Fold Your Phone And Go Home with Chris Glass

Mark Brickey and Chris Glass sit down for a wide-ranging, deeply nerdy conversation about the reality of modern creative work—using technology not as hype, but as leverage.

The episode opens with a breakdown of a rare behind-the-scenes documentary from Marques Brownlee’s studio, using it as a case study in what it actually looks like to run a high-output creative business. Mark and Chris unpack team structure, creative delegation, burnout, loneliness at the top, and why professional-level YouTube now looks far closer to a production studio than a solo creator hustle.

From there, the conversation expands into the future of consumer tech: foldable phones, always-on wearable devices, privacy anxiety, and the cultural shift toward technology that observes as much as it serves. They wrestle with what it means to live in a world where cameras are ambient, recording is invisible, and personal safety, surveillance, and convenience are increasingly intertwined.

The back half of the episode turns personal and practical as Mark walks through how he’s rebuilt his creative workflow using AI as a strategic tool, not a shortcut—training systems to think critically, challenge assumptions, and help regain algorithmic trust without sacrificing creative intent. Chris and Mark debate the long-term cost, accessibility, and ethics of AI, questioning whether this technology will widen the gap between creators—or become the great equalizer.

This is a candid, unpolished conversation about scale, systems, and staying human in a rapidly accelerating creative economy—ending with one clear directive:

Fold your phone… and go home.