Best Alex Merced Podcasts (2024)

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2023 re:Invent Data Recap with Alex DeBrie 39:29

5M ago39:29

39:29

Alex Debrie and Bob Haffner recap their favorite announcements from 2023 re:Invent #data #dataengineering #aws Connect with AlexTwitter: @alexbdebrieBlog: alexdebrie.comBook: dynamodbbook.comPodcast: youtube.com/@SoftwareHuddle Connect with BobTwitter - @bobhaffnerLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Alex’s talkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUo…

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Data Quality with JP Urrutia 51:47

7M ago51:47

51:47

Juan Pablo (JP) Urrutia and Bob Haffner discuss Data Quality #data #dataengineering #dataquality Connect with JP Twitter - @the_datachefLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpurrutia Substack - https://substack.com/@thedatachef Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Follow the show on Twitter @Eng…

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2023 Snowflake Summit Recap with Roy Hasson 50:36

10M ago50:36

50:36

Roy Hasson and Bob Haffner recap the 2023 Snowflake Summit. #data #dataengineering #snowflake Connect with Roy Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/royhasson/ Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Follow the show on Twitter @EngSideOfData

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Starting a Career in Data Engineering with Arjun Bansil 28:52

1y ago28:52

28:52

Arjun Bansil and Bob Haffner chat about Ajun's start in Data Engineering#data #dataengineering Connect with ArjunLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjun-bansil/Connect with BobTwitter - @bobhaffnerLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Follow the show on Twitter @EngSideOfData

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Last Episode of AlexMercedCast 6:19

1+ y ago6:19

6:19

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Developer Ergonomics with Joseph Machado 31:47

1+ y ago31:47

31:47

Joseph Machado and Bob Haffner discuss the many aspects of developer ergonomics and how they relate to data engineering. #data #dataengineering Connect with Joseph Blog - https://www.startdataengineering.com/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmachado1991/ Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobha…

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2022 re:Invent Data Recap with Alex DeBrie 45:53

1+ y ago45:53

45:53

Alex Debrie and Bob Haffner recap their favorite announcements from 2022 re:Invent #data #dataengineering #aws Connect with Alex Twitter: @alexbdebrie Blog: alexdebrie.com Book: dynamodbbook.com Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Top Announcements https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-re…

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Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses and Data Warehouses with Eric Tolotti 34:34

1+ y ago34:34

34:34

Join Eric Tolotti and Bob Haffner for a discussion about Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses and Data Warehouses #data #dataengineering #datalake #datalakehouse #datawarehouses Check out Eric's YT channel https://www.youtube.com/c/nullQueries Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Show notes nullQueries’ Intro to the D…

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The Double Edge of Privilege (Living with different expectations) 15:26

1+ y ago15:26

15:26

Alex Merced discusses Privilege and the social dynamics of privilege and how to productively talk about it. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support…

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The Libertarian Party and how ideologies grow and don't grow 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

22:14

Alex Merced talks to his opinion on many of the conflicts currently going on within the Libertarian Party and his perspective from the outside looking in. Follow me on twitter @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/s…

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The Open Data Lakehouse with Alex Merced 32:01

1+ y ago32:01

32:01

Join Alex Merced and Bob Haffner for a discussion about the Open Data Lakehouse concept #data #dataengineering #datalake #datalakehouse Connect with Alex Twitter - @amdatalakehouse Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Show notes The DataNation Podcast Available on iTunes/Spotify/Stitcher The Subsurface Data L…

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The Value of Belief Systems in Society and the Dangers of Dogmatism in Belief Systems 20:10

1+ y ago20:10

20:10

Alex Merced talks about why political, religious and other belief systems play a healthy role in society but can be dangerous when they become overly dogmatic and divisive. Libertarian101.com LearnEconomicsNow.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.…

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My Thoughts on the State of Libertarian Party Messaging 54:02

1+ y ago54:02

54:02

Alex Merced discusses recent Libertarian Party messaging controversies and his opinions on what National communications should look like and why. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support…

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Losing 30+ Pounds, my thoughts, reflections and advice 51:55

1+ y ago51:55

51:55

Alex Merced opens up about his weightloss journey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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Functional Data Engineering with Sven Balnojan 28:41

2y ago28:41

28:41

Sven Balnojan and Bob Haffner discuss the goals and principles of Functional Data Engineering #data #dataengineering #functionaldataengineering Connect with Sven Twitter - @sbalnojan LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/dr-sven-balnojan-a55b4072 Blog - https://medium.com/three-data-point-thursday Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com…

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Why Communism/Socialism Failed, Exploring the Discourse 25:41

2y ago25:41

25:41

Alex Merced discusses Socialism/Communism and why it hasn't worked up till now, and many reflection based on this interview with Steve Keen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XGiTDWfdpM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/suppo…

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Data Catalogs with Michael Meyer 39:58

2y ago39:58

39:58

Michael Meyer and Bob Haffner chat about data catalogs #data #dataengineering #datacatalogs Connect with Mike Twitter - @dataguyatheart LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/michael-meyer-6972286 Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Follow the podcast on Twitter @EngSideOfData…

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Abortion Bans - Unintended Consequences and future SCOTUS decisions 16:19

2y ago16:19

16:19

Alex Merced discusses his opinions AlexMerced.com twitter: @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court 16:23

2y ago16:23

16:23

Alex Merced shares his thoughts on the Roe v. Wade supreme court decision. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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Guns, Religion and the Supreme Court 23:07

2y ago23:07

23:07

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on recent supreme court decisions. AlexMerced.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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AWS Glue with Johnny Chivers 58:26

2y ago58:26

58:26

Johnny and Bob discuss Glue the serverless ETL tool from AWS #dataengineering #etl #aws Connect with Johnny Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyChivers The QuestionBank - Completely free Bank of community Questions AWS Certifications developed on AWS Amplify https://www.thequestionbank.io/ Personal Website for Contact, forum and free AW…

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Understanding The Economy - Margin, Leverage, Interest Rates and Asset Prices 21:25

2y ago21:25

21:25

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Understanding How Inflation is Always a Monetary Phenomenon 19:45

2y ago19:45

19:45

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Pride Month, A Libertarian Perspective on why it's Great!!! 24:49

2y ago24:49

24:49

Alex Merced discusses pride. Follow Alex on Twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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My Thoughts on Student Loads - Reflecting on NPR Intelligence Squared Debate 28:26

2y ago28:26

28:26

My Thoughts on Student Loads - Reflecting on NPR Intelligence Squared Debate Follow Alex on twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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Discussing Inflation and Improving Culture for Everyone 16:53

2y ago16:53

16:53

Alex Merced discusses how to think about inflation and politics during inflation and how culture wars can be turned into culture discussions for better outcomes. follow Alex on twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alex…

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Data Engineering at the Edge with Mário Pereira 46:16

2y ago46:16

46:16

Mário Pereira and Bob Haffner chat about Data Engineering at the Edge #data #dataengineering #iot #edge #edgecomputing Connect with Mário LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/xmariopereira/ Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Vopak is hiring (https://www.werkenbijvopak.nl/vacatures?lastchecked=discipline&discipline=…

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Careers and Community with Adi Polak 53:26

2y ago53:26

53:26

Adi Polak and Bob Haffner host a Twitter Spaces conversation on Careers and Community in Data Engineering. #data #dataengineering Connect with Adi Twitter - @AdiPolak Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Join the Community - https://lakefs.io/community/

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Data Vault Part 2 with Cindi Meyersohn 1:04:11

2y ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Cindi, Mike and Bob are back with the sequel to their 2021 Data Vault conversation. Check out the upcoming World Wide Data Vault Consortium! https://wwdvc.com/ Part 1 of this discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U9HcFS93tM Connect with Cindi Twitter - @Data_Rebels Connect with Mike Twitter - @dataguyatheart LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/michael…

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Inflation, the causes, how to deal with it, and the politics 12:16

2y ago12:16

12:16

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Overview of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory 30:17

2y ago30:17

30:17

I explain the ABCT again AlexMerced.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support

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Data Engineering for Data Discovery with Brian McMillan 1:11:02

2y ago1:11:02

1:11:02

Brian McMillan and Bob Haffner talk about Data Engineering for Data Discovery #data #dataengineering #elt #etl #analysticsengineering Connect with Brian Like to discuss this further? First 5 people to schedule a meeting with me and receive a free copy of the book (https://calendly.com/building-data-products). Purchase the book: https://www.minimumv…

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ETL vs ELT with Dan Silberman 28:51

2+ y ago28:51

28:51

Dan Silberman and Bob Haffner discuss the traditional approach of Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) vs Extract, Load and Transform (ELT). What each one means, why has ELT become so popular and how ELT will evolve. #data #dataengineering #elt #etl #analysticsengineering Check out Mozart Data https://www.mozartdata.com/ Connect with Bob Twitter - @bo…

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2021 re:Invent Data Recap with Alex DeBrie 35:40

2+ y ago35:40

35:40

Alex DeBrie joins Bob Haffner to recap the 2021 re:Invent from the data perspective #data #dataengineering Connect with Alex Twitter: @alexbdebrie Blog - alexdebrie.com Book - dynamodbbook.com Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner

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An Intro to Debt, Bonds, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Government Debt and Politics 30:15

2+ y ago30:15

30:15

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An Intro to Understanding Inflation in Money and Price 25:29

2+ y ago25:29

25:29

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The State of Streaming with Arjun Narayan 27:33

2+ y ago27:33

27:33

Arjun Narayan and Bob Haffner discuss the state of streaming. Connect with Arjun Twitter - @narayanarjun LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/arjunravinarayan/ Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Show Notes Materialize website - materialize.com Materialize Twitter - @MaterializeInc Materialize LinkedIn - https://www.l…

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Decentralized Technology (IPFS, Mastodon, Gun.io, Blockchain) 22:24

2+ y ago22:24

22:24

Alex Merced discusses a round up of newer technologies that provide empowerment through decentralization. AlexMerced.com AlexMercedCoder.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexmerced/support…

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Data Vault with Cindi Meyersohn 1:11:52

2+ y ago1:11:52

1:11:52

Cindi Meyersohn joins Michael Meyer and Bob Haffner for a discussion about Data Vault. Connect with Cindi Twitter - @Data_Rebels Connect with Mike Twitter - @dataguyatheart LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/michael-meyer-6972286 Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Show notes Learn More: https://www.datavaultallianc…

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 4 - Tokens, ICOs, dApps, Settlement Layers and more 19:56

2+ y ago19:56

19:56

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Geographic Information Systems(GIS) with Caleb Welchans 29:35

2+ y ago29:35

29:35

Caleb Welchans and Bob Haffner discuss GIS. GIS is a topic that everyone in data should be familiar with. Connect with Caleb Twitter - @calebwelchans LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/welchans Intro/Outro music by John Yasut #data #dataengineering #gis Connect with Bob Twitter - @bobhaffner LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bobhaffner Please Like, Subscribe and …

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 3 - Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work 9:04

2+ y ago9:04

9:04

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 2 - Why Validate Transactions? 7:48

2+ y ago7:48

7:48

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 1 - What is a Blockchain 12:24

2+ y ago12:24

12:24

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Building Data Lakes in AWS with Johnny Chivers 57:02

2+ y ago57:02

57:02

Johnny Chivers and Bob Haffner discuss Data Lakes on AWS. Connect with Johnny! Youtube Channel The QuestionBank - Completely free Bank of community Questions AWS Certifications developed on AWS Amplify Personal Website - Contact, forum and free AWS learning resource Please Like, Subscribe and Comment!…

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Data Pipeline Testing with Bartosz Mikulski 26:07

2+ y ago26:07

26:07

I'm joined by Bartosz Mikulski for this discussion involving Data Pipeline Testing. Check out the video version on YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RebyV0lJ_Aw Connect with Bartosz LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog Intro/Outro music by John Yasut

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Interview: David Dorr of Coro Global on Gold Payments, Distributed Ledgers and Finance 47:19

3y ago47:19

47:19

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Analytics Engineering with Kelly Burdine 39:11

3y ago39:11

39:11

I'm joined by Kelly Burdine for this discussion involving Analytics Engineering. Kelly Burdine https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyburdine/ Intro/Outro music by John Yasut

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Do Rights Exist? 18:04

3y ago18:04

18:04

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Revisiting Bitcoin and Blockchain - What is it, why does it matter, why you should care 26:25

3y ago26:25

26:25

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