Best Front Of House Engineer Podcasts (2025)

On this episode of Inside MusiCast, we head back to Norway to check-in with Ole Børud and chat about his brand new studio album titled, “Sleepwalking Again.” These ten new tracks are already being described by his fans as some of his best work, and we can’t disagree. “Sleepwalking Again” contains elements of West Coast soul, pop, funk, a hint of go…

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Why rent a cloud when you can build one? 29:03

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Andrei Kvapil, founder of Ænix and core developer of Cozystack, joins Ryan to dive into what it takes to build a cloud from scratch, the intricacies of Kubernetes and virtualization, and how open-source has made digital sovereignty possible. Episode notes: Cozystack is a Kubernetes-based framework for building a private cloud environment. Connect w…

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Communicating Climate in 2025 - Navigating Polarization with Action and Authenticity 32:43

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In this live episode recorded during Climate Week NYC 2025, Bard MBA professor Renay Loper hosts a conversation with Alec Turnbull, co-founder of Climate Tech Cities and the Climate Film Festival, and Lauren Kiel, Global Head of Community Innovation at Bloomberg Media. The panel tackles communicating climate action in a polarized environment, discu…

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AI agents for your digital chores 34:43

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Ryan welcomes Dhruv Batra, co-founder and chief scientist at Yutori, to explore the future of AI agents, how AI usage is changing the way people interact with advertisements and the web as a whole, and the challenges that proactive AI agents may face when being integrated into workflows and personal internet use. Episode notes: Yutori is building A…

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Culture Caravan (10/12/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Sweden's Club 8, new music from Brazilian singer/songwriter Rubel, celebrating Yo-Yo Ma's 70th birthdady + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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306. Sonic Secrets Of “Hamilton” 39:51

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In Episode 306: it’s time for something a bit different, as Andy introduces Sean and the listeners to another of his favorite sound-related podcasts, Twenty Thousand Hertz, produced by the sound design team at Defacto Sound. Twenty Thousand Hertz is focused on all things related to sound, from the sound design and scores of TV shows like Bluey to t…

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Vite is like the United Nations of JavaScript 27:08

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Ryan welcomes back Evan You, the creator of Vite and Vue.js, to discuss the evolution of build tools in web development, the unique features of Vite from its plugins to its hot module capabilities, and the future of Vite, including its integration with Rust. Plus, they touch on Vite’s new documentary and the power of open-source communities. Episod…

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Context is king for secure, AI-generated code 28:15

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Ryan sits down with Dimitri Stiliadis, CTO and co-founder of Endor Labs, to talk about how AppSec is evolving to address AI’s use cases. They discuss the implications of AI-generated code on security practices, the importance of human oversight in managing vulnerabilities, and how organizations should be balancing security and efficiency with AI. E…

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One is not the loneliest number for API calls 26:21

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Gil Feig, co-founder and CTO of Merge, joins the show to explore Merge’s approach for reducing third-party APIs to a single call, the complexities of and need for data normalization, and the role that AI and MCP plays in the future of API functionality. Episode notes: Merge connects you to any third-party system for fast, secure integrations for yo…

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Steve Porcaro 1:06:05

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In 2016, Steve Porcaro released his debut solo album “Someday / Somehow” - a project that had been in development many years, but was always put on hold for other commitments, such as writing, recording and touring with Toto, and his scoring gig for the TV series “Justified” and other projects. With those behind him, it’s given Steve the time and f…

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Vernon Reid 55:55

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While Vernon Reid is best known as the founder of the band Living Colour, he’s had a diverse and expansive presence in the music industry. He’s without question one of the most creative and talented guitarists on the planet. In fact, he’s made Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 greatest guitarists of all time. From heavy metal, to punk, to avant garde …

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Building AI-ready teams: Why documentation and culture matter more than tools 20:29

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In the second part of this two-part Leaders of Code episode, Peter O'Connor, Director of Platform Engineering, and Ryan J. Salva, Senior Director of Product at Google Developer Experiences, dive beyond AI hype to explore the shifts reshaping how engineering teams operate and scale. From the critical role of documentation quality in AI workflows to …

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As your AI gets smarter, so must your API 28:19

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Ryan sits down with Marco Palladino, CTO of Kong, to talk about the rise of AI agents and their impact on API consumption, the MCP protocol as a new standard for agents, the importance of observability and security in AI systems, and the importance for businesses and entrepreneurs to leverage opportunities in the agentic AI space now. Episode notes…

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Culture Caravan (9/28/25) 59:00

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Culture Caravan (9/28/25) by Culture Caravan RadioBy Culture Caravan Radio

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305. End Of The Summer Wrap-Up 59:56

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In Episode 305, Andy and Sean present an end of summer wrap-up, touching on a wide variety of subjects as concert season for a lot of small to mid-size sound companies wind down and corporate season picks up! Andy shares some big news on his new “day gig,” having left the freelance life to work full time doing tech support for a major manufacturer,…

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Getting Backstage in front of a shifting dev experience 26:35

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Ryan welcomes Pia Nilsson, GM for Backstage and head of developer experience at Spotify, to discuss the evolution and adoption of Backstage, the impact of AI on dev experience, and how Spotify approaches platform engineering and standardization to help teams solve for specific needs. Episode notes: Backstage is an open-source IDP by Spotify that re…

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Democratizing your data access with AI agents 29:28

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Jeff Hollan, director of product at Snowflake, joins Ryan to discuss the role that data plays in making AI and AI agents better. Along the way, they discuss how a database leads to an AI platform, Snowflake’s new data marketplace, and the role data will play in AI agents. Episode notes: Snowflake provides a fully-managed data platform that develope…

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Culture Caravan (9/21/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Meklit, new music by Antibala, a tribute to the late jazz musician Akiko Tsuruga + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Off with your CMS’s head! Composability and security in headless CMS 23:20

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Ryan welcomes Sebastian Gierlinger, VP of Engineering at Storyblok, to talk about how headless content management systems (CMS) fit into an increasingly componentized software landscape. They run through the differences between headless and traditional CMS systems (and databases), prototyping and security concerns, and how a team building distribut…

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Redefining Sustainable Business in 2025 - A Live Conversation with Reagan Richmond and Eban Goodstein 47:17

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In this special live episode recorded at Bard College's Brooklyn campus, host Renay Loper sits down with Reagan Richmond, a 2017 Bard MBA graduate who consults Fortune 500 companies on climate strategy, and Eban Goodstein, who leads Bard's Graduate Programs in Sustainability. They explore how to navigate sustainable business in an increasingly pola…

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What an MCP implementation looks like at a CRM company 24:20

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Ryan chats with Karen Ng, EVP of Product at HubSpot, to chat about Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how they implemented it for their server for their CRM product. They chat the emergence of this as the standard for agentic interactions, the challenges of implementing the server and integrating it with their ecosystem, and how agentic AI has affec…

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Culture Caravan (9/14/25) 59:00

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Featuring new music from Australia's Cut Copy, Norway's Orion's Belte, Brooklyn's Saha Gnawa feat. guitarist Nels Cline + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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304. A Conversation With Daniel & Andreas Sennheiser 51:54

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Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser, the third-generation CEOs of Sennheiser Electronics, join the show in Episode 304 to celebrate and look back on Sennheiser’s 80th anniversary. In a wide-ranging conversation, they talk about the history of Sennheiser, and how it’s remained a family-run company through all of its 80-year history, the hits (and even a c…

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Planning to Arm mobile devices with chips that handle AI 32:36

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Ryan welcomes Geraint North, AI and developer platforms fellow at Arm, to dive into the impact of GenAI on chip design, Arm’s approach to designing flexible CPU architectures, and the challenges of optimizing large language models at the chip level for edge devices. Episode notes: Arm is a global compute platform that allows the world’s leading tec…

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How AI is reshaping developer teams and the future of software development 31:19

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In this two-part episode of Leaders of Code, Peter O’Connor, Director of Platform Engineering, welcomes Ryan J. Salva, Senior Director of Product at Google, Developer Experiences, for a deep dive into the future of software development. They explore how AI-assisted tools are reshaping the developer experience, going far beyond just writing code. Fr…

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We built stackoverflow.ai with the community and for the community 33:50

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Ryan is joined by our very own Ash Zade, Product Manager, and Alex Warren, Staff Software Engineer, to discuss our newly released stackoverflow.ai, how it’s enhancing user experience by combining human-validated answers with AI, and our future plans for deeper personalization and community integration. Episode notes: stackoverflow.ai is helping you…

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Kotlin is more than just the Android house language 30:58

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Ryan welcomes Jeffrey van Gogh, Director of Engineering, Android Developer Experience, at Google and board member of the Kotlin Foundation. They discuss the evolution of the Kotlin language from JVM to multiplatform, how their governance board works with the community to stop breaking changes, and the intricacies of Kotlin’s multiplatform capabilit…

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303. Robert Kuijpers On “Guerrilla Audio” For Festivals 57:51

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In Episode 303, Sean and Andy are joined by Robert Kuijpers, coming to us straight from the Netherlands to share stories and tips from his extensive experience in the “guerrilla audio” world of fast-moving music festivals. Robert has been immersed in the live music industry since age 10, starting playing guitar and working in a guitar local shop wh…

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Building AI for consumer applications isn’t all fun and games 29:51

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Kylan Gibbs, CEO of Inworld, joins the show to discuss the technical challenges of creating interactive AI for virtual worlds and games, the significance of user experience, and the importance of accessibility and cost-efficiency in deploying AI models. Episode notes: Inworld provides solutions for AI applications that allow teams to build and depl…

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Culture Caravan (8/31/25) 59:00

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Culture Caravan (8/31/25) by Culture Caravan RadioBy Culture Caravan Radio

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Open-source is for the people, by the people 38:14

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Travis Oliphant, creator of NumPy and SciPy, joins Ryan to explore the development of Python as a data science tool, the evolution of these foundational libraries, and the importance of community and collaboration in open-source projects, including Travis’ current work to support sustainable open-source through the OpenTeams Incubator. Episode note…

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From punch cards to prompts: a history of how software got better 34:12

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SPONSORED BY AWS Ryan welcomes Darko Mesaroš, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS and all around computer history buff, to chat about history of software development improvements and how they made developers made more productive. They discuss the technologies and breakthroughs that created greater abstractions on the underlying bit manipulations an…