All Too Human
ALL TOO HUMAN is a podcast about the things I paid attention to before they became obvious. Each week, I look at the patterns, warnings, contradictions, and quiet shifts that most people brush past until they turn into headlines. Sometimes that means revisiting something I said months ago and asking what I got right, what I missed, and what it now reveals about power, technology, war, institutions, and the world we’re living in. This is not about pretending to predict the future. The future's too unpredictable. But it is about learning how to see clearly while events are still taking shape. In this world, there is a blueprint, and I'm here to discuss it.
Episodes
71 episodes
I’m Tired. But We Need to Talk About the Vote at 4pm on Elon's Future, Data Centers in Space, NASA, China Winning on AI, and the Driverless Tesla that Stopped Me at Sam’s Club
This one is slower and more reflective. Today’s vote on Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is about more than compensation — it’s about control, power, and who gets to shape the future of autonomy and labor. I walk through how The New York...
The Update: Elon’s Pay Package, Altman’s Cloud Deals, Karp’s War Machine | The Billionaires Cashing In on AI
From trillion-dollar pay packages to billion-dollar cloud deals, the AI gold rush has officially gone imperial. Elon Musk’s Tesla investors are balking at his record-shattering payday, Sam Altman just signed a $38 billion pact with Amazon, and ...
Monday Morning Rundown: Trump on Nvidia’s Blackwell Chips (US-ONLY), This Week's $1 Trillion Vote on Musk, Obamacare’s 30% Spike, and a Government on Mute
It’s Monday, November 3rd, and the week opens with contradiction: the clocks turned back, but Washington’s still frozen.The government shutdown hits Day 34 as Obamacare premiums surge 30%, and twenty million Americans brace for impact.
Weekend Watch: What I Heard in Big Tech’s Earnings Rooms — and Why It Matters for What’s Coming
Kala Hampton joined the earnings calls, so you didn’t have to. From Apple’s record quarter to Amazon’s cloud arms race and Microsoft’s $35 billion data-center spree, here’s what executives actually said — and what they didn’t. Plus insider cont...
The Update: Inside the Intelligence Boom. Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI, and a World Rewired
Microsoft spends $35 billion building the infrastructure of intelligence. Meta doubles down on AI. Google beats expectations. The Fed cuts rates but warns of uncertainty. And OpenAI lays the groundwork for a $1 trillion IPO.In The Up...
Pattern Report: Nvidia's $5 Trillion. Amazon's $11 Billion. 96 Years Later. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
Recorded October 29, 2025 — the 96-year anniversary of Black Tuesday, as Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia hit record highs.Ninety-six years after the market fell apart on Black Tuesday, every major sector just hit record highs. Apple’...
Monday Morning Rundown: The Fed, Trump vs. China, Cat 5 Slams Jamaica, War Drums, and the NBA’s Gambling Bombshell — Here’s What You’re Not Being Told (10/27/25)
This week, everything connects — the markets, the military, and the media.We break down why the Fed’s next move could shake Wall Street, how Trump’s sit-down with Xi might redraw the AI supply chain, and what Microsoft isn’t telling you ...
Mini Pattern Report: Amazon’s New Plan. Fewer Workers, More Robots, and a Lot of BS (10/22/25)
Amazon calls it “advanced technology.” The leaked documents call it what it is — robots replacing 600,000 jobs. Kala breaks down Amazon’s automation plan, how it reshapes the economy, and why Washington still isn’t ready for what’s coming.<...
Monday Morning Rundown (Delayed Edition): AWS Blackout, Gov’t Shutdown, Biotech’s Run, NFL Chaos (10/21/25)
This one almost didn’t make it to air. The AWS outage that darkened half the internet—Snapchat, Amazon, even our own studio software—pushed The Press Company offline until after midnight. But we’re back, and there’s a lot to cover.Inside...
The Business of Your Body (10/15/25)
They say your body is your temple — but these days, it’s also a data stream. From your sleep score to your heart rate, everything you track comes with a price. Kala traces how your health data became a $100 billion market — and what happens whe...
Why This $11 Billion Ring Misses the Point on Wellness (10/14/25)
A sleep ring worth $11 billion says it can “change behavior.” Kala looks at the paradox of modern health tech—how innovation keeps driving prices up, not down, and what that says about who gets to live well.
Artificial Purpose: What We’re Losing in the Age of Acceleration (10/13/25)
Everything around us is speeding up — technology, markets, even our thoughts. But if we’re honest, most of us don’t feel faster. We feel scattered, stretched, and searching for meaning in the middle of motion.In this episode, Kala reflec...
A New Chapter for All Too Human (10/11/25)
Kala sits down for an unplanned Saturday conversation to talk directly with listeners about what’s next. The company is growing fast, the work is expanding, and the show is evolving to match. The themes you’ve loved — the rundowns, reports, and...
State of America: A Republic of Infection. We Won’t Algorithm Our Way Out (10/9/25)
I hit pause yesterday—not because I had nothing to say, but because I needed to hear the room breathe. Tonight I’m telling you what I feel about America right now: a republic running a fever. We’re infected—socially, morally, informationally, e...
Deep Seat: Who Gets the Next Watt? DOE Says Blackouts Could Jump 100× by 2030 (10/7/25)
Got zoning packets, substation maps, “innovation campus” flyers, or those mystery “infrastructure rider” letters? Send them to contact@itsthepress.com — we’re digging.It’s a 98° nig...
Rundown: The Government’s Closed, but Silicon Valley’s Spending — Inside OpenAI, AMD, and Musk’s Megabuilds (10/6/25)
Day six of the government shutdown and Washington’s frozen, but Silicon Valley’s on fire. Kala breaks down OpenAI’s massive new AMD deal, Jony Ive’s screen-free AI gadget that’s already hitting roadblocks, and Elon Musk’s xAI “Colossus 2” power...
Weekend Watch: Shutdown Chaos, TrumpRx, Cartel Wars & Taylor Swift’s New Era (10/3/25)
From Capitol gridlock to cartel strikes, Big Pharma deals to billion-dollar AI battles—this weekend is packed. Washington is still shut down, Trump is rolling out “TrumpRx” with Pfizer (and igniting a firestorm), the FDA’s abortion pill decisio...
Bookmarked: Leading in the Age of AI Empires (10/2/25)
What does it mean to lead when AI runs on chokepoints — scarce chips, fragile grids, limited water, and rules that only a few players control? In this episode of Bookmarked, we crack open Karen Hao’s Empire of AI and explore h...
Pattern Report: You’re Not Supposed to Know This. Inside Big Tech’s AI Factories and Who Pays (10/1/25)
At 12:01 a.m., Washington shut down. Paychecks froze, FEMA stalled, and political theater took center stage. While the headlines fixated on Capitol Hill, another story unfolded in the shadows: Big Tech’s quiet construction of AI factories — mas...
Deep Seat: Fraud, Healthcare, AI Chaos, and the Looming Government Shutdown (9/30/25)
From Wall Street fraud to Washington gridlock to trillion-dollar AI factories, the thread is the same: someone always pays. This week, startup founder Charlie Javice heads to prison after faking millions of users, Congress plays shutdown chicke...
Monday Morning Rundown: Gov’t Shutdown, Pentagon Missiles, Venezuela Tensions, MTG vs. Trump, and Bad Bunny’s Big Stage (9/29/25)
Your Monday Morning Rundown for September 29, 2025: The shutdown clock is ticking with Trump meeting Schumer and Jeffries at 3 p.m. today. The Pentagon is pressing defense contractors to ramp up missile production, Venezuela is mobilizing milit...
Weekend Watch: TikTok’s $14B Fire Sale, Musk vs. OpenAI, Amazon’s $2.5B Hit, and the Looming Government Shutdown (9/26/25)
This weekend’s watchlist is packed:– TikTok’s U.S. spinoff gets Trump’s stamp, but at a shockingly low $14B valuation. Who’s really winning here? – Elon Musk sues OpenAI and drags Apple into the fight.
Bookmarked: Boeing, Palantir, and the New Arms of Silicon Valley (9/25/25)
Trump’s Golden Dome is on the clock: a trillion-dollar missile shield, three years to build it, and more than a hundred companies racing to get inside. Boeing just tapped Palantir to wire AI into its defense factories, while start-ups ...
Pattern Report: Fragile Systems, Fragile Speech, Kimmel’s Tears, and Musk’s Chaos (9/24/25)
It’s power lunch on a Wednesday, and we’re following the pattern. Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night — emotional, tearful, but unapologetic — while Elon Musk holed up in Palo Alto, running xAI into chaos with “truth-seeking” experiments that s...
The Deep Seat: Jimmy Kimmel, Disney, and the Boundaries of Free Speech (9/23/25)
Jimmy Kimmel was yanked off air “indefinitely.” Now he’s back — but not everywhere. What does this showdown between the FCC, Disney, and local affiliates really say about free speech in America today?____Notes for listeners: