APIs of evil: studying fraud as infrastructure
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
51:21Feb 12, 2026
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
79 episodes
Why check cashing businesses exist
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
38:25Feb 5, 2026
Claude Code makes several thousand dollars in 30 minutes, with Patrick McKenzie
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
41:36Jan 29, 2026
We should stop burning pharma trials’ lab notes, with Ruxandra Teslo
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:18:23Jan 22, 2026
Your support rep is also trapped in this call, with Des Traynor of Intercom
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
54:15Jan 15, 2026
The magic spell that makes banks give you your money back
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
38:51Jan 8, 2026
2025 in review, with Sammy Cottrell
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
50:25Jan 3, 2026
Gift cards and the fraud supply chain
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
15:53Dec 26, 2025
Understanding perpetual futures
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
26:11Dec 11, 2025
The economics of discovery, with Ben Reinhardt
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
47:21Dec 4, 2025
Understanding equity at tech companies, with Billy Gallagher of Prospect
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:19:43Nov 20, 2025
The $4,000 insurance policy designed to never pay out
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
28:31Nov 13, 2025
How deposit insurance actually works
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
33:06Nov 6, 2025
Home improvement lending with fewer bankers and more computers
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
30:05Oct 30, 2025
Talking to the Bank of England about systemic risk and systems engineering
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:32:54Oct 23, 2025
Narrative, mastery, and character bleed in games, with Ricki Heicklen
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:32:37Oct 16, 2025
Bits and bricks: Oliver Habryka on LessWrong, LightHaven, and community infrastructure
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:16:01Oct 9, 2025
Building institutions that bend towards truth, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:13:27Oct 2, 2025
How blogging went legit, with Substack CEO Chris Best
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
48:07Sep 25, 2025
Prestige media, new media, and the US government, with Kelsey Piper
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:32:45Sep 19, 2025
AI alignment, with Emmett Shear
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:28:45Sep 11, 2025
Building software that survives contact with reality, with Will Wilson
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:16:58Sep 4, 2025
Defense, drones, and military procurement, with Bean of Naval Gazing
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:02:47Aug 28, 2025
AI and the great developer speed-up, with Joel Becker of METR
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:04:04Aug 21, 2025
How banks actually work (and don't work)
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
34:59Aug 14, 2025
Building software in Japan, with Jim Weisser
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:17:12Aug 7, 2025
Startup investing in Tokyo, with Coral Capital’s James Riney
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:04:10Jul 31, 2025
How AI reshapes the craft of software engineering, with Yoav Tzfati
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
45:41Jul 24, 2025
Stacking the odds: Cate Hall on agency and outlier success
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
46:39Jul 17, 2025
Think like a trader, with Ricki Heicklen
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:55:18Jul 10, 2025
Achieving results in the physical world, with Adam Jarvis of “Public Service”
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:09:10Jul 3, 2025
The AI infrastructure stack with Jennifer Li, a16z
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
45:50Jun 26, 2025
Getting better at LLMs, with Zvi Mowshowitz
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
51:50Jun 12, 2025
Machine learning meets malware, with Caleb Fenton
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:21:16Jun 5, 2025
How to negotiate your salary package
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
45:21May 29, 2025
The capitalist's guide to podcasting, with Ross Rheingans-Yoo
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:03:27May 22, 2025
Killing viruses with light, with Jacob Swett
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:01:43May 15, 2025
Life insurance and your money, with Zac Townsend
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:20:53May 8, 2025
Fixing government technology, with Mikey Dickerson
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
53:39May 1, 2025
Understanding and wielding power in local government, with Daniel Golliher
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
59:35Apr 24, 2025
The AI energy bottleneck, with Tim Fist
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:06:05Apr 17, 2025
Taking stablecoins seriously, with Haseeb Qureshi
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:08:05Apr 10, 2025
The past, present, and future of AI, with Stripe
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:33:48Apr 3, 2025
No, poor people aren’t funding your credit card rewards
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:06:47Mar 27, 2025
Points, profits, and packed planes, with Gary Leff
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:31:27Mar 20, 2025
Tax the dirt, with Lars Doucet & Greg Miller
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:17:07Mar 13, 2025
A tale of two Americas in one $50K cash withdrawal
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
41:13Mar 6, 2025
AI, data centers, and power economics, with Azeem Azhar
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:13:53Feb 27, 2025
You can’t retract the facts
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
42:03Feb 20, 2025
Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
1:27:03Feb 13, 2025