Best Carl Levine Podcasts (2025)

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Coding Agents with Scott Hunter 57:00

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3h ago57:00

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How will coding agents change your code? While at Build, Carl and Richard chatted with Scott Hunter about the announcements around coding agents at the keynote. Scott talks about the agent mode available in Visual Studio Code - and now in Visual Studio! Agent mode allows the LLM to evaluate the code across an entire solution, not just the file you'…

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Amy Miller, Edith Salvatore and Johnny Taylor Jr. guest 17:36

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Doug laments a lost recording from Rooster T. Feathers in Sunnyvale, CA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Serverless Elastic with Ken Exner 44:00

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What if you could use ElasticSearch serverless? While at Build, Carl and Richard chatted with Ken Exner about the new announcements around Elastic providing serverless storage and search! Ken talks about paying for only the data you move and store with serverless, rather than needing to operate any infrastructure for Elastic. The conversation digs …

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Episode 202: Shannon Edwards Reveals the Student Data Free-for-All in New York City Schools 37:11

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As technology is integrated deeper into classrooms, the lines between education and data privacy have been destroyed by for-profit data miners. This week, privacy advocate Shannon Edwards reveals how educational apps harvest sensitive information from children, commodify their data, and what parents can do to fight it. Learn more about your ad choi…

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Superaging with Eric Topol 42:42

8d ago42:42

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What if we stopped trying to cure disease and started preventing it instead? In this episode, Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and a cardiologist, scientist, and author, joins a16z general partner Vijay Pande to unpack the future of aging, prevention, and precision health—as explored in Eric's new boo…

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Rob Huebel, Natalie Morales, Lamorne Morris and Paul Scheer guest 1:32:45

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Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Rob Huebel, Natalie Morales, Lamorne Morris and Paul Scheer to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Cold Truth 27:46

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Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins us again to read from and talk about her book Cold Truth. We talk about such things as the Winnipeg climate which is such a feature in the book, along with other aspects of the city and fun facts, the relationships between characters, about becoming the cyber crime/tech noir queen, the optioning of her previous book Dark…

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C# Networking with Chris Woodruff 1:05:00

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Do you understand how networking works in C#? Carl and Richard chat with Chris Woody Woodruff about his new book on networking with C#. Chris runs down the fundamentals of networking and then discusses the different approaches readily available in the C# world, including web sockets, gRPC, SignalR, and many more! The conversation also turns to the …

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Episode 201: Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare 41:41

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Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Chad Daniels, Dan Sebree and Troy Tate guest 1:13:22

15d ago1:13:22

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Live from Commonwealth Sanctuary in Dayton, KY, Doug welcomes Chad Daniels, Dan Sebree and Troy Tate to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Backend for Frontend Security Framework with Erwin van der Valk 52:00

21d ago52:00

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How do you secure browser-based frontends with ASP.NET Core backends? Carl and Richard discuss the Backend for Frontend (BFF) Security Framework with Erwin van der Valk. Erwin talks about Sam Newman's BFF Pattern and how it helps deal with the diversity of clients, including web, desktop, and mobile, to work with a common backend. OAuth 2.0 is capa…

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Fueling Innovation with Data with Arif Nathoo 24:46

23d ago24:46

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Arif Nathoo, cofounder and CEO of Komodo Health, joins Jorge Conde and Jay Rughani to explore the transformative potential of healthcare data in reshaping biotech and healthcare innovation. Arif reflects on a decade-long journey of unlocking the power of fragmented healthcare data, delving into Komodo Health’s “full-stack thesis” — a strategy that …

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Episode 200: The Wild West of the Loophole Economy 50:13

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We’ve all been there. You see something perfect online, you do all the clicks and then think, “Wait, was that legit?” Scam-lite transactions are the way of the web these days, whether it’s direct-from-manufacturer or super-sticky subscriptions, we have your back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Guy Branum, Geoff Tate and Justin Thompson guest 1:14:07

23d ago1:14:07

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Live from Zanies in Rosemont, Doug welcomes Guy Branum, Geoff Tate and Justin Thompson to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Architecture vs Code with Steve Smith 56:00

28d ago56:00

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How do you balance architecture and code? Carl and Richard talk to Steve Smith about various architectural strategies and the swing back-and-forth against over-designing architecture and getting code written. Steve talks about how architecture changes depending on the size and number of teams, how the latest tools can help with architectural choice…

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Episode 199: CISA Director Jen Easterly Stands Watch in the Cyberwars 43:11

1M ago43:11

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From elections to ransomware, CISA Director Jen Easterly breaks down the threats to America’s critical infrastructure and what’s being done to stop them, sharing along the way her journey from the real-life battlefield to the frontlines of cybersecurity. This is a rare glimpse into the most pressing threats America faces—and a compelling story abou…

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Danny Hill, Samm Levine and Daniella Pineda guest 59:12

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Doug welcomes Danny Hill, Samm Levine and Daniella Pineda to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Paris Rosemont on Barefoot Poetess 35:46

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Paris Rosemont reads from and talks about her new poetry book Barefoot Poetess . We cover such topics as how and why she began writing, the notion of poetic 'play', the balance between confession and performance, the joy of theatre and its relationship to poetry, her work-in-progress, and lots more. Find out more about Paris her website: https://ww…

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The Open Source Maintenance Fee with Rob Mensching 1:06:00

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Open Source Maintainers are burning out or going commercial - how do we solve this? Carl and Richard chat with Rob Mensching about his work to create the open source maintenance fee through GitHub. Rob talks about the common problem of single maintainers getting buried under issues and demands of consumers for a project. Recognizing that most peopl…

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Episode 198: Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam 42:19

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Think you’re too savvy to get scammed? Author and activist Cory Doctorow explains how we’re all one muffaletta and a malfunctioning jet door away from falling prey to the most basic of cons. He joins us this week to talk about that and to fill us in about his new book, “The Bezzle.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Paradox of U.S. Healthcare with Marc Andreessen 33:32

1M ago33:32

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Join a16z general partners Marc Andreessen, Julie Yoo, and Vijay Pande for an incisive exploration of what's driving—and stalling—transformation in healthcare. With the industry now consuming nearly 20% of U.S. GDP yet delivering poor outcomes relative to other developed countries, is technology the remedy or a red herring? This episode, cross-post…

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Samm Levine, Bobby Moynihan and Ellory Smith guest 55:44

1M ago55:44

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Doug welcomes Samm Levine, Bobby Moynihan and Ellory Smith to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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AI for Government RFPs with Vishwas Lele 55:00

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How can a large language model help your organization answer government RFPs? Carl and Richard talk to Vishwas Lele about his startup pWin, as in proposal win. Vishwas talks about being a year into the startup and his deeper understanding of how AI technologies can augment skilled operators to produce better quality products in less time, including…

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Episode 197: FBI Operative Eric O’Neill: Cybercriminals Are Spies—Not Hackers 50:00

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What if the biggest threat to your privacy wasn’t some hacker in a hoodie—but a spy trained to infiltrate your life? Former FBI operative Eric O’Neill, the man who took down spy Robert Hanssen, explains how digital spies target us, offering along the way real-world tips to protect ourselves in a world where everyone’s a potential target. Learn more…

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Paget Brewster, Ami Canaan Mann and Ellory Smith guest 53:33

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Doug welcomes Paget Brewster, Ami Canaan Mann and Ellory Smith to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Audio-Video in .NET with Elias Puurunen 1:08:00

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Can you integrate performant audio-video into your .NET application? Carl and Richard talk to Elias Puurunen about his work at Tractus Events, where he uses the NDI protocols to bring real-time audio and video streams into his C# application. Elias talks about the power of P/Invoke to access the underlying libraries for controlling video streams, i…

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The (Epic) Arc of a Patient Journey with Seth Hain 26:00

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Seth Hain, SVP of R&D at Epic, joins a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore technology in healthcare. Reflecting on over two decades of industry shifts, Seth shares how Epic has transitioned from enabling integrated systems within health systems to driving cross-ecosystem collaboration and rapid innovations like generative AI. They …

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Episode 196: Max Lebow Battles a Cyber PsyOps Nightmare 49:43

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Loud Tree Media

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Guy Branum, Paget Brewster and Garret Price guest 58:18

2M ago58:18

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Doug welcomes Guy Branum, Paget Brewster and Garret Price to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Agentic AI in .NET with Spencer Schneidenbach 56:00

2M ago56:00

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Ready to build an agentic AI in .NET? Carl and Richard talk to Spencer Schneidenbach about his work using large language models to enhance customer interactions in healthcare. Spencer discusses using the LLMs to summarize customer conversations to identify topic areas, sentiment, and other concerns. He digs into how Microsoft's Semantic Kernel make…

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Terri-ann White on Finding Theodore and Brina 36:00

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Terri-ann White, founder of Upswell Publishing, reads from and talks about her own book Finding Theodore and Brina. We talk about how the book came about, how her relationship with the book and its characters have changed over time, notions of memoir, memory, writing place, on what can and can't be known, the power of stories, reclamation, The Swan…

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Episode 195: Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime? 47:05

2M ago47:05

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AI is everywhere – in the news, on our devices, assisting us, making life easier for us, and for criminals, too, harnessing AI to swindle people more efficiently. What’s next? We dive into the dark side of AI and ask two experts: Could AI commit the perfect crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Feig, Ellory Smith and Jacob Wysocki guest 1:14:46

2M ago1:14:46

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Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Feig, Ellory Smith and Jacob Wysocki to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Measuring LLMs with Jodie Burchell 1:01:00

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How do you measure the quality of a large language model? Carl and Richard talk to Dr. Jodie Burchell about her work measuring large language models for accuracy, reliability, and consistency. Jodie talks about the variety of benchmarks that exist for LLMs and the problems they have. A broader conversation about quality digs into the idea that LLMs…

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Episode 194: Karen Johnson’s Scam Project Is a Teachable Moment for AI 37:00

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Karen Johnson is a catfisher-turned-scam avoidance coach turned–you guessed it–catfishing victim. The scam that got her is a classic, opening the door to a Pandora’s Box of the usual advice about avoiding the most common scams out there. But the thing that really got us thinking is the role AI played in almost every aspect of this week’s show. Lear…

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Building for the Healthcare Consumer with Elliot Cohen 26:01

2M ago26:01

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Elliot Cohen, cofounder of PillPack, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner. Together, they discuss Elliot's experience designing and building a consumer-first pharmacy alongside TJ Parker. Elliot's journey with PillPack began when he noticed his father struggling with a mail-order pharmacy that couldn’t get the simplest thing right: th…

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Daniel Betts, Danny Hill and Chad Opitz guest 1:19:26

2M ago1:19:26

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Live from The Well in Bakersfield, Doug welcomes Daniel Betts, Danny Hill and Chad Opitz to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Javascript Promises with Martine Dowden 55:00

2M ago55:00

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What are JavaScript promises, and why do you want to make them? Carl and Richard talk to Martine Dowden about all the various async options available in Javascript today, including Callbacks, Promises, Async/Await, and even ReactiveJS! Martine digs into some of the more remarkable features available, including grouping sync calls together so code i…

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Carl Fry, Nish Kumar and Doug Mellard guest 1:15:26

2M ago1:15:26

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Live from the The Creek and the Cave in Austin as part of SXSW, Doug welcomes Carl Fry, Nish Kumar and Doug Mellard to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.NET Aspire 9.1 with Rob Richardson 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

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What's the latest with .NET Aspire? Carl and Richard talk to Rob Richardson about his experiences with .NET Aspire to help build great .NET cloud apps. Rob talks about all the goodness that comes out of the box with Aspire, including OpenTelemetry, containerization, good security practices, and the excellent dashboard. The discussion turns to the c…

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Episode 193: Roy Wood, Jr. Exposes the Loch Ness Monster Gun Lobby Conspiracy 39:23

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As a Daily Show correspondent, comedian Roy Wood, Jr. knows a thing or two about fake news and truthiness as well as the truth-and-a-half that is comedy. By skewering the media and the people in the news, he has special insight into how misinformation affects the way we think about the world and what we know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Brandon Collins, Joe DeRosa, John Erler and Caitlin Peluffo guest 1:07:56

3M ago1:07:56

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Live from the Esther’s Follies in Austin as part of SXSW, Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Joe DeRosa, John Erler and Caitlin Peluffo to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Automapper V14 with Jimmy Bogard 58:00

3M ago58:00

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Seventeen years of Automapper! Carl and Richard talk to Jimmy Bogard about his latest version of Automapper - and the challenge of maintaining a long-lived and much-loved open-source library! Jimmy talks about the origins of Automapper as a tool he needed for working with clients and automating the mapping of objects. Initially, he moved to GitHub …

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Scaling Mental Health Access through AI with Neil Parikh and Daniel Cahn 25:40

3M ago25:40

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In this episode, Slingshot AI cofounders Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh join a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore how their mission to transform mental health care with AI took shape. Drawing from their unique journeys—Daniel as the son of a psychologist and Neil as a former medical student-turned-entrepreneur—they discuss the challe…

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Episode 192: Max McCoy Investigates $47 Million That Isn’t in Kansas Anymore 50:54

3M ago50:54

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Max McCoy stumbled on a $47 million swindle that starts just north of the Oklahoma panhandle and bounces to Australia before things get really confusing in a haze of small town corruption, secretive law enforcement and competing theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Exploring the Poetic Journey of Phillis Levin: An Anthology of Rain 53:07

3M ago53:07

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In this episode, Phillis Levin, the author of six poetry collections, offers an in-depth look at her newest book, An Anthology of Rain, published by Barrow Street Press. A “poet’s poet,” Levin discusses her career, including her previous works such as Mr. Memory & Other Poems (Penguin) and her accolades, which include the Poetry Society of America’…

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Brandon Collins, Dan Rosen and Noël Wells guest 58:58

3M ago58:58

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Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Dan Rosen and Noël Wells to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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React in 2025 with Aurora Scharff 51:00

3M ago51:00

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React version 19 has been released! Carl and Richard talk to Aurora Scharff about the long-awaited version of React that incorporates React Server Components and many other features. Aurora talks about the rethink involved in switching to a server-first implementation of a React website, which is best suited for greenfield implementations. For exis…

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Episode 191: Erin West Puts the Bad Guys to Shame 43:18

3M ago43:18

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Erin West is the Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California, and the founder of Project Shamrock. Whether she’s prosecuting eye-popping SIM-swap money grabs or putting large-scale pig butchering operations out of business, her stories and experience can help you stay safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…

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Joey Bragg, Brandon Collins and Chad Opitz guest 57:00

3M ago57:00

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Doug welcomes Joey Bragg, Brandon Collins and Chad Opitz to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.