Inbetweenasode: Eli & Manansh

Inbetweenasode: Eli & Manansh

Author: Minimally Edited May 21, 2023 Duration: 1:03:58

In place of a regular episode, please enjoy this conversation between Eli and Manansh Shukla. Manansh is a good friend of Eli and they have a conversation that touches on user research, Farcaster, asking good questions, and more.

Note: this was originally recorded in Nov 2022

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The weekly rhythm of Minimally Edited is built on a simple, enduring premise: three friends named Chris, Eli, and Josh getting on a call to talk. There’s no grand agenda, just the meandering, often hilarious, and deeply personal conversation that happens when people who know each other well try to catch up. You’ll hear them untangle the complexities of modern friendship, ponder what it means to be a better listener and speaker, debate the implications of AI on creativity, and figure out the messy, wonderful details of relationships-all with the candid, unfiltered perspective that comes from a shared history. This is a podcast that embraces its own digressions, where inside jokes are currency and long-winded explorations might circle back to a surprisingly simple point. It feels less like a produced show and more like you’ve been included in the room, privy to the kind of sprawling talks that help make sense of the world, one loosely connected thought at a time. The charm lies in its lack of pretense; it’s a genuine, minimally edited window into the ongoing dialogue between friends, where the process of thinking out loud is the entire point.
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