Mike Murphy Unplugged

Episode Summary: A very special 10-year anniversary episode reflecting on a decade of content creation, the story behind 155 consecutive podcast episodes, and Mike's pivot into AI. From Adobe tutorials to RAG systems, hear how he evolved from Tech Handyman to RAG Handyman — and what's next for the Mike Murphy Content Factory. What You'll Learn Why Mike put Mike Murphy Unplugged on the shelf after 155 consecutive weekly episodesHow a decade of Adobe and creative tutorials turned into 1,700+ Yo...

Episode Summary: A Happy New Year check-in — a walk down memory lane through Mike's path from a one-man band in Naples, Florida to nearly a decade of content creation, plus a look ahead at 2024 goals. What You'll Learn Mike's background: English degree, a law school master's he's never used, and a decade of Adobe/creative tech deep-divingWhy he put his name in the podcast title against conventional advice, and why that still made sense to himHow Mike Murphy Unplugged led to a full-time job at...

Episode Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at creating Mike's first online class, Introduction to Adobe Audition, with the creative-education platform Domestika — from the first pitch email to filming in their New York City studios. What You'll Learn What Domestika is and how it works as an online creative-education platformWhat Mike's Introduction to Adobe Audition course covers and who it's forThe full production timeline, from the first acquisitions email to filming in Domestika's NYC studi...

Episode Summary: An early, playful experiment: the entire script for this episode was written by ChatGPT, and Mike read it word for word to teach the basics of AI and how podcasters could put it to use back in 2023. What You'll Learn The entire script for this episode was written by ChatGPT and read word for word — an early experiment in AI-generated contentThe difference between narrow AI, general AI, and strong AIHow ChatGPT works, from input to generated responsePractical ways podcasters c...

Episode Summary: Marking the 7-year anniversary of Mike Murphy Unplugged, this episode tells the story of walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across France and Spain in the fall of 2021. What You'll Learn What the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is and where the Camino Frances route runsWhat a pilgrim's passport is and why it matters for staying in alberguesThe day-by-day timeline of Mike's 2021 walk, from France to Muxia, SpainThe full stats: 39 days, 1,462,154 steps, 654.3 milesAnd if y...