Software engineering at Big Tech and startups, from the inside. Deepdives with experienced engineers and tech professionals who share their hard-earned lessons, interesting stories and advice they have on building software. Especially relevant for software engineers and engineering leaders: useful for those working in tech. newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
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It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers about the non-technical stuff that goes into being a great software developer.
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Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.
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The a16z Podcast discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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The Structural Engineering Channel (TSEC) focuses on helping structural engineering professionals stay up to date on technical trends in the field. Our hosts for the show, Mathew Picardal, PE, and Alexander Daddow, PE, CDT, interviews engineers ranging from recent engineering graduates to professionals from top engineering organizations on professional development topics for structural engineers to facilitate career advancement. Topics covered include but are not limited to performance-based ...
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Leadership in architecture, engineering and construction comes with its own set of challenges, and technical leaders at all stages of their career need support and guidance. The AEC Leadership Podcast (AECLP) is dedicated to helping engineering leaders of all experience levels navigate these challenges. With a diverse audience of AEC professionals across various disciplines, The AECLP provides valuable insights and practical advice.
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Software engineers, architects and team leads have found inspiration to build better, high performing teams by listening to the weekly InfoQ Podcast. We have achieved that by interviewing some of the top CTOs, engineers and technology directors from companies like Uber, Netflix and more. Over 500,000 downloads in the last 3 years.
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Manufacturing is tough—but you don't have to go it alone. If you're leading a manufacturing business, you face constant pressure: staying competitive, adopting new tech, managing people, and driving growth. MakingChips helps you tackle those challenges head-on. Since 2014, we've been equipping manufacturing leaders with the knowledge and inspiration they need to succeed. With hundreds of episodes and over a million downloads, MakingChips is a top resource for the metalworking nation—covering ...
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The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.
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This podcast is about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Culture, Graduate life and much more.
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We created Enginears as a place to share Engineering stories and to aid knowledge sharing and discovery into how companies build their products. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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Honest conversations with the engineering leaders, CTOs, founders, and engineers building real software with real teams. No fluff, no hype — just the messy, human side of getting great products out the door.
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We live in a world where our civilization and daily lives depend upon institutions, infrastructure, and technological substrates that are _complicated_ but not _unknowable_. Join Patrick McKenzie (patio11) as he discusses how decisions, technology, culture, and incentives shape our finance, technology, government, and more, with the people who built (and build) those Complex Systems.
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A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. The Lit Hub Podcast is a production of Lit Hub Radio Music by Dani Lencioni of Evelyn Engineering and production by Stardust House
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A podcast about the people, the projects, and the culture of WGI. We sit down with our team members to see what they do on a daily basis to chase their passions and help our clients become successful.
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...where Tech, Engineering, and The Culture intersects.
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Enginerd: n - a nerdy engineer. What happens when three engineers get together and talk about pop culture, technology and engineering? Hilarity ensues, that's what. Get a boost to your nerd cred by listening to our show.
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Welcome to Milfshake, where mom life meets realness. Hosted by a bold, beautiful crew of mothers, this podcast celebrates womanhood in all its forms, from the messy to the magical. We’re holding space for unfiltered conversations on the culture, motherhood, dating, sex, relationships, healing, and everything in between. No topic is off-limits, and no opinion is too spicy. Real moms, real talk, real fine. Tune in every Friday!
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Speaking my mind with any American who wants to chat over drinks and discuss current events, politics, pop culture, pretty much anything.
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Speak English powerfully using the Effortless English system. Learn English with AJ Hoge, "The World's #1 English Teacher". Learn tips and strategies to improve your spoken English. Learn English vocabulary. Learn about American English and American culture. Be a successful English speaker and international leader!
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Liminal Space dives deep into the messy beauty of living between cultures, identities, and ideologies—especially at the crossroads between China and the West. Hosted by Susan Su and Matthew Lu, two Third-Culture kids in China, we bring you "the good, bad, and the weird" with an insider’s nuance. Each episode, we feature guests navigating their own cultural in-betweenness. Tune in for fresh perspectives and honest dialogue that reveals what lies hidden in life's edges and overlaps. This podca ...
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A conversational pop culture podcast that takes a deep dive into your favourite films, television shows and songs! Created and Hosted by Harley Mumford. Follow this podcast on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Diverse, a podcast by the Society of Women Engineers. SWE gives women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering community. On Diverse, we highlight incredible thought leaders and personalities in the STEM community and discover who they are at home, at work and in between.
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The Tech Trek explores the intersection of People, Impact, and Technology — how engineering leaders build high-performing teams, deliver real outcomes, and shape the future of innovation. Hosted by Amir Bormand, founder of Elevano, the show features CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and technical leaders sharing candid insights on leadership, scaling, and building technology organizations that last. Each episode uncovers the decisions, lessons, and mindsets that separate good teams from great ones — ...
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Discovery Institute is a public policy think tank advancing a culture of purpose, creativity, and innovation. This podcasts collection features episodes from our ID the Future (idthefuture.com), Mind Matters (mindmatters.ai), and Humanize (humanize.today) podcasts.
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Deep conversations with the best founders and business leaders that go beyond the usual advice to uncover the timeless principles that drive success. Master the best of what other people have already figured out. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow button.
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Testing Peers is a community-driven initiative built by testers, for testers. We are a not-for-profit collective focused on supporting each other across software testing, quality, leadership, and engineering. This group is peer-led, values-driven, and passionate about shaping a more thoughtful, collaborative testing culture. The Testing Peers podcast is now expanding beyond its original four hosts, David Maynard, Chris Armstrong, Russell Craxford and Simon Prior, striving to represent the vo ...
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The ID The Future (IDTF) podcast carries on Discovery Institute's mission of exploring the issues central to evolution and intelligent design. IDTF is a short podcast providing you with the most current news and views on evolution and ID. IDTF delivers brief interviews with key scientists and scholars developing the theory of ID, as well as insightful commentary from Discovery Institute senior fellows and staff on the scientific, educational and legal aspects of the debate. Episode notes and ...
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A podcast for developers about building great products. Join us in discussing engineering excellence with top experts and sharpening your coding skills with technical tips from the Semaphore team. Your host is Semaphore’s co-founder, Darko Fabijan.
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Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression? The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they’ve held, or discussing relevant career to ...
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The team at Stanford eCorner believes in the powerful combination of evidence and imagination. We share original stories from informed leaders in academia and industry that focus on innovation, startups, culture, and strategy. The goal: empower you to bring bold ideas to life. Stanford eCorner is led by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center in Stanford University’s School of Engineering.
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Can you build a business based on… “calm?” Host Susan Boles looks beyond the usual metrics of success to help you build a business where calm is the new KPI. With over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur, CFO, and COO, Susan shares the business strategies that lead to a business with comfortable margins—financial, emotional, energetic, and scheduling margins. Join her and her guests as they counter the prevailing “wisdom” about business growth, productivity, and success to provide a fr ...
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Part of Rowan's Profcasts network, everyday engineering is a technical based podcast based around some of the hosts hobbies as well as popular culture.
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The C-SPAN Bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes about nonfiction books. Each week we gather episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature authors talking about history, biography, current events, and culture to make it easier to discover the episodes and listen. If you like nonfiction books, follow this podcast feed so you never miss an episode!
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Recorded live from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this show explores how biotechnologies move from lab to life: microbiome engineering in buildings, CRISPR in agriculture and forestry, gene drives and integrated pest management, data governance and benefit-sharing, risk analysis and regulation, sci-art collaborations, and practical models of responsible innovation and public engagement. Episodes feature researchers, students, and community partners in candid conversations about decisions, trade- ...
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Welcome to Tilt Engineering, the podcast that brings you inside Tilt's dynamic engineering world. Designed for curious problem-solvers and passionate technologists, we share our journey of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Each episode aligns with the content pillars of our engineering blog: Technical Deep Dives: Explore complex technical challenges we've faced and the solutions we've developed, enriched with practical examples, code snippets, and real-world applications. E ...
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It’s human-friendly banter about code, culture, and CEO reality checks—served up by Mike Richardson, Ryan Niemann, Mark Redgrave, and Tom Adams. No jargon. No hype. Just real talk from four guys who’ve seen it all, and aren’t afraid to say what everyone’s thinking.
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The DevLab Podcast (by hackajob) is your backstage pass into the world of today’s leading tech professionals. We talk to developers, engineers, product managers, CTOs, and more from some of the most innovative companies in the UK and US. If you’re building a career in tech, this is where you’ll find the stories, skills, and strategies that matter. Each episode brings you real journeys, technical know-how, and actionable insights to help you grow your craft and your career.
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Welcome to the Purple Cloud Podcast! Our mission is to disseminate the wisdom and teachings of traditional Chinese and Asian culture throughout the Western world. Our scope is broad encompassing medicine and healing, martial arts, philosophy, religion and spiritual practice throughout China and Asia, art, music and more. Through in-depth discussions with luminaries in their respective fields Purple Cloud Podcast is dedicated to shed light upon the many nuances of these traditional cultures.
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Boiler Room, custom designed for media maniacs, savants, bar fly philosophers and otherwise lovable political animals. The show that straps itself to a rocket like Wiley Coyote and lights the fuse every Thursday night, ready to blast off into the media sphere with news, pop culture, music, movies, deep state politics, false flag research, pulling the threads on phony stories and propaganda where we find them. Science, tech, philosophy, social engineering, the degeneracy of the progressives, ...
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This podcast explores a framework for fostering ethical innovation in technology. Covering topics from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to User Experience (UX), it highlights the ethical challenges associated with technological advancements and introduces Value-Based Engineering as a systematic approach to address these issues. Value-based Engineering (VBE) is standardized in ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000 Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns During System Design. It is a highly practical, tes ...
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Do you feel like you're hitting a wall with your existing software projects? Are you curious to hear how other people are navigating this? You're not alone. On the Maintainable Software Podcast, Robby speaks with seasoned practitioners who have overcome the technical and cultural problems often associated with software development. Our guests will share stories in each episode and outline tangible, real-world approaches to software challenges. In turn, you'll uncover new ways of thinking abo ...
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Ethical Impact of Cultured Meat and Seafood: Interview with Lukas Madl
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In the first part of this mini-series, host Joshua Roe speaks to Lukas Madl, founder and CEO of innovethic about they used VBE to make an ethical assessment of cultured meat and seafood.By VBE Academy
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From Technical Excellence to Leadership: Understanding Yourself First
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This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences.In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Frankie Berkoben about executive coaching for engineering leaders, applying iterative development to personal growth, and supporting neurodivergent team members.Read a transcri…
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Brought to You By: • Statsig — The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Something interesting is happening with the latest generation of tech giants. Rather than building advanced experimentation tools themselves, companies like Anthropic, Figma, Notion and a bunch of others… are just using Statsig. Statsig has rebuilt…
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Calm isn't an App: Culture, Autonomy, and the Myth of Productivity (with Kacie Brennell)
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Meetings don’t equal management—most of the time, they’re just control theater. Freelance project manager Kacie Brennell joins Susan to unpack how autonomy—not attendance—drives real outcomes. They dig into async accountability, why tools fail without culture shifts, and how perfectionism + codependency quietly sabotage calm. If you’ve ever looked …
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Cultural Vampires & Digital Shadows
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Alternate Current Radio Presents - Boiler Room - Learn to protect yourself from predatory mass media In this edition of Boiler Room, Hesher is joined by Ruckus and Mystical Pharaoh for a deep-dive into the shadows behind modern headlines. The crew dissects the passing of Dick Cheney and the end of Pelosi’s congressional run, exploring what these po…
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Just a quick note , Bryan dn I will be hosting our first public event in Downtown Tacoma hoping to engage with the public. Come see us!
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Why Scientific Materialism is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
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Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? On this episode of ID the Future from the archive, host David Klinghoffer speaks with Dr. Ann Gauger, Director of Science Communication and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, about her article “The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and…
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High Quality People, High Quality Work: Making Small Big with Goldman Sachs 10KSB, 493
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We're coming to you once again from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C.—the largest gathering of small business owners in U.S. history. This time, we're joined by two inspiring leaders from the Metalworking Nation who prove that the heart of American manufacturing beats strongest in small towns and family-run shops.…
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Amjad Masad & Adam D’Angelo: How Far Are We From AGI?
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Adam D’Angelo (Quora/Poe) thinks we're 5 years from automating remote work. Amjad Masad (Replit) thinks we're brute-forcing intelligence without understanding it. In this conversation, two technical founders who are building the AI future disagree on almost everything: whether LLMs are hitting limits, if we're anywhere close to AGI, and what happen…
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Why I Keep Traveling Alone; Love Trips With People Who Aren't Broke | Milfshake Ep 22
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In episode 22 of Milfshake, hosts Minnie, Des, Tiff, and Tiff kick things off with birthday vibes, Leo season energy, and summer check-ins before diving into travel tales and pet peeves. From Des’s birthday plans and beach days to Tiff O’s Virginia adventures, complete with soul food at Croaker’s Spot and culture shock at Shoprite’s “Go with God” g…
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The world is ending... the world is ending... but if the world is ending, that means it hasn't ended yet. After seeing The Seat of Our Pants at The Public Theater (running thru at least the end of the month!), it's never been clearer that Thornton Wilder is America's great under-appreciated literary trickster. His keen playful writing combines magi…
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The NBA’s betting scandal shows who really runs sports now
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On today’s episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the most recent info on the government shutdown, OpenAI’s deal with Amazon, and Elon Musk’s potential big payday Next, Yaz and Josh talk to Jay Willis, a Fast Company contributing writer and the editor-in-chief of Balls …
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The Future of Voice AI: When Machines Start to Sound Human
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Nikhil Gupta, founder and CTO of Vapi, joins Amir to talk about how voice AI is reshaping the way we connect with businesses. From customer support to healthcare, Nikhil explains how voice agents can bring back the human side of digital interactions. This is a look at where real conversation meets real technology and what happens when machines star…
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Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: How AI Will Cure All Disease
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Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg join a16z’s Ben Horowitz, Erik Torenberg, and Vineeta Agarwala to share how the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is building the computational tools that will accelerate the cure, prevention, and management of all disease by century's end. They explain why basic science needs $100 million-scale projects that traditional…
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Designing Monorail Systems to Solve Real Engineering Challenges – Ep 168
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In this episode, I talk with Carlos Banchik, P.E., CEO and Chairperson of the Board at Innova Technologies Inc., about tackling global monorail engineering challenges with creative solutions. We explore what it takes to design monorail systems that combine structural precision, complex geometry and multidisciplinary integration, including seismic r…
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Patrick McKenzie (patio11) reads his Bits about Money essay on deposit insurance, explaining this critical financial infrastructure, with some thoughts on its performance during 2023. He covers what deposit insurance actually covers (and critically, what it doesn't), how fintech users often misunderstand their exposure to counterparty risk, and the…
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This week Master Z tells us about his trip to Chicago.Consumption:Mr. Pold - SiloSt. Jimmy - Monk season 7, The Woman in the Yard, Future WorldD'Viddy - Boots, The Twilight Zone, Red Dragon, Inglourious BasterdsMaster Z - Honey Don't!, Jeopardy!, Autumn InternationalsMusic Provided By:Greg Gibbs / Most Guitars Are Made of TreesAmil Byleckie / What'…
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Sanjit Biswas (Samsara) - Making a Real-World Impact
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Sanjit Biswas is the co-founder and CEO of Samsara, a global leader in allowing physical operations organizations to harness data, AI, and the Internet of Things. He started the company with the mission to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. In this presentation, Biswas tells the stor…
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Building a Startup Culture Where No One Wants to Leave
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Alex Daniels, Founder and CTO at Predoc, joins the show to share how he is building a mission driven healthtech company that is changing how medical data is accessed and used. He opens up about the personal story that inspired Predoc, how he keeps culture authentic while scaling, and what zero turnover really looks like in a startup. From hiring ph…
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Bryan and I go over the growing concerns of authoritarianism and totalitarianism of the gowing, inevitable A.I. unless a future generation pushes back. Potentially, violently.
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From Swift to Mojo and high-performance AI Engineering with Chris Lattner
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Brought to You By: • Statsig — The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Companies like Graphite, Notion, and Brex rely on Statsig to measure the impact of the pace they ship. Get a 30-day enterprise trial here. • Linear – The system for modern product development. Linear is a heavy user of Swift: they just redesigned …
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Lizzi Lee on Involution, Overcapacity, and China's Economic Model
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This week on Sinica, I chat with Lizzi Lee, a fellow on the Chinese economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute and one of the sharpest China analysts working today. We dig into the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th Party Congress and what it reveals about China's evolving growth model — particularly the much-discussed but often misunderstood push a…
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Robert Marks Remembers ID and Tech Pioneer Walter Bradley
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Robert Marks Remembers ID and Tech Pioneer Walter Bradley
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In 1984, three scientists dared to probe the mystery of life's origin by putting the prevailing theories of prebiotic and chemical evolution to the test. One of those men was engineer Walter Bradley. Today, Dr. Robert J. Marks joins host Andrew McDiarmid to share some of his personal anecdotes and professional insights about Dr. Bradley, a scientis…
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Seeing The Future from AI Companions to Personal Software
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Eugenia Kuyda, CEO of Wabi and AI pioneer behind Replika, joins Erik, Anish, and Justine to reveal how personal software will transform from a developer monopoly to a creative medium for all. She exposes why command-line AI interfaces are the new MS-DOS, explains how mini-apps will become as shareable as TikToks, and details her decade-long journey…
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ElevenLabs CEO: Why Voice is the Next AI Interface
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ElevenLabs CEO and co‑founder Mati Staniszewski joins Jennifer Li to explain how the team ships research‑grade AI at lightning speed—from text‑to‑speech and fully licensed AI music to real‑time voice agents—and why voice is the next interface for human‑computer interaction. He shares the small, autonomous team model, global hiring approach, and how…
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Building Infrastructure Startups: Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think
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Jordan Tigani, CEO and cofounder of MotherDuck, knows what world class infrastructure looks like. He spent years building Google BigQuery before taking those lessons into the startup world. In this episode, he breaks down why building infrastructure products is fundamentally different from typical SaaS and why founders who don’t understand that dif…
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Scaling Smarter: Lessons from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, 492
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We're coming to you live from Washington, D.C., at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit—the largest gathering of small business owners in U.S. history. With more than 2,700 entrepreneurs in one place, the energy is electric, and the conversations are powerful. Among them is our guest, Brandon Dahms, owner of Innovative Manufacturing & E…
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Ep 341: Indigenous Voices in STEM: A Conversation With Sarah EchoHawk, AISES President
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In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, SWE CEO and Executive Director Karen Horting sits down with Sarah EchoHawk, president and CEO of Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES), to discuss visibility, allyship, and access for Indigenous engineers.Sarah shares her family’s deep legacy of public service, the role of tribal colleges i…
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Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]
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Steve Wozniak is the engineer who built Apple. Then he did something Silicon Valley still doesn't understand: he gave millions of his own money away to early employees, walked away from power, and refused to play the game everyone else was playing. While HP rejected his design and competitors built walled gardens, Wozniak's philosophy of open archi…
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A Special Announcement – Changing Our Release Schedule
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Original Recording Date: 11/2/2025 Expect a Change Moving Forward – The Schedule Hi everyone – thank you for being a listener. This is a brief reminder that episodes from this point forward will be releasing every 2 weeks for the time being. Life circumstances have demanded we make this change to keep producing the show. Don’t expect any changes to…
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BN+: Peter Henriques Explores George Washington’s Character and Presidency
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Retired George Mason University history professor, Peter Henriques, starts off his author's note writing: "If anyone had told me in the summer of 2023 that I would be writing one more book on George Washington, I would have expressed extreme skepticism." In Episode 6 of this Booknotes+ podcast series in 2021, Professor Henriques told us the same th…
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Engineering on Steroids: The Incredible Design of the Human Body
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Every day your body must solve hundreds of hard engineering problems simultaneously, or else you’ll die. These problems involve multiple coordinated, integrated systems that have to come online, not gradually, but all at once and at just the right time and place. Can an evolutionary process explain the development of these systems? You be the judge…
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Engineering on Steroids: The Incredible Design of the Human Body
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Why Enterprise Product Management Is Completely Different
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Ogi Kavazovic, co-founder and CEO of House Rx, joins the show to unpack what most product leaders miss about building for enterprise software. Drawing from two decades in tech, Ogi breaks down how product management shifts when you move from B2C or “B to small B” to true enterprise—what he calls “B to Big B.” He explains why traditional user resear…
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Built by Humans: how to hire globally without losing control | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Brian Regienczuk
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Outcomes suffer when incentives are wrong. Hours get billed. Problems get yes. In this episode, Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Brian Regienczuk, CEO and founder of SpotSource, to discuss building distributed teams without losing control over communication, culture, or results. They cover: • Regional communication styles, from reflexive yes to argu…
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Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: What signals do you look for when interviewing candidates? I’ve helped interview many people at this point and almost all of the engineers that I marked as “hire” that we brought on board ended up being low performers and were eventually managed out. I wasn’t the only one who approved them e…
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David Sacks: AI, Crypto, China, Dems, and SF
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David Sacks, White House AI and Crypto Czar, joins Marc, Ben, and Erik to explore what's really happening inside the Trump administration's AI and crypto strategy. They expose the regulatory capture playbook being pushed by certain AI companies, explain why open source is America's secret weapon, and detail the infrastructure crisis that could dete…
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The Lean Advantage: Building Smarter Systems and Stronger Teams, 491
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In this powerful installment of the Machine Shop MBA series, we welcome two guests who embody the heart of continuous improvement: Noah Goellner, President of AME and Hennig, and Nick DeGeorgia, Manufacturing Engineer at P1 Industries. What starts as a story of one listener's journey—from cutting chips to becoming a lean champion—evolves into a mas…
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We all think of ourselves as authors of our lives. The difference between our happy ending and someone else’s tragic one are the choices we each make. But what if none of that’s true? Sean’s guest today is Robert Sapolsky, a biologist and neuroscientist at Stanford University and author of Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will. They dig i…
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Strategic AI Implementation and Organizational Transformation Framework
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Business leaders face the challenge of moving beyond AI dabbling to strategic mastery, where artificial intelligence becomes the operating system of their organization rather than just another technology overlay. The episode reveals that 90% of AI pilot projects fail due to lack of strategic alignment and proper data infrastructure. Companies like …
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