Best Software Defined Talk Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 540: How to build a factory 1:09:19

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This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 540 Runner-up Titles Just plug in an iPhone Be helpful, not helpless Rundown Announcing the 2025 DORA Report | Google Cloud Blog OpenAI Agentic Commerce The New Sora App…

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npm under siege (what to do about it) (Friends) 1:35:20

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Over the past two months, we’ve seen some of the most serious supply chain attacks in npm history: phishing campaigns, maintainer account takeovers, and malware published to packages with billions of weekly downloads. What is going on?! What can we do about it? Our old friend, Feross Aboukhadijeh, joins us to help make sense of it all. Join the dis…

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Smaller, Lighter, Faster Connectors and the Future of Soldier Communication Systems 13:14

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My podcast guest this week is Craig Kammerman from ODU and we are talking about the next generation of soldier communication systems. We investigate the biggest trends in these kinds of systems today and how ODU’s connector solutions can help solve the challenges inherent in these types of designs. Also this week, I check out a new rocket fuel deve…

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Reinventing Python tooling with Rust (Interview) 1:43:20

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Charlie Marsh built Ruff (an extremely fast Python linter written in Rust) and uv (an extremely fast Python package manager written in Rust) because he believes great tools can have an outsized impact. He believes it so much, in fact, that he started an entire company that builds next-gen Python tooling. On this episode, Charlie joins us to tell us…

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Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies (News) 6:41

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Andrew Churchill thinks companies should really be hiring junior engineers, Addy Osmani announces Chrome DevTools MCP, GitHub lays out a roadmap to fend off npm attacks, Jerry Liu builds an app that generates a timeline of your day’s activities, and Sean Goedecke attempts to define “good taste” in the context of software engineering. View the newsl…

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Episode 110: Cows, Tech Careers, Working at Microsoft, and Even More About Cows, with Saad Ansari 1:10:52

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In this episode, Whitney and Coté speak with Saad Ansari, a product manager at Databricks, about his journey from working at Microsoft to co-founding a startup focused on creating sensors for monitoring cow behavior. They go over the challenges and rewards of transitioning from large corporations to startups and back, the differences in company sca…

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Inside Oxide (Friends) 1:10:48

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Bryan Cantrill and Steve Tuck, the co-founders of Oxide, are on the pod live (to tape) from the stage at OxCon. Jerod and I were invited to Oxide’s annual internal conference to meet the people and to hear the stories of what makes Oxide a truly special place to work right now. The best part was this on-stage discussion with Bryan and Steve. Enjoy!…

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Voices of Oxide (Interview) 1:16:14

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Voices of Oxide on the pod! Cliff Biffle (engineer), Dave Pacheco (engineer), and Ben Leonard (designer) are on the show today. Jerod and I were invited to Oxide’s annual internal conference called OxCon to meet the people and to hear the stories of what makes Oxide a truly special place to work right now. Cliff Biffle is working on all Hubris and …

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Celera Brings Custom Analog to the Masses 15:12

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My podcast guests this week are Celera Semiconductor CEO Pat Brockett and COO Alberto Viviani! Pat, Alberto and I discuss the trends driving the need for custom analog solutions and how Celera is looking to revolutionize analog chip design through AI-driven automation. Also this week, I check out a new AI-powered smart bandage called a-HEAL.…

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Episode 539: The Final Demand 56:03

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This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 539 Runner-up Titles It’s a two knob problem The healthy jaundice of success My homework is to go home Are you enjoying the widgets? I get you on the Ponzi Scheme Hanlon’s Razor stri…

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An escape route from YAML hell (News) 6:45

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Adolfo Ochagavía believes we’re approaching the problem of configuration from a flawed starting point, Annie Mueller hits us with a wakeup call about how she reads beginner tutorials, Brian Kihoon Lee spends some time meditating on taste, Namanyay thinks vibe coding is coders braindead, and Can Elma speculates on why AI helps senior engineers more …

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Linux Fest in Texas! (Friends) 1:19:17

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Carl George joins the show to talk about Texas Linux Fest, Omarchy, Linux desktop environments, configuring Linux, and more. Use the code CHL15 for 15% off your ticket to Texas Linux Fest. Join the discussion Changelog++ members get a bonus 10 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today! Sponsors: CodeRabbit – AI-native code reviews…

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Athinia and the Digital Top Secret Room! (And Why You Need Industry Grade Secure Communication) 12:06

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My podcast guest this week is Athinia CEO Adam Schafer. Adam and I discuss the biggest challenges facing the supply chain today, the actions we can take to help solve those issues and how Athinia’s industry-wide many-to-many ecosystem helps device makers, material suppliers and equipment suppliers share and exchange data.…

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Episode 538: Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI 48:57

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Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 538 Show Links Docker Docker Hub Contact Michael LinkedIn: mikesir87 Github: mikesir87 Twitter: mikesi…

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Flowing with agents (Interview) 2:05:58

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Everything is changing. Adam is joined by his good friend Beyang Liu from Sourcegraph — this time, talking about Amp (ampcode.com). Amp is one of the many, and one of Adam’s favorite agentic coding tools to use. What makes it different is how they’ve engineered to it to maximize what’s possible with today’s frontier models. Autonomous reasoning, ac…

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Episode 109: Everyday AI and AI Everyday, with Hannah Foxwell 1:12:36

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In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk about the integration of AI into daily life with Hannah Foxwell, organizer of AI for the Rest of Us, among many other doings. They talk about stuff like practical applications of AI in daily tasks like finding recipes and tech support to the complexities of adopting AI in professional settings. Hannah also tal…

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Just enough automation (News) 7:30

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Zach Gates quantifies the value of automating things, Albania’s new prime minister names an AI “minister” to his Cabinet, Eckart Walther launches Really Simple Licensing (RSL) along with some big names on the web, Vishnu Haridas praises UTF-8’s design, and Justin Searls disagrees with last week’s headline story about AI coding tools and shovelware.…

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The Key to the Future of AI? Hardware Innovation! 14:54

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This week my special guest is imec Scientific Director Axek Nackaerts! Axek and I chat about why hardware innovation will be crucial to the future of artificial intelligence application development. We also chat about the biggest challenges for the next generation of AI applications and how imec is furthering flexibility in hardware innovation for …

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Episode 537: YOLO acquisitions 1:06:18

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This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 537 Runner-up Titles "I have a plan to make things slightly better.” Matt Ray comes off the top rope We are in that demographic Flip-flops, thon…

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Why AI coding claims don't add up (News) 8:53

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Mike Judge breaks down why he doesn’t believe the AI coding claims add up, the folks behind Cactoide create an open source alternative to Meetup / Eventbrite, Ryan Farley tells the story of how RSS beat Microsoft, Dominik Szymański ditched Docker for Podman (and thinks you should too), and Stripe announces a new layer 1 blockchain called Tempo. Vie…

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Episode 108: Venture Capital, AI, and Horses, with Rachel Chalmers 1:11:01

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In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Rachel Chalmers. Rachel shares her experiences as an analyst, her approach to VC investing, and a little on life as a industry analyst. The conversation also touches on the evolving landscape of venture capital, the importance of psychological safety in teams, and innovative methods for engaging with earl…

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Multi-Function Aperture Sensors and the Future of Next Generation Defense Systems 16:39

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Multi-Function Aperture Sensors take center stage in this week's podcast! My guests are Jake Braegelmann and Ryan Jansen from New Wave Design. Jake, Ryan and I explore the benefits, challenges, and future of multi-function aperture sensors and what we should expect for the next generation of multi-function aperture architecture. Also this week, I c…

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Episode 536: My search engine couldn’t help me 1:00:40

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This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 536 Runner-up Titles Buy once, cry once Annual Recurring Regrets The Bathtub Problem Bathtime is My Time Your Daily Stoic No one cares about open so…

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XO Ruby is hitting the road (Interview) 1:32:03

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Jim Remsik has lived on the bleeding edge (but also the heart’s center) of the Ruby world for decades. This fall, he’s organizing six (yes, SIX) XO Ruby confs all around the United States. On this episode, Jim joins us to reminisce about the early days of Ruby and Rails, share what he’s learned from so many years of organizing events, and invite al…

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Next.js is infuriating (News) 8:14

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Dominik Meca is infuriated by Next.js, Josh Bressers explains why open source is just one person, Huon Wilson describes the usefulness of “Copy as cURL”, Herman Martinus re-licenses Bear, and Nawaz Dhandala unpacks why dependency bloat is such a pervasive problem. View the newsletter Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get clo…

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Action absorbs anxiety (Friends) 1:22:54

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Arun Gupta, now a “free agent” after his surprise exit from Intel, joins us to discuss how he’s dealing with his first job hunt since the 1990s. Along the way, we talk about agentic coding strategies, what GPT-5’s release implies about the future, and more. (US buys 10% of Intel)++ Join the discussion Changelog++ members get a bonus 12 minutes at t…

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The Next Avenue for Artificial Intelligence: Podcasting! Toronto Talks and Sophie the AI Co-Host 17:43

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This week my very special guest is Ashraf Amin the co-host of the popular Toronto Talks podcast! Ash and I discuss the motivation to create this podcast, the unique revelations have Ash has developed from his interactions with his AI co-host Sophie the Sage and how Ash sees AI playing a role in podcasting moving forward. Also this week, I check out…

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Episode 535: Don’t put randomness in your workflow 51:24

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This week, we discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 534 Runner-up Titles I’m going to turn off the Roomba Spider Patrol My old office had a door The dog was up all night Exiting our bubble The child’s name…

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Python documentary companion pod (Interview) 1:54:19

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Our friends at Cult.Repo launched their epic Python documentary on August 28th, 2025! To celebrate, we sat down with Travis Oliphant –creator of NumPy, SciPy, and more– to get his perspective on how Python took over the software world. Stick around for the twist ending! We set aside Python and dissect Travis’ big idea to make open source projects f…

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Omarchy 2.0: Best Linux setup ever? (News) 7:41

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Elon Musk and xAI take on Microsoft, DHH ships version 2 of Omarchy (his love letter to Linux), Glyn Normington on managing developer’s block, Mitchell Hashimoto declares that all Ghostty contributions must disclose AI tooling, the United States government takes a 10% stake in Intel, and Adam Derewecki thinks we should do things that don’t scale, t…

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Git with your friends (remastered) (Friends) 1:47:23

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Our Changelog & Friends proof-of-concept with Mat Ryer has been remastered! Now with full-length video on YouTube. Originally recorded: 2023-02-08 Mat joins us for some good conversation about some Git tooling that’s been on our radar. We speculate, we discuss, we laugh, and Mat even breaks into song a few times. It’s good fun. Join the discussion …

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MOSA, VITA 100 and Mission Critical Processing Systems 14:52

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In this week's podcast I investigate VITA, MOSA, and mission critical distributed processing systems! My guest is Daniel Toohey from Mercury Systems. Daniel and I discuss the new VITA 100 standard, how MOSA aligns with VITA and the critical role that system management plays in distributed systems. I also check out new research that questions long-h…

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Episode 534: Capitalism is working 1:22:22

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This week, we discuss the US backing Intel, SaaS staying power, and AI’s impact on deep work. Plus, Matt Ray’s moving tips and more kolache talk in the after show. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 534 Runner-up Titles It’s all in your head Little brother podcasting Chaos Monkey Inspections “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now…

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From Chef to System Initiative (remastered) (Interview) 2:22:30

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The epic show with Adam Jacob has been remastered! Now with full-length video on YouTube. Adam goes solo with Adam Jacob for an epic pod into his journey to get to System Initiative. From SysAdmin at 8 years old, to discovering Linux and working for Mom-and-pop ISPs, to open source changing his life and starting Opscode and building Chef. Buckle up…

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Episode 107: The business value of developer relations, devrel history, plus more stuff, with Mary Thengvall 1:04:00

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In this episode, Whitney and Coté chat with Mary Thengvall, exploring the development and significance of Developer Relations (devrel) over the years. They discuss the transition from tech "evangelism" to the modern devrel roles, the challenges and successes in community building, the importance of internal support for devrel teams, and the impact …

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Cursor’s problem isn't just Cursor's problem (News) 7:37

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Cursor has a big problem, Alireza Bashiri thinks plaintext beats todo apps, Manish built an offline AI workspace, OverType is a WYSIWYG markdown editor that’s just a textarea, and sshrc lets you bring your config with you to remote machines. View the newsletter Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and m…