The ON_Discourse Podcast is where leaders shaping the future of AI, media, and business come to think out loud.
Hosted by Toby Daniels, Dan Gardner, and Matt Chmiel, each episode draws from the private Group Chats inside ON_Discourse, a community of C-suite leaders, founders, and innovators who challenge assumptions, sharpen ideas, and drive transformation through discourse.
Less an interview and more an experiment in modern conversation, the show explores how emerging technologies like AI are reshaping leadership, creativity, and culture, grounded in real-world experiences from the people building the future.
If you’re a business leader, innovator, or curious thinker looking to understand how AI and technology are changing what it means to build, lead, and create, this is the room you want to be in.
Learn more about joining the community at ondiscourse.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The ON_Discourse Podcast is where leaders shaping the future of AI, media, and business come to think out loud.
Hosted by Toby Daniels, Dan Gardner, and Matt Chmiel, each episode draws from the private Group Chats inside ON_Discourse, a community of C-suite leaders, founders, and innovators who challenge assumptions, sharpen ideas, and drive transformation through discourse.
Less an interview and more an experiment in modern conversation, the show explores how emerging technologies like AI are reshaping leadership, creativity, and culture, grounded in real-world experiences from the people building the future.
If you’re a business leader, innovator, or curious thinker looking to understand how AI and technology are changing what it means to build, lead, and create, this is the room you want to be in.
Learn more about joining the community at ondiscourse.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ChatGPT and Claude are going direct to consumers with nostalgic commercials and friendly interfaces, but underneath the marketing is a fundamental shift in how we interact with technology. Dan, Toby, and Matthew dig into what happens when AI systems become the primary interface for everything - and whether these platforms will be truly open or just feel open while quietly controlling distribution, data, and dollars.
Details in the Show:
* Why ChatGPT's retro marketing makes us want to watch Stranger Things
* The difference between open protocols and closed ecosystems
* How agentic systems change the attention economy (and who controls it)
* Why platform dependency always ends the same way
* What Amazon's playbook tells us about AI's future
About ON_Discourse
ON_Discourse is a private community of C-suite leaders, investors, and innovators who come together to challenge assumptions, sharpen ideas, and drive transformation through discourse.
As an experiment in modern discourse, the show’s hosts co-founders, Toby Daniels, Dan Gardner, and Head of Discourse, Matt Chmiel, explore how emerging technologies, such as AI are reshaping business, creativity, and culture, grounded in the real-world experiences that emerge from our community’s private Group Chats.
Learn more about becoming part of the community: ondiscourse.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.