Aug 3, 2026 · 25 min · 12 segments
Reasoning models don't just answer your question — they *think out loud* first. In this episode we dig into the class of AI models that generate intermediate chains of thought before arriving at a…
Katie MaloneHostPhoebeHostHey, Katie.
Hi, Phoebe.
So today we're talking about reasoning models, which are the ones that generate that intermediate chain of thought and reasoning about what they're talking about before giving you a final answer.
I think reasoning models are, they're capable of much more than you would have guessed, given the primitives that they're built out of.
So yep, we'll talk a little bit about that reasoning trace and how they act a little bit different from kind of your regular traditional LLMs.
But I think the really cool story here, though, is that they can just do so much more than fancy autocomplete.
Yes, large reasoning models, no longer your fancy autocomplete.
Or are they? You are listening to
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Hey, Katie.
Hi, Phoebe.
So today we're talking about reasoning models, which are the ones that generate that intermediate chain of thought and reasoning about what they're talking about before giving you a final answer.
I think reasoning models are, they're capable of much more than you would have guessed, given the primitives that they're built out of.
So yep, we'll talk a little bit about that reasoning trace and how they act a little bit different from kind of your regular traditional LLMs.
But I think the really cool story here, though, is that they can just do so much more than fancy autocomplete.
Yes, large reasoning models, no longer your fancy autocomplete.
Or are they? You are listening to
