Rory and Drew are back and things get... weird.

In this episode, they push Midjourney Video to its limits—trying to animate mushrooms, morph soda cans, and see what happens when you feed it your childhood art.

Along the way, they break down the newest Office Hours updates, upcoming pro features, and the mystery of “unglued photography".

Expect:

• Creative tests (some failed spectacularly)

• Deep video coherence takes

• Sound design debates

• • And a suspicious amount of pasta sauce

  Bonus tangents:

  • Why product morphs make great ad assets

  • Whether Midjourney understands mood

  • A casual existential spiral about sound design

  • And the weirdest prompts of the week (of course)

It’s experimental AI art meets late-night YouTube rabbit hole. Enter at your own risk.

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

00:00 – Cold Open & Midjourney Video Reactions

03:00 – Animating Product Photos (Oranges, Candles, Chaos)

05:30 – Selecting Images That Only Midjourney Can Handle

07:00 – Auto Mode vs Manual Prompting in Midjourney Video

10:00 – Emotion + Mood Prompting Still Works

11:00 – Scuba Fins & Radial Blurs: Funny Animation Fails

12:30 – Midjourney Office Hours Updates (Start/End Frames, Loops, Delays)

13:30 – Native HD Pro Video (20x Cost!) Coming to Midjourney

15:00 – Why 480p Might Be Better Than 1080p

17:00 – Upscaling, Topaz Workflow, & Download Raw

18:00 – Professional Video Features Coming Soon

19:45 – Sound Feature Teasers: Ambient & SFX-Only for Now

21:00 – Why Bad Sound Ruins Great Video

24:00 – Layering Sound Like a Mindfulness Practice

26:00 – Explore Page, Profiles & Social Signals in Midjourney

30:00 – “Unglued Photography” Prompt Rabbit Hole

36:00 – Chaos Tests, Permutations & Prompt Recall Trick

41:00 – Live Video Testing (Rotation Patterns & Coherence)

46:00 – Motion Details: Shoulders, Eyelids, and Rubbed Knees

50:00 – Breaking Midjourney Video with Complex Shapes & Hole Faces

52:00 – Animating Childhood Drawings (Real Example)

56:00 – Product Morphs into Mushrooms: Asset Testing

59:00 – Weevy Frame Extraction Demo

1:02:00 – Morphing Abstracts to Realistic Motion

1:04:00 – Kling vs Midjourney: Morph Comparison

1:06:00 – Moodboard Updates, Looping, Profiles, API Launch

1:10:00 – API Limitations & Why PLG Matters

1:13:00 – Final Thoughts: What the Hell Is Coming Next?

Rory’s parents are laughing in the background. Drew just got a Midjourney tattoo that reads "/imagine". And somehow, Midjourney video dropped in the middle of all this.

This week on Midjourney Fast Hours, the boys stumble into an accidental emergency episode because (surprise!), Midjourney just casually launched the most fun AI video tool yet.

No press release. No tweetstorm. Just boom, it’s here. And it works. Like, stupidly well.

They run live experiments, break down what’s working (and what’s weird), and unpack the shockingly seamless auto-prompt, motion settings, extend feature, 4-up grid, and how it plays with SREF.

Spoiler: SREF just got way more powerful—and more confusing. Also, Drew finds a way to sneak himself into a talking head video, naturally.

Think you’re burned out on AI? This might be the update that gets you feeling things again.

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

[00:00] Thursday night chaos & surprise video drop[03:40] Midjourney’s whisper video launch strategy[05:10] A wave of feature updates: SREF, video, pricing[06:15] Long-term vision: real-time world-building[07:00] First impressions of Midjourney video[08:30] Auto-prompt is criminally good[09:55] High motion vs low motion—how to choose[12:24] The magical 4-grid video preview[14:00] Interface brilliance: simplicity done right[15:20] Observations on motion templates & quirks[17:00] Animation consistency & style fidelity[18:30] Old stills, new life—archive resurrection[20:00] Using SREFs to build entire worlds[22:50] Where the current video model falls short[24:20] Enter Topaz Astra—perfect timing for upscaling[26:00] A personal story on AI, portraits & impact[28:40] Upscaler comparisons: Magnific vs Bloom[30:00] Visual bugs: wheels, backwards cars & physics[32:00] Why hands magically fix themselves in video[34:00] Face consistency & surprising details[36:45] Sneaking Drew & Rory into an animated video[37:30] New Explore page for video (and why it rules)[38:50] The Extend feature is shockingly seamless[40:15] Camera direction tips for better results[42:20] Prompt control vs camera behavior when extending[44:10] Wild new video prompts spotted on Explore[47:00] Midjourney’s edge: vibrant color retention[51:00] SREF update — what broke, what’s better[54:15] Favorite tokens: dribbble.com, Nike ads, stoicism[57:40] Using songs, moods, and weirdcore to test SREF[59:15] How --exp interacts with --sref (and when to dial it down)[01:03:00] SV6 vs SV4 — why it matters now[01:08:00] Building smart prompt batches for testing[01:10:20] Describe tool to reverse-engineer SREF aesthetics[01:17:00] Style reference vs subject leakage test[01:23:45] Personalization wish list: can ranking images help?

Drew and Rory spiral through the Disney + Universal vs. Midjourney lawsuit, throw some shade at corporate legal strategy, and explore why this could weirdly help Midjourney in the long run.

They go deep on the upcoming Midjourney video feature (yes, angle changes confirmed), dissect the new --sref update and moodboard upgrades, and test out video upscaling tools and Runway’s new chat interface live on-air.

You’ll hear predictions, contradictions, AI-fueled ranting, a nun with a flamethrower, and some unfiltered Father's Day feels.

Somewhere in there, they even hit 20K subscribers.

Warning: You may leave this episode convinced you're in a simulation.

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

[00:00] The Lawsuit Heard ‘Round the AI World

[02:15] Disney, Universal, and a Legal Strategy Smelling Fishy

[05:00] Fan Art, Fair Use, and the Star Wars Double Standard

[08:50] Why Midjourney Might Win Even If It Loses

[13:30] U.S. Bill Says: “No AI Regulation for 10 Years”

[15:00] Midjourney Video Is (Almost) Here

[16:45] First Reactions to Ranking Party Videos

[18:00] Motion vs. Style: Where Midjourney Might Win

[21:00] Comparing Video Tools: Runway, Frames, and Coherence Woes

[25:00] 4D AI Video and Simulation Vibes

[29:45] Midjourney Video Details (5-Second Clips, Angle Change, V7 Compatibility)

[32:00] Image Quality vs. Resource Allocation Worries

[34:45] Style Reference (SREF) Update Breakdown

[36:10] Moodboard Upgrades and the Return of SRF Fun

[38:30] Rating Party #2: Wonkier, Weirder, Better?

[41:30] Topaz Astra vs. Starlight: Video Upscaling Just Got Real

[44:00] Face Lines, Forehead Fails, and Realism Woes

[46:00] Runway Korea Drops Its Own Image Model

[49:15] Runway's New Chat Interface in Action

[51:00] Voice Prompting vs. Typing

[53:50] Midjourney Fast Hours Hits 20K Subs 🎉

[56:10] Runway Speed Issues and Prompt Iteration

[58:45] Runway Tips + Reference Hack

[01:00:00] That Yellow Hue Problem and a Fix?

[01:03:10] Photoshop Replacements and Weevy Praise

[01:05:45] AI Burnout and Bigfoot Blowing Up Campfires

[01:07:10] Google + Veo 3’s Hybrid Film Project

[01:09:00] Final Thoughts, Tribeca, and Father's Day Love

Drew forgot his hat. Rory got recognized by voice alone. And somehow, this spirals into one of the most insightful, chaotic, and weirdly therapeutic episodes of Midjourney Fast Hours yet.

This week, your two favorite Midjourney degenerates talk AI's messy evolution, why --sref still hits, and what to really expect from Midjourney’s upcoming video model (spoiler: temper your expectations, but get excited anyway).

They go deep on the “magic” Midjourney still has, how it’s quietly winning by being fun, and the lesser-known ways people are turning AI content into passive income.

There’s also a live yearbook unboxing, a nostalgic look at 8fps video from 2023, and at least three moments where someone says, “we’re not shills… but also, please sponsor us.”

Welcome to the pod that’s equal parts therapy session, product breakdown, and test lab.

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

• [00:00] Childhood Hat Trauma & Hairline Insecurities

• [02:40] Feeling Swamped by AI Everything

• [05:00] Choosing What Tools to Actually Keep Up With

• [06:25] The Most Open Dev Teams in AI Right Now

• [08:10] Midjourney Listener Recognition IRL

• [10:50] The Great Freepik Pivot (RIP Stock Photography)

• [14:30] Traditional Creatives Are Entering the AI Chat

• [16:50] Why Video Still Isn’t for Everyone

• [18:40] The Playground Mentality Behind Midjourney

• [20:10] Midjourney as a Post-Work Creative Brain Dump

• [21:40] Runway, Tribeca & the Real Momentum Shift

• [23:10] Not Shills… but Midjourney Should Sponsor Us

• [25:45] Monetizing Midjourney in 2025: Then vs. Now

• [28:00] The Rise of AI Clippers and Remix Culture

• [31:00] Passive Income Mindset for Creatives

• [33:00] Affiliate Marketing: The Real AI Monetization Lane

• [36:00] Office Hours: Midjourney’s Video Model Breakdown

• [40:00] Will MJ Video Match Its Image Model’s Magic?

• [44:50] Conversation Mode: Underhyped but Solid

• [47:00] Pose Control: Mechanics > Actions

• [49:20] Why Most People Give Up on Precision Prompting

• [51:20] Midjourney Video Wishlist (Stylize, SREF, UX)

• [55:30] Live Yearbook Unboxing + Book Hoarder Confessions

• [58:15] Nostalgia Check: Watching 2023 Pika Footage

• [01:03:11] Upscaling Video: Reflections, Glares & Micro Details

• [01:06:00] SREF Upgrades & Community Features Wishlist

• [01:09:00] No Multi-Omniref Until V8?!

• [01:11:00] Why Midjourney Still Feels Magical

• [01:12:00] 41 Episodes Later: Still Not Boring

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Two guys walk into a podcast... and accidentally summon a demonic goat with the word homesteader. Welcome to episode 41.

In this off-the-rails, rabbit-hole-riddled ride, Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn spiral from glass milk bottles and brain microplastics to the existential chaos of AI's future. They debate Claude's weird behavior, muse on whether their kids will ever drive cars, and roast LinkedIn like it's still 2020. Then, of course, they do what they do best—run wild Midjourney prompts live and unfiltered.

Highlights include creepy SREF discoveries, EXP permutations, "award-winning" prompt hacks, creepy homesteader experiments, and an uncomfortable number of goat references.

If you're into deep thoughts, unhinged experiments, and Midjourney magic with a side of dark humor… this one’s for you.

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

• 00:00 – Glass Bottles and Microplastic Doom

• 06:24 – Claude’s AI Blackmail Drama

• 09:00 – The Back Nine of the AI Golden Age

• 13:33 – Will Our Kids Ever Drive Cars or See Real Doctors?

• 15:15 – The Rise and Fall of Social Platforms

• 17:55 – Why LinkedIn Hates Creators

• 21:18 – Are New Social Platforms Even Possible Anymore?

• 23:33 – Will Email Still Exist in 5 Years?

• 24:37 – Glasses, Chips, and Black Mirror Futures

• 26:32 – Apple TV’s “The Studio” and AI Hysteria

• 29:22 – Rant Break: Midjourney Deep Hours Detour

• 30:00 – Midjourney’s Upcoming Video Model + SREF Improvements

• 34:25 – What We Want from Midjourney V8 Video

• 37:40 – The Pink-and-Blue Curse of Drew’s Style Code

• 40:43 – National Geographic Prompt Hacks + EXP Tests

• 44:53 – Homesteader Prompt Gets Weird

• 46:08 – Goats, Satan, and Style Profiles

• 49:56 – Album Covers, Dribbble Runs, and Japanese Movie Posters

• 54:04 – Prompt Vibes and Remixing Strategies

• 57:05 – Celestial Blue and Pink: A Personal Prompt Problem

• 59:38 – Rory’s “Direct Flash” Moodboard + Realism Runs

• 1:02:06 – Candid Chaos and 90s Party Vibes

• 1:05:13 – Homesteader = Horrorcore (Proof Inside)

• 1:11:37 – Midjourney is Mad at Me (Probably)

• 1:13:48 – Final Thoughts + What’s Coming Next

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  MJ:FH Ep. 41—Midjourney Deep Hours: Existential Dread, But Make It Funny

  
  

Midjourney Fast Hours, Episode 40

After a short hiatus (blame conferences and caffeine dependency), the Rory Flynn and Drew Brucker break down Google’s shiny new Flow suite — with its Veo 3 video model, sound + dialogue generation, and confusing-as-hell product naming. They talk strategy, cost, coherence, and why it still feels like Midjourney has that “magic dust” no one else can replicate.

Along the way: Runway love, layering hacks, JSON secrets, interior design with arrows, and 3D dogs with job titles. It’s fun. It’s weird. It’s chaotic. But you’ll probably walk away with 3 ideas you want to try right away.

Also, someone paid $125 just to tell you whether it's worth it. (You're welcome.)

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Midjourney Fast Hour

0:00 – When did this madness begin?2:19 – AI video is finally getting spicy3:29 – Google’s Flow Suite: Veo 3, sound, and coherence5:02 – Google's confusing product soup: Flow, Gemini, Imagen, Whisk10:45 – Pricing pain: Is Veo 3 worth the $125?13:09 – Veo 2 vs Veo 3: Best value tips and tradeoffs15:08 – Prompt accuracy and physics: Is Google really listening?17:53 – Why less prompt effort = better results now19:40 – Veo 3 vs Kling vs Midjourney: Prompting philosophies20:52 – Scene builder: Longer takes and smart extension workflows22:34 – The catch: extending drops quality and loses sound24:17 – New image-to-video support + third-party images25:41 – Ingredients-based generation and persistent characters27:10 – Frame extraction: finally, a feature we all needed28:08 – Timeline editing, upscaling, and staying inside the tool29:48 – Sora vs Veo 3 vs Runway: usability and consistency31:43 – Canva, Figma, Framer: Tools are becoming monsters35:33 – Figma’s new AI website builder is wild36:40 – Prompting sneaker ads and JSON-based design37:09 – Why training teams on AI is almost impossible38:07 – Hedra who? Veo 3 makes fast pivots a must39:55 – Midjourney's next move: what video could look like41:11 – Runway’s underrated features and clever reference hacks44:26 – Scene sketching and layout prompting: mind blown47:25 – Interior design from mood board to layout to render49:45 – Lighting direction via floorplans = next-gen hack52:53 – Try-on tech and Chrome extensions54:22 – Style consistency with JSON + ChatGPT58:23 – Mass-generating stylized icons and dogs with jobs1:02:36 – Midjourney updates: V7.1, personalization, and video1:05:01 – What Midjourney must get right with video1:07:18 – The one-shot window to impress1:09:23 – Bring back the Midjourney magic1:11:14 – Wrap-up: chaotic times, coherent thoughts, caffeinated takes

Two weeks off, and Midjourney dropped two major updates: the all-new --exp parameter and the long-awaited omni-reference.

In this episode of Midjourney Fast Hours, Drew and Rory conduct live experiments to break down exactly what these tools do, how to use them, and what kinds of creative control they unlock inside V7.

They also cover upcoming Midjourney features teased during Office Hours — including further aesthetic upgrades, sref and moodboard plans, upscaling, quality rendering upgrades, and more ways to fine-tune your style and control.

In this episode, Drew and Rory dive headfirst into the unhinged world of Midjourney’s weirdest features—literally. They crank up --weird, mash it with --chaos, and see what kind of beautiful monstrosities the AI spits out. Spoiler: it gets funky.

They also explore the newly overhauled Editor, layering images like they're playing Photoshop on hard mode…with no rotate button. There’s confusion, breakthroughs, and the haunting realization that we may never fully understand the UI.

Come for the deep dives, stay for the self-inflicted pain of testing every slider combo known to mankind.

You'll learn:

→ When to use Weird and Chaos (and when not to)

→ How the new Editor, Smart Select, and layering really perform

→ Tricks for image editing, texture blending, and prompt precision

→ Why V6.1 might still be the unsung hero of editing

→ S-Ref folders, image-to-video workflows, and UI frustration

→ The rumors behind Super S-Refs, Creative Mode, and V8

⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour:

00:00 – Why Are We Recording at Sunrise?

01:28 – Weird Mode Returns: What’s Changed

03:19 – How the Weird Parameter Actually Works

05:23 – Prompt Testing: Weird from 0 to 3000

07:17 – Personalization On vs Off

10:03 – Weird, Faces, and Color Variance

13:08 – Style Lock + Weird for Discovery

13:50 – Prompting “Ancient Warrior” at Different Settings

16:01 – Stacking Chaos + Weird

19:34 – Reverse Engineering Midjourney’s Output

21:51 – SRF Code Exploration & Folder Tips

28:35 – New Editor UI + Layering Limitations

31:42 – Smart Select & Retexture Testing

39:51 – Swapping Objects in Product Shots

45:58 – Aspect Ratios + Prompting for Product vs Lifestyle

50:47 – Mood Board Retexture Results

52:26 – Editor Recap & Use Cases

54:07 – Q4 Quality Renders Incoming

55:24 – Super S-Ref Tease

57:36 – Dreaming of a Better S-Ref Library

58:17 – Prompt Accuracy + Creative Mode?

01:00:51 – Midjourney Video Model Timeline

01:03:22 – Midjourney vs Photoshop

01:07:06 – Multi-tool Burnout + Workflow Solutions

01:09:43 – Tool Spotlight: Flora & Weevy

01:13:39 – Visual Workflows, Patchwork, and Focus

01:17:27 – Cohesive Storytelling in AI Art

01:21:17 – Midjourney Education Gaps

01:22:06 – Why AI Images Are Back in Style

01:23:29 – The Battle for Tool Consolidation

01:24:55 – Final Thoughts & The Tsunami of Updates

MJ:FH Ep. 38—Midjourney’s Secret Playground Chaos, Weird, and Overhauled Editor

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