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Myke talks to Casey Newton about his workflow for running Platformer, from idea capture to writing and publishing, and how he balances reporting with access to some of the most powerful people in tech.
Buy our products at: cortexbrand.com
Shownotes and links for this episode: http://www.relay.fm/cortex/171
- 🎗Relay for St. Jude – Donate Today - relay.experience.stjude.org
- Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/
- What really happened at Basecamp - by Casey Newton - https://www.platformer.news/-what-really-happened-at-basecamp/
- Capacities - capacities.io
- What I learned about productivity this year – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/productivity-tools-ai-2025/
- Google Docs - docs.google.com
- Ghost - ghost.org
- Why Platformer is leaving Substack – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/why-platformer-is-leaving-substack/
- Ghost - ghost.org
- Todoist - todoist.com
- My dinner with Altman – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-gpt-5-interview-lightcap-turley/
- Casey Newton - @crumbler – Threads - threads.com/@crumbler?hl=en-gb
- Hard Fork Podcast - nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
- Sam Altman upstages the critics – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-hard-fork-live/
- Notion - notion.com
- Installer Newsletter | The Verge - theverge.com/installer-newsletter
- Casey's Homescreen - relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Cortex/Episode%20171/Casey%27s%20Homescreen.jpeg
- Bear - https://bear.app/
- Balatro - playbalatro.com
- Notion Calendar - notion.com/product/calendar
- Relay for St. Jude - Donate Today - relay.experience.stjude.org
- Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025 - YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq-NHDdg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2F512pixels.net%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Casey Newton – State of the Workflow
00:01:01 - Most Important Device
00:03:02 - Where Ideas Come From
00:05:05 - Woking With Sources
00:09:11 - Where Ideas Get Stored
00:15:39 - Writing and Editing
00:23:14 - Publishing System
00:27:10 - Team Communication
00:31:17 - Task Management
00:34:04 - Promoting Work
00:38:59 - Understanding the Audience
00:46:48 - Impact and Access
00:56:10 - Finding Inspiration
01:03:02 - Casey's Home Screen
01:08:19 - Thank you Casey
01:08:26 - Why St Jude?
01:23:04 - Thanks for Listening
Listen to the latest episodes: http://www.relay.fm/cortex
CGP Grey: youtube.com/user/cgpgrey
Myke Hurley: instagram.com/imyke
Myke talks to Casey Newton about his workflow for running Platformer, from idea capture to writing and publishing, and how he balances reporting with access to some of the most powerful people in tech.
Buy our products at: cortexbrand.com
Shownotes and links for this episode: http://www.relay.fm/cortex/171
- 🎗Relay for St. Jude – Donate Today - relay.experience.stjude.org
- Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/
- What really happened at Basecamp - by Casey Newton - https://www.platformer.news/-what-really-happened-at-basecamp/
- Capacities - capacities.io
- What I learned about productivity this year – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/productivity-tools-ai-2025/
- Google Docs - docs.google.com
- Ghost - ghost.org
- Why Platformer is leaving Substack – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/why-platformer-is-leaving-substack/
- Ghost - ghost.org
- Todoist - todoist.com
- My dinner with Altman – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-gpt-5-interview-lightcap-turley/
- Casey Newton - @crumbler – Threads - threads.com/@crumbler?hl=en-gb
- Hard Fork Podcast - nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
- Sam Altman upstages the critics – Platformer - https://www.platformer.news/sam-altman-hard-fork-live/
- Notion - notion.com
- Installer Newsletter | The Verge - theverge.com/installer-newsletter
- Casey's Homescreen - relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Cortex/Episode%20171/Casey%27s%20Homescreen.jpeg
- Bear - https://bear.app/
- Balatro - playbalatro.com
- Notion Calendar - notion.com/product/calendar
- Relay for St. Jude - Donate Today - relay.experience.stjude.org
- Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025 - YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq-NHDdg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2F512pixels.net%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Casey Newton – State of the Workflow
00:01:01 - Most Important Device
00:03:02 - Where Ideas Come From
00:05:05 - Woking With Sources
00:09:11 - Where Ideas Get Stored
00:15:39 - Writing and Editing
00:23:14 - Publishing System
00:27:10 - Team Communication
00:31:17 - Task Management
00:34:04 - Promoting Work
00:38:59 - Understanding the Audience
00:46:48 - Impact and Access
00:56:10 - Finding Inspiration
01:03:02 - Casey's Home Screen
01:08:19 - Thank you Casey
01:08:26 - Why St Jude?
01:23:04 - Thanks for Listening
Listen to the latest episodes: http://www.relay.fm/cortex
CGP Grey: youtube.com/user/cgpgrey
Myke Hurley: instagram.com/imyke
