Best Archives Software Engineering Daily Podcasts (2025)

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Pydantic AI with Samuel Colvin 57:28

21h ago57:28

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Python’s popularity in data science and backend engineering has made it the default language for building AI infrastructure. However, with the rapid growth of AI applications, developers are increasingly looking for tools that combine Python’s flexibility with the rigor of production-ready systems. Pydantic began as a library for type-safe data val…

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Empathy and Availability Define Excellent Product Ownership | Scott Smith 16:20

5h ago16:20

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Scott Smith: Empathy and Availability Define Excellent Product Ownership Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Always Present, Always Available, Always Curious "They are always prese…

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Using MIRO to Build a Living Archive of Learning | Scott Smith 16:41

21h ago16:41

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Scott Smith: Using MIRO to Build a Living Archive of Learning Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "We're in a servant leadership role. So, ask: is the team thriving? That's a huge indication of success." -…

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Building a Coaching Service Where Survey Scores Become Living Improvement | Scott Smith 14:02

2d ago14:02

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Scott Smith: Building a Coaching Service Where Survey Scores Become Living Improvement Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Success is about feedback from coaching clients." - Scott Smith Scott is tackling…

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Why Great Scrum Masters Create Space for Breaks | Scott Smith 14:24

3d ago14:24

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Scott Smith: Why Great Scrum Masters Create Space for Breaks Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Think of the people involved. Put yourself in the shoes of the other." - Scott Smith Scott found himself in…

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SED News: Bezos Returns to Building, AI’s Reality Check, and Europe’s Cloud Ambitions 54:01

4d ago54:01

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SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech industry. In this episode, they cover Jeff Bezos’s unexpected return to the CEO seat with Project Prometheus, the growing debate over whether AI investm…

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The Spotlight Failure That Taught a Silent Lesson About Recognition | Scott Smith 12:20

4d ago12:20

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Scott Smith: The Spotlight Failure That Taught a Silent Lesson About Recognition Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Not everybody enjoys the limelight and being called out, even for great work." - Scott …

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BONUS: When AI Knows Your Emotional Triggers Better Than You Do — Navigating Mindfulness in the AI Age | Mo Edjlali 40:21

6d ago40:21

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BONUS: When AI Knows Your Emotional Triggers Better Than You Do — Navigating Mindfulness in the AI Age In this thought-provoking conversation, former computer engineer and mindfulness leader Mo Edjlali explores how AI is reshaping human meaning, attention, and decision-making. We examine the critical question: what happens when AI knows your emotio…

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AI Assisted Coding: Building Reliable Software with Unreliable AI Tools With Lada Kesseler 39:08

7d ago39:08

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AI Assisted Coding: Building Reliable Software with Unreliable AI Tools In this special episode, Lada Kesseler shares her journey from AI skeptic to pioneer in AI-assisted development. She explores the spectrum from careful, test-driven development to quick AI-driven experimentation, revealing practical patterns, anti-patterns, and the critical rol…

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AI Assisted Coding: Transactional AI Development - Commit, Validate, and Rollback With Sergey Sergyenko 41:03

8d ago41:03

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AI Assisted Coding: Treating AI Like a Junior Engineer - Onboarding Practices for AI Collaboration In this special episode, Sergey Sergyenko, CEO of Cybergizer, shares his practical framework for AI-assisted development built on transactional models, Git workflows, and architectural conventions. He explains why treating AI like a junior engineer, k…

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Game Development on the PICO-8 with Johan Peitz 47:27

8d ago47:27

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PICO-8 is a software-based gaming console for making, sharing, and playing small games with a retro aesthetic. It emulates the look and feel of 8-bit consoles, providing limited color palettes, screen resolutions, and memory constraints. The PICO-8 dev environment uses Lua and is focused on being accessible to developers while offering depth for co…

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AI Assisted Coding: Augmented AI Development - Software Engineering First, AI Second With Dawid Dahl 45:40

9d ago45:40

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BONUS: Augmented AI Development - Software Engineering First, AI Second In this special episode, Dawid Dahl introduces Augmented AI Development (AAID)—a disciplined approach where professional developers augment their capabilities with AI while maintaining full architectural control. He explains why starting with software engineering fundamentals a…

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AI Assisted Coding: Swimming in AI - Managing Tech Debt in the Age of AI-Assisted Coding | Lou Franco 37:13

10d ago37:13

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AI Assisted Coding: Swimming in AI - Managing Tech Debt in the Age of AI-Assisted Coding In this special episode, Lou Franco, veteran software engineer and author of "Swimming in Tech Debt," shares his practical approach to AI-assisted coding that produces the same amount of tech debt as traditional development—by reading every line of code. He exp…

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Running Doom in TypeScript with Dimitri Mitropoulos 1:00:51

10d ago1:00:51

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Doom has seemingly been ported to every electronic device imaginable, including picture frames, lamps, and coffee machines. The meme of “it runs Doom” has become so widespread that it spawned the r/itrunsdoom sub-Reddit. Recently, Doom made headlines again for being ported to TypeScript. The project involved representing Doom entirely in TypeScript…

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AI Assisted Coding: From Designer to Solo Developer - Building Production Apps with AI With Elina Patjas 41:09

11d ago41:09

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AI Assisted Coding: From Designer to Solo Developer - Building Production Apps with AI In this special episode, Elina Patjas shares her remarkable journey from designer to solo developer, building LexieLearn—an AI-powered study tool with 1,500+ users and paying customers—entirely through AI-assisted coding. She reveals the practical workflow, anti-…

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Coaching Product Owners from Isolation to Collaboration | Sara Di Gregorio 14:00

14d ago14:00

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Sara Di Gregorio: Coaching Product Owners from Isolation to Collaboration Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Using User Story Mapping to Break Down PO Isolation "One of the key st…

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How to Know Your Team Has Internalized Agile Values | Sara Di Gregorio 14:00

15d ago14:00

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Sara Di Gregorio: How to Know Your Team Has Internalized Agile Values Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Scrum isn't just a process to follow, it's a way of working." - Sara Di Gregorio For Sara, success…

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Drone Warfare in Ukraine with Simon Shuster 54:45

15d ago54:45

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Simon Shuster is a journalist who has reported on Russia and Ukraine for over 15 years, most of that time as a staff correspondent for TIME Magazine. He was born in Moscow, and he and his family came to the United States as refugees from the Soviet Union when he was six years old. After graduating from Stanford University in 2005, Simon returned to…

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Facilitating Deeper Retrospectives—When to Step In and When to Step Back | Sara Di Gregorio 15:45

16d ago15:45

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Sara Di Gregorio: Facilitating Deeper Retrospectives—When to Step In and When to Step Back Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "When they start connecting and having an interesting discussion, I go to the …

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Rebuilding Agile Team Connection in the Remote Work Era | Sara Di Gregorio 17:08

17d ago17:08

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Sara Di Gregorio: Rebuilding Agile Team Connection in the Remote Work Era Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "The book helped me to shift from reacting to connecting, which completely changed the quality …

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Radix UI with Chance Strickland 56:47

17d ago56:47

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Radix UI is an open-source library of React components. Its “headless” primitives handle the complex logic and accessibility concerns—like dialogs, dropdowns, and tabs—while leaving styling completely up to the developer. The project emphasizes usability, accessibility, and composability and has become a vital part of modern web dev, in part becaus…

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When Teams Lose Trust—How Scrum Masters Rebuild It One Small Change at a Time | Sara Di Gregorio 15:00

18d ago15:00

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Sara Di Gregorio: When Teams Lose Trust—How Scrum Masters Rebuild It One Small Change at a Time Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "I continue to approach this situation with openness, positivity, and tru…

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BONUS: Flawless Execution — Translating Fighter Pilot Precision to Business Results | Christian "Boo" Boucousis 42:58

20d ago42:58

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BONUS: Flawless Execution — Translating Fighter Pilot Precision to Business Results In this powerful conversation, former fighter pilot Christian "Boo" Boucousis reveals how military precision translates into agile business leadership. We explore the FLEX model (Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief), the critical difference between control-based and awarenes…

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When Product Owners Facilitate Vision Instead of Owning It | Alidad Hamidi 15:14

21d ago15:14

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Alidad Hamidi: When Product Owners Facilitate Vision Instead of Owning It Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Co-Creating Vision Through Discovery "The best product owner I worked …

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Maximizing Human Potential as the Measure of Success | Alidad Hamidi 12:39

22d ago12:39

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Alidad Hamidi: Maximizing Human Potential as the Measure of Success Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Does my work lead into maximizing human potential? Maximizing the ability of the human to use their …

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The 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey with Jody Bailey and Erin Yepis 40:13

22d ago40:13

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The Stack Overflow Developer Survey is an annual survey conducted by Stack Overflow that gathers comprehensive insights from developers around the world. It offers a valuable snapshot of the global developer community, covering a wide range of topics such as preferred programming languages, tools, and technologies. Jody Bailey is the Chief Product …

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The Tax Teams Pay for Organizational Standards | Alidad Hamidi 18:42

23d ago18:42

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Alidad Hamidi: The Tax Agile Teams Pay for Organizational Standards Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "If you set targets for people, they will achieve the target, even if that means destroying the syste…

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When a Billion-Dollar Team Becomes Invisible | Alidad Hamidi 15:42

25d ago15:42

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Alidad Hamidi: When a Billion-Dollar Team Becomes Invisible Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Most of the times, it's not teams that are self-destructive or anything... Simple analogy is when a flower i…

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Building an Open-Source Laptop with Byran Huang 53:56

24d ago53:56

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Byran Huang is a full stack developer who recently made headlines in the hacker space when he created the anyon_e, which is a highly integrated, open source laptop. The effort was a massive undertaking and showcased great design, hardware, and software. In this episode, Byran joins the show with Gregor Vand to talk about his work on the anyon_e lap…

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