{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI After 50","title":"AI After 50 - Episode #11 - Putting it all Together: The Technical Side of The Lake & Grape Weekly","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1025,"description":"AI After 50 — Episode #11  - Show Notes\nPutting it all Together: The Technical Side of The Lake & Grape Weekly\nEpisode # 11   \nRecorded: Monday, November 9, 2026\nHost: Mark Tennant\n\nEpisode Summary\nThis is the technical episode, but Mark keeps the language simple.\nIn Episode 11, Mark explains how Claude helps produce The Lake and Grape Weekly every Friday morning. He walks through the files Claude reads, the instructions it follows, the sources it checks, and the connections it uses to place the finished newsletter into Beehiiv.\nThe process begins with Markdown files that describe the newsletter, its readers, its format, and its rules. Reference files provide verified winery links, musician information, and local events. Claude skills store instructions for writing and checking each issue. Connectors and browser tools let Claude work with outside applications.\nMark also explains why mistakes should become written rules. When Claude makes the same mistake twice, Mark adds a new instruction or checklist item so the problem does not continue.\nClaude performs much of the research, writing, and setup, but Mark still reviews every issue before it is scheduled. AI prepares the work. Mark makes the final decision.\nWhat to Remember\nA Markdown file is a plain text file that Claude can read and follow.\nA project brief tells Claude what the project is, who it is for, and how it should work.\nReference files provide facts such as names, links, locations, and event information.\nA skill contains saved instructions for a job you perform more than once.\nA checklist catches mistakes before the work is finished.\nIf you correct Claude twice on the same issue, write a rule for it.\nConnectors give Claude access to approved applications such as Google Drive or Microsoft 365.\nMCP is the standard working underneath many AI connections.\nWhen an application cannot be reached through a connector or API, Claude may be able to work through a browser.\nEvents and links should be checked against...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yDnd1ifPBLCtVzMUlCR4V9QSqMNthzQU4o9C4QfxbrA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YmY1/NzM2ZGJiYzM2NDdj/ZGI1NTU4MzE4ODQy/YjM4MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}