Maker & MachineIssue 001 · rundown
Program · three seats, all human
The rundown
Three published sit-downs: Malo on the cover, Baker and Turner beside him. Each plate is that person's own interview. Archive tape lives under hAIstory.
- CH 01coverON THE RECORD
The Interview
On the record
Malo · ClearMud
Ch. 01 · Issue 001 cover · on the record · taped July 21, 2026
He named the company ClearMud because that is what AI is to most people: clear as mud.
I'm really all about giving away the information but selling the personalization.— Malo · on the record
Cue card · the desk's notes
- The sit-down landed. Two rounds of voice-to-text, July 21, 2026.
- Cover of Issue 001: Malo of ClearMud. The public site is https://www.clearmud.ai/.
- Hospitality LLMO is the narrow tool on the plate. Source: https://www.clearmud.ai/blog/hospitality-llmo.
On the Plate
PHOTOGRAPHERThe photographer years never left 
LOGOClearMud · the channel that sat 17 months before its first video, because clarity matters 
FOUNDERMalo · founder, ClearMud - CH 02interviewON THE RECORD
The Interview
On the record
Mr Baker
Ch. 02 · on the record · taped July 21 and 22, 2026
Thirty years in IT infrastructure. Wanted his own J.A.R.V.I.S. since 2008; now N.I.G.E.L. and I.R.I.S. run his home network.
I wanted my own J.A.R.V.I.S. I still want my own J.A.R.V.I.S.— Mr Baker · on the record
Cue card · the desk's notes
- The sit-down landed. Discord tape, July 21 and 22, 2026.
- Issue 001 interview. Two old English butlers on a homelab.
- On the record under his own name. No social handle on file.
On the Plate
The want, est. 2008 - CH 03interviewON THE RECORD
The Interview
On the record
Corey Turner
Ch. 03 · on the record · taped July 21, 2026
The man his grandpa calls Bugwire. Building a dashboard that shows where the chat windows actually spend the money.
It doesn't fix the problems. It makes them visible without the clutter.— Corey Turner · on the record
Cue card · the desk's notes
- The sit-down landed. Discord tape, July 21, 2026.
- Issue 001 interview. BugwireAIQ is the personal project he would keep.
- On the record. Follow the build at https://x.com/BugwireAIQ.
On the Plate
BugwireAIQ · Promptimize Together