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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lDqMXbyfDk8fPXZAWgZDS?si=106TCc1WSW2NVesg7AHcRQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blake-cunningham/1710062697

YouTube Music: https://youtube.com/channel/UCh5isf3WMjT2l3FFeTDmpyQ?si=4Sylg0tXAsQwK__Q

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bud.bc?igsh=djQ1YnpzdnMwcjlu&utm_source=qr

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08KSGPGFP/blake-cunningham?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_qoIA5mgdMPbQGjgkbjosU7cl9

Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/21632379/u

My Podcast

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nU9EZLc8488a3UhtPAQ9g?si=77af20407c694062

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blake-cunningham-delirium/id1781779913

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@blakecunninghampod?si=uZyexGmKAJgGwIqw

We pick apart why the Super Bowl now feels political, why consumerism rings hollow, and how a stagnant mood shapes our sense of meaning. Between guitar riffs and satire, we look for a better objective than outrage and find it in small, real wins.

• Super Bowl as culture war rather than sport
• nostalgia for 2016 and the loss of confidence
• consumerism’s shift from social contract to performance
• stagnant economy feelings and personal drift
• weather oddities as mood markers
• how hate-watch habits hijack attention
• coping, crutches, and the stories we tell
• the dark “reset” joke as a symptom of fatigue
• making over consuming: raw riffs and small wins
• creator survival satire: Patreon, credit, and value

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Check OUT my music

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lDqMXbyfDk8fPXZAWgZDS?si=106TCc1WSW2NVesg7AHcRQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blake-cunningham/1710062697

YouTube Music: https://youtube.com/channel/UCh5isf3WMjT2l3FFeTDmpyQ?si=4Sylg0tXAsQwK__Q

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bud.bc?igsh=djQ1YnpzdnMwcjlu&utm_source=qr

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08KSGPGFP/blake-cunningham?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_qoIA5mgdMPbQGjgkbjosU7cl9

Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/21632379/u

My Podcast

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nU9EZLc8488a3UhtPAQ9g?si=77af20407c694062

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blake-cunningham-delirium/id1781779913

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@blakecunninghampod?si=uZyexGmKAJgGwIqw

We push into a candid look at authenticity, money, and the gear trap while sharing new music and messy production moments. The talk moves from industry myths and virality to whether suffering fuels better art, and why nostalgia feels safer than the future.

• artists performing being real vs being real
• the money paradox for creative motivation
• gear minimalism and avoiding choice paralysis
• virality pressure and short form incentives
• complexity vs simplicity in popular music
• suffering, comfort, and the quality of art
• nostalgia as safety and iterative innovation
• indie artists, ego, and handling the spotlight
• listener invitation for guest conversations

If you want to be a guest on the show, hit me up. I think there's an email in the thing. Just or even leave a comment.

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lDqMXbyfDk8fPXZAWgZDS?si=106TCc1WSW2NVesg7AHcRQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blake-cunningham/1710062697

YouTube Music: https://youtube.com/channel/UCh5isf3WMjT2l3FFeTDmpyQ?si=4Sylg0tXAsQwK__Q

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bud.bc?igsh=djQ1YnpzdnMwcjlu&utm_source=qr

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B08KSGPGFP/blake-cunningham?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_qoIA5mgdMPbQGjgkbjosU7cl9

Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/21632379/u

My Podcast

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nU9EZLc8488a3UhtPAQ9g?si=77af20407c694062

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blake-cunningham-delirium/id1781779913

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@blakecunninghampod?si=uZyexGmKAJgGwIqw

We cut through the noise and talk about what 2030 will really feel like: fewer sci‑fi leaps, more steady gains powered by optimization, AI, and a cautious, specific role for quantum. Along the way we push back on shock culture, reclaim personal agency, and tell a sly Juneau cabin tale about second-order effects.

• the limits of Moore’s Law and why optimization matters
• a realistic 2026–2030 roadmap across classical, quantum, and AI
• adoption lags and why breakthroughs take a decade to feel normal
• shock value as online currency and how to resist it
• personal agency over “nature guilt” and screen time
• a Juneau horror vignette as a metaphor for system dependencies
• a grounded take on tech hype versus durable progress

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