RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958 -- Rendered At Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:20:09 +0000 Dumb Founded https://redcircle.com/shows/dumb-founded en-US All rights reserved. Zac Orleskie Dumb Founded is a show about the decisions behind everything that gets designed. Products, systems, architecture, businesses, anything built by humans for humans had someone making choices along the way. We dig into those choices, what drove them, what worked, what didn’t, and what it all reveals about how we build things. For founders, designers, and anyone who looks at the world and wonders why it ended up the way it did. Honest conversations, occasional guests, and room to laugh. Hosted by Zac. 99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958 Dumb Founded is a show about the decisions behind everything that gets designed. Products, systems, architecture, businesses, anything built by humans for humans had someone making choices along the way. We dig into those choices, what drove them, what worked, what didn’t, and what it all reveals about how we build things. For founders, designers, and anyone who looks at the world and wonders why it ended up the way it did. Honest conversations, occasional guests, and room to laugh. Hosted by Zac.

]]> episodic no Zac Orleskie dumbfounded.pc@gmail.com false full Part time Owner Part time Owner Zac Orleskie When did buying something stop meaning you owned it? This is Dumb Founded and today

we’re talking about the quiet disappearance of ownership — and what happens when the

things you paid for start sending you invoices.

]]> <p>When did buying something stop meaning you owned it? This is Dumb Founded and today</p><p>we’re talking about the quiet disappearance of ownership — and what happens when the</p><p>things you paid for start sending you invoices.</p> c2e5e485-21e7-464d-b591-37a85f28d682 https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/64f9487c-e133-4fb3-864d-6fa51ece5a10 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:20:40 +0000 922 false full Up in Smoke Up in Smoke Zac Orleskie Every policy has a stated intention. And then it has an outcome. This is Dumb Founded and todays episode asks, what happens when those two things point in completely different directions and who benefits when they do.

]]> <p>Every policy has a stated intention. And then it has an outcome. This is Dumb Founded and todays episode asks, what happens when those two things point in completely different directions and who benefits when they do. </p> 01837cb3-3438-42de-8833-5bc0c2920cc9 https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/ef2ff71b-8ce9-433f-91d5-38a137660699 Fri, 29 May 2026 09:34:36 +0000 493 false full Vapourware Vapourware Zac Orleskie Selling a product before it's ready sounds like bold moves and hustle culture wins. This episode is about what it actually costs, the compounding debt of every patch applied to a foundation that was never properly laid, and why forward, more, faster is the most expensive instinct in product development.

]]> <p>Selling a product before it&#39;s ready sounds like bold moves and hustle culture wins. This episode is about what it actually costs, the compounding debt of every patch applied to a foundation that was never properly laid, and why forward, more, faster is the most expensive instinct in product development.</p> 9edba299-8555-4caf-b63e-a83f6e197ec6 https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/1f023f4c-5991-48c8-ac07-7e5bc8fc5049 Fri, 22 May 2026 09:30:08 +0000 792 false full Slackers Slackers Zac Orleskie Schools were designed over a century ago for a specific kind of learner. The economy changed. Our understanding of how brains actually work changed. The classroom largely didn't. This episode is about what happens when a system optimised for compliance meets a mind that wasn't built for it. the kids who were smarter than the lesson, the teachers who were never trained for the full range of minds in their room, and why the solution was always simpler than the system wanted to admit.

]]> <p>Schools were designed over a century ago for a specific kind of learner. The economy changed. Our understanding of how brains actually work changed. The classroom largely didn&#39;t. This episode is about what happens when a system optimised for compliance meets a mind that wasn&#39;t built for it. the kids who were smarter than the lesson, the teachers who were never trained for the full range of minds in their room, and why the solution was always simpler than the system wanted to admit.</p> 92ed63ec-9c0f-472f-980f-97b338cd10cd https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/85b84905-db25-4216-afdc-f5a8dd711f71 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:34 +0000 879 false full The Mop The Mop Zac Orleskie Every tool you use was designed by someone who made assumptions about how your brain works. This episode is about what happens when those assumptions are wrong and whz fixing them makes everything better for everyone.

]]> <p>Every tool you use was designed by someone who made assumptions about how your brain works. This episode is about what happens when those assumptions are wrong and whz fixing them makes everything better for everyone.</p> 6c71ba45-77b8-4b60-92c3-704a33e7c336 https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/339ca735-55c2-4482-938e-8994a6c4786e Fri, 08 May 2026 09:39:01 +0000 891 false full Bird Box Bird Box Zac Orleskie Modern buildings are better than ever, sealed, efficient, optimised. We also accidentally made them completely hostile to species that nested in them for centuries. Many garden variety birds are disappearing partly because of how well we now build. This isn't an episode about conservation. It's about what happens when you solve one problem really well and never ask what else you might be breaking in the process.

]]> <p>Modern buildings are better than ever, sealed, efficient, optimised. We also accidentally made them completely hostile to species that nested in them for centuries. Many garden variety birds are disappearing partly because of how well we now build. This isn&#39;t an episode about conservation. It&#39;s about what happens when you solve one problem really well and never ask what else you might be breaking in the process.</p> 0bc0eed3-9dd0-4019-af75-efd326c17fae https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/2429c6c7-a1db-4a18-8ab2-37227217172a Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:31 +0000 781 false full Dumb Founded Trailer S1 Dumb Founded Trailer S1 Zac Orleskie Ever wonderd why, how or who created the things that surround our daily lives? Dumb Founded discusses and dives deeper into these things. from founders with ideas to creators, designers, artist and more. Each week we talk about what drove those decisions, what went well, what was missing and what can be done to improve the things that surround us.

]]> <p>Ever wonderd why, how or who created the things that surround our daily lives? Dumb Founded discusses and dives deeper into these things. from founders with ideas to creators, designers, artist and more. Each week we talk about what drove those decisions, what went well, what was missing and what can be done to improve the things that surround us.</p> 8a550aec-30b7-4fd1-944f-7924794f3ddc https://redcircle.com/shows/99c09c5e-3e67-4a46-95c0-deef05bcb958/episodes/e3c00c58-d7f9-467a-a7b8-e38462f2d751 Sat, 02 May 2026 20:46:28 +0000 61 false