The Headstones & Microphones Podcast: Founder Stories

One of the many things I admired about my dad, Hugh, was his ability to retain so many little-known facts about people. Whether he was using them in conversation or acting as my personal search engine for the first 24 years of my life (a friend showed me the internet in 1996), he just knew the most random stuff. It was impressive.Fast-forward to 2026 (my dad passed away seven years ago), and my son, Landon, sent me a podcast that he had asked AI to make for him so he could study a pilot manual in a more engaging way. I was blown away. I realized my dad knew way more prior to the internet, and my five kids know way more about current technology than I do.I felt stuck, so I decided to bridge the generation gap. I wanted to quit wasting my spare time watching shows, scrolling mindlessly, or playing games on my phone. I met with a good friend, Chris, who shares my love of podcasts, and we put this project together. This is AI at its best: combining deep-dive research with one of the worl