Best Amazing Kid Productions Podcasts (2025)

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The Hidden Mental Load with Paige Connell, Part 2 28:47

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McDonalds and car sick kiddos! (00:00), Paige talks about the different standards for moms and dads (3:00), Paige, Cher, and Shelly talk about goal setting with our partners (15:50), and how heavy work load in action is not always visible (24:40) Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Paige…

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#521: Red Teaming LLMs and GenAI with PyRIT 1:02:40

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English is now an API. Our apps read untrusted text; they follow instructions hidden in plain sight, and sometimes they turn that text into action. If you connect a model to tools or let it read documents from the wild, you have created a brand new attack surface. In this episode, we will make that concrete. We will talk about the attacks teams are…

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Episode 118 Gary Rivlin on AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence | The Tim Castle Show 1:04:01

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What a privilege this was. On the show today we have none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin. From New York Times Magazine to Wired and Newsweek Gary has covered a wide range of topics balancing deep research with ethical concern. We discuss his new book AI Valley where he shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial In…

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Unpacking the Mental Load with Paige Connell, Part 1 21:08

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Dog to the vet! (0:00), Cher and Shelly chat about learning more about the mental load aka invisible load from Paige (0:20), the mental load, society and how we can change our experiences (1:59), how Paige’s journey sharing solutions for families about the mental load began (5:56), with all couples the sooner the better for having these discussions…

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#520: pyx - the other side of the uv coin (announcing pyx) 1:00:11

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A couple years ago, Charlie Marsh lit a fire under Python tooling with Ruff and then uv. Today he’s back with something on the other side of that coin: pyx. Pyx isn’t a PyPI replacement. Think server, not just index. It mirrors PyPI, plays fine with pip or uv, and aims to make installs fast and predictable by letting a smart client talk to a smart …

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Episode 117 Justin Harper on Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Crypto and Stories That Matter | The Tim Castle Show 51:07

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Today on the show we have a seasoned journalist I have long admired. Having met in Singapore over 5 years ago, I've seen Justin take on new challenges and counties, daring to tackle topics and go deep into the latest innovations and trends. He's the type of reporter you want to read, giving you the no fluff insight you've been looking for and shini…

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#519: Data Science Cloud Lessons at Scale 1:02:56

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Today on Talk Python: What really happens when your data work outgrows your laptop. Matthew Rocklin, creator of Dask and cofounder of Coiled, and Nat Tabris a staff software engineer at Coiled join me to unpack the messy truth of cloud-scale Python. During the episode we actually spin up a 1,000 core cluster from a notebook, twice! We also discuss …

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The Amazing Karine Plantadit, our 1st Guest, Re-Released in Celebration of 50 Episodes 1:04:32

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“You are the only one responsible for your dreams.” Kids, moms and bathrooms (0:00), Karine shares her inspiring journey to motherhood at 54, the epiphany that we are responsible for our dreams and control of our lives, trusting our intuition (2:50) the importance of having a supportive tribe and the best people around you (14:47), Karine talks abo…

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Hospitals, Movies, and Mom-life, Oh My! 15:08

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Follow and rate us! Your support means the world to us and helps our community grow! Cher shares a hilarious story about still mommying while in the hospital (0:00), Cherice on watching Stranger Things and Resident Alien with the girls (2:57), the trio discusses tips for making scary movies more palatable (5:49), Jessica offers a moving beautiful a…

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Episode 116 The Art of Retreats with Fabrice Desmarescaux | The Tim Castle Show 1:22:44

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This is very special episode, one that everyone MUST listen to deeply - it could change your life! Business leaders need to find inner peace if they are to create an inspiring and sustainable future. Fabrice Desmarescaux former partner at McKinsey & Company, Fabrice has practiced meditation, taught yoga, and led spiritual retreats for two decades. …

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171. Winning Your First Club Championship with Phyllis Haberer 39:02

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"Down the middle, down the middle, chip one putt." That was the mantra Phylly sang in her head throughout her breakthrough club championship win at Durand Eastman, Rochester's notoriously difficult municipal course. After years of close calls, including a tough shank into the water on the 16th hole during a Florida club championship, Phylly finally…

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Summer Reflections: Unplugged Adventures with Our Kids 13:39

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Follow and rate us! Your support means the world to us and helps our community grow! Shelly shares her funny adventure at a fancy Maine hotel (0:00), Cher speaks of the value of bonding time with her kids, off devices in the car (7:25), Jessica shares her sleepover adventure with her 10 year old son and all his friends (9:30). Hosts: Cherice Barton…

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#518: Celebrating Django's 20th Birthday With Its Creators 1:08:13

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Twenty years after a scrappy newsroom team hacked together a framework to ship stories fast, Django remains the Python web framework that ships real apps, responsibly. In this anniversary roundtable with its creators and long-time stewards: Simon Willison, Adrian Holovaty, Will Vincent, Jeff Triplett, and Thibaud Colas, we trace the path from the L…

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Amy Marie Hann, Part 2: Master the Mundane: How ADHD Moms Can Thrive, Not Just Survive 26:13

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INTRO: Funny stories: What’s “so cringe” and “Smelly” (0:00), how we have to make more time for ADHD sensory sensitivities, get proactive and things get easier, its not just about being productive but about regulating ourselves (1:52), Amy shares how she helps families build a step-by-step system and lifestyle that makes our lives more productive (…

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Episode 115 Keld Jensen AI and Negotiation - Are you a SMART negotiator? | The Tim Castle Show 41:14

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Today on the show, we’ve got a negotiation powerhouse - someone who’s changing the way the world thinks about influence, trust, and dealmaking. He has more than 30 years experience in international management, negotiation, and communication. He’s advised governments, Fortune 500 companies, and global brands like LEGO, Johnson & Johnson, and Rolls-R…

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#517: Agentic Al Programming with Python 1:17:01

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Agentic AI programming is what happens when coding assistants stop acting like autocomplete and start collaborating on real work. In this episode, we cut through the hype and incentives to define “agentic,” then get hands-on with how tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and LangChain actually behave inside an established codebase. Our guest, Matt Makai,…

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Amy Marie Hann, Part 1: Mastering the Mundane, ADHD and Burnout and Finding a Calm To The Chaos 22:56

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Funny stories, Shelly’s chef neighbor and Cher takes the kids to McDonalds (0:00), Cher and Shelly chat about the awesome Amy Marie Hann, Shelly being ADHD executive functioning and how Amy’s expertise helps us and how her book Master The Mundane is life changing (1:29), Amy’s journey writing Master The Mundane (3:48), Amy shares about being diagno…

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#516: Accelerating Python Data Science at NVIDIA 1:05:42

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Python’s data stack is getting a serious GPU turbo boost. In this episode, Ben Zaitlen from NVIDIA joins us to unpack RAPIDS, the open source toolkit that lets pandas, scikit-learn, Spark, Polars, and even NetworkX execute on GPUs. We trace the project’s origin and why NVIDIA built it in the open, then dig into the pieces that matter in practice: c…

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Episode 114 Eli Harwood On Raising Securely Attached Kids - The MOST important episode!!! 51:33

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This week on The Tim Castle Show I’m joined by the incredible Eli Harwood—better known as the Attachment Nerd. With over 738k followers on Instagram, Eli is a licensed therapist, author, and mom of three who is on a mission to help parents raise securely attached kids. Her first book Securely Attached explored romantic relationships, but her newest…

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Stephanie Klemons, Part 2: Grammy® and Drama Desk Award–Winning Performer, Director, Choreographer, and Mom of Two. 26:48

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Stephanie on her choreographic process, ego and valuing the dancers she works with (2:08), Stephanie shares her childbirth-fitness journey (12:28), the joys of all our children’s phases of growing up (18:09). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Stephanie Klemons Producer: Jessica O’Keefe…

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#515: Durable Python Execution with Temporal 1:10:54

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What if your code was crash-proof? That's the value prop for a framework called Temporal. Temporal is a durable execution platform that enables developers to build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability. The Temporal server executes units of application logic called Workflows in a resilient manner that automatically h…

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Anna Robb, Part 2: Embrace Our Ruthless Creativity 26:13

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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Anna Robb Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged A discussion Anna’s LinkedIn post about choice with parenting and work, plus Anna’s scheduling hack of entering even kiddo time into her calendar (2:26), showing up for our work by keeping our…

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170. The Bandon Dunes Solstice with Jason Baumeister 42:10

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"You wake up at 5:20, you put your tee in the ground, you hit your shot, and then the four of you walk off to the ball and you hit it again, and you keep on going. It's very simplistic. You go left foot, right foot until you're finished. 72 holes." Jason has tackled one of golf's most brutal endurance tests 13 times: the Bandon Solstice. This isn't…

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No Such Thing as Balance: Anna Robb on Choosing with Intention 23:38

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Follow and rate us! Your support means the world to us and helps our community grow! Anna chats working in Macao and living in Hong Kong, the safety of living in Hong Kong and freedom her children experience (2:25), shares her incredible career journey (8:46) and about that beautiful LinkedIn post about choice and supporting mothers in the industry…

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Episode 113: Rich Diviney Masters of Uncertainty - Former Navy Seal Shows Us How To Turn Stress Into Success, The Navy Seal Way | The Tim Castle Show 54:10

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In this episode of The Tim Castle Show, I sit down with one of the brightest minds I’ve ever had on the show — former Navy SEAL commander, elite performance coach, and bestselling author Rich Diviney. We dive deep into his new book, Masters of Uncertainty: The Navy SEAL Way to Turn Stress Into Success for You and Your Team, and uncover how the SEAL…

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Stephanie Klemons: Award–Winning Performer, Director, Choreographer, and Mom of Two. 17:20

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Stephanie chats about how our parenting styles can shape our leadership at work (2:14), asking for what we need to make our family happy is what we want more of in the workplace (11:47), the great parenting gift of being able to trust our creativity at work more (15:36). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shell…

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169. The 29029 Everesting Challenge with Justin Klemballa 58:35

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Justin Klemballa tackled one of the most grueling endurance challenges out there – the 29029 Everting event at Jackson Hole. For those unfamiliar, this isn't your typical weekend hike. Participants climb a mountain 19 times in 36 hours to reach the equivalent height of Mount Everest (29,029 feet). You read that right – 19 times up the same brutal m…

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Episode 112: Nir Eyal How to Get People Hooked On Your Product And Also Become Indistractible 57:50

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Why are some products impossible to put down — and others forgotten overnight? In this episode of The Tim Castle Show, I sit down with bestselling author and behavioral design expert Nir Eyal to uncover the psychology behind Silicon Valley’s stickiest products. From Meta to Slack to WhatsApp, we explore the Hooked Model — Nir’s powerful framework f…

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#514: Python Language Summit 2025 1:13:00

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Every year the core developers of Python convene in person to focus on high priority topics for CPython and beyond. This year they met at PyCon US 2025. Those meetings are closed door to keep focused and productive. But we're lucky that Seth Michael Larson was in attendance and wrote up each topic presented and the reactions and feedback to each. W…

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Jonathan Angelilli: Movement Educator, Dad and Healer 14:44

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Jonathan on why men need to level up (2:04), how breathwork can move the needle on how we interact with the world (6:28) defining energy medicine and its benefits (11:30). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Jonathan Angelilli Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions Follow Jona…

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#513: Stories from Python History 1:08:36

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Why do people listen to this podcast? Sure, they're looking for technical explorations of new libraries and ideas. But often it's to hear the story behind them. If that speaks to you, then I have the perfect episode lined up. I have Barry Warsaw, Paul Everitt, Carol Willing, and Brett Cannon all back on the show to share stories from the history of…

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Episode 111: Annalie Howling | How To Be Unapologetic You, Unshackle Your Shame And Reclaim Your Power 53:50

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I am thrilled to welcome Annalie Howling once again to the show. In this episode I sit down with Annalie Howling for the second time and what a pleasure it was. She brings the energy, the deep presence, the passion and the power, and she's got a new book out that I am confident is going to rock your world. The topic in question, shame. This might b…

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Lynzy Lab, Part 2: Dance, Choreography, Visual Artist, Singing, Songwriting & Motherhood 17:52

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Lynzy discusses motherhood as muse to her creativity and activism (3:11), Lynzy sings her hit song “A Scary Time” (9:52), Lynzy’s events to look forward to and stay connected (13:42). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Lynzy Lab Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions Follow L…

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The First Domino: How to Create a Chain Reaction of Success In Sales 20:16

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In this episode I break down The First Domino, his latest book launching in September. Pre-order your copy here https://www.thefirstdominobook.com/ In this episode, Tim Castle breaks down the core idea behind his powerful book The First Domino — how one bold, decisive action can set off a chain reaction that transforms your life and career. Drawing…

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#512: Building a JIT Compiler for CPython 1:08:18

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Do you like to dive into the details and intricacies of how Python executes and how we can optimize it? Well, do I have an episode for you. We welcome back Brandt Bucher to give us an update on the upcoming JIT compiler for Python and why it differs from JITs for languages such as C# and Java. Episode sponsors Posit Talk Python Courses Links from t…

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Meg Sylvester, Part 2: The Power of Radiance and Essence 19:35

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A discussion of support systems and how life for Meg is not about balance or doing it all but rather discovering ways that work for her (2:43), liberating yourself from doing the balance and finding out what brings you joy from work to volunteering, we don’t have to supermom it, share the load (9:56), Meg’s retreats, like the one in Bali happening …

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#511: From Notebooks to Production Data Science Systems 54:15

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If you're doing data science and have mostly spent your time doing exploratory or just local development, this could be the episode for you. We are joined by Catherine Nelson to discuss techniques and tools to move your data science game from local notebooks to full-on production workflows. Episode sponsors Agntcy Sentry Error Monitoring, Code TALK…

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Lynzy Lab, Part 1: Dance, Choreography, Visual Artist, Singing, Songwriting & Motherhood 34:56

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Lynzy’s journey of dance, choreography, visual art, singing/songwriting and motherhood (2:53), Lynzy shares about her hit song “A Scary Time” (14:18), the importance of you being you in the public eye and also just for yourself and your family (21:58). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest:…

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#510: 10 Polars Tools and Techniques To Level Up Your Data Science 1:02:04

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Are you using Polars for your data science work? Maybe you've been sticking with the tried-and-true Pandas? There are many benefits to Polars directly of course. But you might not be aware of all the excellent tools and libraries that make Polars even better. Examples include Patito which combines Pydantic and Polars for data validation and polars_…

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Meg Sylvester Part 1: Pleasure Coach, Speaker, Writer & Mama of 3 31:15

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Meg talks about her sudden spiritual awakening when she was a young mom (5:26), How human design has helped her appreciate her inner guidance system, and release shame (17:57), Meg talks about travel retreats she created for women who crave intentional travel (24:04). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly H…

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Arthur Gourounlian, Part 2: Family, Purpose, and Creativity 45:18

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Arthur Gourounlian Part 2: on Family, Purpose, and Creativity: Chasing Dreams, Breaking Patterns “There is no age to start a business” Arthur shares that he started successful businesses in his 40’s (11:58 ), how he encourages his daughter to stand up for herself and the principles he teaches his daughters to lead them down the right path (24:48), …

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#509: GPU Programming in Pure Python 57:29

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If you're looking to leverage the insane power of modern GPUs for data science and ML, you might think you'll need to use some low-level programming language such as C++. But the folks over at NVIDIA have been hard at work building Python SDKs which provide nearly native level of performance when doing Pythonic GPU programming. Bryce Adelstein Lelb…

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#508: Program Your Own Computer with Python 1:11:56

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If you've heard the phrase "Automate the boring things" for Python, this episode starts with that idea and takes it to another level. We have Glyph back on the podcast to talk about "Programming YOUR computer with Python." We dive into a bunch of tools and frameworks and especially spend some time on integrating with existing platform APIs (e.g. ma…

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Julie Nguyen Part 2: Doing the inner work just gets you closer to this original blueprint, your soul essence. 35:42

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“Doing the inner work just gets you closer to this original blueprint, your soul essence blueprint.” Please follow and rate us! Your support means the world to us and helps our community grow! Our children’s wisdom, sharing that we, as parents, don’t have the answer, this is what scares me, this is what makes me mad, and how that gives our children…

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#507: Agentic AI Workflows with LangGraph 1:03:59

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If you want to leverage the power of LLMs in your Python apps, you would be wise to consider an agentic framework. Agentic empowers the LLMs to use tools and take further action based on what it has learned at that point. And frameworks provide all the necessary building blocks to weave these into your apps with features like long-term memory and d…

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Arthur Gourounlian, Part 1: “Be kind, love each other, and support each other.” 41:42

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“Every child needs love” (2:25), Arthur shares how his love for life has him shine, be positive, confident in this world and make life beautiful from his time as a refugee to going out and having all his successes (11:23), Arthur’s and Brian’s inspirational focus to always make time for their kids but also to work hard for their children (35:38). H…

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Julie Nguyen, Part 1: “Your intuition doesn’t scream—it whispers” 34:19

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“Your intuition doesn’t scream—it whispers” Julie invites us all to connect to our physical selves and we go on an exploration of what it means to follow our intuition, what does our intuition sound like and how do we recognize it (1:42) a discussion of what self-love is (11:13) Julie shares her journey (12:59), and the fun of experiencing life wit…

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How To Control Your Emotions When Triggered | The Tim Castle Show 17:56

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In this powerful episode of The Tim Castle Show, Tim dives deep into the art of emotional control — especially in those high-pressure moments when you feel triggered. Whether it’s in a negotiation, at work, or in a personal relationship, learning to manage your emotions is a critical skill that separates good from great. Tim shares practical strate…

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#506: ty: Astral's New Type Checker (Formerly Red-Knot) 1:04:19

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The folks over at Astral have made some big-time impacts in the Python space with uv and ruff. They are back with another amazing project named ty. You may have known it as Red-Knot. But it's coming up on release time for the first version and with the release it comes with a new official name: ty. We have Charlie Marsh and Carl Meyer on the show t…

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Yumiko Takeshima, Part 2: The discipline of rest, a secret to creative longevity 22:29

5M ago22:29

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“Let it happen” How we overcome toughness with the idea of “let it happen” and by following our curiosity (1:32), new moms multi-tasking work and baby (8:24), Yumi shares about sleep, time by herself and reading comics (17:32) Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Guest: Yumiko Takeshima Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions Follo…