selection and deep research to scripting, hands-on experimentation, filming, and editing entirely on his own. This episode of Cortex is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code cortex26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CORTEX. Guest Starring: Technology Connections Links and Show Notes: Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads. Submit Feedback Myke's 2026 Yearly Theme - Cortex - YouTube My 2026 Yearly Theme – The Enthusiast Technology Connections - YouTube Technology Connections | Patreon Teleprompters are clever, simple, and also pretty neat - Technology Connections - YouTube This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible. - Technology Connections - YouTube Video projectors used to be ridiculously cool - Technology Connections - YouTube Catalytic converters are simple, but getting them to work is not - Technology Connections - YouTube My car charger can boil water really fast - Technology Connections - YouTube Brown; color is weird - Technology Connections - YouTube Alec's Home Screen Tusky Pocket Casts Good Store - EcoGeek - Dishwasher Powder

174: Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) – State of the Workflow

Myke talks to Marques Brownlee about how he builds his reviews, from shaping a product narrative and writing scripts to collaborating with his team, deciding what becomes a video, and managing the pressure of creating at massive scale. This episode of Cortex is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code cortex. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CORTEX. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Guest Starring: Marques Brownlee Links and Show Notes: Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads. Submit Feedback MKBHD.com MKBHD - Marques Brownlee - YouTube The Studio - YouTube WVFRM Podcast - YouTube Auto Focus - YouTube TickTick OnePlus 15 Review: This is Not Normal! - MKBHD - YouTube Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - MKBHD - YouTube Wait... Smart Glasses are Suddenly Good? - MKBHD - YouTube Marques' Home Screen Superhuman Arc Dia MKBHD Store

173: Hank Green – State of the Workflow

Myke talks to Hank Green about how he manages an impossibly full creative life — from YouTube and Crash Course to books, businesses, and Good.Store — using simple tools, structured weeks, selective meetings, delegation, and a constant flow of new ideas. This episode of Cortex is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CORTEX. Stuff: Organize your life and achieve your goals. Get 50% off your first year of Extra Stuff with code STUFF. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Guest Starring: Hank Green Links and Show Notes: Submit Feedback 🚨 Get 20% off an annual Moretex subscription 🚨 👕 Shop The Subtle Range – Available until November 19th 👕 vlogbrothers - YouTube hankschannel - YouTube Crash Course ‎Focus Friend, by Hank Green App - App Store DFTBA Good Store SciShow - YouTube Dear Hank & John Complexly Google Tasks Airtable The Hardest Problem Evolution Ever Solved – hankschannel – YouTube Hank's Home Screen Hank Green | Book of Good Times – DFTBA Awesome Socks 🎁 Get 20% off an annual Moretex subscription 🎁