171: Casey Newton – State of the Workflow

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.

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Guest Starring:
Stephen Hackett (relay.fm/people/stephenhackett) and Casey Newton (relay.fm/people/caseynewton)

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🎗Relay for St. Jude – Donate Today (relay.experience.stjude.org)
Platformer (platformer.news)
What really happened at Basecamp - by Casey Newton (platformer.news/-what-really-happened-at-basec…)
Capacities (capacities.io)
What I learned about productivity this year – Platformer (platformer.news/productivity-tools-ai-2025)
Google Docs (docs.google.com)
Ghost (ghost.org)
Why Platformer is leaving Substack – Platformer (platformer.news/why-platformer-is-leaving-subs…)
Ghost (ghost.org)
Todoist (todoist.com)
My dinner with Altman – Platformer (platformer.news/sam-altman-gpt-5-interview-lig…)
Casey Newton (@crumbler) – Threads (threads.com/@crumbler?hl=en-gb)
Hard Fork Podcast (nytimes.com/column/hard-fork)
Sam Altman upstages the critics – Platformer (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…)
Bear (bear.app)
Balatro (playbalatro.com)
Notion Calendar (notion.com/product/calendar)
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Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025 - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq-NHDdg&embeds_ref…)
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