ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Cortex is a show that explores how creative people think about their work — and how they get it done. Each episode dives into the workflows they follow, the apps and devices they depend on, and the habits that keep projects moving. Hosted by CGP Grey and Myke Hurley.
Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
98 minutes
Has sponsors
English
United States
183 episodes
since June 3, 2015
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~53.67% of listeners are from United States.
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US
53.67%
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GB
9.55%
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DE
7.51%
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CA
5.11%
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NL
2.96%
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AU
2.77%
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IN
1.44%
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PH
0.97%
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NO
0.87%
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SE
0.81%
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ES
0.79%
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DK
0.72%
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IT
0.64%
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PL
0.62%
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FI
0.55%
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SG
0.55%
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FR
0.49%
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IE
0.47%
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CH
0.47%
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BR
0.47%
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NZ
0.43%
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MY
0.43%
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TR
0.41%
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IL
0.41%
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RU
0.36%
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BE
0.36%
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RO
0.34%
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HK
0.32%
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CZ
0.30%
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LT
0.26%
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ID
0.26%
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HU
0.24%
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TH
0.22%
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AR
0.22%
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PT
0.22%
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AT
0.20%
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GR
0.19%
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ZA
0.19%
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DZ
0.19%
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TW
0.17%
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BG
0.17%
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MX
0.15%
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VN
0.13%
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KR
0.11%
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UA
0.11%
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SA
0.11%
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AE
0.11%
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JP
0.11%
Others
1.85%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. real-time
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
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Myke talks to Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs about adapting a creative workflow after becoming a parent – how major life changes reshape priorities, time, and systems, and how creators rebuild sustainable ways to keep making things.
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Myke talks to Becca Farsace about beginning her life as an independent creator—shaping a new workflow, making videos on her own terms, and carrying lessons from her years at The Verge into this next chapter.
This episode of Cortex is sponsored by:
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Myke talks to Alec from Technology Connections about how he turns everyday tech into compelling videos, from topic selection and deep research to scripting, hands-on experimentation, filming, and editing entirely on his own.
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Myke talks to Marques Brownlee about how he builds his reviews, from shaping a product narrative and writing scripts to collaborating with his team, deciding what becomes a video, and managing the pressure of creating at massive scale.
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