Most people say LLM are just language prediction systems… but how do human minds work comparatively? Can ChatGPT think, understand, or comprehend? Can you? It’s been a while since Ben, Brian, and Lyle geeked out… join us. Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4 - Microsoft Research…

In this final episode of the season, our Film executives discuss our upcoming Netflix Film slate, evolution in film and what’s on the horizon (where we came from, where we are going).By Netflix

In this episode, we explore how Netflix is answering the call from fans to expand our stories both on screen and beyond. From a global hit series, to a Korean spinoff, to consumer products and live experiences, we focus on La Casa De Papel as a case study for building a global franchise.By Netflix

With an estimated 3 billion gamers in the world, Netflix is in a unique position to change the game once again, being at the intersection of entertainment and technology. We speak with Mike Verdu, VP of Games, and pull back the curtain on why and how Netflix is entering the gaming space. We also speak with Sean Krankel of Night School Studio (a Net…

Last year, Netflix made a pledge to reduce carbon emissions.. In this episode, we speak with Emma Stewart, Netflix Sustainability Officer and Shannon Bart, who leads sustainability on film and TV productions. We discuss how Netflix is progressing on climate goals and how we’re revamping aspects of the movie-making process that are more eco-friendly…

From DVDs to streaming, the U.S. to 190+ countries and licensing to producing our own films and TV series; Netflix is no stranger to change. In Season 6 of the WeAreNetflix podcast, we're diving into the areas Netflix is evolving in as a business. This season's topics include sustainability, gaming, franchise-building, production innovation, and fi…

NFT insider trading, tech experts urge to resist Crypto industry influences, larges plant is a Sea Grass in Australia, Safari is popular, Microsoft Excel reduces remote data types – and Lyle’s hot take on meditation. U.S. charges OpenSea ex-employee in first NFT insider trading case | Reuters Tech Experts Urge Washington To Resist Crypto Industry's…

Quincy Larson is founder and CEO of the non-profit software school freeCodeCamp, where anyone can go and lear to program for free. Quincy is making real change in the world. This episode was recorded for my podcast Lunch with Lyle Quincy mentioned two corses on freeCodeCamp Learn Responsive Web Design by Building 20 Projects Relational Database Cou…

Professor Warren Sack joins me to speak about the history of Algorithm, including Donald Knuth – Art of Computer Programing, Five Axioms of Algorithms, and When Computers Were Human. This is Part 1 of 2 on Algorithm.By Lyle Troxell

How does career growth occur in a freedom and responsibility company like Netflix? Netflix employees including leaders in Human Resources discuss our approach to growth and development and their personal experiences within it.By Netflix

Let's be real: being a parent and/or care giver is a full time job in of itself. Hear from working parents at Netflix about their personal experiences and how they support one another.By Netflix

Remember pop singer Vitamin C whose hit song "Graduation" might have made you cry at your graduation? Well she works at Netflix now, leading the creative music direction for your favorite Netflix films and series! On this episode of the WeAreNetflix podcast, we dive into unique career paths of Netflix employees and their advice on how to be unconve…

In this non-edited episode of GeekSpeak Lyle calls Ben impromptu to chat about using lasers for listening to rooms remotely, lasers being used to view into rooms, Ben’s recent focus on Music Production, and finally a story about California being better about communicating recycling possibilities on packaging. NLOS Keyhole Imaging Can See Inside a C…

In this special season of the WeAreNetflix Podcast, our host, Lyle Troxell, chats with Netflix colleagues from around the globe on various topics about Netflix's workplace culture. In this episode, we focus on feedback. Openness to feedback is one of the signature aspects of Netflix’s culture.By Netflix

Over the last year, Netflix’s TikTok following grew by 10.5 million people -- more than any other brand. On this episode of WeAreNetflix, we talk to Gena-mour, Jimena and Kelli who manage Netflix’s TikTok accounts for the U.K, Latin America and the United States, discussing how they use TikTok to engage with fans of Netflix’s films and series.…

Due to the popularity of the WeAreNetflix podcast I am contacted a bit about my thoughts on company podcasts. The WeAreNetflix podcast started off based on an internal only podcast that Michael Paulson and I started as a hack-day project. This episode is 20min of me talking about company internal podcasts. Feel free to ask me questions about this e…

Kicking off Season 4 of the WeAreNetflix Podcast are William Horberg (Executive Producer of The Queen’s Gambit) and Blair Fetter (Director of Original Series at Netflix) for an inside look on the creative partnership between Netflix and The Queen's Gambit producers to bring this beloved series to life.…

In any given year, India produces more movies than any other nation on earth -- hundreds more than the United States even. On this episode of the We Are Netflix podcast, we’re joined by Monika Shergill, Vice President of Content at Netflix India, and Srishti Arya, Director of Original Film at Netflix India. They paint a picture of the robust film a…

Noelle Green, Director of Production Management, explains the initiative to increase representation and diversity in Netflix’s productions through its program called ION (Inclusion, Outreach, and Networking).By Netflix

Recorded prior to Covid-19, a behind the scenes look at Netflix’s efforts around building a studio in the cloud, with a focus on both Netflix’s production and post-production application efforts including studio media management.By Netflix

Co-CEO Reed Hastings discusses his new book, No Rules Rules (co-written by culture expert Erin Meyer), which pulls back the curtain on Netflix’s work culture including his thoughts on the first days of Netflix, how candor leads to excellence, streaming competition, and reflections on the infamous Qwikster decision. Visit norulesrules.com to get you…

The San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz County has a partial Do Not Drink / Do Not Boil order in affect: is that order appropriate, what causes Wildfire water contamination, and what are good actions we as a community can take? Our guest is Andrew J Whelton, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdu…

In Part 2, Vernā Myers (Head of Inclusion) and Wade Davis (Vice President of Inclusion) explore what it will take to create an anti-racist organization at Netflix, and the implications for hiring, leadership, and company culture.By Netflix

Dedi finds a wifi solution they like, Greg is on the road for the first time since the pandemic, Miles is playing with Rust, and Lyle is happy to have the Geeks virtually together to celebrate 20 years of hosting the show. Amplifi vs Unifi MTV Cribs: Quarantine edition Sketchup Blender Actix, the Rust Web Framework Web Framework Benchmarks Go, The …

In part one of this two-part series, Vernā Myers (Head of Inclusion at Netflix) and Wade Davis (Vice President of Inclusion) discuss the effects of anti-Blackness, the importance of recognizing racial inequities in the workplace and helping employees to understand their role in ending those disparities.…

Ben Jaffe deciding to end his fantastic podcast Linear Digressions, Lyle celebrating 20 years hosting GeekSpeak, and geeking out on playing instruments that do not have “frets” like the Cello and Trombone.By Lyle Troxell

My vacation included fixing motors, accepting glasses, and milling redwood with chainsaws. My Replacement Fan Motor Thermal Fuse Cutoff New Thermostat Switch with "Firestat" Milling Redwood Here are some pix from our milling. The Logs: Me with my orange cap and our family friend Jack. My wife Maggi finishing a log: Samples of what we are making: I …

Warren Sack is back for a conversation of the Natural and Institutional Language from the French Encyclopédistes, touching on The Wealth of Nations, Babbage, Lovelace, Donald Knuth, Information Theory, Work vs Work, James Prescott Joule, Functions & Operations and much more. Learn why the true language of Software is not Physics.…

Vice President of Original Series Andy Weil and Director of Product Innovation Carla Engelbrecht discuss how content and product worked together to launch Interactive Storytelling at Netflix. Using Bandersnatch as a case study, they pull back the curtain on the software they had to create, how it required more than 110 rounds of editing, and what’s…

On this episode Lyle interviews his daughter Gwendolyn about the social software she uses in High School – iMessage, Instagram, SnapChat, TikTok. And they play with Lyle’s new RodeCASTER Pro. Rode RODECaster Pro Integrated Podcast Production Studio RCP B&H All possible pythagorean triples, visualized - YouTube Cat puts paw in water and freaks out f…

Ben and Lyle chat about elevators, the fear of dropping things, Podcasting, how we experience thoughts, drawing, learning, music, meditation, Time Tracking, Theme:Focus, Memory and being Present. Are you a 1,2,3,4 or 5 in this apple visualization exercise? Toggl - Free Time Tracking Software Qbserve app - Mac Time Tracking and Productivity Improvem…

Creative Production at Netflix is a bit like air traffic control for a piece of content landing on the service. Whether it is subtitles, dubbing, tagging, trailers, imagery, marketing assets, and more - creative production is truly the intersection of content, marketing, and product. Rochelle King, Vice President of the team, discusses how being a …

After 18 years of being at Netflix and growing from a team of 1 to more than 650, David Hyman - General Counsel for Netflix - discusses what risk and innovation on the legal team looks like, what qualities they look for when hiring, and just what happened with that Stranger Things cease and desist letter.…

What does it mean to implement “hailing a cab” in software and how does this new translation stack up to the existing institution? Discussions based around “The Software Arts: Chapter 2”, "Translation"with the author Warren Sack. We talk about the differences of the humanities understanding of translation where meaning is lost, created, or changed,…

Thiago Lopes, Vice President of Marketing for Brazil, discusses Netflix’s marketing strategy and how autonomy and decision-making works regionally in a global company.By Netflix

Jinah Kim (Director of Marketing, Korea) and Minyoung Kim (Director of Content, Korea) join us to discuss Netflix’s growth in Korea, the journey from script to screen with the Netflix original Kingdom, and how inclusion and diversity differs in Korea.By Netflix

In part 2 of our special episodes highlighting Netflix Animation, we focus on the Netflix Animation studio featuring our head of character animation, James Baxter, and Netflix animation studio creative director, Phil Rynda.By Netflix

In a special two part series focusing on Netflix Animation, we reveal what’s on the horizon for Netflix in the Animation space. In episode 1 we have Melissa Cobb, head of Original Animation, and Mike Moon, head of Adult Animation, discuss what it is like to be a creative executive and their experiences working at Netflix.…

This episode kicks off a limited series of discussions with Warren Sack centered around his book The Software Arts, MIT Press, forward by John Rajchman The Software Arts offers an alternative history of software that places the liberal arts at the very center of software’s evolution. Join us in this discussion... Warren’s book is available from MIT…

Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s Vice President of International Originals, discusses her journey from an assistant to content executive, what’s on the horizon for Netflix original content outside of the United States, and how the Netflix culture allows writers and showrunners to let their creative visions thrive.…

MicroLEDs, Google Chrome Extensions are more private, macOS is locking things down, Expanse and other shows we are watching, and a post show covering wonderfully geeky PostGraphile. MicroLED Displays Could Show Up in Products as Soon as 2020 Lyle Surgery Update Google to Minimize the Data Collected by Chrome Extensions macOS Lockdown and merging wi…

Brad Smith (@brad), the founder and CEO of Simplecast, talks with me about the creation of Simplecast from initial musings to venture capital infused growth, and building partnerships. Brad is also an expert on the podcasting landscape and walks us through some wonderful changes that Apple and Google have recently made that should help the podcasti…

Director of EU Public Policy, Marzena Rembowski, discusses as we grow within Europe, how our business interacts with governments and how these decisions impact and shape the broader ecosystem of Netflix as a company.By Netflix

Carmen Verrier, Director of Marketing for Benelux & Nordics and Jacek Ambrosiewicz Marketing Manager with a focus on Poland and Romania, discuss their experiences working at Netflix, promoting our original titles, and the challenges of emerging markets.By Netflix

Lyle Troxell and Ben Jaffe about the current state of the Geek Speak podcast, conversation styles, and Lyle’s L5 S1 Back Surgery Fusion with instrumentation.By Lyle Troxell

Business Development at Netflix is not just about deals - it is about building partnerships that are mutually beneficial. Vice President of Business Development, Maria Ferreras, discusses business development partnerships within the EMEA region, including Telefonica and Sky and why she chose to join Netflix after 10 years working for Google and You…

Taito Okiura, Director of International Originals - Anime and John Derderian, Director of Content - Japan discuss content strategy in Japan and what’s to come for Netflix.By Netflix

New Geek Rich Zurad joins Ben and Lyle to cover the JRR universe badly, the Star Wars vs Star Trek argument, cover some of the podcasts they like, and their pet health problems. This gravity-powered battery could be the future of energy storage - Archpaper.comBy Lyle Troxell

For the Netflix podcast I did a quick jaunt to Amsterdam – here is an audio-blog type entry of my time there – Lyle. Lyle's Photos Amsterdam - Kinda over-doing it. BanksyLaugh now - Moco Museum Yayoi Kusama - Moco Museum Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) - IMDb

Ben Jaffe and Lyle Troxell talk about the culture at Facebook and at Netflix and about vulnerability at work. Lyle tells a story about doing a branching talk about branching narratives. A quick chat about Star Trek Next Generation and even Ben’s broken dryer. Bandersnatch - Branching Narrative Black Mirror Episode Puss In Book - Branching Narrative…