Best Jason Staats and Chad Davis Podcasts (2024)

It all just hit the fan in AutomationTown. Jake McCringleberry got something into the water supply and, well, it’s a zombie episode. We’ve got zombies. But we’ve also got integrations! What do you do when that app you have just...doesn’t integrate? Workarounds, back doors, hacks. This week we’re hacking your integrations, on this, the season finale…

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S03E09 | For When You Need to Crunch Some Numbers 35:51

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Well it’s happening again. What’s Jake McCringleberry up to now with this water pipeline that connects the two towns? This feels an awful lot like a build-up to a dramatic season finale. Also.. Data processing! What do you do when you gotta crunch some numbers, or take data that’s in one format, and convert it to a different format? Let's automate …

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S03E08 | For When You Need A Webhook 32:06

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This week, who’s the man behind the madness, Jake McCringleberry? There’s two sides to every coin, and Chad & Jake will meet for the first time. And we’re talking WEBHOOKS! The swiss army knife of integrations - how to get your head around webhooks to bridge the apps you use that won’t integrate, and start thinking like a developer by building your…

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S03E07 | For When You Freelance 33:06

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Oh it’s all happening now! Cue the montage! Paul & Amelia, it’s officially a thing. Chad’s elected mayor of AutomationTown, and.. how do you.. sell an automation? We talk about the business of automating, how & when to productize your expertise and what the landscape of contract automation experts looks like today. All of that on a heartwarming ins…

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S03E06 | For When You Need an Assistant 28:14

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It’s happening! Chad’s running for mayor of AutomationTown! Not only that, he’s going to automate running for office. This can only end well. And do you ChatGPT? Of course you do! It’s AI’s killer app, and we’re doubling down on it in this week’s ‘Oops All ChatGPT’ episode of AutomationPod. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Op…

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S03E05 | For When You Can’t Find the Perfect App 32:09

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This week the most talked about love story of the year takes a new twist, and app builders! It’s one thing to connect the apps you already use with automation… but to build your own app from scratch? It’s a think! And it’s easier than you might think. We’ll talk through when it’s a good idea, and when you should leave it to the experts. Music Licen…

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S03E04 | For When You Automate Your Small Business 30:46

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Automation in small businesses is like the… peanut butter and jelly of.. automation.. applications. This week, special guest Mitchell Baldridge shares how he automates his small businesses, Now Jake McCringleberry? Being named Mayor of AutomationTown? This isn’t good. In fact it’s very bad. The crew explores what’s next for AutomationTown, and how …

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S03E03 | For When AI Takes Over 41:56

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You ever think about whether this is all just, a simulation? This week the boys give up RV life to get back to...something closer to normal, and we’re talking AI! What does it mean? Is it going to steal my job? And what are the toolsets out there today that could actually make you more productive. Music Licensing Information: Get Easy by Son Lux an…

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S03E02 | For When You Need Them To Hear You 32:31

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The boys are on the run. They go into hiding in Chad’s RV, work out how to get back at the evil powers that be, and… Podcasts! Do you ever listen to podcasts? Of course you do! This week we’re talking podcasting. How to get started, how to automate the production process, and how to build your podcasting tech stack, for when you have an important m…

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S03E01 | For When You Waste Time on Email 33:14

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Trapped beneath the rubble of the Grumley center, Chad, Jason, Paul & Amelia bumble through AutomationTown’s abandoned subway tunnels in search of answers. This week’s all about email, and how to automate it. Aliases, inbox rules, help desk tools, where do apps like Zapier come into play. Let’s take the pain out of the very worst part of work. **Mu…

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S03E00 | Season 3 Trailer 4:08

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Chad, Jason and the fine people of AutomationTown return for a third season of fun, drama and education. New characters, new storylines, and new ideas to go about your business in a more automated way. Subscribe to AutomationTown to be notified when season 3 launches this fall. Music Credits ------------------------------------- Get Ember (Red Bull…

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S02E10 | For When You Need to Keep A Secret 33:20

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On the season finale of AutomationTown, we’re talking about secrets! How can you keep your messages away from prying eyes, emails away from those who mean you harm, and workplace memes out of reach of the all-seeing eye of your employer? Paul uncovers important info about the subway collapse, a mysterious letter surfaces and the most impactful even…

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S02E09 | For When You Need Security 36:04

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This week, we’re talking security! How do we ensure our data is safe and secure when it’s bouncing around the Interverse? How do we automate responsibly, and know where to draw the line? Paul also discovers what happened 40 years ago under the Grum Grum, his Airtable sensors uncover a secret and a new character is introduced. SHOW NOTES: —---------…

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S02E08 | For When You Need An Airtable 44:47

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This week we’re talking about databases! Specifically Airtable, how we use it to enable automation, and why it’s one of the fastest-growing automation tools on the market. Also Chad rides a bike, the Grum center gets the grumblies and Mayor Goodway sweeps it all under the rug on this exciting installment of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------…

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S02E07 | For When You Hire An Expert 21:39

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What do you do when it all hits the fan? Today, disaster strikes in AutomationTown. We talk through how to hire an expert when things break, or just…when you want to make cooler stuff. When to DIY, when to outsource, all on this week’s, AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Upwork: https://jo.my/upworklink Fiverr: …

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S02E06 | For When Your Phone Isn’t Smart 34:41

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This week Chad & Jason get stuck between a mysterious door and a main drain. We talk through how to automate phone processes, and the mayor of Manualsberg returns with an ominous warning. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Line2: https://jo.my/jsyh3s Twilio: https://jo.my/twiliophone OpenPhone: https://jo.my/openphone Grasshopp…

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S02E05 | For When You Need A QR Code 33:01

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Okay okay okay hear me out: printing automation. No come back, it’ll be good, I swear. Instead of covering something people want to talk about, Chad & Jason cover printers, and how to build them into your cloud Zapier or Make workflows. Why is that a thing that exists? Why is it a tool you should still have in your toolbelt? Why are you 5 sentences…

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S02E04 | For When You Need To Print 29:10

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Okay okay okay hear me out: printing automation. No come back, it’ll be good, I swear. Instead of covering something people want to talk about, Chad & Jason cover printers, and how to build them into your cloud Zapier or Make workflows. Why is that a thing that exists? Why is it a tool you should still have in your toolbelt? Why are you 5 sentences…

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S02E03 | For When You Want To Make 37:28

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Today Chad & Jason talk Make (don’t call it Integromat)! When do I use Make vs Zapier? What does it do differently, and how do I get started? We also cover CRMs, intimacy issues and whether spreadsheets are cool, all on a piping hot episode of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-m…

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S02E02 | For When You Need a Template 28:21

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Contracts, documents, invoices. We all find ourselves generating documents more than we’d like, but what’s Google’s approach to doing this in an automated way? We’re taking a look at google templates, what they can do, how to use them, and whether office 365 users should give a hoot, all on this week’s AutomationTown. Oh, and we go live with episod…

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S02E01 | For When You Need A Chat Bot 37:20

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"Well that was a great chat bot experience!" Said no one ever... This week, we launch a call-in radio show in AutomationTown, talk through a few chat bot building tools, discuss when to use a chat bot, and when you're better off with a web form. Bring your automation questions to us live at 7pm on 104.7 The Buzz. SHOW NOTES: —----------------------…

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S01E15 | For When You Want to Help 25:42

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Chad & Jason sit down with AutomationTown resident Elizabeth Ruh to talk through her experience automating a labor-intensive process in her business, and how it helped her get back to doing good. A feel-good tale about reaching out to friendly Canadians on the internet, and having the courage to ask for help. SHOW NOTES: —--------------------------…

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S01E14 | For When You Need a Custom Feed 35:50

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6 million years of technological development has brought human kind to... scrolling feeds. Feeds of fart jokes, life hacks and twerking. Is this peak human experience? Or the beginning of the end? This week we talk about building your own feeds, unplugging from big feed and taking back control of your attention span. SHOW NOTES: —------------------…

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S01E13 | For When Your Notifications Are Out Of Control 36:02

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[klaxon] Your attention span is under assault, and our world's brightest minds have been tasked with distracting you. Chad & Jason call an emergency meeting to take back control of our mobile notifications. You can turn them off, you can leave them on, but how do we do something in the middle? We pull in some tools to take back control of exactly t…

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S01E12 | For When You're Manually Creating Documents 40:02

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What do you do when you need to generate a whole bunch of documents? Chad & Jason talk through his struggles bulk-processing flyers for his dog walking business, how old-thymey mail merge has evolved into the tools we use today, and the most accessible methods to making a whole bunch of a specific thing. SHOW NOTES: —-------------------------------…

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S01E11 | For When You Go Back In Time 21:52

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Sometimes the old ways are the best. This isn't one of those times, but in this case we didn't have a choice. We talk through how to put a new-age spin on an old-age technology, and built automations around that crusty ole fax machine. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ History of the fax machine (don't click on this please): h…

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S01E10 | For When You're Mad 26:07

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Did someone just microwave fish in the office lounge? What about copying you on that passive aggressive email to the VP? Don't worry, this week we've got you covered with tips on how to automate the age old topic of revenge. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Cat Facts: https://jo.my/catfacts Bag of Ducks: https://jo.my/bag-duc…

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S01E09 | For When You Lose The Clicker 25:05

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We're talking about loss. Specifically, not being able to find things and whether there's a way to get them back. Along the way we learn about infrared, hubs, and how to build an automation for Chad's bathroom fan. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Zigbee: https://jo.my/zigbee HarmonyHub: https://jo.my/harmonyhub Z-Wave: https…

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S01E08 | For When You Keep Refreshing That Page 25:14

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What do you do when a website doesn't offer a connector for the info you want? Hop a trolley down to the AutomationTown coworking space as Chad & Jason run through methods to scrape the goods you need from any site on the web. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ URLOOKER: https://jo.my/urlooker SEMRush: https://jo.my/seosemrush …

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S01E07 | For When You Need to Zapier 32:42

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Someone ever tell you to check out Zapier? Happens all the time. Why? Because they're freakin great, that's why. In this episode we cover why it's a must-have tool to know, how we use it and some advice on where to start. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier Zap Editor Drafts Beta: https://jo.my/zap…

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S01E06 | For When You Need To Be Alone 27:39

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Never have to say, "Go away, I'm in a meeting" again! On this episode, we take some LED lights and turn them red when we don't want to be bothered - all automatically. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Chad's unattended instagram: https://jo.my/instagramchad Cheap LED Lights: https://jo.my/ledlights Integromat / Make - https:/…

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S01E05 | For When You Need To Send Data Somewhere 23:07

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The internet. It's all around us. Today, we pull back the curtain on how to connect data through APIs. The thing that makes the thing you put into one thing, go into the other thing that you want it to go into. Or something like that. If you make it through to the end of this one, hit us up for a prize. We may or may not try hitting free public API…

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S01E04 | For When You Have An Important Email 26:03

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Ever receive an email and wish it automatically did a thing? Maybe combine the email body and attachments into one PDF or kick off an internal process. On today's episode of AutomationTown, we get into email stuff. Fun. SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ Ignition - https://t.jo.my/ignition 50% off your first 3 months using code A…

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S01E03 | For When Someone Uses The Word NoCode 29:20

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Nocode is a silly word. It gets the point across, sort of, but why is it a term we should care about? What's the real win here and why should you care? We cover that and a share a few stories on this episode of AutomationTown. SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ Ignition - https://t.jo.my/ignition 50% off your first 3 months using…

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S01E02 | For When You Want Them To Feel Appreciated 24:10

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How often do you make time for handwritten letters? On today's episode, we dive into the science of creating, approving and mailing real handwritten cards (without ever touching them). At the end we get into practical, and not so practical, ways of looking good in front of your friends. SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ Float - …

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S01E01 | For When You Have to Mail Something 36:07

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Ever wish you could automate sending snail mail without touching a piece of paper? On today's episode, we dive into generating, connecting and snail mailing vulgar bird pics. At the end we get into practical uses of this for your business. SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ Float - https://t.jo.my/float $500 cash back on your fir…

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Season 1 | AutomationTown Trailer 4:16

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Imagine this...you're at your job and it's time to do that one thing you absolutely despise. So you start working on it and immediately start wishing the computer would do it for you. Like, "Why do I have to do this?" There's got to be a better way. No more click this, click that, over and over again. Somehow, it's just done for you. That's what th…

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