Best Chris Cline Podcasts (2025)

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Taste is your moat — with Dylan Field, Figma

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There’s nothing as exciting and scary as a blank page. Anything is possible, but where to begin? In the age of AI, the kickstarting process is more and more being delegated to a prompt. “Design an app to do X” or “Write me a blog post on Y”. This is the root of all slop. In our Greg Brockman episode we talked about the tendency that LLMs have to cr…

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How GPT5 + Codex took over Agentic Coding — ft. Greg Brockman, OpenAI

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This is the last in our GPT-5 coverage of the vibes, bootstrapping, vision, and Router. ICYMI, we are back with the AI Engineer CODE Summit, Nov 19-22 in NYC! Summits are usually >10x oversubscribed, with the most high signal content & attendees. If you are keen on developer productivity and what’s new in SWE agents, apply today. The new GPT-5-Code…

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A Technical History of Generative Media — with Gorkem and Batuhan from Fal.ai

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Applications for AI Engineer Code Summit (Nov 20-22 in NYC) are now open. Generative Video has been one of the big trends of 2025. The space has completely exploded and we are even seeing it in mainstream media, like the Kalshi ad during the NBA Finals. We made a whole episode on that with the Moore twins! Today, we are covering the unsung heroes t…

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"RAG is Dead, Context Engineering is King" — with Jeff Huber of Chroma

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The AI Engineer Fall Summit is coming back to NYC - Nov 20-21! Apply now. In December 2023, we first covered The Four Wars of AI and the RAG/Ops War. After tens of millions poured into vector databases, ups and downs in the hype cycle, we finally have Jeff Huber from Chroma joining us today for the new hot take: “RAG” is dead… and as context length…

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Cline: The Open Source Code Agent — with Saoud Rizwan and Nik Pash

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Clline announces their $32m Seed+A today. In an age of nonstop VSCode forks (Kiro) and terminal agents (Warp 2.0, Charm Crush, Augment CLI), why is a free open source VSCode extension doing so well in 2025? As the AI coding wars rage on, there seems to be an unlimited demand for new entrants in this space. In January of this year, Cline launched th…

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#95 R.I.P Ozzy! 42:25

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Chris and Rick pay their respect to the Prince of Darkness, and reminisce about their earliest encounters with Black Sabbath and Ozzy.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#94 Serving the Song 33:44

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Chris and Rick talk about how important it is to serve the song, and to find your place in the sonic mix of instruments and vocals for the best results.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#93 What's Your Settings, Man?! 34:02

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Chris and Rick talk about how there are no "settings" per se... You can get to a starting point but then you have to explore, and find your own way. Often times it's scary, but with some curiosity and tenacity you can do it!By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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Scaling Test Time Compute to Multi-Agent Civilizations: Noam Brown

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Every breakthrough in AI has been led by a core scaling insight — Moore’s Law gave way to Huang’s Law (silicon), Kaplan et al gave way to Hoffman et al (data1), AlexNet kicked off the deep-learning and GPU for ML revolution (pretraining). As the o1 launch revealed, and with DeepSeek, Anthropic and GDM following shortly after, we’re now solidly in t…

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Andrej Karpathy on Software 3.0: Software in the Age of AI (UPDATED with Full Transcript)

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Update: you can watch the full talk on YouTube now! Slides are here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sZqMAoIJDxz79cbC5ap5v9jknYH4Aa9cFFaWL8Rids4/edit?usp=sharing Lots of people were excited about Andrej’s talk at YC AI Startup School today. Sadly, I wasn’t invited. Talks will be published “over the next few weeks”, by which time the talk mi…

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#92 More Pet Peeves... 39:11

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Chris and Rick commiserate about the evolution of their pet peeves, and some shouting at clouds.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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The Shape of Compute — with Chris Lattner for Modular

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Watch on YouTube, listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or add our RSS feed to your favorite player! When Chris Lattner first came on the podcast, we titled the episode “Doing it The Hard Way”. Rather than simply building an inference platform and posting charts showing GPUs going brrr, they went down to the compiler level and started rebuilding the wh…

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AIEWF 2025 Online! (and Attendee Guide)

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We’ve just sold out of AIE tickets today, T-1 to the conference, same as last year. It’s been a crazy ramp up, with a steeper Gini than before, which we did not want or expect. But now a lot of folks are feeling the fomo or can’t attend in person. We got you: AI Engineer World’s Fair Online! AIE Summit’s Online track was so well received, we did it…

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#91 Under Cover Guitars 45:38

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Chris and Rick talk about how they approach playing guitar in cover/tribute bands and how they try to capture the spirit of the songs.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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Factory.ai: The A-SWE Droid Army

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Eno’s talk was standing room only in AIEWF 2024 and will be returning for the sequel at AIE 2025 on the SWE Agent track in 5 days. and at the first ever official AIE Hackathon in 2 days. Join both! and FILL OUT THE DANG SURVEY STOP LURKING. There’s a lot of confusion remaining around A-SWE still even after our Codex episode. After leaving a while t…

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#90 AI And The Guitar 33:16

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Chris and I discuss how AI might impact the world of guitar playing, and music as we continue down this uncharted path of technology.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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107. The Interest and Passion | Xi Xiao

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Xi Xiao, who joins to talk about the Interest and Passion, is a Salesforce Developer, Rust learner. Main Points Links Video Version Teaser (2min) Full episode The post 107. The Interest and Passion | Xi Xiao appeared first on SalesforceWay.By Xi Xiao

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#89 Mods Then & Now 35:53

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Chris and Rick talk about guitar (gear) mods over the years and how some things have changed and other have remained.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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106. The People First Method | Jon Cline

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Jon Cline, who joins to talk about the People First Method, is a Salesforce architect and soft-skill coach. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 106. The People First Method | Jon Cline appeared first on SalesforceWay.By Xi Xiao

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#88 Checkin' In 40:47

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Chris and Rick catch up on what's been going on since they've both been busy the last few months.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#87 Unintended Consequences 35:09

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Chris & Rick talk about the unintended consequences of modding, or changing something without thinking about the possible negative consequences. And the popular notion of laypeople second-guessing the educated, experienced people behind the products they want to change or "make better."By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#86 Lead Playing for Beginners 33:06

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Chris and Rick talk about a topic suggested by a listener regarding lead playing for beginners.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#85 Rick Builds a Guitar II 36:53

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Chris and Rick chat about the process of building a classical guitar, focus on the finished product and what Rick learned (if anything) along the way.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#84 Jabberin' With Kurt Bloch 1:23:00

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Chris and I chat with Seattle music legend Kurt Bloch.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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No. 52. Sam Ricks, Illustrator 20:07

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Sam Ricks is an artist, award winning illustrator, and Vice President of Creative Design at Cotapaxi. Sam certainly did not know that he wanted to be where he is now when he started his college education. Sam shares his story about the challenges he has been through and how he got to where he is now. The People and Their Work Podcast was created by…

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#83 Bass For Guitar Players 31:15

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Chris and I talk about the inevitable desire guitarists feel to play bass. It can be run, and inspiring to get into the headspace of a bass player.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#82 3 for 3 November 2024 36:24

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Chris and I revisit our 3 for 3 where we swap 3 songs a piece and give our thoughts. It's fun listening to songs I haven't really heard or revisiting old friends and hearing new things. Chris' songs: Kiss - Let me know New York Dolls - Personality Crisis Peter Case - Walk in the Woods Rick's songs: Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice Wah Wah - George Ha…

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#81 Why Does That Guitar Cost SO Much?! 36:58

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A discussion on the subject of the vintage guitar market over the years and if these instruments are really worth the prices they are going for.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#80 Capo 32:32

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Chris and Rick talk about the many uses of the capo, and how it can also inspire guitarists to think about the guitar in other creative ways.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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No. 51. McArthur Hafen, Clinical Director 29:00

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McArthur Hafen has a PHD in Marriage and Family Therapy and works for the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine as a Professor and Director of Counseling Services. How does a therapist end up at a Vet school? That is what MaCarthur shares. Have a listen. The People and Their Work Podcast was created by Douglas S. Gardner Professor …

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#79 Fretboard Summit 2024 30:57

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Chris and I talk about my trip to Chicago to attend the Fretboard Summit put on by Jason Verlinde of Fretboard Journal. I enjoyed the whole trip from the amazing facility of the Old Town School of Folk Music, Grez Guitars, Rock & Roll Guitars, Colin Hay, panel discussions, deep dish pizza, the BIG lake and so much more...…

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#78 Damn Right We Got The Blues 29:41

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Chris and I explore the delicate subject of the blues and how that genre has evolved - but always seems to rise above its cliches and survive to live another day.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#77 One-Owner Guitars 30:28

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We talk about the various perceptions people might have when they hear the phrase "one-owner guitar". What doest it mean to you?!By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#76 Crossroads 27:26

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Chris and I lovingly roast the 1986 movie Crossroads starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#75 One Guitar to Rule Them All 28:16

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Chris and I talk about the concept of one guitar to rule them all whether it's a guitar associated with a specific artist, or a swiss army knife that allows you to get any sounds you want.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#74 3 for 3 - Chris picks 3 songs, and Rick picks 3 songs 1:00:53

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In our 3 for 3 Chris picks 3 songs, Rick picks 3 songs and we discuss. Check out the links for reference Chris's picks: Cowboy Junkies - Misguided Angel https://youtu.be/xKNiyOKiuHo?si=AEefgpUABbx_HoUF Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas https://youtu.be/X6ymVaq3Fqk?si=XAGk1_x0KgFyrvt4 Dennis Coffey - Scorpio https://youtu.be/DyuS16P911g?si=1OnU9rZI3Q_T4Kgc R…

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#73 Guitarist's Guitarist - Who do you think fits the bill for a guitarist's guitarist? 26:00

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Chris & Rick talk about what makes a guitarist's guitarist. We'd love to find out what you think about this topic, and who comes to mind when you think of a guitarist's guitarist.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#72 Audio Myths 32:43

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We talk about the biases, and preconceptions we bring to how we hear and listen. Check out the video - https://youtu.be/BYTlN6wjcvQ?si=HDghoHiJvE9BmoLBBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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104. Salesforce & AI from the trenches | Robert Söesemann 36:55

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Robert Söesemann, who joins to share about Salesforce & AI from the trenches, is a Salesforce principle architect, and Salesforce MVP. Main Points Links Video Teaser The post 104. Salesforce & AI from the trenches | Robert Söesemann appeared first on SalesforceWay.By Xi Xiao

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#71 Rick Builds a Guitar 30:01

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We talk about Rick's ups and downs as he builds a classical guitar from scratch.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#70 Red Light Fever - Nerves in the studio and other fun stuff! 33:24

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Chris and Rick talk about how to deal with nerves when recording in the studio. Chris has been doing a lot of recording lately, and recently encountered some nerves - and other studio related feels.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#69 Rock & Roll Animals - Hunter & Wagner 24:54

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Session players Steve Hunter, and Dick Wagner made their marks with Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Lou Reed to name a few. 70s rock was guitar was heavily influenced by these creative session players.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#68 Wayne Kramer - We pay our respects to a rock & roll classic 26:31

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Chris and I pay our respects to Wayne Kramer who recently passed. He inspired us as a guitar player, and life-long activist. His legacy is secure, and his spirit lives on in every band started and loud guitar plugged into a Marshall stack.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#67 Trevor Boone - Guitar Hunter for Emerald City Guitars 50:29

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Trevor Boone searches for the coolest, vintage guitars for collectors - and bands for Emerald City Guitars.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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No. 50. Mary Crafts, Culinary Crafts, Humanitarian 42:13

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Mary Crafts is the founder of Culinary Crafts a successful catering business. There is a lot to Mary Crafts. She shares her journey through sorrow, struggle, and sacrifice to how she became the woman she is today, focused on helping others heal. https://marycraftsinc.com/ The People and Their Work Podcast was created by Douglas S. Gardner Professor…

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#66 3 for 3 - We swap 3 songs, and 3 guitar players 44:15

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Chris and I swap 3 songs and guitar players and chew it up! Chris's selections: September Gurls - Alex Chilton Maybe I'm Amazed - Ronny Wood Hymn for the Dudes - Mick Ralphs Rick's selections: Magazine - Roger Fisher/Nancy Wilson Kid - James Honeyman-Scott Life on a Wave - G. WellerBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#65 Things We Should Care About But Don't 33:31

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We talk about things we should care about, but don't. Noisy guitars, 3-bolt necks, flame tops, and more...By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

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#64 George Gruhn and the Versitar 26:11

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C & R discuss Vintage Guitar guru George Gruhn’s Versitar guitar design. links to things discussed:The Gruhn VersitarFretboard Journal George Gruhn InterviewBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines