Best Smart Web Creators Podcasts (2025)

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40: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story 42:42

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In this episode of The In Between Podcast, Mel goes on a deep dive into the investigation and even manages to score an interview with an elusive guest. Please share. Veronika's sentencing happens on August 20, 2025 so sharing this episode helps get the word out about what really happened in her case. Back story: Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape…

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#732: How to gain Multi-Cluster Visibility across Kubernetes Clusters with the EKS Dashboard 24:53

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In this episode, we'll explore how the new Amazon EKS Dashboard solves key challenges in managing Kubernetes at scale across multiple AWS accounts and regions. We'll discuss how it provides centralized visibility into cluster health, versions, and costs - enabling teams to improve governance, streamline operations, and optimize their Kubernetes inf…

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39: DARK WEEK: Revisiting Live Free or Die: The Pamela Smart Story 27:32

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This is a dark week for TIBP, as Mel is currently investigating the Veronika Rodriguez case which is very much a living, breathing story. A new episode about Veronika’s story will air next tuesday, August 5, 2025. Season One of TIBP, which re-investigates the Pamela Smart case, didn’t just revisit a high-profile trial—Mel's reporting uncovered new …

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#731: AWS News: Kiro, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Lots More 31:43

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Simon and Jillian take you on a fast paced update of all things new on AWS!By Amazon Web Services

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38: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story - An Update 8:18

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It's getting wild. Here's an update about the case. This one's important. Please listen, share, rate, review. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a several episode push about one su…

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#730: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: At Too Good To Go, Practical Engineering Keeps Food Out of the Bin 36:16

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In the fifth episode of "The Frugal Architect" podcast, Werner and co-host Simon Elisha welcome Morten Keldebaek (CTO) and Robert Hjertmann from Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food, connecting consumers with restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores to rescue food that would otherwise go to waste. The dis…

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37: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story, Part Two 36:21

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In part two of the Veronika Rodriguez Story, Mel digs into who Veronika is and how she got caught up in the fight for her life and liberty. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a sev…

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#729: AWS News: Aurora Storage Upgrades, DynamoDB Multi-Region Strong Consistency, and More 41:32

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There are over 60 new updates that your hosts Simon, Jillian and Shruthi take you through this week!By Amazon Web Services

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36: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story 29:21

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Host, Mel Barrett, is bringing you another case that will blow your mind. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a several episode push about one subject in between seasons, but this s…

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#728: The Duck Talks Back - Using GENAI in Your Work 23:15

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Simon shares some tips, tricks, and experiences in how Builders can use GENAI in their work to get things done faster, and with better outcomes.Links:Amazon Q Developer CLI: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cliPromptz: https://www.promptz.dev/AWS MCP Servers: https://github.com/awslabs/mcpBy Amazon Web Services

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35: BONUS Pamela Smart says goodbye 12:01

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To email Pam your condolences, go to SecurusTech.net and add Pam as a contact. Here's her info: PAMELA SMART 93G0356 Bedford Hills Correctional Facility You'll have to pay for stamps, but it's a minimal cost. If you'd like to donate to Pam's legal fight, donate here: https://www.payit2.com/f/supportpamelasmart All the money raised goes to Pam's leg…

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#727: AWS News: AWS Shield Network Security Director, Amazon GuardDuty for EKS, and more 34:48

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Simon and Jillian take you through all the big security announcements from AWS re:Inforce plus a host of cool new features and price reductions!By Amazon Web Services

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34: Murder in Canton - The Retrial of Karen Read - The Finale 26:12

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Join host, Mel Barrett, as she wraps up the Karen Read case, analyzes the post trial media, discusses what's next for the investigation and her own work on other cases. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In Between Podcast: https://patreon.com/TheInBetweenPodcastwithMelBarrett?utm_medium=unknown&utm_sou…

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#726: Single region, zero excuses: Mastering AWS resilience 45:33

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Dive into single-region resilience with AWS experts John Formento and Tarik Makota as they debunk common misconceptions and share practical strategies for building robust applications. Learn why multi-AZ isn't enough on its own, discover key AWS services for resilience, and get actionable tips for identifying and mitigating failure modes.Learn More…

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33: SPECIAL DROP - The Readathon NOT GUILTY 46:01

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Rebecca + Kevin from Crime Writers On and your host, Mel break down what happened on the final day of the Karen Read retrial - including a wild thing that happened in a parking lot in Dedham.By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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32: Murder in Canton - NOT GUILTY x3 3:08

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31: Murder in Canton - Week Eight of the Retrial of Karen Read - CLOSING ARGUMENTS 19:17

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week eight. The defense rests. Shockingly the Commonwealth doesn't offer a rebuttal and closing arguments keep us riveted before the jury gets the case. We'll have a verdict any day now. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus cont…

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#725: AWS News: FSx for Lustre introduces cost-saving storage tiers, MCP servers enhance AI development tools, and more 39:59

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Explore FSx for Lustre's new intelligent storage tiering that delivers cost savings and unlimited scalability for file storage in the cloud. Plus, discover how the new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are revolutionizing AI-assisted development across ECS, EKS, and serverless platforms with real-time contextual responses and automated resource …

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30: **INTRODUCING: Crime Seen #Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders 1:09:47

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In this special episode drop, host Mel Barrett introduces Crime Seen, a true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told with hosts Mari Forth & Sarah Carradine. Mel was a recent guest on the show and discussed the Pamela Smart case in some depth as well as the true crime documentary, #Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murd…

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29: Murder in Canton - Week Seven of the Retrial of Karen Read 17:57

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week seven. The defense is well into their case while one cop loses her mind and another switches sides. Also those gross texts from Michael Proctor make another appearance. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In…

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28: CALL-TO-ACTION Pamela Smart name-dropped in the NH House of Representatives 5:11

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The state of New Hampshire keeps doing what they've done for 35 years...hating on Pamela Smart. Want to start changing minds? Link to NH Bulletin Article: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/06/05/republicans-pass-parental-rights-bills-as-democrats-allege-children-will-be-harmed/ Link to Rep DeSimone's NH Rep page: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members…

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#724: Accelerated computing: From fraud detection to AI innovation 41:25

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Join host Shruthi to discover how organizations use GPU-accelerated computing on AWS. Container Specialist Re Alvarez Parmar shows how Rivian optimizes GPU usage for autonomous vehicles with Amazon EKS. AWS Financial Services expert Sudhir Kalidindi explains real-time fraud detection processing 100B+ events annually. Learn architectural patterns an…

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27: Murder in Canton - Week Six of the Retrial of Karen Read 34:32

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week six and as you might expect from the Commonwealth...they introduce another tedious witness, their last, Dr. Judson Welcher. And the Commonwealth rests! Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Re…

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#723: AWS News: Claude 4 Opus comes to Bedrock, AWS Transform accelerates modernization, and more 39:45

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Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet, the most powerful models from Anthropic for coding and advanced reasoning, are now available on Amazon Bedrock. Plus, AWS Transform can now accelerate your Mainframe, .NET and VMWare workload modernization. Learn about these updates and more with your hosts Shruthi and Jillian. 00:00 - Intro, 00:21 - Amazon Bedrock, 03:40 …

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26: BONUS UPDATE ON PAMELA SMART'S PETITION FOR COMMUTATION 23:25

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Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state of New Hampshire have again rejected Pamela Smart's petition for commutation, but this time...they didn't even give her a hearing. Hear Pam's reaction in this episode. PAYIT2 Legal Fund: https://www.payit2.com/f/supportpamelasmart Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In…

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25: Murder in Canton - Week Five of the Retrial of Karen Read 12:17

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week five, a short week for time, but not drama. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie to discuss the new trial. This will be a regular thing throughout the trial so join the convers…

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#722: The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels: How Warner Bros. Discovery keeps streaming seamless 48:45

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With only nine months to launch Max, Tom Leaman, VP of Site Reliability Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery had to move fast to keep millions of viewers streaming smoothly. Learn about their innovative approach to measuring efficiency, managing global operations, and building resilient systems at massive scale with your hosts Simon Elisha and Dr.…

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24: BONUS EXONERATION Samantha and Jules Werkheiser's Story 1:10:47

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On this episode of The In Between, host Mel Barrett has an unfiltered and emotional discussion with Samantha and Jules Werkheiser, two women incarcerated with Pamela Smart, who were wrongfully convicted of child sexual assault. Their story is a cautionary tale and they're using their time as exonerated women to make a difference in our legal system…

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23: Murder in Canton - Week Four Recap of the Retrial of Karen Read 30:01

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week four and it's drama filled, even though witnesses and evidence are pretty technical and dry. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie to discuss the new trial. This will be a regul…

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UPDATE Karen Read Retrial Recap Late Release 0:38

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Hey y'all, it's your host, Mel Barrett with a programming note. Week four of Murder in Canton The Retrial of Karen Read will drop tomorrow before 12p est. Sorry for the delay, but I'm coming at you with two episodes this week. Can't wait to share. Thanks for your patience!By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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#721: AWS News: Amazon Nova Premier takes on complex tasks and model distillation, and more 28:42

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Nova Premier is our most advanced AI model yet, featuring a million-token context window and enhanced capabilities at nearly half the cost of competitors. Dive into this update and more with hosts Simon and Jillian.00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Amazon Nova Premier 02:56 - Analytics 04:46 - Artificial Intelligence 11:02 - Business Applications 11:38 - Cloud…

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22: Murder in Canton - Week Three Recap of the Retrial of Karen Read 26:04

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week three and it's all about the investigation with two days focused on Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie to discuss the new t…

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#720: Hooked on CloudFormation: GoDaddy stays proactive with AWS CloudFormation Hooks 25:44

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Discover how GoDaddy manages cloud security at speed for hundreds of developers as Cloud Governance Engineer James Kelley of GoDaddy pulls back the curtain on their transformation using AWS CloudFormation Hooks. Join your host Simon and AWS Product Manager Stella Hie as they dive into the new features that help GoDaddy balance developer freedom wit…

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BONUS The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie from Crime Writers ON 52:00

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Listen to your host, Mel Barrett on The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie from Crime Writers On! Mel will be joining Rebecca Lavoie and sometimes Kevin Flynn from Crime Writers On on their hit show, The Readathon, where they will discuss the daily goings on in the Retrial of Karen Read. Rebecca’s been covering this case for a long time and they’ve got …

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21: Murder in Canton - Week Two Recap of the Retrial of Karen Read 37:01

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week two and it's full of drama and a whole lot of different views on how this all went down. Plus, Judge Beverly Canone makes a HUGE decision on a pending motion that could change the outcome of this trial. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and …

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#719: AWS News: Amazon Q Developer brings powerful new AI capabilities to GitLab Duo 26:12

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Description: Learn how you can use the all new Amazon Q Developer integration with GitLab Duo to automate code generation and review, plus even more updates from AWS. 00:00:00 - Intro, 00:00:28 - SWE Holly Bench, 00:04:31 - Analytics, 00:06:49 - Application Integration, 00:07:14 - Artificial Intelligence, 00:08:53 - Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, …

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20: Murder in Canton - Week One Recap of the Retrial of Karen Read 19:14

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Join Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in retrial of Karen Read. This is week one and it started with a bang! Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon to discuss the new trial. This will be a regular thing throughout the trial so join the conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/colle…

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#718: From cost center to value creator: How IT automation creates business value 30:52

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Learn how organizations are transforming IT from a cost center to a value generator through automation, AI, and smart business process optimization, featuring real success stories from AWS Solution Architects Adrian SanMiguel and Greg Harris.Innovate faster with an AWS Genai Competency Partner: https://aws.amazon.com/ai/generative-ai/partners/…

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19: DEEP DIVE The Investigation and (first) Trial of Karen Read 1:16:15

4M ago1:16:15

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Host Mel Barrett goes on a mega deep dive into the investigation and first trial of Karen Read on the eve of her retrial. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon to discuss the new trial. This will be a regular thing throughout the trial so join the conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/coll…

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#717: Conversational AI with Amazon Nova Sonic, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails announces new capabilities 38:03

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Learn about the latest new FM in the Nova family that simplifies conversational AI with low latency, and build safely with new capabilities for Amazon Bedrock Guardrails.00:00 - Intro, 00:27 - Amazon Nova Sonic, 03:13 - Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, 05:23 - Analytics, 08:18 - Application Integration, 08:37 - Artificial Intelligence, 12:06 - Business A…

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18: **UPDATE: New EARLY Episode Coming This Monday AND Mel B Joins Crime Writer's On The Readathon to Cover the New Karen Read Trial 0:43

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An important update. Expect a big episode out on Monday, April 21, 2025 in anticipation of opening statements in the second Karen Read Trial starting on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Also! Host of The In Between Podcast, Mel Barrett joins Crime Writers On The Readathon to discuss the new trial. This will be a regular thing throughout the trial so join t…

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17: A Mother on Death Row: Darlie Routier's Sister Tells Her Story 42:45

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In a candid and emotional interview, Mel speaks with Darlie Routier's youngest sister, Danelle, about her sister, the night of the crime, and her family's belief that Darlie is wrongfully convicted of murdering her two young boys.By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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16: **UPDATE - New Episode out Wednesday 04/16 0:51

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Just a quick update from host, Mel Barrett. Today's scheduled episode fell victim to the tech Gods, but not to worry, you'll have Mel's interview with Darlie Routier's sister, Danelle tomorrow.By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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#716: Concrete, Cooling, and Compute: Reinventing Data Centers for the AI Age 29:54

4M ago29:54

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Dive deep into the fascinating world of modern data centers with Sr. Principal Engineer at AWS, Stephen Callahan. Discover how AI is revolutionizing data center design, why nothing is uninteresting at scale, and the innovative ways AWS is tackling sustainability while powering the future of cloud computing.Learn more:AWS Global Infrastructure: http…

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15: A Mother on Death Row: The Darlie Routier Story 24:21

4M ago24:21

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On a quiet night in June 1996, the affluent suburb of Rowlett, Texas, was rocked by a brutal crime: 6-year-old Devon and 5-year-old Damon Routier were stabbed to death while sleeping in the family’s living room. Their mother, Darlie Routier, claimed an intruder broke in and attacked them all. But when investigators dug deeper, suspicion turned towa…

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#715: AWS News: Be your own data analyst with Amazon Q in Quicksight, and more 24:07

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Hosts Simon and Jillian discuss how you can uncover hidden trends and make data-driven decisions - all through natural conversation, with Amazon Q in Quicksight, plus, more of the latest updates from AWS.00:00 - Intro, 00:22 - Top Stories, 02:50 - Analytics, 03:35 - Application Integrations, 04:48 - Amazon Sagemaker, 05:29 - Amazon Bedrock Knowledg…

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#714: Beyond Compliance: Assess, audit, and evaluate with AWS Config 26:23

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Automate compliance checks, manage configurations at scale, and more with AWS Config. Jillian interviews AWS experts Tim Honeychurch and Rodolfo Brenes as they walk you through how you can level up your security with continuous compliance.Learn More:AWS Config Product Page: https://aws.amazon.com/config/Learn more about Cloud Governance: https://aw…

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14: BONUS Sam Nordquist's Family Tells Their Story 27:33

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In this episode of The In Between Podcast, host Mel Barrett speaks at length with Sam Nordquist's mother and sister about the months leading up to Sam's disappearance and heinous murder and what happens next.By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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#713: AWS News: Meet the Next Generation of Amazon SageMaker, Multi-Agent Collaboration on Bedrock 24:27

4M ago24:27

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New game-changing AI developments are here, from SageMaker Unified Studio to Bedrock's new multi-agent capabilities. Join your hosts Simon and Jillian for the latest updates from AWS. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Top Stories 00:02:31 - Amazon Bedrock 00:05:35 - Analytics 00:06:08 - Application Integration 00:06:41 - AWS Step Function Workflow Studio…

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13: Missing Tortured Murdered - The Story of Sam Nordquist 18:07

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Sam Nordquist was a typical twenty-four year-old guy. He loved TikTok, his family and friends, and animals. And like so many of us, Sam found love online. After a short period of dating, Sam traveled from his home state of Minnesota to meet his love, Precious Arzuaga, a thirty-eight year-old single mother, whom he hoped to start a life with. But Sa…