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AI & Automation · Mon–Fri

Build or
Be Replaced.

The AI-and-automation show for engineers who actually ship. Five days a week. Eleven minutes. No hype, no hot-takes — just what's changing and what to do about it.

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Deep Dives, Not Headlines

3–5 stories per episode with real analysis. Why it matters for builders, how it connects to production systems, what to actually do about it.

Shipped, Not Speculated

Built on 58+ automation services running in production — autonomous PR pipelines, AI-routed newsletters, self-healing jobs. Lessons from systems, not slide decks.

One Pro Tip Per Episode

Every episode ends with one specific, actionable tip. Agentic patterns, prompt tricks, model selection, cost hacks. Use it today.

What We Cover
AI Agents Agentic Workflows Claude · GPT · Gemini MCP Servers Network Automation Solo Builder Stack Prompt Engineering DevOps & CI/CD Self-Healing Systems Open-Source AI
Your Host
Erik Anderson
Network Automation Engineer · Author · Builder

Principal Network Automation & Autonomous Flywheel Architect. 15+ years in network automation. Founder of Prime Automation Solutions. Author of From McDonald's to Financial Freedom and The Autonomous Engineer. Building AI systems that actually run, not demos that ship a slide deck.

Where builders compare notes.

Shipping AI agents, wiring MCP servers, running self-hosted inference, or automating anything weird — this is the room. No gurus, no lurkers-only-please, no crypto shills. Post what you broke today. Ask for eyes. Share the playbook that worked.

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