Best Jeff Eaton Podcasts (2024)

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Metadata Management: DataHub with Shirshanka Das 36:56

2d ago36:56

36:56

Shirshanka Das (@shirshanka) is the CTO of Acryl Data and founder of DataHub, which bills itself as the #1 open-source metadata platform. It enables data discovery, data observability and federated governance to help tame complex data ecosystems. Shirshanka first developed DataHub while at LinkedIn, but has grown it into an independent project with…

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Episode 68: Nikki Godley and Rob MacFie - Maturing content and design at scale 44:24

10d ago44:24

44:24

Kristina Halvorson interviews Rob MacFie and Nikki Godley from Wise about their work in scaling content and design across the organization. They cover the challenges of rapid growth and the need to create a clear mission and principles for the team. Rob and Nikki explain the process of developing a career map and discuss the importance of creating …

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Take Your Own Advice: vlcn with Matt Wonlaw 31:58

16d ago31:58

31:58

After his first child was born, Matt Wonlaw (@tantaman) imagined giving his son life advice. What kind of life did he want his kid to lead? At the time, he was working for Facebook, and he decided that his own life needed a change in direction. So Matt started vlcn, aka Vulcan Labs, a research company that develops open-source projects like CR-SQLi…

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Secret Sauce: Amplication with Yuval Hazaz 31:22

1M ago31:22

31:22

Amplication is an open-source development platform for scalable and secure Node.js applications. It allows engineers to skip writing boilerplate code and offers the flexibility to customize and add components. Amplification was created by Yuval Hazaz (@Yuvalhazaz1), a veteran developer who determined that low-code platforms save time but restrict f…

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Episode 67: Trisha Causley and Maria Hofstetter - Content design and AI 43:36

1M ago43:36

43:36

Kristina Halvorson interviews Trisha Causley and Maria Hofstetter, both content designers at Shopify. They discuss the role of large language models (LLMs) in AI, the importance of prompts and instructions in guiding LLMs, and the potential career paths for content designers in the AI field. There’s practical advice and examples, bringing clarity a…

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SATFM Episode 113 - Jeff Byers of Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles 2:08:38

1M ago2:08:38

2:08:38

Snakes and the Fatman Episode 113 drops Friday at noon on Friday bringing you another Big Shot behind the Big Shot in my man Jeff Byers of Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles. Jeff has over 20 years in the hobby and some fun stories to tell. And on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame, we’re bringing you Danny Cadena of Chain Reaction Exotics! This will be th…

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To the Moon: OpenBB with Didier Lopes 39:41

1M ago39:41

39:41

OpenBB is an open-source investment research platform created by Didier Lopes (@didier_lopes). OpenBB grew out of a project called Gamestonk Terminal that Didier began working on shortly before the Gamestop short squeeze in January 2021. Today, OpenBB has evolved into an infrastructure platform that allows users to build extensions and access finan…

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Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker 35:01

2M ago35:01

35:01

OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework for collecting and managing telemetry data. OpenTelemetry has been more successful than expected, becoming the second fastest growing project in the CNCF. It allows for flexibility and avoids vendor lock-in, making it attractive to startups and large enterprises alike. On today’s show, Eric (@…

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Episode 66: Jeff Eaton - The importance of observability in assessing content 39:30

2M ago39:30

39:30

In this episode, Kristina Halvorson interviews Jeff Eaton, a partner at Autogram. They share the challenges organizations face in content production and management and discuss the importance of observability in assessing content quality and effectiveness. The conversation leads to the key roles needed in content strategy and to the importance of st…

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Never Build Permissions Again: OPAL with Or Weis 37:15

2M ago37:15

37:15

OPAL is an open-source administration layer for Policy Engines such as Open Policy Agent (OPA). OPAL provides the necessary infrastructure to load policy and data into multiple policy engines, ensuring they have the information they need to make decisions. Today, we’re talking to Or Weis (@OrWeis), co-creator of OPAL and co-founder of Permit, the e…

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SATFM Episode 111 - Dakim Duncan of Vintage Geeks 2:02:32

2M ago2:02:32

2:02:32

Premiering tomorrow at noon… The My 1 Black Friend and My 1 White Friend Reunion Show! I sit down with my old pdcasting partner Dakim Duncan for the first time in years. Enough people searched “Chris Eaton” on Spotify and the old pop culture podcast showed up and enough of you liked it enough where you guys requested I have Dakim on the show! Thank…

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SATFM Episode 110 - Devin Baker of Blue Line Morphs 1:52:13

3M ago1:52:13

1:52:13

Episode 110 drops with Devin Baker of Blue Line Morphs. The king of Long Island drops some pearls of wisdom and opens up about everything Blue Line! Not only that, but on an all new 15 Minutes of Lame we have Tennessee’s own The Herping Harbins. Don’t forget to pick up your badass bracelet at https://www.theherocompany.com/snakesandthefatman and he…

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Oxygen Deprivation: FerretDB with Peter Farkas 33:55

3M ago33:55

33:55

FerretDB enables users to run MongoDB applications on existing Postgres infrastructure. Peter Farkas (@FarkasP), co-founder and CEO of FerretDB, explains the need for an open source interface for document databases. Peter also discusses the licensing change of MongoDB and the uncertainty it created for users. He emphasizes the importance of open st…

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Episode 65: Erica Jorgensen - The value and impact of content work 34:39

3M ago34:39

34:39

Kristina Halvorson interviews Erica Jorgensen, a content designer and author of the book "Strategic Content Design: Tools and Research Techniques for Better UX." They discuss the role of content designers in organizations and the need to demonstrate the value of content. Erica emphasizes the need to use data and analytics to measure the impact of c…

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The Duke of SQLite: Litestream with Ben Johnson 34:14

3M ago34:14

34:14

Ben Johnson (@benbjohnson) is the creator of Litestream and LiteFS, two open-source disaster recovery solution for SQLite. Litestream is designed to provide continuous backups for SQLite databases by streaming incremental changes, allowing for easy data recovery in the event of a server crash. LiteFS, on the other hand, is built on LiteStream but u…

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Episode 64: Meghan Casey - Improving approaches to content with collaboration and curiosity 41:18

3M ago41:18

41:18

Kristina Halvorson and Meghan Casey, two of the field’s most experienced practitioners, interview each other for the Content Strategy Podcast. They discuss the importance of collaboration and fostering curiosity, effective listening and common points of friction within an organization. The chat also covers the challenges of working with non-content…

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SATFM Episode 108 - Paul Santoriello 1:50:06

4M ago1:50:06

1:50:06

Episode 108 drops with the winner of the 2023 15 Minutes of Lame Champion by a SWEEP, Paul Santoriello of Large Marge Morphs. Paul is starting off the year with a bang an you’re really going to get to know the Paul behind the Paul in this episode! Plus, his personal pick of the first 15 Minutes contestant of 2024, Mr. jay Kaps of Green Line Morphs!…

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Rust Never Sleeps: Tonic with Lucio Franco 36:24

4M ago36:24

36:24

Tonic is a native gRPC implementation in Rust that allows users to easily build gRPC servers and clients without extensive async experience. Tonic is part of the Tokio stack, which is a library that provides an asynchronous runtime for Rust and more tools to write async applications. Today, Lucio Franco (@lucio_d_franco) of Turso joins the podcast …

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The Social Miracle: rqlite with Philip O’Toole 43:02

4M ago43:02

43:02

rqlite is a lightweight, distributed relational database built on Raft and SQLite. Founder Philip O’Toole (@general_order24) decided to combine these technologies while working at a startup years ago. The startup no longer exists, but rqlite is going strong. Today, Philip is an engineering manager at Google, while he continues to be the driving for…

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Episode 63: Kaysie Garza - A multidisciplinary approach to content at Hotjar 43:28

5M ago43:28

43:28

Kaysie Garza, Content Design Lead at Hotjar, discusses the role of content design within the organization and its collaboration with other teams. Kaysie delves into communicating research effectively, a collaborative approach to naming and offers advice for hiring content designers. The conversation delves into the structure of user experiences at …

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SATFM Episode 107 - Bionic Benny 1:40:26

5M ago1:40:26

1:40:26

Episode 107… The last full episode of the year has dropped with my brother “cap” Bionic Benny. As you could see, I’m being a little selfish with the last episode of the year. Benny was one of the first people that called me during my sh!t time this year and has been a rock of a friend that I could depend on. Benny went thru the same things I have a…

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Episode 62: Mark McCormick - Content strategy and the customer experience 45:08

5M ago45:08

45:08

Mark McCormick, a retired content strategy and customer experience leader. He joins Kristina on the Content Strategy Podcast where they discuss the importance of content strategy and its evolution over the years. Mark shares his insights on the roles and processes of content strategists and emphasizes the need for content strategists to see themsel…

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Episode 105 - Tim Jackowicz of Intrepid Exotics 1:49:09

6M ago1:49:09

1:49:09

Episode 105 drops with Tim Jackowicz of Intrepid Exotics. I met Tim at ReticFest this year and due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn’t get to talk to him enough there. We have now remedied that situation! Also, on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame, we have West Coast powerhouses Danny and Renae Rocha of Portuguese Pythons! We have 3 episodes …

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Episode 104 - Ken Macek of Ken Macek Reptiles 1:52:37

6M ago1:52:37

1:52:37

… And we’re back with Episode 104. Just remember, ¾ of the Fatman is still better than all of the other sh!t out there. We prove it by bringing you the legend Ken Macek of Ken Macek Reptiles. I’ve known Kenny for over a decade and we talk stories from days gone by and how the basics never change. Not only that, but on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame…

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Community Driven IaC: OpenTofu with Kuba Martin 33:11

6M ago33:11

33:11

Kuba Martin (@cube2222_2) is Software Engineering Team Lead at Spacelift and Interim Tech Lead of OpenTofu, the open-source fork of Terraform. Terraform is a declarative infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool that recently switched to a source-available license. Spacelift and other companies that heavily relied on Terraform came together to fork it into…

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Episode 61: Morgan Marie Quinn - Getting to grips with large language models 46:03

7M ago46:03

46:03

Morgan Marie Quinn is a Content Design leader at Google where she oversees content teams across Bard and Google Assistant. Morgan joins Kristina to talk about all things large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. From defining LLMs, accuracy, vulnerabilities and governance, this episode has it all direct from someone at the forefront of this n…

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Episode 60: Keri Maijala - Building and leading a content practice at LinkedIn 43:51

7M ago43:51

43:51

Keri Maijala has been in the user experience space for more than 20 years. Currently leading a content design team at LinkedIn, Keri has a wealth of knowledge and experience which she shares in her chat with Kristina. No topic was off limits as they chatted about content skill sets and roles, the evolution of content and UX terminology, the invisib…

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Postgres for Everything: Tembo with Ry Walker 32:03

8M ago32:03

32:03

Ry Walker (@rywalker) is the founder and CEO of Tembo, the Postgres developer platform for building any and every data service. To Ry, the full capabilities of Postgres appear underappreciated and underused for most users. Tembo is an attempt to harness the large ecosystem of Postgres extensions, and ultimately collapse the database sprawl of the m…

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Automation for Technical People: n8n with Jan Oberhauser 40:04

9M ago40:04

40:04

Jan Oberhauser (@JanOberhauser) is the founder and CEO of n8n, the free and source-available workflow automation tool for technical users. n8n's flexible architecture allows users to avoid the limitations of other automation tools, while also opening doors for complex automation scenarios. The project has garnered over 30,000 GitHub stars and a thr…

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The Big Fork: libSQL with Glauber Costa 32:20

9M ago32:20

32:20

Glauber Costa (@glcst) is the founder of Turso and the co-creator of libSQL, an open source, open contribution fork of the database engine library, SQLite. Most people believe that SQLite is open-source software, but it actually exists in the public domain and doesn’t accept external contributions. With their big fork, Glauber and his team have set…

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Episode 103 - Joe Ferarra of Kingdom Pythons 1:50:27

10M ago1:50:27

1:50:27

Episode 103 with Dr. Joe Ferrara, where we talk about how he literally houses his collection in the classroom to teach his students about genetics. On a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame we have the Brooklyn Hipsters who raise snakes and chickens from Minnesota, Chakra Scales! Also, my take on Ball Python hypocrites and shouting out one of the best peop…

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Episode 59: Aladrian Goods - The role of content in generative AI 34:49

10M ago34:49

34:49

Aladrian Goods leads the content design team at Intuit. Aladrian has lots of experience and advice for aligning content with other disciplines, connecting the dots between teams and getting people to experience the value of content design. As if that’s not enough reason to listen in, Aladrian also has plenty to share about the role of content in ge…

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Rethinking the Workflow Problem: Windmill with Ruben Fiszel 26:49

10M ago26:49

26:49

Ruben Fiszel (@rubenfiszel) is the creator of Windmill, the open-source developer platform that lets users easily turn scripts into workflows and internal apps with auto-generated UIs. Windmill doesn’t force engineers to change their coding style or adopt a convoluted API, and its low-code design makes it accessible to non-technical users. Tune in …

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Episode 102 - Bob Bledsoe of Green Room Pythons 1:48:24

10M ago1:48:24

1:48:24

Episode 102 with my West Coast twin Bob Bledsoe of Green Room Pythons. Scruffy beard, fat guy, comedian, musician, loves reptiles…. The “in common” list goes on and on… Brother from another mother… Brother from another f’n mother. You’re gonna love this guy. Also, my take on the Slither Files, hypocrites, and the infamous phone call that took place…

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Vector Search for Humans: Marqo with Jesse Clark 34:17

10M ago34:17

34:17

Jesse Clark (@jn2clark) is a co-founder of Marqo, the end-to-end, multimodal vector search engine. Vector search has exploded along with the rise of generative AI models, so Marqo’s arrival has had excellent timing. The project has quickly grown to almost 3000 GitHub stars, despite being less than a year old. Jesse and his team weren’t exactly expe…

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Episode 58: Chris Baty - UX writing, content and product design 38:27

10M ago38:27

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Chris Baty joined Figma as their first ever UX writer. Now he is the Head of UX Writing, leading a team at the intersection of content, UX and product design. Chris talks to Kristina about growing the UX writing team at Figma, the business value of UX writing and using data to inform your work and decisions. He also accidentally founded National No…

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Episode 101 - Josh Jensen of J-Royals Reptiles 1:35:30

11M ago1:35:30

1:35:30

Let’s take an Acid Trip down memory Lane with the creator of the Acid Gene, Mr. Josh Jensen of J-Royals Reptiles. Josh and I have been friends for years and we discuss the past, present, and future of J-Royals Reptiles. Plus on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame, we have Paul Santoriello of Large Marge Morphs! Stop by and have a little fun. Premiering …

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Episode 100 of Snakes and the Fatman 1:45:36

11M ago1:45:36

1:45:36

Recorded LIVE for the first time ever. We celebrate Episode 100. Will there be special big name guests? Will there be smoking hot chicks? I don’t know yet. I’m just putting this sh!t together now. But… I got a feeling the answer will be yes. #snakesandthefatman #fatmannation

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From Orchestration to Building Applications: Conductor with Jeu George 33:48

11M ago33:48

33:48

Jeu George (@jeugeorge) is the co-creator of Conductor, the open-source application building platform. Conductor began as a workflow orchestrator and was originally developed at Netflix. Jeu also co-founded Orkes, a company which offers a cloud product based on Conductor. Tune in to find out how Conductor has evolved into an open-source, battle-tes…

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Episode 57: Peter Merholz - The maturity of content and design disciplines 35:55

11M ago35:55

35:55

Peter Merholz works with organizations of all sizes across different sectors. He sees first hand how they are unique and where they are similar when it comes to design, content and UX. Peter joins Kristina to discuss the intersection of these disciplines, their maturity and how they are perceived by leadership.…

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Opening Up Authentication: SuperTokens with Advait Ruia 29:35

11M ago29:35

29:35

Advait Ruia (@Advait_Ruia) is the co-founder of SuperTokens, the open-source user authentication and authorization framework. SuperTokens integrates natively into both your front-end client and your backend endpoint. This approach gives developers more control over the user experience and allows for custom workflows. Tune in to find out why SuperTo…

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Episode 99 - Brian Kaczmarczyk of Reptile Deli 1:57:01

12M ago1:57:01

1:57:01

I sit down with my old friend Brian Kaczmarczyk of Reptile Deli for basically what is a master class on reptile business development 101. I’ve known Brian for almost 15 years and have watched him grow his business from a storage pod to a 25,000 square foot facility in a state where they make it almost impossible for a small business to succeed, let…

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Episode 56: Kara DeFrias - Content strategy and the power of storytelling 34:39

12M ago34:39

34:39

Kara DeFrias has written for Vice Presidents, was part of the California Covid Task Force for the first 100 days of the pandemic and has worked on the Super Bowl, Oscars and Emmys. And that’s not the full list of accomplishments and career milestones. With so much experience, it was inevitable Kristina would invite Kara to the podcast. Plus they fi…

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Episode 98 - Grego Anderson of MojoHand 1:43:09

12M ago1:43:09

1:43:09

Episode 98 with Blues Visual Artist and Guitarist Grego Anderson of MojoHand. My place is covered in Blues Art by Grego and he’s a guy that I wanted to have on the show since I bought my first piece. Talkin’ to this guy about playin’ the small clubs, the music industry, and stories about the blues just felt like home. Such an awesome southern gentl…

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Fatman: LIVE with Crystal Crabtree of VIP Morphs 1:01:07

12M ago1:01:07

1:01:07

Join me as I sit down with some of the most beautiful women in the hobby.

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Fatman: LIVE with Heidi Dunlap of Southern Star Reptiles 56:31

12M ago56:31

56:31

Join me as I sit down with some of the most beautiful women in the hobby.

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Fatman: LIVE with Jen Coghlan 1:05:45

12M ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Join me as I sit down with some of the most beautiful women in the hobby.

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FATMAN: LIVE with Thomi Gill of Inky Clouds Ball Pythons 58:11

12M ago58:11

58:11

Join me as I sit down with some of the most beautiful women in the hobby.

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Episode 55: Katherine Karaus - Getting hired and career progression in content and UX 32:18

1y ago32:18

32:18

Katherine Karaus knows what it takes to find your ideal job in content and UX and to know your own worth. Katherine shares lots of practical advice with Kristina Halvorson about competitive differentiation when job hunting, building and maintaining a strong personal brand and content and UX portfolios. They also cover salary negotiation, cover lett…

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Episode 97 -Darian Drollinger of Morph Market 1:40:32

1y ago1:40:32

1:40:32

Meet the new boss… Episode 97 with the new owner of Morph Market. I get to sit down with Darien Drollinger and talk about changes coming to the platform and the innovative ideas he has to make the site better… faster… stronger. We have the technology. Plus a new 15 Minutes of Lame with Rick Allen of Army Vet w/ Balls! Premiers tomorrow at noon on t…

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