Best Open Source Contributor Podcasts (2023)

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Sustain

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Episode 200: FOSSY 2023 with Stuart Geiger 18:19

6d ago18:19

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Guest Stuart Geiger Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. In today’s episode, we’re joined by Stuart Geiger, and Assistant Professor at University of California, San Diego. Stuart shares…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#91, Exploring European Football Analytics, with Max Göbel 1:04:13

8d ago1:04:13

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me As you may know, I’m kind of a nerd. And I also love football — I've been a PSG fan since I’m 5 years old, so I’ve lived it all with this club.. And yet, I’ve never done a European-centered football analyt…

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Front End Happy Hour

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Episode 179 - Security - what's your favorite happy hour beverage? 51:02

10d ago51:02

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In this episode we are going to be talking about an important feature that so many applications require, login. We are joined by Tony Edwards, Charles Wartemberg and Charlie Shaw from Netflix to share insights into how to approach security and identify for a feature like login.Guests:Tony Edwards - @tedwards947Charles WartembergCharlie ShawPanelist…

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Episode 199: Ben Hur Pintor on BNHR and SmartCT 36:43

13d ago36:43

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Guest Ben Hur Pintor Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Today, Richard is joined by guest, Ben Hur Pintor, a key player in the world of open data and mapping. Ben shares insights about his work with BNHR, a consulting business helping others ha…

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Contributor

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Postgres for Everything: Tembo with Ry Walker 32:03

15d ago32:03

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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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Episode 198: FOSSY 2023 with Aaron Wolf 20:11

20d ago20:11

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Guest Aaron Wolf Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Join us on a captivating journey with guest Aaron Wolf, the co-founder of Snowdrift.coop, as he unravels the story behind the innov…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#90, Demystifying MCMC & Variational Inference, with Charles Margossian 1:37:36

22d ago1:37:36

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me What’s the difference between MCMC and Variational Inference (VI)? Why is MCMC called an approximate method? When should we use VI instead of MCMC? These are some of the captivating (and practical) questio…

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Sustain

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Episode 197: FOSSY 2023 with Joe Castle 19:42

27d ago19:42

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Guest Joe Castle Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Today, Richard speaks with Joe Castle from SAS, a global analytics and AI company, about the fascinating world of open source softw…

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Front End Happy Hour

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Episode 178 - Organizing a conference 49:46

1M ago49:46

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We are fans of conferences and have spoken a lot about the value we see in attending conferences, but what goes into organizing a conference? In this episode, we are joined by the organizer of MagnoliaJS, Kayla Sween, to share some insights into the work that goes into running a conference.Guests:Kayla Sween - @_KaylaSweenPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @…

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Startup Project

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#62 Ashmeet Sidana - Founder of Engineering Capital on Investing in Technical Insights 50:24

1M ago50:24

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In this episode of the podcast, we feature Ashmeet Sidana, the founder and Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital. Ashmeet has an extensive background in engineering and venture capital, with experience as the Director of Product Management at VMWare and as a venture capitalist. During the conversation, Ashmeet discusses various topics, including hi…

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Sustain

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Episode 196: FOSSY 2023 with Vagrant Cascadian 14:30

1M ago14:30

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Guest Vagrant Cascadian Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. In this episode, Richard invites guest Vagrant Cascadian to delve into the world of Reproducible Builds. Vagrant walks us th…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#89 Unlocking the Science of Exercise, Nutrition & Weight Management, with Eric Trexler 1:59:50

1M ago1:59:50

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me If you’ve ever tried to lose fat or gain muscle, you may have noticed… it’s not easy. But it’s precisely its complexity that makes the science of exercise and nutrition fascinating. This is the longest LBS…

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Sustain

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Episode 195: FOSSY 2023 with Denver Gingerich 17:03

1M ago17:03

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Guest Denver Gingerich Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. In this episode, Richard hosts Denver Gingerich, a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy and Founder of JMP. Denver dive…

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Front End Happy Hour

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Episode 177 - CSS - Cascading Sips of Sangria 1:02:52

2M ago1:02:52

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CSS has been quickly evolving. In this episode, we are joined by Estelle Weyl and Eric Meyer to explore the new properties that are now available.Guests:Estelle WeylEric Meyer - @meyerwebPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanStacy London - @stacylondonerAugustus Yuan - @augburtoCole Turner - @coleturnerPicks:Estelle Weyl - Gluten-free Oreo cookiesE…

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Sustain

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Episode 194: FOSSY 2023 with Timmy Barnett & Devin Ulibarri 16:34

2M ago16:34

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Guests Timmy Barnett | Devin Ulibarri Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. In this podcast episode, Richard interviews Devin Ulibarri and Timmy Barnett about their work with Music Block…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#88 Bridging Computation & Inference in Artificial Intelligent Systems, with Philipp Hennig 1:11:50

2M ago1:11:50

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! Listen on Podurama My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me Today, we’re gonna learn about probabilistic numerics — what they are, what they are good for, and how they relate computation and inference in artificial intelligent systems. To do this…

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Contributor

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

2M ago40:04

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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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Startup Project

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#61 Joe Heitzeberg - From Tech Whiz to Sustainable Meat Entrepreneur 53:57

2M ago53:57

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@natarajsindam⁠ and on LinkedIn at ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam⁠ Join us in this captivating episode as we sit down with Joe Heitzeberg, a multifaceted entrepreneur who has navigated the world of technology and business with remarkable succes…

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Sustain

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Episode 193: FOSSY 2023 with Matthew Wild & Stephen Paul Weber 16:32

2M ago16:32

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Guests Matthew Wild | Stephen Paul Weber Panelists Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Today, he engages with XMPP protocol experts Matthew Wild and Stephen Paul. Matthew shares about his proje…

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Front End Happy Hour

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Episode 176 - How is AI maturing? - Always intoxicated by augmented intelligence 55:35

2M ago55:35

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It’s hard to avoid the topic of AI. The ecosystem of AI is quickly maturing, and we are seeing more use cases and products popping up. In this episode, we are joined by Nick Heiner, an engineer from Fixie, to talk with us about how AI is evolving.Guests:Nick Heiner - @nickheinerPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#87 Unlocking the Power of Bayesian Causal Inference, with Ben Vincent 1:08:38

2M ago1:08:38

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! Listen on Podurama My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me I’ll be honest — this episode is long overdue. Not only because Ben Vincent is a friend, fellow PyMC Labs developer, and outstanding Bayesian modeler. But because he works on so many fas…

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Sustain

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Episode 192: FOSSY 2023 with Erik Benner 17:21

2M ago17:21

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Guest Erik Benner Panelists Richard Littauer | Eriol Fox Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! We are in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Richard and Eriol are joined by Erik Benner, who works for Mythics, a large public sector IT company specializing in clou…

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Contributor

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The Big Fork: libSQL with Glauber Costa 32:20

2M ago32:20

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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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Sustain

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Episode 191: FOSSY 2023 with Sam Whited 15:25

2M ago15:25

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Guest Sam Whited Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland, OR at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Today, our guest is Sam Whited, a bicycle mechanic with a deep involvement in open source software development. His contributio…

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Front End Happy Hour

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Episode 175 - Modern CSS - Drinking in style 56:53

2M ago56:53

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What’s the current state of CSS in 2023? Chris Coyier joins us to talk with us about the current landscape of CSS and what we should be excited about in the future.Guests:Chris Coyier - @chriscoyierPanelists:Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryanJem Young - @JemYoungStacy London - @stacylondonerCole Turner - @coleturnerPicks:Chris Coyier - Tempered Glass Mou…

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Learning Bayesian Statistics

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#86 Exploring Research Synchronous Languages & Hybrid Systems, with Guillaume Baudart 58:43

3M ago58:43

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Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch! Listen on Podurama My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses 1:1 Mentorship with me This episode is unlike anything I’ve covered so far on the show. Let me ask you: Do you know what a research synchronous language is? What about hybrid systems? Last try: have you heard …

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Sustain

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Episode 190: Karen M. Sandler on Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) 38:19

3M ago38:19

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Guest Karen M. Sandler Panelists Richard Littauer | Justin Dorfman Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, hosts Richard and Justin welcome Karen Sandler, Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). Karen shares her journey from engineer to lawyer, and how her personal health condition led her to the world of open source. She discu…

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Contributor

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

3M ago26:49

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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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Startup Project

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#60 Tim Chen - From Open Source Contributor to Investor in Infrastructure Startups 1:03:42

3M ago1:03:42

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Tim Chen is the Managing Partner at Essence VC, an early-stage fund focused on data infrastructure and developer tool companies. He has over a decade of experience leading engineering in enterprise infrastructure and open source communities and companies. Prior to Essence, Tim was the SVP of Engineering at Cosmos, a popular open source blockchain S…

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Sustain

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Episode 189: Otto Richter on Codeberg 37:16

3M ago37:16

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Guest Otto Richter Panelists Richard Littauer | Abby Cabunoc Mayes Show Notes Welcome back to another episode of Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. In this episode, Richard and Abby are joined by guest Otto Richter. Otto is the executive director of Codeberg, a nonprofit organization dedicated to prov…

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Contributor

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

3M ago34:17

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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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Sustain

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Episode 188: Maintainer Month with Ruth Cheesley & Josh Goldberg 36:56

3M ago36:56

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Guests Ruth Cheesley | Josh Goldberg Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Note: Due to an issue with Gmail sending the edited podcast to spam (thanks, gmail), this is going out a bit late! Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. This is a special podcast and one of several in this seri…

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