# digital analytics (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover digital analytics. Page: Feed: --- ## [#304: I Can Haz AI?](https://analyticshour.io/2026/08/18/304-i-can-haz-ai/) _2026-08-18 · The Analytics Power Hour_ Everyone's posting their AI projects online like proud pet owners sharing videos of their cat doing something marginally impressive — cute, occasionally clever, sometimes a little cringe. And the Analytics Power Hour is no different! In this co-hosts-only episode, Tim, Michael, and Julie skip the thought leadership hot takes and just… compare notes. What have they actually built? What broke? What… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_304_-_I_Can_Haz_AI_.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#303: Funnels Assume Progress. Barriers Recognize Reality.](https://analyticshour.io/2026/08/04/303-funnels-assume-progress-barriers-recognize-reality/) _2026-08-04 · The Analytics Power Hour_ Twenty years of digital marketing created something of a monster: companies poured enormous investment into analytics teams, MarTech stacks, media capabilities, and data infrastructure—and then watched all those functions march off into their respective silos to work really, really hard at producing activity rather than impact. Rusty Rahmer , founder of Starize AI and author of Working As Designed… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_303_-_Funnels_Assume_Progress._Barriers_Recognize_Reality..mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#302: It Was a Dark and Stormy Insight...](https://analyticshour.io/2026/07/21/302-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-insight/) _2026-07-21 · The Analytics Power Hour_ Here's a question analysts almost never ask themselves before walking into a room: why am I actually here? Not "because it's the weekly meeting" or "because someone asked me to pull the campaign readout." But WHY—what difference will the information coming out of my mouth make, and for whom? Aleya Harris , bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and strategic storytelling advisor, joined Tim and Moe to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_302_-_It_Was_a_Dark_and_Stormy_Insight.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#301: It Turns Out Analysts Are Natural AI Crafters](https://analyticshour.io/2026/07/07/301-it-turns-out-analysts-are-natural-ai-crafters/) _2026-07-07 · The Analytics Power Hour_ There's a certain type of person who first encounters Excel and, instead of running in terror, leans in and grins. Rob Collie has spent his career-from the Excel team at Microsoft to helping birth Power BI to now running P3 Adaptive —building things for exactly those people. He calls them "Crafters," and his new book, Fair Game: Customizing AI to Your Business Is Easier Than You Think , makes the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_301_-_It_Turns_Out_Analysts_Are_Natural_AI_Crafters.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#300: Are Semantic Layers Really Necessary?](https://analyticshour.io/2026/06/23/300-are-semantic-layers-really-necessary/) _2026-06-23 · The Analytics Power Hour_ If you've ever poured months into building a semantic layer only to watch it become shelfware the moment the business pivoted, Jacob Matson has some thoughts. And a metaphor. Your data is a jungle—and a semantic layer is a highway. Great if you need to get somewhere fast and reliably (monthly active users: highway, please). But the interesting business questions? The slicing, the dicing, the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_300_-_Are_Semantic_Layers_Really_Necessary.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#299: AI Can (Help) Build the Dashboard. It Can't Build the Buy-In.](https://analyticshour.io/2026/06/09/299-ai-can-help-build-the-dashboard-it-cant-build-the-buy-in/) _2026-06-09 · The Analytics Power Hour_ There are roughly a thousand ways to roll out a new analytics platform, a BI tool migration, or an AI initiative to your organization. Most of them involve a town hall, an email with a link to some training materials, and the quiet hope that everyone figures it out. Most of them also don't really work. On this episode, Yehonatan Schwarzmer joined Michael, Val, and Tim to bring some long-overdue… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_299_-_AI_Can_Help_Build_the_Dashboard._It_Cant_Build_the_Buy-In.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#298: Listener Questions Answered Live from Marketing Analytics Summit!](https://analyticshour.io/2026/05/26/298-listener-questions-answered-live-from-marketing-analytics-summit/) _2026-05-26 · The Analytics Power Hour_ Picture this: four analytics professionals, one live audience, a bunch of submitted questions, and absolutely no filter when it comes to sharing their real thoughts about AI, stakeholder management, and the state of the industry. That's what you get when the Analytics Power Hour goes live from Marketing Analytics Summit , with Michael, Moe, Tim, and Val fielding everything from, "How do I prove… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_298_-_Listener_Questions_Answered_Live_from_Marketing_Analytics_Summit.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#297: Durable Wisdom in an Age of AI Slop](https://analyticshour.io/2026/05/12/297-durable-wisdom-in-an-age-of-ai-slop/) _2026-05-12 · The Analytics Power Hour_ What do colors, soup kitchens, and mountain climbing have in common? They're all part of the mental models that have shaped how we think about analytics, and they're exactly the kind of durable wisdom that matters more than ever in an age of AI slop. This campfire-style conversation among the co-hosts reveals the concepts, books, and aha moments that have stuck with us across decades of analytics… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_297_-_Durable_Wisdom_in_an_Age_of_AI_Slop.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [#296: Avoiding Major Oopsies: Twyman's Law, Intuition, and Valuing Accuracy Over Precision](https://analyticshour.io/2026/04/28/296-avoiding-major-oopsies-twymans-law-intuition-and-valuing-accuracy-over-precision/) _2026-04-28 · The Analytics Power Hour_ What do diamond ring shopping, Uber pricing psychology, and active user metrics gone wrong have in common? They all highlight our complicated relationship with precision versus accuracy—and how that relationship can either build or destroy trust in our data. Arik Friedman from Atlassian joins us to unpack why being "about right" often beats being "exactly wrong," and why your nagging feeling that… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_296_-_Avoiding_Major_Oopsies_-_Twymans_Law_Intuition_and_Valuing_Accuracy_Over_Precision.mp3?dest-id=239292) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iJ9gzgDIBadX) _2026-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [#295: Research and Analytics: the Peanut Butter and Chocolate of Data?](https://analyticshour.io/2026/04/14/295-research-and-analytics-the-peanut-butter-and-chocolate-of-data/) _2026-04-14 · The Analytics Power Hour_ Research and analytics: are they more like peanut butter and chocolate, or more like oil and water? On this episode, we dig into the surprisingly common (and surprisingly unfortunate) divide between these two disciplines with Stefanie Zammit , Global Director of Analytics and Insights at Bang & Olufsen. Stefanie has spent her career bridging the qual and quant worlds, and she makes a compelling… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_295_-_Research_and_Analytics_-_the_Peanut_Butter_and_Chocolate_of_Data.mp3?dest-id=239292)