Best MS Dev Podcasts (2025)

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Lance McCarthy on CoPilot & MCP Servers

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Lance takes us through what MCP is, why it is important, and how to work with it. Video You can reach Lance here: https://bsky.app/profile/lance.boston https://twitter.com/l_anceM Https://dvlup.comBy Jesse Liberty

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Visual Studio Code AI with James Montemagno 1:06:00

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How has AI changed coding with Visual Studio Code? Carl and Richard talk to James Montemagno about his experiences using the various LLM models available today with Visual Studio Code to build applications. James talks about the differences in approaches between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when it comes to AI tooling, and how those tools c…

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Preventing Foodborne Pathogens With Plant-Derived Compounds with Karl Matthews 59:03

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Karl Matthews, Ph.D., Professor of Microbial Food Safety at Rutgers University, discusses ways to eliminate pathogens like Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria from fresh fruits and vegetables. He highlights the importance of preventative measures from farm to table, including the use of water antimicrobials, like chlorine, and photosensitizers…

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Managing Vendor Incidents with Mandi Walls 31:45

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You're down - is it your servers, or someone else's? While at the Kansas City Developers Conference, Richard sits down with Mandi Walls from Pager Duty about her experiences dealing with incidents involving vendor services. It might be your cloud provider, or some other SaaS element of a pipeline, or even an open-source library dependency in an imp…

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Razor Tooling in Visual Studio 2026 with David Wengier 55:00

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Razor Tooling is evolving! Carl and Richard talk to David Wengier about the changes coming for Razor Pages in the next version of Visual Studio. David talks about the realization that much of the new work in Razor ties closely to Roslyn, which has resulted in a new co-hosting model that means higher performance and reliability for your web pages! T…

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Scott Hunter

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Conversation with Scott Hunter (VP Microsoft) about Visual Studio, CoPilot Agents, MCP, Azure, Azure Functions and much more. Watch on YouTube Note: ZenCastr ate Scott’s links, but you can get started at https://learn.microsoft.comBy Jesse Liberty

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Certificate Automation with Todd Gardner 35:02

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The days of the one-year SSL certificate are coming to an end - are you ready? Richard chats with Todd Gardner about the upcoming requirement from the Certification Authority Browser Forum to limit SSL certs to 200 days starting March 2026 - and they keep getting shorter until by 2029, certificates will last no longer than 47 days! If you haven't a…

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Visual Studio 2026 with Mads Kristensen 1:03:00

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Ready for the next version of Visual Studio? Carl and Richard talk to Mads Kristensen about the long-awaited version of Visual Studio. Needless to say, artificial intelligence sits front and center. Mads talks about the deep integration of AI across the development lifecycle, including code completion, debugging, even natural language querying. The…

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Training for AI with Stephanie Donahue 40:34

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How do you get your organization trained up to use AI tools? Richard talks to Stephanie Donahue about her work implementing AI tools at Avanade and with Avanade's customers. Stephanie discusses how many workers are bringing their own AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to work and the risks that represent to the organization. Having an approved set of tools…

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Visual Studio 2026! with Mads Kristensen

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Visual Studio 2026 is here. Mads takes us through the highlights View this podcast on YouTubeBy Jesse Liberty

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Episode 179 - SQL Server 2025 RC0 announced and weird latch timeouts 34:40

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Guy and Eitan discuss several interesting announcements and updates from Microsoft related to SQL Server and VS Code. And also Eitan talks about a weird issue he encountered involving page latch time-outs during DBCC CHECK command. Please fill out the SQL Server on Linux adoption survey here! Thank you! Relevant links: Higher log rate for business …

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DevOps in 2025 with Michael Levan 59:00

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How has DevOps changed in 2025? Carl and Richard talk to Michael Levan about his experiences helping teams automate their development workflows, and dealing with all the details that help the entire team focus on providing customer value. Michael digs into the role of the new AI tools in facilitating better workflows around code, testing, deploymen…

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Episode 1000! 1:14:01

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Episode 1000! Richard Campbell invites Paul Thurrott to join him to celebrate the milestone episode and answer questions from listeners. From the creation of the podcast to the role of Windows in the modern world, the impact of ARM, Cloud, and many other technologies - all addressed in this super-sized episode. And yes, artificial intelligence is p…

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Mads K (Microsoft) on Visual Studio and VSCode

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Mads K of Microsoft talks about the targeting of Visual Studio and VSCode. Towards the end, I ask him about a few of his favorite plugins. View this podcast on YouTubeBy Jesse Liberty

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Design at GitHub with Diana Mounter 1:09:00

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How did the design of GitHub evolve? Carl and Richard speak with Diana Mounter about her experiences at GitHub, including her role as head of design. Diana discusses how she was drawn to GitHub as a designer and how her career evolved to lead design for the company. The conversation ranges over different design concepts, the Primer design language,…

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Common Azure Mistakes with Scott Sauber 34:06

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What are common mistakes folks are making with their Azure tenant(s)? While at the Kansas City Developers Conference, Richard chatted with Scott Sauber to run down his top ten list of issues he checks on for all his customers using Azure. From tenant ownership to naming conventions, policies, identities, and cost controls - there are a lot of thing…

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Early Microbial Life with Michael Lynch and Vaughn Cooper 40:03

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Michael Lynch, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Mechanisms of Evolution at Arizona State University and Vaughn Cooper, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, examine the origins and trajectory of early microbial life (EML) and discuss the collaborative report between the America…

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C# 14 with Dustin Campbell 59:00

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What's coming in C#14? Carl and Richard chat with Dustin Campbell about the next version of C#, discussing what it takes to continue advancing software development in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dustin discusses how features are selected from version to version, including long-developed features like extension members, which have been in development f…

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Data Governance for AI with Martina Grom 38:43

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How do you secure your organization's data to let AI technologies work safely? Richard chats with Martina Grom about her experiences helping sysadmins responsibly bring the power of Microsoft M365 Copilot into their organizations. Martina discusses setting up security and monitoring with tools like Microsoft Purview, enabling visibility into where …

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Thirty Years of Application Security with Michael Howard 1:03:00

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How has application security evolved over the decades? Carl and Richard talk to Michael Howard about his experiences working in security at Microsoft. Michael discusses his current role as a member of the Red Team at Microsoft, which identifies security vulnerabilities within the organization by creating scenarios that black hats might employ, such…

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The Power of the Graph with Tony Redmond 40:47

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Are you tapping the power of Microsoft Graph? Richard chats with Tony Redmond about his work teaching people to leverage Microsoft Graph and all the insights it can provide about their organization. Tony views Graph as one of the key skills a sysadmin needs to manage an M365 tenant, alongside Exchange Online, SharePoint, and Teams. Throw in some En…

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Episode 178 - AI is another thing to babysit 36:50

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Guy and Eitan discuss security-related best practice scripts, and several interesting AI topics. Relevant links: microsoft-dbas-club/Security and Compliance/Check_Passwords_SQL_Server_Generated.sql microsoft-dbas-club/Security and Compliance/Best Practice Checks/Invalid_owner_for_system_schema_role_or_database.sql microsoft-dbas-club/Security and C…

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Improving Legacy Applications with Billy Hollis 1:01:52

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Can you improve a legacy application? What's the right way to go about it? Carl and Richard talk with Billy Hollis about his work updating legacy applications, starting with the most essential question: should you? Billy begins by defining what it means to be a legacy application and how, invariably, these applications are critical to the organizat…

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Copilot Adoption in Financial Services with Christina Wheeler 35:34

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What can the financial services sector teach us about adopting Copilot in our organizations? Richard chats with Christina Wheeler about her work at Microsoft, where she helps companies leverage large language model technologies. Christina discusses data security, which is crucial in the financial services industry due to its numerous regulations. T…

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Jeff Fritz on .NET Aspire and CoPilot Agents

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Jeff Fritz (Microsoft) joins me to talk about .NET Aspire, CoPilot Agents and Vibe programming. This is a show not to miss; his enthusiasm is catching and his knowledge is astonishing.By Jesse Liberty

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Event Sourcing with Hannes Lowette 1:05:00

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How can event sourcing help your applications? Carl and Richard speak with Hannes Lowette about his work in helping developers utilize event sourcing patterns to build scalable applications. Hannes discusses moving away from the old habit of decomposing data from objects into rows, columns, and tables, as there's no reason to save that disk space a…

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From ClickOps to DevOps with Steven Bucher 32:35

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How do you get from ClickOps to DevOps? While at Build, Richard chatted with Steven Bucher about using Copilot in Azure to help build PowerShell scripts with Azure CLI to get you moving down the path of repeatable deployment. Steven talks about interacting with Copilot in Azure through the Portal, Azure CLI, and PowerShell. Using tools like GitHub …

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Workplace Wellness ('Uncovering' what is well...and what is not!) 19:44

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Send us a text Here is what you will learn in today's episode: What wellness program are intended to do Why they are so important for staff and company success Why most wellness programs are falling short of their goals What is working in 2025 - and what is not What's actually going on with employees that's damaging their health and costing compani…

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AI Concerns with Mark Seemann 54:00

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Do you have AI concerns? So does Mark Seemann! Carl and Richard chat with Mark about his views on the impact that large language models are having on the development community. Mark starts with the power of ChatGPT to be perceived as a source of truth, which we know isn't true! How does this ultimately impact the development of software? You need s…

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Copilot Studio with April Dunnam 35:43

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How do you bring AI agents to your organization? Richard chats with April Dunnam about her experiences with Copilot Studio, Microsoft's tool for building various agents for your organization. April discusses the multiple approaches available today for utilizing generative AI and the benefits of leveraging template-driven and low-code solutions to c…

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Progressive Web Apps in 2025 with Lemon 57:19

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How do you build progressive web apps in 2025? Carl and Richard talk to Lemon about his experiences building all sorts of PWAs for customers and entertainment. Lemon discusses going beyond the icon in PWAs and leveraging more powerful features, including service workers. The conversation also digs into some of the crazy talks done over the years, a…

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Fabric in 2025 with Arun Ulag 34:13

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What's happening with Fabric in 2025? While at Build, Richard chatted with Arun Ulag about the fantastic progress Fabric has made in the past year. Arun discusses expanding the product line beyond analytics to include real-time intelligence and hosting primary data workloads. The goal is to make it incredibly easy to get your organization's "data e…

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How FMTs, Coprophagia and the Milk Microbiome Inform Wildlife Conservation With Sally Bornbusch 48:09

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Sally Bornbusch, Ph.D., is an NSF postdoctoral fellow in biology conducting microbial ecology research in animal care and conservation at the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. She discusses how FMTs are being used to mitigate health concerns in wild animals in captivity, shares key findings about the milk microbiome from th…

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A Better AI Development Assistant with Mark Miller 1:01:36

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How can AI tech help you write better code? Carl and Richard talk to Mark Miller about the latest AI features coming in CodeRush. Mark talks about focusing on a fast and cost-effective AI assistant driven by voice, so you don't have to switch to a different window and type. The conversation delves into the rapid evolution of software development, u…

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Building Real Software using PowerApps with Luise Freese 38:35

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How does a PowerApp become a fully-fledged software application? Richard chats with Luise Freese about her experience of taking a PowerApp built by an individual through the "onboarding process" of becoming a complete software application, including requirements, tests, deployment pipeline, security, user training, and more. It's easy to create a p…

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Episode 177 - Five and a Half Enhancements in SQL Server 2025 29:18

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Guy and Eitan discuss Stephen Planck's blog post "Five SQL Server 2025 Enhancements DBAs Will Notice", and add some of their own insights. Relevant links: Five SQL Server 2025 Enhancements DBAs Will Notice - SQL Table Talk Configure a flexible automatic failover policy for an availability group - SQL Server Always On | Microsoft Learn Accelerated D…

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Thinking Agentic AI with Seth Juarez 57:36

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Ready for a great explanation of Agentic AI? For the last show at Build, Carl and Richard sit down with Seth Juarez to dig into what agentic AI really is - and how you can take advantage of it! Seth discusses the potential of MCP and NLWeb to enable agents to work with each other, as well as the challenges of managing these tools effectively. The c…