Episodes
S3E4 - Intentional AI: The role of AI in content management
In Episode 4 of the Intentional AI series, Cole and Virgil move further into the content lifecycle and this time they are focusing on content management. Once your content’s written, the real work begins. Editing, organizing, translating, tagging, all the behind-the-scenes steps that keep content co...
S3E3 - Intentional AI: Smarter content creation with AI
In Episode 3 of the Intentional AI series, Cole and Virgil move into the next stage of the content lifecycle: content creation. AI can write faster than ever, but that doesn’t mean it writes well. From prompting and editing to maintaining voice and originality, AI-generated content still requires hu...
S3E2 - Intentional AI: Maximizing AI for research & analysis
In Episode 2 of the Intentional AI series, Cole and Virgil dive into the first real stage of the content lifecycle: research and analysis. From brainstorming ideas to verifying data sources, AI is being used everywhere in the early stages of content creation. But how much of that information can you...
S3E1 - Intentional AI: Applying AI across the content lifecycle
In the Season 3 premiere of Discussing Stupid, Cole and Virgil kick off the new series Intentional AI: a season-long dive into how AI fits (and sometimes doesn’t even fit) into the stages of the content lifecycle. Organizations are rushing to hand entire workflows over to AI… but without a clear pla...
Season 3: The Teaser
We are BACK for Season 3, again calling out bad practices in search, UX, accessibility, websites, and collaboration systems. This time around, we’re taking those same topics further - unpacking the details, workflows, and decisions that can make or break your digital experiences.
S2E18: What it really takes to build accessible forms
In the Season 2 finale of Discussing Stupid, Virgil and Cole are joined by Ali Gillberg, a senior developer at High Monkey, to talk about one of the most broken (and misunderstood) parts of UX: form accessibility . Using a real-world PowerApps project for the Minnesota Office of Accessibility, the t...
S2E17: Why inconsistent layouts wreck your UX
In this episode of Discussing Stupid, Virgil and Cole tackle a quiet killer of user experience: layout inconsistency. From university websites that feel like ten different brands stitched together to internal systems that change button locations with every page, inconsistent layouts confuse users, b...
S2E16: Headless vs traditional CMS: Which one fits your organization?
In this episode of Discussing Stupid, Virgil sits down with High Monkey’s Senior Developer, Chad Heinle, to break down one of the most debated choices in modern digital strategy: headless vs traditional CMS. While flashy features and buzzwords like “omnichannel” dominate vendor pitches, the real dec...
S2E15: What separates good projects from great ones? Proper testing.
Discover how methodical quality assurance testing can prevent costly mistakes, improve accessibility, and protect your brand before launch.