Best Chris Chinchilla Podcasts (2025)

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Robust, Turnkey Caching at Massive Scale with Momento 30:27

4d ago30:27

30:27

I speak with Daniela Miao of Momento to discuss her journey from DynamoDB at AWS to creating an alternative caching platform for large scale real time applications. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show …

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Using AI to assist breast cancer examination with Jessica Baladad 30:47

12d ago30:47

30:47

In this episode, Chris and Cate speak with Jessica Baladad, of feelforyourlife.com, an advocacy platform that utilizes digital and print resources for better breast health. Write your way with Scrivener Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academ…

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Defending the internet with the EFF and delivering the Internet with Harness 56:43

27d ago56:43

56:43

Two interviews from Web Summit 2024… Corynne McSherry from the EFF and Nick Durkin from Harness. Quite the variety of topics, but both fascinating! 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp T…

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Italian Tech and Opera 36:25

1M ago36:25

36:25

In this episode, Cate discusses the state of Italian tech, and Chris and Cate discuss the recent Opera Days announcements. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp Links https://tech.eu/2025…

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Build faster and waste less time with Depot.dev 26:07

1M ago26:07

26:07

I speak with Kyle from Depot.dev, which promise to speed up your your Docker image builds and GitHub Actions workflows. Depot easily integrates with your existing CI provider and dev workflows to save hours of build time. Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHI…

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Automate any workload with Northflank 25:57

2M ago25:57

25:57

I speak with Will of Northflank, a self-service developer platform for apps, databases, and jobs. Start with one workload, scale to hundreds on compute or GPUs. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show note…

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Functional licenses and the open source pledge with Chad Whitacre of Sentry 41:54

2M ago41:54

41:54

In this episode, I speak with Chad Whitacre of Sentry about their functional software license and the open-source pledge. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show not…

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Onehouse: Your Universal Data Lakehouse 36:36

2M ago36:36

36:36

In this episode, I speak with Vinoth Chandar about Onehouse, a Universal Data Lakehouse and the only data platform instantly accessible from any engine, from BI to AI. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast. For show notes and a…

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MedTech and FOSSBackstage 46:19

3M ago46:19

46:19

In this episode Cate talks about the state of European medical tech and Chris talks about the recent FOSSBackstage event that covered topics around open source software that aren't development. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from …

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30 years of pragmatic programming with Dave Thomas 38:55

3M ago38:55

38:55

I speak with the infamous Dave Thomas about his programming journey, his book, the pragmatic programmer and his publishing history, and much more! Text based video and audio editing with Descript Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more prowerful with a suite of AI-powerd features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my po…

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What is the future of European tech? 51:44

3M ago51:44

51:44

In this episode Cate and Chris talk about the future of European tech in the wake of the many challenges the block faces from the US, Russia, China, and more. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go.chr…

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Infobip's global startup program with Nikola Pavesic 30:18

4M ago30:18

30:18

I speak with Nikola Pavesic about Infobip's global startup program, Tribe. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, https://raycast.com/?via=chris-chinchilla For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say h…

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Copy editing game rules with Rachel Lapidow 40:09

4M ago40:09

40:09

I speak with Rachel Lapidow about tips and tricks for copy editing role play and board game rules. Want to get dozens of helpful Mac apps for only $9.99 a month? Setapp is what you need! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show…

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EdTech and Open Source in Europe 37:15

4M ago37:15

37:15

In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss the state of education tech in Europe, and as the open source community gears up for FOSDEM and side events week, how does open source look in Europe? drewdevault.com/2025/01/23/2025-01-23-Transparency-and-governance-FOSDEM.html tech.eu/2025/01/27/meet-codecrafters-the-upskilling-platform-trusted-by-devs-from…

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Intelligent Telemetry Data Management & Observability with Apica 31:01

4M ago31:01

31:01

I speak with the CPTO of Apica, Ranjan Parthasarathy, about how they bring AI to the big and busy world of telemetry and observability data. Want to Build Your Mental Wealth in 2025? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/techJAN For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/…

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2025 tech trends 45:41

5M ago45:41

45:41

A few weeks late but what they hey. In this episode Cate and Chris share their tech trends and predictions for 2025. Want to Build Your Mental Wealth in 2025? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/techJAN For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say he…

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The Developer Relations Foundation 32:02

5M ago32:02

32:02

I speak with Stacey and Phil of the newly launched Developer Relations Foundation, recognising the work of tech workers with community, marketing, and relations roles. https://lists.dev-rel.org/g/community/wiki For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/cont…

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Testcontainers 33:51

6M ago33:51

33:51

In this episode, I speak with Oleg of Testcontainers, an open source library for providing throwaway, lightweight instances of databases, message brokers, web browsers, or just about anything that can run in a Docker container. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrisch…

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Tech layoffs and what even is tech anyway? 46:49

6M ago46:49

46:49

In this episode Cate and Chris discuss recent tech layoffs and how to handle them better, plus what even is tech anyway? For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.co…

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Astro version 5 with Elian Van Cutsem 33:25

6M ago33:25

33:25

In this episode, I speak with Elian Van Cutsem about one of my favourite web frameworks and what I use for my own website, Astro. We talk generally about the project, its history, and version 5, which was released this week! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinc…

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Accessible quantum computing with Horizon 28:53

6M ago28:53

28:53

I speak with Joe Fitzsimmons of Horizon Quantum, who are attempting make the move from traditional computer programming easier. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinch…

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Circularity startups and alternatives to X 56:03

7M ago56:03

56:03

In this deep dive episode Cate and Chris dig into circular economy startups and how all the alternatives to Twitter/X/Twix compare. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrisch…

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The graph renaissance with neo4j 39:11

7M ago39:11

39:11

I speak with Michael Hunger of neo4j about the history of graph databases and how they are finding new use cases with the current wave of generative AI tools. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and e…

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Government bailouts in tech and tech influence in government 58:16

7M ago58:16

58:16

In this topic deep dive, Cate and I discuss government bailouts for tech companies, EU investment in tech companies, and the possible manipulation of US politics by tech companies and cybercrime. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support…

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Creating an Open Source AI definition 33:38

7M ago33:38

33:38

I speak with Stephen Hood of Mozilla about their joint efforts with the Open Source Initiative to create a definition of open source AI. Read all about the announcement Learn more about the definition For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To su…

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Workbrew, turning Homebrew into a business with Mike McQuaid 40:34

8M ago40:34

40:34

I speak with Mike McQuaid, long-term maintainer of Homebrew, the macOS package manager, about Workbrew, a new commercial version of Homebrew that brings extra security and governance features to Homebrew. This interview formed the basis of my article on The Next Web in July. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/po…

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Tech events 55:28

8M ago55:28

55:28

In this episode, Cate and Chris dive into tech events. The different types, how they work, how they feel, and how they've changed the past few years. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra cont…

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AI-powered code reuse with Crowdbotics 31:23

8M ago31:23

31:23

Corey from Crowdbotics joins me in the Tech Lounge to talk about their six year journey in creating an AI-powered code reuse platform, long before others jumped on the bandwagon. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-…

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WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 30:07

9M ago30:07

30:07

This episode is all about WASM at KubeCon EU 2024 way back in March. I speak with WASMEdge and Cosmonic to find out what they bring and their thoughts on WASM. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and …

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Alternative meats and what actually is AI? 49:59

9M ago49:59

49:59

It's a discussion episode! And this time, Cate Lawrence from Tech.eu joins me to talk about alternative meats and proteins, and I ask in a sea of jargon and hype, what really is artificial intelligence? For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To …

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Sustainable infrastructure and AI powered IDEs 51:57

9M ago51:57

51:57

In the tech lounge this episode, I have Leonard Pahlke talking about bringing sustainability to infrastructure and the work of the CNCF sustainability TAG and Dedy Kredo from Codium AI talking about their AI-powered IDE and text editor extension. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say h…

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Programming update 2:31

10M ago2:31

2:31

No real episode, but rather a small update on some changes coming to the show. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/…

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1st August: Classic crunch crawl 12:55

10M ago12:55

12:55

00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:33 AI Crawlers and Content Scraping 04:17 TechCrunch and the State of Tech Journalism 06:12 Retro Tech: Classic Mac OS and Image Formats 08:25 Web Browsing Privacy Enhancements 10:08 Sleep Tracking and Orthosomnia 11:05 Sign Off Like what you’re reading? It’s a tough time for content creators right now. If you enjo…

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Kubecon: Docker Build Cloud and Aiven 42:13

10M ago42:13

42:13

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It’s helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code “CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20” for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one-time purchases. More interviews from KubeCon Paris.…

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18th July: A verbiage-filled delve 14:31

11M ago14:31

14:31

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It’s helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code “CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20” for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one-time purchases. Like what you’re listening to? It’s…

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Kubecon 2: CIVO and the Open infrastructure foundation 50:05

11M ago50:05

50:05

In this episode, more interviews from KubeCon Paris. I speak with Dinesh from CIVO, a European cloud-native hosting company, and Thierry of the Open Infrastructure Foundation, whose projects typically power data centres. This episode is powered by magic mind, a little green bottle of goodness that helps your focus and energy. Head over to magicmind…

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5th July: Sim Life, AI vs Music, and after cloud comes? 32:21

11M ago32:21

32:21

I am literally powered by Magic Mind right now. It's helping me focus and keep going in some tough weeks of poor sleep and too much to do. If you also need that helping hand, head over to magicmind.com/chinchillasqueaks and use the code "CHINCHILLASQUEAKS20" for 48% of subscriptions or 20% off one time purchases. Like what you’re reading? It’s a to…

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Voices from UK tech: Lorna Mitchel and Amanda Brock 46:29

11M ago46:29

46:29

Two of my interviews from the State of Open Con in London back in February. Featuring Lorna Mitchell, VP of developer experience at Redocly and Amanda Brock, CEO of open UK. Lorna and I cover open source developer experience and with Amanda, we discuss the unique role the UK can take in open tech in the world. For show notes and an interactive tran…

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20th June: WWDC, Streaming vs Music, and Chinese keyboards 12:38

12M ago12:38

12:38

Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud security.apple.com Depending on who you speak with and how much attention they actually paid to the event, WWDC was either one of the best or worst events Apple has ever done. Personally, I was excited by a lot of the user and developer-facing announcements and can't wait to try them…

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Make Synthetic Data a reality with Datacebo 30:31

12M ago30:31

30:31

I spoke with Kalyan of Datacebo, a company that creates open-source and enterprise tools for generating synthetic data for testing, load testing, and more. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/ To support the show for ad-free listening and extr…

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Enterprise-level knowledge bases with Saravana Kumar of Document 360 33:34

1y ago33:34

33:34

I speak with Saravana Kumar of Document 360 about their enterprise-level solution for documentation and knowledge management and what AI could mean for the industry. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:50 Interview with Saravana Kumar Begins 01:11 Document360: Use Cases and Benefits 02:18 The Origin Story of Document360 06:52 Customization and Int…

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25th May: Batten down the hatches, AI is here 13:44

1y ago13:44

13:44

Mac Power Users #745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck — Relay FM relay.fm Another MPU recommendation from me and a trip down Apple memory lane. John Buck published a book covering the “Apple Technology Group,” a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that w…

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KubeCon EU 2024: Humanitec, Dagger, Scalr 1:02:43

1y ago1:02:43

1:02:43

In the first round-up of interviews from KubeCon EU 2024 in Paris, I focus on developer platform-related tools and productivity. The episode features interviews with Luca Galante of Humanitec, Sebastian Stadil of Scalr, and Lev Lazinskiy of Dagger. 0:00 Intro 02:26 Humanitec 17:23 Scalr and OpenTofu 40:27 Dagger 01:01:23 Outro For show notes and an…

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10th May: Music is hard for humans and AI 9:13

1y ago9:13

9:13

In this episode of Chinchilla Squeaks, I delve into two main topics. First, a series of articles on how AI, specifically GPT-4 and other models, struggle to understand and generate sheet music, highlighting issues with tempo, dynamics, and basic music theory. Second, the financial hardships faced by touring musicians today, with insights into the l…

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Generative Infrastructure as code with AppCD 31:23

1y ago31:23

31:23

I speak with Asif Awan of AppCD about their generative AI tool that creates the infrastructure as code configuration you need based on application code.- For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/- To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/- To support the show for ad-free listening and extr…

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News 25th April: A vice-like grip 19:49

1y ago19:49

19:49

In this episode I feature the following: https://writingcooperative.com/the-ai-revolution-and-the-economy-have-killed-my-highly-skilled-job-4795551399be https://www.vox.com/culture/24127542/alcohol-alternatives-kava-shrooms-weed-sleepygirl-mocktail https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-we-get-kids-off-smartphones https://www.youtube.com/…

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Real-time analytics at cloud scale with Rockset 33:29

1y ago33:29

33:29

I have Venkat from Rockset back to discuss their search and analytics database built for the cloud, with real-time indexing and full-featured SQL on JSON, time series, geospatial and vector data.- For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/- To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/- To supp…

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News 12th April: Coding in the 80s, flaws in the open, and the floppy Jonathan 23:10

1y ago23:10

23:10

In this news episode: https://danluu.com/slow-device/ https://512pixels.net/2024/03/apple-jonathan-modular-concept/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo47qPvs3HQ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/26/1090129/how-adobes-bet-on-non-exploitative-ai-is-paying-off/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/3m-floppy https://www.infoworld.com/article/3714980/opentof…

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Software supply chain security with Socket.dev 33:07

1y ago33:07

33:07

I speak with Feross Aboukhadijeh of Socket.dev about their smarter and more considered solution for securing software supply chains.- For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/- To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/- To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chr…

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News 28th March: What is open AI and long live the Twiggy drive! 13:49

1y ago13:49

13:49

A light news show where I cover the growing need to label what "open" AI really is, local LLMS reprised, and long live the Twiggy drive!- For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/- To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/- To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit…

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