Best Ben Vaughn Podcasts (2025)

1 Samuel 18:6-9 (Brooks Kimmey) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:4…

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You don't need more code. You need more business impact. | Thoughtworks' Chris Westerhold 59:10

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Is your engineering team shipping more code but creating less business impact? We're joined by Chris Westerhold, Global Practice Director at ThoughtWorks, to confront why engineering waste is so difficult to define and eliminate. He explains that for many teams, the issue isn't a lack of tools but a lack of a clear 'North Star' to align their effor…

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Colossians 3:12-15 (Kennon Vaughan) Respectable Sins 46:34

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Colossians 3:12-15 (Kennon Vaughan) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or …

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 410 - NO DRUMS 58:00

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The fundamentals of agent-driven software workflows 59:08

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You've bought the AI tools, but are you seeing the promised productivity gains? Join Dev Interrupted hosts Dan Lines and Ben Lloyd Pearson, as they break down the fundamental shift from AI coding assistants to intelligent, agentic systems. They discuss the key findings from their new guide, "The Six Trends Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Developmen…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 540 58:00

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Psalm 4:4-5 (Julius James) Respectable Sins 39:58

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Psalm 4:4-5 (Julius James) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m…

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You’re not the user anymore | Layer’s Andrew Hamilton 49:00

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If you're still building products only for humans, you're already missing out on a massive new customer base: AI agents. Joining Dev Interrupted is Andrew Hamilton, co-founder and CTO of Layer (a first-of-it’s kind MCP agency) to unravel this monumental shift in how products will be discovered and consumed. He dives into how AI agents are rapidly e…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 539 58:00

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Exodus 16:1-3 (Dylan Avery-Smith ) Respectable Sins 28:50

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Exodus 16:1-3 (Dylan Avery-Smith ) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 1…

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Inside Amazon's AI video generator | Kabir Bedi 48:45

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What if creating a professional video for your business was as simple as a single click? We're joined by Kabir Bedi, Head of Product for Image and Video Generation at Amazon Ads, to discuss how generative AI is making that a reality. He provides an inside look at Amazon's mission to democratize video advertising, empowering everyone from mom-and-po…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 519 58:00

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Luke 18:9-14 (Noah Martin) Respectable Sins 35:37

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Luke 18:9-14 (Noah Martin) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m…

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Google DeepMind's AI playbook for engineering at hyperspeed | Philipp Schmid 50:27

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What if the traditional engineering career path is being fundamentally rewritten by AI? We're joined by Philipp Schmid, Senior AI Developer Relations Engineer at Google DeepMind, to explore how artificial intelligence is not just a tool, but a force reshaping engineering roles, team dynamics, and the foundational methods of skill development. Phili…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 196 - SUMMER 58:00

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Romans 6:12-14 (Jackson Munyon) Respectable Sins 34:35

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Romans 6:12-14 (Jackson Munyon) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:4…

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AI is the future of the SDLC 35:44

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Imagine saving as much as 75 days of work within a six-month period, all through intelligent automation. Building on last week’s discussion about the critical shift from passive metrics to active productivity, host Ben Lloyd Pearson and LinearB co-founder Dan Lines now look forward to realities like this: 19% cycle time reduction and reclaiming sig…

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Philippians 4:6-7 (Ronnie Stevens) Respectable Sins 39:09

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Philippians 4:6-7 (Ronnie Stevens) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 1…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 538 58:00

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Now is the time to rethink engineering productivity 40:20

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Are your teams feeling the intense pressure to "produce more" in an era increasingly dominated by AI? Join hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson and Dan Lines as they unpack a major shift in how engineering organizations must now approach productivity. Dan reveals the urgent challenges he hears directly from CTOs and VPs, who are grappling with how to define the…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 516 58:00

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Family Weekend 2025 (Luke Meeks & Garrett Ross) Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 12:1-3 28:18

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Family Weekend 2025 (Luke Meeks & Garrett Ross) Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 12:1-3 Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday …

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn - ROCK BLOCK SPECIAL 58:00

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The Odyssey of Innovation: Classics, Code, and Cognitive Load | Two Sigma's Matt Greenwood 52:52

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What can ancient languages and epic poems teach us about building resilient tech and future-proof teams? Host Andrew Zigler welcomes Matt Greenwood, Chief Innovation Officer of Two Sigma, for a conversation that uniquely blends their shared background in classical languages with over two decades of Matt’s experience at the forefront of financial te…

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Titus 2:11-14 (Ben Fasano) Respectable Sins 41:41

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Titus 2:11-14 (Ben Fasano) Respectable Sins Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m…

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Redefining Ambition After Burnout | Zapier’s Kelly Vaughn 59:05

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What happens when the person trained to spot burnout becomes its next victim? Kelly Vaughn is a Senior Engineering Manager at Zapier, the author of the After Burnout Substack, and a trained therapist. She joins hosts Ben and Andrew to share her incredibly candid journey of discovering burnout in herself. Kelly reveals how she (despite her professio…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 537 58:00

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Acts 7 (Kennon Vaughan) 39:59

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Acts 7 (Kennon Vaughan) Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. For more informati…

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Foresight Over Firefighting: Being Proactive in a Reactive World | Rootly's JJ Tang 44:02

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Still stuck in a reactive loop with incident response, only fixing problems after they happen? JJ Tang, Co-founder and CEO of Rootly, joins host Andrew Zigler to reveal how to shift beyond reactive, leveraging powerful AI and an often-underestimated skill in engineering: genuine customer empathy. Discover how these elements are crucial for navigati…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 512 58:00

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Acts 6 (Kennon Vaughan) Mother's Day 43:08

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Acts 6 (Kennon Vaughan) Mother's Day Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. For m…

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The End of Specialization? How AI Shapes Modern Dev Teams | Vercel’s Lee Robinson 54:42

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Is front-end vs. back-end an antiquated way to structure engineering teams? With AI augmenting skills, a new model is emerging: the product engineer. This week, Andrew sits down with Lee Robinson, VP of Product at Vercel to crack open the future of the web. As a respected educator and voice in the webdev community (check out his YouTube!), Lee shar…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 509 - Beautiful Music 58:00

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Acts 6:1-7 (Wes Selecman) 49:32

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Acts 6:1-7 (Wes Selecman) Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. For more informa…

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AI Gets Eyes and Ears | LiveKit’s Russ d’Sa 53:33

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We've spent decades teaching ourselves to communicate with computers via text and clicks. Now, computers are learning to perceive the world like us: through sight and sound. What happens when software needs to sense, interpret, and act in real-time using voice and vision? This week, Andrew sits down with Russ d'Sa, Co-founder and CEO of LiveKit, wh…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 508 57:58

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The Tomb is Empty, Now What? (JB Selectman) 34:54

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The Tomb is Empty, Now What? (JB Selectman) Matthew 28:16-20 Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 …

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The Shift to Agent-Driven API Consumption | Speakeasy’s Sagar Batchu 41:17

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Think building killer APIs like Stripe or Twilio is purely a technical feat? Think again. This week, we dive into why crafting successful APIs is fundamentally an organizational challenge, demanding internal excellence long before code is deployed. Sagar Batchu, co-founder and CEO of Speakeasy, joins us to unpack the crucial role of ownership, desi…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 507 58:00

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John 20, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (Kennon Vaughan) Easter Sunday 53:24

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John 20, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (Kennon Vaughan) Easter Sunday Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:0…

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How Marketing Ruined Shift Left | Semgrep’s Tanya Janca 48:52

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When it comes to securing software, most developers feel like they're playing catch-up instead of setting the rules. Tanya Janca (SheHacksPurple), author of "Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding," brings her 28 years of IT and security expertise—spanning counter-terrorism to enterprise training—to Dev Interrupted. She unpacks the common pitfalls teams…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 536 58:00

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Acts 5:17-42 (Kennon Vaughan) Palm Sunday 46:24

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Acts 5:17-42 (Kennon Vaughan) Palm Sunday Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. …

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How to Build AI Workflows You Can Trust | Infactory’s Brooke Hartley Moy 43:42

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Is your company rushing headlong into AI, only to find it's a 'square peg in a round hole'? This week, Andrew tackles the critical issue of building trust in AI systems with Brooke Hartley Moy, CEO and co-founder of Infactory. Brooke, with her experience at companies like Google and Samsung, cuts through the hype and reveals the biggest misconcepti…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 186 - SPRING 58:00

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Acts 4:32-5:11 (Ronnie Stevens) 38:21

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Acts 4:32-5:11 (Ronnie Stevens) Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. For more i…

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Amazon Q and The Future of Autonomous Development | AWS' Adnan Ijaz 42:38

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AI is evolving at a breakneck speed, leaving engineering leaders with a critical dilemma: innovate or fall behind. But how do you experiment with AI without risking your credibility? Andrew Zigler sits down with Adnan Ijaz, Director of Product Management for Next Gen Developer Experience at AWS, to unpack the power of AI agents. Together they discu…

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The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn Episode 515 58:00

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Acts 4:23-5:11 (Kennon Vaughan) 44:01

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Acts 4:23-5:11 (Kennon Vaughan) Harvest is a church where we love to worship God together, where the transforming message of the Gospel is preached weekly, where authentic community can be found, and where we are intentional about making disciples of Jesus Christ. We’d love for you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. For more i…