Best Scott Hanselman Podcasts (2025)

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Why Postgres? and why now? with Claire Giordano 36:11

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Postgres has quietly become the world’s favorite database...running startups, governments, and global clouds alike. Scott talks with Claire Giordano, long-time Postgres advocate and technologist, about the database’s unlikely rise from academic roots to modern dominance. They explore its design philosophy, the open-source community that fuels it, a…

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The TRUTH about AI, Stochastic Parrots, Building Communities, and the BIG Question | Scott Hanselman 1:00:55

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Scott Hanselman discusses what writers and businesses need to know about artificial intelligence (AI), how to build a community, and tackles the BIG question.By Hurley Write Inc

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How Technology Impacts Our Family, Finances, and Well-being and What We Can Do About It - Scott Hanselman 53:14

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How much tech do you let into your life? Do you even know why you let certain tech into your life? I'm thrilled to welcome back my friend and Microsoft VP, Scott Hanselman. It's been almost four and a half years since our last conversation, and so much has changed for both of us—at home, at work, and everywhere in between. Scott and I dive into the…

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Why Families Feel Behind: The Emotional and Financial Pressures to Keep Up - Dr. Jennifer Dragonette 39:45

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Are you feeling behind financially? Are you a parent juggling everything from college savings to daily expenses? Dr. Jennifer Dragonette returns for her much-anticipated monthly conversation, and we dive deep into a timely and universal theme: why so many families, even those who are objectively doing well, still feel like they're falling behind em…

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Scott & Mark Learn To… Second Brain 19:35

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In this episode, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich dive into how they each manage the flood of information, reminders, and ideas that fill their daily lives. From handwritten to-do lists to OneNote archives, they explore the balance between productivity tools and procrastination, and how offloading tasks can clear mental space. The two reflect o…

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Why Writers Need Time and Space to Write 15:06

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Your team needs time and space to produce effective documentation; listen to this podcast episode to learn more.By Hurley Write Inc

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Your Brain on Writing: Why Good Writing Takes Time and Space 15:06

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If you've ever wondered why your team isn't producing quality documents quickly, it's because effective writing requires time and space. Learn what that means in this engaging podcast.By Hurley Write Inc

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Why Can’t My Employees Write Well? 19:04

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It's a common complaint: why can't my employees write well? The answer: blame it on academia. That's right--the writing courses they took in college didn't prepare them to write for the workplace and the feedback their professors gave them on writing did little to improve their writing. The good news? Improving your team's writing is possible with …

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Grammar isn't Your Team's Problem 11:53

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Many organizations call us complaining about their team's writing and blame it on poor grammar. But knowing where to put a comma or how to make the subject and verb agree isn't the issue: the issue is that your team doesn't think about writing strategically.By Hurley Write Inc

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Good Writing Takes Time but Too Many Organizations Rush It 15:06

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Effective documentation requires time and space: time to think critically about the writing problem and ways to solve it and space to consider options to meet readers' needs and expectations. Too many organizations. however, expect their teams to produce effective documentation quickly and that's a problem. Listen to our cohosts discuss ways that o…

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Your Review Process is Creating Problems 15:06

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Many organizations overlook the importance of having an effective review process in place; a poor review process creates bottlenecks, can lower employee morale, and often doesn't result in "better" documents. Listen as our cohosts discuss the importance of an effective review process and how to create one.…

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Anusha Nerella - Episode 77 43:49

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In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Rashmi Mohan hosts Anusha Nerella, a Senior Principal Engineer at State Street. She has more than 13 years of experience working on building scalable systems using AI/ML in the domain of high-frequency trading systems and is passionate about driving adoption of automation in the FinTech industry. Anusha is a member …

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Why Actionable Feedback on Writing Matters and How to Provide It 1:39

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How do you give good writing feedback? How do you give writing feedback that doesn't take forever to give? How do you give writing feedback that actually makes a positive difference in your team's writing? Listen to expert Elizabeth Preston, Executive Consultant at Hurley Write, explain.By Hurley Write Inc

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The Importance of Clear Writing for Social Media Erica Breuer 38:11

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Clear writing isn't easy, but it's crucial for growing as a business, surviving in the business world, and developing a community and following on social media. So, why do people struggle with clear writing and messaging? Why is clear writing so hard and what can you do to improve your writing and messaging as a business and as an individual? How c…

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What Science Says About Professional Writing and Why You Should Care 44:43

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Too many people believe that writing is subjective when the reality is that it's not! Effective writing is based on science. Learn more from expert MJ Hurley, an executive consultant at Hurley Write.By Hurley Write Inc

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How Much is a Poor Writing and Review Process Costing You? 13:58

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If your organization is like most, measuring time and money lost to poor writing and reviewing isn't a "thing." You assume that poor writing is just "part of the job" and that reviewers are consistently reviewing and providing actionable feedback. What we've found is that lack of standards and/or processes for writing and reviewing could be costing…

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Communication Issues in the Workplace with Michael Hoagland 1:01

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Michael Hoagland, Founder and President of Hoagland Management and Consulting, LLC, talks about some of the communication pitfalls he's experienced during his career.By Hurley Write Inc

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Why Understanding Your Readers is a Critical First Step in Writing 38:19

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Taking the time to analyze your readers is crucial, yet many professionals don't how to do it or how to do it so it matters. Listen to our panel of experts discuss the why and how of analyzing your readers.By Hurley Write Inc

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How to Transition from Academic Writing to Writing for Industry 1:02

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Expert Matt Carlson discusses ways to make the transition from academic writing to workplace writing.By Hurley Write Inc

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How to Write a Winning Proposal 31:22

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If your organization's proposals aren't winning, listen to our experts talk about strategies to change that!By Hurley Write Inc

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Learn How to Improve Your Team's Communication Skills 32:11

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Listen to our panel of experts discuss various ways to help your team improve their communication skills!By Hurley Write Inc

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Academia Does a Poor Job Training People to Write for the Workplace 0:54

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LIsten as we discuss why academia does a poor job of training people to write for the workplace.By Hurley Write Inc

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Interested in the Outcomes from a Hurley Write Workshop? Pam Hurley 20:19

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Listen to Pam's discussion on The Business Insider podcast where she talks about the major outcomes enterprise teams can expect from Hurley Write communication training. Pam defines her and Hurley Write's superpowers.By Hurley Write Inc

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Futurelock 1:37:52

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We're big users of async Rust at Oxide, and recently we found (another) very odd and hard to debug pathology related to async Rust that we dubbed "Futurelock". Oxide engineers who diagnosed the problem join Bryan and Adam to describe Futurelock and discuss methods to identify and avoid it. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, speakers …

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The Past Still Boots with the Interim Computing Museum's Stephen Jones 40:46

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Scott talks with Stephen Jones of the new Interim Computing Museum, about the craft of bringing old computers back to life. From wire-wrapped boards to tape drives and terminals, this episode dives into why running the old systems — not just displaying them — matters for understanding how modern computing came to be. Support, Visit, and Donate to t…

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How to Write Emails that Get Results (It's Simpler than You Think!) Chris Fenning 54:33

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Learn how to write business emails that work and learn the unspoken rules for writing professional emails. For this episode of The Writing Docs podcast, email expert Chris Fenning spills all the email secrets that lend to better and more effective business writing and written communication in emails. Over the past 15 years, Chris Fenning has develo…

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Building agentic workflows with Azure Logic Apps

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This week on Azure Friday, we explore how Azure Logic Apps enables developers to build autonomous and conversational agentic workflows. The episode dives into how Agent Loop brings intelligence into workflows, supports multi-agent patterns, and makes it easy to connect agents, people, and enterprise systems — all on a secure, enterprise-ready platf…

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Azure SRE Agent - Less Toil, More Uptime, Maximum Innovation

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See Azure SRE Agent transform your DevOps workflow from reactive firefighting to proactive reliability engineering. This demo showcases end-to-end incident management with ServiceNow integration, custom runbook automation, and intelligent source code analysis. Watch as incidents automatically trigger diagnosis, mitigation, root cause analysis, crea…

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Books in the Box V 1:20:51

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Revisiting an annual tradition--Books in the Box! Bryan, Adam, and the Oxide Friends share book recommendations (and--sometimes--anti-recommendations). Take a listen if you're looking for your next read. In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by some guests noted below: Previously, on Oxide and Friends: OxF s05e06 - A Half…

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Cheat Codes for Junior Engineers with Kat Excellence 35:22

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This week Scott talks to Kat who shares her tactical wisdom from her blog Katexcellence.io, where she decodes the early-career engineering experience with clarity and wit. From learning to build without motivation, to balancing depth and velocity, to navigating layoffs and early‑career uncertainty, Kat distills lessons from her own journey through …

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Family Travel: Adventures and Challenges in Building Lasting Memories - Jill Benedict 56:21

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How long have you been planning that trip of a lifetime? Our resident travel expert, Jill Benedict, is back with us for a lively deep dive into the unpredictable world of family travel. From international cruises and unexpected illnesses to the logistics of planning multi-city adventures, Jill and I swap personal stories, travel mishaps, and inside…

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Scott & Mark Learn To… The AI Productivity Trap: Senior Boost, Junior Drag 24:13

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In this episode, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping software engineering and the career paths of developers. They discuss the emerging “AI boost” for experienced engineers versus the “AI slowdown” that can hinder those early in their careers, emphasizing the need for companies to create structured …

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AI-Powered Migration plus Raw Experience with Mike Rousos 36:25

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On this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman talks with cloud migration and app modernization expert Mike Rousos about the challenges and opportunities of bringing decades-old applications into the modern era. They discuss practical strategies for app modernization, how AI and GitHub Copilot are reshaping developer workflows, and what it takes…

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How Teljoy pioneered subscriptions, with CEO Jonathan Hurvitz – Stuff 31:11

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Are you paying to own something or to have access to it, Teljoy CEO Jonathan Hurvitz tells Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak. The South African company pioneered the subscription model decades before Netflix and Spotify made this business model mainstream. Read more on Stuff.

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The Power of Mini Vacations for Your Mind and Body - Dr. Jennifer Dragonette 49:38

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Have you ever wondered why you get sick on vacation? I share my all-too-relatable experience of getting sick on my recent anniversary trip across Italy, Greece, and Turkey with our resident therapist, Dr. Jennifer Dragonette. Dr. Jen dives into why our bodies often choose downtime to recover, exploring our hidden demands we carry and how American w…

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Ilias Diakonikolas - Episode 76 37:30

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In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts 2024 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award recipient Ilias Diakonikolas, Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he researches the algorithmic foundations of machine learning and statistics. Ilias received the prestigious award for developing the first efficient algorithms for high-dimensi…

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Create intelligent AI agents and resilient apps with Azure App Service

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This week on Azure Friday, Scott Hanselman meets with Jordan Selig to learn about resiliency on Azure App Service and discover how quick and easy it is to add intelligent, connected agents to new and existing Azure App Service apps. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - Zone redundancy on Azure App Service 04:24 - Add agents to your apps 08:17 - De…

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AI in Higher Education with Michael Littman 1:20:56

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LLMs have had a dramatic impact on education. There are obvious reasons for concern, but what about the less obvious opportunities afforded by LLMs? Bryan and Adam were joined by Michael Littman, professor at Brown University and Associate Provost for AI, to talk about his role advising the university on productive, innovative, creative uses for AI…

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The Game Designers Workbook with Bobby Lockhart 34:43

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On this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott talks with Bobby Lockhart, game designer and coauthor of The Game Designer’s Workbook. They explore the craft of game design, from turning ideas into playable experiences to balancing creativity with structure, and discuss how the principles in the workbook can help both aspiring and seasoned designers build …

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Understanding Costco Therapy and the Psychology Behind Our Spending Habits 47:45

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Have you ever wondered why you buy what you buy? There are so many reasons under the surface for our purchases from social status to taking care of our future selves. I have the perfect guest to help break down these spending thoughts for us. Dr. Michael Barbera, associate professor of marketing at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, expl…

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Scott & Mark Learn To… AI-Assisted Coding: Can AI Take the Wheel? 28:29

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In this episode, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich dive deep into the promises and pitfalls of AI-assisted coding. They debate whether large language models can truly handle complex software projects, discuss the limitations of current AI systems in areas like synchronization, and explore the difference between human learning and machine pattern…

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ACA Dynamic Sessions - The best Azure service you've never heard of

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Discover ACA Dynamic Sessions, a versatile, container-based, low-latency compute platform that allows you to execute LLM-generated code securely and with low cold-start latency. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Background 02:03 - Introduction to Dynamic Sessions 04:15 - Demo: using LangChain with Dynamic Sessions 07:30 - Demo: using Dynamic Se…