Best The Stack Overflow Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Treating your agents like microservices 35:31

1d ago35:31

35:31

Ryan is joined by Outshift by Cisco’s VP of Engineering Guillaume De Saint Marc to discuss the future of multi-agent architectures as microservices, the challenges and limitations of the infrastructure for these multi-agent systems, and the importance of communication protocols and interoperability in order to build decentralized and scalable archi…

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

22d ago40:13

40:13

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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Make a Money Bowl With Me: A Prosperity Ritual for Witches in Business 18:55

2d ago18:55

18:55

If you've been craving a wealth ritual that’s simple, beautiful, grounded, and actually works — welcome. In today’s episode, Sam brings you behind the scenes of her upcoming book, Radical Riches, and teaches one of her favorite chapters: how to make a Money Bowl. A Money Bowl is a miniature altar to abundance — a layered spell that combines symboli…

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Lewis Parker: The Untold Story 1:35:31

21h ago1:35:31

1:35:31

In this episode, Dimitar sits down with Lewis Parker, one of the most influential figures in UK Hip-Hop and a pioneer of sample-based, cinematic production. Lewis opens up about his early journey into Hip-Hop, the golden era of sample digging, and how he developed his unmistakable sound long before producing for hip-hop legends like Wu-Tang's Ghost…

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Pydantic AI with Samuel Colvin 57:28

21h ago57:28

57:28

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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Are developers happy yet? Unpacking the 2025 Developer Survey | Stack Overflow’s Erin Yepis 59:58

3d ago59:58

59:58

After hitting a low point last year, developer job satisfaction is officially on the rise. Erin Yepis returns to the show to unpack the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, analyzing how autonomy and compensation are driving this recovery. We also cover the happiness gap between senior and junior engineers, the surprising drop in trust for AI tool…

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

4d ago54:01

54:01

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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Abstraction, but for robots 24:38

4d ago24:38

24:38

Ryan welcomes Simone Kalmakis, VP of Engineering at Viam, to dive into how her team is bridging the gap between software and robotics, the importance of abstraction layers in making robotics more accessible, and the real-world applications of robotics from lobster traps to industrial sanding robots. Episode notes: Viam is a robotics platform that b…

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Lightning-as-a-service for agriculture 21:30

8d ago21:30

21:30

Darryl Lyons, co-founder and Chief Rainmaker at Rainstick, joins the show to dive into advancements in AgTech and how Rainstick is using bioelectricity to enhance agricultural productivity. They discuss how Rainstick mimics natural thunderstorms to create electric fields and frequencies that promote plant growth, challenges and breakthroughs in the…

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How I Started Writing Every Day Again: Rituals for Creative Flow + Nervous System Safety 23:30

9d ago23:30

23:30

What if the difference between burnout and creative aliveness wasn’t motivation… but ritual? In this solo episode, Sam Garcia shares the breakthrough that pulled her out of an 8-month writing drought and into two straight weeks of joyful, daily writing on her second book Radical Riches. This conversation takes you deep into the heart of ritual, ide…

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

8d ago47:27

47:27

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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From Kubernetes to AI maximalism | Stacklok's Craig McLuckie 55:29

10d ago55:29

55:29

When you co-create Kubernetes, you earn the right to have strong opinions on the next platform shift. This week, Ben sits down with Craig McLuckie, Co-founder & CEO of Stacklok, who is advocating for a shift in leadership mindset. He argues we need to move from asking if we can use AI to demanding to know why we can’t. Listen to hear why he believe…

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

10d ago1:00:51

1:00:51

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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You’re probably underutilizing your GPUs 26:14

11d ago26:14

26:14

Ryan is joined by Jared Quincy Davis, CEO and co-founder of Mithril, to explore the importance of efficient resource allocation and GPU utilization in AI, the myth and misconceptions of the GPU shortage, and how the economics of GPU will change with new scheduling and utilization strategies. Episode notes: Mithril’s omnicloud platform aggregates an…

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Only you can stop AI database drops 32:13

15d ago32:13

32:13

Ryan is joined by David Hsu, CEO and founder of Retool, to explore how AI is transforming the role of a software developer into a software architect, the increasing accessibility of coding for non-engineers, and the importance of placing guardrails and higher-level programming primitives on AI coding assistants. Episode notes: Retool is an enterpri…

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Business Q&A: Tech Stack Overwhelm, Visibility Blocks, and Re-Engaging Your Audience 31:35

16d ago31:35

31:35

In this brand-new Q&A format, Sam Garcia answers real listener questions about the messy middle of running an online business — from when to rebuild your systems to how to show up online without sounding like everyone else, and what to do when your once-buzzing membership goes quiet. You’ll hear: How to tell if your business systems need a total re…

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Drone Warfare in Ukraine with Simon Shuster 54:45

15d ago54:45

54:45

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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Speed is the moat | AMD’s Anush Elangovan 52:21

17d ago52:21

52:21

In the race to define the future of AI, what's the one advantage that truly lasts? It's not proprietary tech, argues Anush Elangovan, VP of AI Software at AMD, but the sustainable speed of innovation. He explains why AMD is rejecting the "walled garden" model for its open source ROCm stack, betting that an open community flywheel is the key to vict…

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Radix UI with Chance Strickland 56:47

17d ago56:47

56:47

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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How to create agents that people actually want to use 27:07

18d ago27:07

27:07

Ryan welcomes Assaf Elovic, head of AI at monday.com, to discuss creating AI tools that users will actually adopt, how they created their Monday Sidekick agent with the user experience in mind, and the opportunities that AI creates for better productivity and more efficiency. Episode notes: monday.com is a work management platform that allows you t…

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The fastest agent in the race has the best evals 32:33

22d ago32:33

32:33

Ryan welcomes Benjamin Klieger, lead engineer at Groq, to explore the infrastructure behind AI agents, how you can turn a one-minute agent into a ten-second agent, and how they used fast inference and effective evals to build their efficient and reliable Compound agent. Episode notes: Groq delivers fast, low-cost inference using their custom-design…

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How to Work With Winter Energy in Your Business (Without Losing Momentum) 25:21

23d ago25:21

25:21

In this episode of Regenerative Business, Sam dives deep into the energetics of winter — that quiet, restorative season when nature stops producing and the real magic happens underground. You’ll explore: The four energetic seasons of business — and how to tell which one you’re in right now The hidden wisdom of winter: rest, root work, and renewal H…

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One thing enterprise AI projects need to succeed? Community. 23:59

23d ago23:59

23:59

In this episode of Leaders of Code, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar chats with Ramprasad Rai, VP of Platform Engineering at JPMorgan Chase & Co., about the unique challenges of implementing AI in an enterprise environment. They discuss how organizations can balance AI-driven productivity with strict compliance and security requirements by…

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How spec-driven development is changing the rules | AWS’ Amit Patel 50:30

24d ago50:30

50:30

What is "spec-driven development," and why is this structured approach the key to unlocking complex AI projects? We're joined by Amit Patel, Director of Software Development for Kiro at AWS, to explore this methodology. He explains why "vibe coding" in a chat window fails on multi-day initiatives: the AI (and the developer) loses context. Kiro solv…

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

24d ago53:56

53:56

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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AI code means more critical thinking, not less 32:38

25d ago32:38

32:38

Ryan is joined by Secure Code Warrior’s co-founder and CTO Matias Madou to discuss the implications of LLMs’ variability on code security, the future of developer training as AI coding assistants become more popular, and the importance of critical thinking—especially for junior developers—in the age of AI. Episode notes: Secure Code Warrior upskill…

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Revealing the unknown unknowns in your software 31:42

29d ago31:42

31:42

Ryan welcomes Nic Benders to discuss the complexity and abstraction crisis in software development, the importance of going beyond observability into understandability, and demystifying AI's opacity for understanding and control. Episode notes: New Relic is a full-stack observability platform that helps engineers plan, build, deploy, and run softwa…

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Low Ticket vs High Ticket Offers: How to Choose What Actually Fits Your Business 20:54

30d ago20:54

20:54

Choosing between low-ticket and high-ticket offers can feel like a make-or-break decision in your business — but most of what you’ve heard online about pricing, scaling, and product suites is flat-out wrong. In this episode, Sam Garcia breaks down five myths that keep entrepreneurs stuck in either/or thinking and offers a regenerative lens on how t…

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The Architecture of the Internet with Erik Seidel 51:20

29d ago51:20

51:20

The modern internet is a vast web of independent networks bound together by billions of routing decisions made every second. It’s an architecture so reliable we mostly take it for granted, but behind the scenes it represents one of humanity’s greatest engineering achievements. Today’s internet is also dramatically more complex and capable than in i…

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The CTO must now think like the CFO to survive | Sancus Ventures’ Lake Dai 56:23

1M ago56:23

56:23

AI is forcing engineering leaders to become part-CFO, part-governance expert, and part-business strategist. Are you ready for the shift? We're joined by Lake Dai, a globally recognized AI expert, professor at Carnegie Mellon, and founder of Sancus Ventures, to explore the new operating strategies required in an AI-first era. She explains why AI has…

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SED News: AMD’s Big OpenAI Deal, Intel’s Struggles, and Apple’s AI Long Game 49:02

1M ago49:02

49:02

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 the $1.7B acquisition of Security AI, LangChain’s massive valuation, and the surprise $300M funding” round for Per…

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To write secure code, be less gullible than your AI 28:26

1M ago28:26

28:26

Ryan is joined by Greg Foster, CTO of Graphite, to explore how much we should trust AI-generated code to be secure, the importance of tooling in ensuring code security whether it’s AI-assisted or not, and the need for context and readability for humans in AI code. Episode notes: Graphite is an AI code review platform that helps you get context on c…

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Radical Wealth Redistribution: Building Regenerative Economies with Melinda Jackson 41:57

1M ago41:57

41:57

In this expansive episode of Regenerative Business, Sam Garcia sits down with Melinda Jackson, a regenerative strategist and wealth redistribution advocate, to explore what happens when we stop seeing money as power and start seeing it as relationship. Together they dive deep into: The real meaning of radical wealth redistribution and why it matter…

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Vibe coding needs a spec, too 26:45

1M ago26:45

26:45

Ryan talks with Deepak Singh, VP of Developer Agents and Experiences at AWS and lead at Kiro, about spec-driven development in a vibe coding world. They explore how AI tools have evolved from autocomplete to sophisticated agents that can write code based off of just specs, and how AWS has pioneered spec-driven development through their Kiro agent. …

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Building AI Agents on the Frontend with Sam Bhagwat and Abhi Aiyer 57:04

1M ago57:04

57:04

Most AI agent frameworks are backend-focused and written in Python, which introduces complexity when building full-stack AI applications with JavaScript or TypeScript frontends. This gap makes it harder for frontend developers to prototype, integrate, and iterate on AI-powered features. Mastra is an open-source TypeScript framework focused on build…

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How leaders win over their team’s biggest AI skeptics | Superhuman’s Loic Houssier 46:18

1M ago46:18

46:18

Forget top-down mandates. How do you foster organic AI adoption on a skeptical, high-performing engineering team? Loic Houssier, Head of Engineering at Superhuman, joins us to share how he did just that. He explains his strategy for overcoming cynicism, which involved leveraging a highly respected internal champion, the Chief Architect, to re-evalu…

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The X-Plane Flight Simulator with Ben Supnik 56:26

1M ago56:26

56:26

X-Plane is a popular flight simulator developed by Laminar Research. It features a first-principles physics engine, realistic aircraft systems, and a wide variety of aircraft. We wanted to understand the engineering that goes into creating a flight simulator so we invited Ben Supnik on the show. Ben is a software engineer at Laminar and he’s been w…

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Craft and quality beat speed and scale, with or without agents 27:50

1M ago27:50

27:50

Ryan welcomes Tom Moor, head of engineering at Linear, to discuss AI agents’ mixed results for productivity in the development lifecycle, the importance of context for maximizing agents’ effectiveness, and the role that junior developers need to take in a world increasingly driven by AI. Episode notes: Linear is a tool for planning and building pro…

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