Best Frontier Tech Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Great Software & Storytelling Is Emotional | Kelsey Hightower (Legendary Developer, Kubernetes Pioneer, Former Distinguished Engineer at Google) 51:28

15h ago51:28

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Kelsey Hightower is a legend. He regularly gives live software demos in front of tens of thousands of people, improvising them like it’s jazz. He’s a master storyteller and a master craftsman. He helped evangelize and establish Kubernetes and recently retired (at 42!) from Google where he was a distinguished engineer. Kelsey loves to level people u…

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Games Without Frontiers 40:56

2d ago40:56

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Too many cliche’s to choose from, so … let the games begin! it’s all fun and games until The Guys show up in your earholes, but this time it’s different. In this episode, it’s all about games - board games, to be specific - and it’s even more fun because one of the sons-of-the-podcast, Jacob Reed, came to the studio to share his knowledge and geekd…

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Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) & AI Computing Update (with Karl Freund) 50:42

3d ago50:42

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Send us a Text Message. In this installment of the neXt Curve reThink Podcast Silicon Futures series, Leonard Lee of neXt Curve and Karl Freund of Cambrian-AI Research talk catch up after a far-too-long hiatus and talk about the state of AI supercomputing and Karl's new area of research, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). The duo talk and debat…

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The penguin, the egg, and the asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris 1:02:52

36m ago1:02:52

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We celebrate the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) science operations with Christine Chen, associate astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She describes the observatory's newest beautiful image, a close-up of two interacting galaxies called the Penguin and the Egg. Then, she tells us more about her team's …

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Raising a Harmonious Relationship between Ranching and Renewable Energy 41:48

2h ago41:48

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Anna Clare Monlezun, rancher and rangeland ecosystem scientist, joins Nick de Vries to discuss grassland ecosystems, sustainable grazing practices, and the co-location of solar energy generation and regenerative agriculture. Anna Clare shares updates on a project close to her heart, Cattle Tracker, which aims to co-locate cattle grazing with solar …

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Driving Product-led Growth (PLG) With Customer.io Founder and CEO Colin Nederkroon 27:50

1h ago27:50

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Colin Nederkoorn is the founder and CEO of Customer.io, a top customer engagement platform that enables companies to send the right message to the right user at the right time on the right channel. The platform is used by Notion and lots of other top SaaS companies to personalize user onboarding and more. When Customer.io was founded in 2011, there…

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Say His Name - Jay! 51:26

6d ago51:26

51:26

The “Get to Know The Guys” series comes to a spine-tingling conclusion in this episode. And not just because of Robbie’s hard-hitting questions for Jay - spines just start tingling when you get to be a certain age. But before they got to the details of “Jay Reed, this is your life,” there were Geeks of the Week. It’s only a few months until the hol…

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Samsung Galaxy Fold Unpacked 2024 Recap (with Prakash Sangam) 52:07

9d ago52:07

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Send us a Text Message. Prakash of Tantra Analyst joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve recap Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked summer event held at Paris. Prakash attended the viewing party in New York with a small contingent of industry analysts who got the inside scoop on Samsung's big Unpacked event for their foldable line of smartphones (Galaxy Z Fold6 and …

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Meet Roo-ver and The Planetary Society’s new board member 1:06:49

3d ago1:06:49

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The Planetary Society introduces the newest member of its board of directors this week on Planetary Radio. Newton Campbell Jr., the director of the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) Consortium, discusses his career journey, AI in space, and Australia's first lunar rover, the Roo-ver. But first, we go to Washington D.C., U.S.A…

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Powering the World’s Hackathons | Brandon Kessler (Founder & CEO, DevPost) 27:48

4d ago27:48

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DevPost powers most of the world’s hackathons. And, according to founder and CEO Brandon Kessler, lately there is one overarching directive: “Executives from the top down are saying: `We need to do hackathons to uncover the value of ai.`” Nearly every one of the 1,200 hackathons DevPost powered last year was AI-centric. On this episode of CRAFTED.,…

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Garance Burke: A Journalist's Guide to Investigating Artificial Intelligence 45:26

5d ago45:26

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Garance Burke, a global investigative journalist at the Associated Press, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the crucial role of journalism in holding AI systems accountable and the challenges reporters face in covering this complex topic. Burke, a global investigative journalist with The Associated Press, has been at the forefront of investigating t…

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Dune Dos 38:45

8d ago38:45

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At long last, Jay and Art - aka “The Dune Dudes” - abided at their respective houses in front of the telly long enough to watch Dune Part Two. It had been harkonneng for a long time. And in a strange twist, they didn’t just arrive at different opinions, they flipped from their opinions of part one. But both agreed there was enough great action, gre…

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Space Policy Edition: NASA and the American South 58:26

8d ago58:26

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Every major NASA center built after the agency’s inception is located in the American South. Why? Dr. Brian Odom, NASA’s chief historian, joins the show to explore the relationship between NASA and the South, how politics and geography led to this focus, and why NASA’s expansion during the Apollo era was likened to a second reconstruction of a prev…

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Fifty-five hundred worlds and counting: The astonishing diversity of exoplanets 1:10:12

10d ago1:10:12

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Scientists have discovered over 5,500 exoplanets, but they’re just getting started. We dive into the stunning variety of exoplanets beyond our Solar System with Jessie Christiansen, the project scientist for the NASA Exoplanet Archive. But first, The Planetary Society's science editor, Asa Stahl, shares more about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Obse…

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Solving Dinner & Building Wonder | Rich Przekop (VP, Product at Wonder) 30:45

11d ago30:45

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Wonder aims to be a “super app for mealtime”, with people turning to it for everything from delivery to groceries to meal kits and more... It’s a very ambitious food-tech startup founded by Marc Lore, the legendary founder who previously built, scaled, and sold Diapers.com and Jet.com (to Amazon and Walmart, respectively). Wonder is rapidly opening…

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Summer Essential with GrillMaster Wes Shelton 45:58

15d ago45:58

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Once a year, or whenever they get hungry for things with grill marks and smoky aromas, The Guys emerge from the basement and venture into the great backyard with grill-master and friend of the podcast Wes Shelton. In fact, Wes is one of the rare repeat guests and may be the first ever to bring along his own Geek of the Week. Keeping it on subject, …

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An asteroid bash and an asteroid smash 59:59

28d ago59:59

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Every year on June 30, the space community observes Asteroid Day, the anniversary of the Tunguska blast. Markus Payer, Asteroid Foundation Chair, joins us to talk about this year's Asteroid Day festivities. We also get an update on the results of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) with Terik Daly, a planetary scientist and the Planetary Im…

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Listen to Developers! | Justin Cormack (CTO, Docker) 32:32

19d ago32:32

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When Docker restructured, the company went back to its roots: super-serving developers. CTO Justin Cormack says that’s why the company is developer-obsessed, not customer-obsessed: “We really wanted to focus on the fact that it's the developer who loves Docker. It's the developer who is going to be using Docker every day…” Over the past decade, Doc…

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Not Just For Guys Anymore 47:11

27d ago47:11

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This week's episode takes a different turn as Robbie and Art welcome special guest Paige Hunt to talk about her favorite movie, Steel Magnolias. In an attempt to broaden the Guys' horizons, Paige explains why this movie is not only the best movie to come out in 1989 (an amazing year for movies) but of ALL time, despite there being nary a lightsaber…

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Ole Reissmann: Revolutionizing a Legacy Newsroom with AI at Germany's Der Spiegel 51:28

24d ago51:28

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Ole Reissmann, Director of AI at Der Spiegel, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss how the legacy German news organization is harnessing AI to enhance their journalism and streamline newsroom workflows. The episode explores Der Spiegel's initiatives to integrate AI into various aspects of its operations, from automating routine tasks like SEO title gen…

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A big year for heliophysics and Parker Solar Probe 54:30

24d ago54:30

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Our Sun is nearing the most active part of its solar cycle. This week, we explore recent solar activity and discoveries from NASA's Parker Solar Probe with Nour Rawafi, the mission's project scientist. But first, we honor the life and legacy of Ed Stone, the former director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the longtime project scientist of t…

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New Frontiers of Health: AI, Psychedelics, the Gut-Brain Axis, and More! | Live from SXSW 43:30

26d ago43:30

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Software, hardware, and biotechnology are playing an increasingly transformative role in our mental health and wellness. On this episode of CRAFTED., recorded live on the “Next” stage at SXSW, we discuss what investors look for in these new companies and how they separate what’s real — and what’s near-term — from what’s hype. On stage with host Dan…

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Being a MTV Star - Jim Biddle on REMOTE CONTROL, Part 2 41:01

1M ago41:01

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In this exciting conclusion to Robbie’s interview with Jim Biddle, a genuine contestant on MTV’s early game show, Remote Control, the question is answered: did he win? Well, of course … he answers the question. And The Guys build that anticipation by answering the question: what are the geeks of the week? This time Jay shares the celebration of lif…

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Privacy Update! Recall and Apple Intelligence (with Debbie Reynolds) 40:07

1M ago40:07

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Send us a Text Message. It's been a rollercoaster ride of announcements and techno upstaging as we bounced from OpenAI's GPT-4o unveiling to Google I/O, Microsoft's Build 2024, Computex 2024, and now Apple's WWDC 2024 event. On the privacy front, two announcements rose from the noise: Microsoft's Recall and Apple's Apple Intelligence. Debbie Reynol…

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The nova and the naming contest 1:01:06

1M ago1:01:06

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Last week was a big one for commercial space. Our senior communications advisor, Mat Kaplan, discusses the first crewed Boeing Starliner test and SpaceX Starship launch. Then Asa Stahl, our science editor, lets you know how to observe the upcoming nova in Corona Borealis. RadioLab's Latif Nasser returns to Planetary Radio with a new public naming c…

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Intel Tech Tour 2024 Recap (with Jim McGregor & Dave Altavilla) 36:38

1M ago36:38

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Send us a Text Message. Jim McGregor, Founder & Principal Analyst of Tirias Research and Dave Altavilla, Principal Analyst of HotTech Vision And Analysis join Leonard Lee of neXt Curve in a recap of Intel Tech Tour (ITT) 2024 that took place in Taipei from the 29th to the 31st of May. It was two intense days packed with the latest news and details …

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Snapdragon X Series at Computex 2024 (with Jim McGregor & Dave Altavilla) 38:22

1M ago38:22

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Send us a Text Message. If you were at Computex 2024 in Taipei, you were immersed in AI PC. At the center of this immersion was Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series AI PC processor family which was first unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 2023. With a strong Microsoft Build 2024 tailwind behind them, Qualcomm was the talk of the town arguably upstaging the so…

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How BetterUp Leverages AI + Human Coaches to Help People and Companies Flourish | Gabriella Rosen Kellerman (Chief Product and Innovation Officer) 23:49

1M ago23:49

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Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman is the Chief Product and Innovation Officer at BetterUp, a multi-billion dollar startup that helps people and companies level up. Through a combination of human coaching and AI, BetterUp is able to offer the kind of executive coaching that used to be reserved for... executives. On this episode of CRAFTED. we dig into h…

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Being a MTV Star - Jim Biddle on REMOTE CONTROL, Part 1 36:08

1M ago36:08

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Somebody said, “I want my MTV!” so Robbie went out and got it, in the form of a two part interview with Jim Biddle, a bona fide contestant on MTV’s first game show, Remote Control. In this first part (of two), follow the Hero's journey from the fields of Indiana to the sacred Halls of Syracuse to the Gotham battlefield of MTV's Remote Control. But …

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Space Policy Edition: Is Human Spaceflight a Religion? 1:09:59

1M ago1:09:59

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Holy texts and salvation ideology. Saints and martyrs. True believers and apostates. This isn’t a religion — this is human spaceflight. So says Roger Launius, NASA’s former Chief Historian, in his 2013 paper Escaping Earth: Human Spaceflight as Religion. For the start of our ninth year of the Space Policy Edition, Dr. Launius joins the show to disc…

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Computex 2024 Recap (with Jim McGregor of Tirias Research) 45:14

2M ago45:14

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Send us a Text Message. Jim McGregor, Founder & Principal Analyst at Tirias Research joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve in a live chat that took place at the Grand Hyatt in Taipei City, Taiwan as they wound down three days of the Computex 2024 event which is one of the largest electronics industry trade shows in Asia. Leonard and Jim parse through the…

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Jaemark Tordecilla: Unlocking the Potential of Custom GPTs for Newsrooms 30:50

1M ago30:50

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Jaemark Tordecilla, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the potential of using custom GPTs for journalistic purposes. Jaemark is the former editor-in-chief and senior assistant vice president of News and Public Affairs at GMA News, the Philippines' leading digital news organization. For the past year as a Nieman Fe…

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Accidental astronomy 56:16

2M ago56:16

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Astronomical and planetary science discoveries often unfold in strange and serendipitous ways. We discuss the delightfully unpredictable nature of space discoveries with Chris Lintott, author of the upcoming book "Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of Space." Then, Bruce Betts, our chief scientist, gives us a new way to …

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Making Music With AI – And Doing So Ethically | Diaa El All, Founder & CEO of Soundful 28:05

1M ago28:05

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Diaa El All is the founder and CEO of Soundful, which enables anyone to create brand new music in just a few seconds with AI. And on this episode of CRAFTED., we are literally making music. We’re also talking about the ethics of using AI to make music. Diaa has been very outspoken about what he sees as the misguided practices of other AI+music comp…

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The Legend of WZZQ (And FM Rock Radio) 40:44

2M ago40:44

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What do Eudora Welty and Dan Fogelberg have in common? They both got their start at WZZQ in Jackson, MS, of course. Well, sort of. Watch WZZQ The Movie on PBS, just like The Guys did, and get all the deets, man. Though none of The Guys lived in the broadcast range of WZZQ, they still found their own personal connections to this iconic album rock ra…

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International integration: The path from the Moon to Mars 56:20

2M ago56:20

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Every year, Explore Mars hosts the Humans to Mars Summit, a gathering of people from around the world who want to advance human exploration of the Red Planet and beyond. This week on Planetary Radio, we share a conversation from the summit about integrating NASA and its partners as humanity looks to build a permanent and sustainable human presence …

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Asana’s Head of AI on the Profound Ways Work Is Changing | Paige Costello (Head of AI & Co-Head of Product Management at Asana) 31:38

2M ago31:38

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Paige Costello is the the head of AI and co-head of product at Asana and on this episode of CRAFTED. we're exploring what it means to ship products with AI, how AI will change the way work gets done, and how to organize your teams for success in this brave new world. We explore: How the future of work – and communicating about work – is changing Wh…

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Adrian Gill: How AI Image Generation is Revolutionizing the Graphic Design Industry 47:10

2M ago47:10

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Adrian Gill, the founder and CEO of Ad Hoc Industries and the former creative director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, joins host Nikita Roy to explore the transformative impact of AI, especially image generation tools, on the creative design industry. Gill brings a wealth of knowledge in creative direction, strategy, and brand management from his …

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The Summer of '24 37:16

2M ago37:16

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Once a year, on a late spring day when Art usually has something better to do, Jay and Robbie talk about their summer plans. Welcome to summer. Movie releases abound, but will they go to the theater or wait till the streaming begins and perhaps watch on Robbie’s new deck? Will Jay get the hang of his fancy device that takes a lot of the stress out …

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Microsoft Build 2024 Recap & Copilot+ PC (with Prakash Sangam) 44:37

2M ago44:37

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Send us a Text Message. Prakash of Tantra Analyst joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve recap Microsoft's big developer event of the year - Build 2024 held at the Seattle Conference Center. Generative AI was the order of the day as was the big news, Copilot+ PC and a new era for the PC ushered in by Windows on Arm with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series of A…

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