**Welcome to the Xero Hour, where I explore news and culture from an irreverent Christian perspective with a focus on divergent thinking. The road less traveled is definitely more interesting. I promise to bring you interesting and thought provoking stories about God, history, science, politics, current events and the occasional random nonsense that my life presents us with. I wanted to start by saying thanks for joining me on this journey. It's going to be a lot of fun. xeroforhire.substack.com
Latest episodes
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17 min
You can just MAKE Things
The Future of Independent Creation: AI, Open Source, and Taking Back DistributionThe Xeroforhire Podcast | October 12, 2026What happens when independent creators finally have the t…
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7 min
Friday Night Slop
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27 min
Everything I learned about working with local AI
In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, Xeroforhire shares the lessons, frustrations, and discoveries from building an AI-assisted anime trailer for Harbinger: Legend of the Se…
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19 min
Men did WHAT?
In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, Xeroforhire unexpectedly finds himself revisiting a culture-war conversation he thought had largely been left behind.It begins with a mi…
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16 min
Convergence
In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, I’m talking about convergence—both inside the Apocalyptiverse and in the way technology, storytelling, and years of creative work are be…
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13 min
AI Fun?
This episode feels like a pivot point: it starts with your recent experiments with local AI, but the larger subject becomes choosing creative enjoyment and productive community ove…
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18 min
Worship Music isn't Worship
After yesterday’s rant about AI, Christian artists, and the strange moral standards surrounding generative music, Xeroforhire is back to pull on the thread a little further.And thi…
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15 min
Ai Worship
After taking a break from recording through the brutal summer heat and some personal exhaustion, Xeroforhire returns with something that finally got him fired up enough to turn the…
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21 min
On degeneracy
This episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast expands on a previous video—and the unexpectedly volatile response it received—about tattoos, “degeneracy,” morality, and the cultural assum…
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24 min
Approval
In this episode, Xero reflects on a quote often attributed to Rick Warren: “If you live for the approval of others, you’ll die by their rejection.” He explores how this idea applie…
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15 min
That’s Not Normal
In this episode, XERO reflects on a recurring pattern he’s begun noticing in everyday conversations with coworkers, customers, and the general public. What starts as a discussion a…
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6 min
Website Update for July
In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, XERO gives an update on the development of the Apocalyptiverse website and explains how it is evolving from a simple author page into a…
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14 min
Supergirl was THAT BAD?
Episode Summary – The Xeroforhire PodcastIn this episode, XERO discusses the reported poor box office performance of the upcoming Supergirl film, making it clear that he is not rev…
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37 min
The Synthetic Ink Experiment
In this episode of the Xeroforhire Podcast, I revisit a question I thought I had already answered: Is AI finally capable of making comic books? A few months ago my answer would hav…
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5 min
Idealism, demonstrated through a spice rack
This episode uses a spice rack as a simple metaphor to explain the difference between reality and political idealism.The speaker describes a country where each spice rack shelf rep…
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18 min
Anchored Idealism
In this episode of the Xeroforhire Podcast, I revisit an earlier article series on the TradCon movement and reflect on what still holds up in it. Rather than treating it as a fixed…
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37 min
derivative
In this episode of the Xeroforhire Podcast, XERO responds to a recent article from indie comic creator Raven’s Loft titled “Why I Had to Disappear From Social Media.” While agreein…
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14 min
Google Yourself
In this episode, the host provides an update on the ongoing revision of The Last Day: The Shadow of the Night, reflecting on the creative process of revisiting a completed work and…
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25 min
More or Less about AI
In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, I take a hard look at my relationship with AI after nearly seven years of experimenting with the technology. What began as curiosity has…
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13 min
The Old Ways
The Xeroforhire Podcast – “What Do You Want From This Show?” In this reflective episode, the host opens by asking listeners a direct question: What do you actually want from the Xe…