Plantmade’s Struggles, ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Pivots, MJ Biopic, Zohran Mamdani’s Big Win

Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down the rise and fall of beauty brand Plantmade — and what it says about the uphill battle Black founders face keeping control of their businesses. They also chat about viral ‘cheat at everything’ app pivoting to AI notetaking, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, and, for the Patreon folk, Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC mayoral win. This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Get 20% of DeleteMe at joindeleteme.com/techish with code TECHISH. Chapters 00:25 Plantmade’s Black Woman Founder Exits the Company 10:10 ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Cluely Is Now an AI Meeting Assistant 17:56 Controversial Michael Jackson Biopic Drops Its First Trailer 28:17 Zohran Mamdani’s Historic NYC Mayoral Win [Patreon-Only] Extra Reading & ResourcesPlantmade founder steps away from troubled skincare business [The Times] This Isn"t The Brand I Started: Why I"m Saying Goodbye To Afrocenchix After 15 Years [Black Ballad]Michael (2026) | Official Trailer [YouTube]Timbaland’s New Artist Is An AI-Generated Asian Woman [POCIT] Support the show ———————————————————— Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/ Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 ———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techish https://www.instagram.com/techishpod/ https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/ https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/ https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/ Email us at techishpod@gmail.com