Best Justin Garrison Podcasts (2025)

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Forking around (with the Linux Desktop) and Finding Out with Justin Garrison 33:29

1M ago33:29

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Justin serves as Head of Product at Sidero Labs. His career includes contributions to Oscar-winning films, the Disney+ streaming platform, and Amazon EKS. In his free time, Justin enjoys building modern-retro computers and watching Moana. He is the co-host of the FAFO.FM podcast with Autumn Nash. In this Episode he talks to Scott about his love for…

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MCPing in the Open with Angie Jones 58:05

3d ago58:05

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Angie gives us a crash course on Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how you can get started using it with goose. We also talk about other projects Angie's worked on at Block and what drives her to keep learning new things in tech. Links Angie's website: https://angiejones.tech Goose https://github.com/block/goose Angie's Modern Day Mashups talk https…

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Neverending support for open source with Hayden Barnes 32:55

3d ago32:55

32:55

The issue of software support for open-source is a long and storied one. Scott sits down with open-source advocate Hayden Barnes about how paid support and custom builds of older open-source software is a business opportunity for herodevs. Should you upgrade and migrate to the latest build? Or should you get paid never ending support?…

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Motivated to Learn with Adriana Villela 1:14:19

10d ago1:14:19

1:14:19

After 25 years in tech it’s hard not to coast. Adriana has come from writing word docs for the ops team to deploy software, through Devops, and now has a focus on OTel and Kubernetes. How do we get more people from 100 to 400 levels and why is there no content in between? And why we need junior engineers to make our senior engineers better. Links B…

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Computer Science for Kids with Jen Looper 34:12

10d ago34:12

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Scott sits down with Jen Looper, educator, developer, and author of Computer Science for Kids. Together, they dive into the importance of introducing young minds to coding early and making computer science accessible for all. Jen shares insights from her book, discusses the evolving landscape of tech education, and highlights creative ways to inspi…

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Recovering from Disaster with Seth Eliot 1:02:13

17d ago1:02:13

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Disaster recovery is more than automation and infrastructure. There's a lot that goes into your services and some of those things can't be defined as code or automated. When was the last time you restored your database from a backup? How do you use least privileged access when your region changes and how do you even know you're having a disaster. S…

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AI Data Infrastructure for the Global South with Kate Kallott 34:45

17d ago34:45

34:45

In this episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Amini's Kate Kallot to explore the transformative potential of AI-driven data infrastructure in the Global South. As the founder of Amini, Kallot shares insights into how artificial intelligence can bridge critical data gaps, drive sustainable development, and empower communities…

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Building a Datacenter with Jake Cooper 1:03:41

24d ago1:03:41

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Railway wanted to build a better cloud so they started on Google Cloud and ended up building datacenters. Through the burden of success, they figured out there was a lot of things they had to learn and build themselves if they wanted to offer the best cloud experience they could. Jake tells us how they accomplished the move in 9 months, why the bui…

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Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le Cunff 39:47

24d ago39:47

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In this insightful episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the brilliant mind behind Tiny Experiments. Together, they explore the transformative power of small, manageable experiments in fostering creativity, personal growth, and meaningful change. Anne-Laure shares how her background in neuroscience and h…

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Staying Curious with Scott Hanselman 42:16

1M ago42:16

42:16

You can't grow in technology without learning new things. But sometimes those new things are actually old things. We talk with Scott about a wide range of interests about software, video games, 3D printing, and food. If you want to know why junior engineers are important for your teams you need to listen. Highlights (0:00) What makes good engineers…

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Vectorizing Your Databases with Steve Pousty 1:14:10

1M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

What exactly is an LLM doing and why do you need to learn so many new terms? Steve Pousty is here to explain that most of those new terms are things you already know. It’s not new technology, it’s new words to describe technologies applied in a new field. We have a wild, ADHD roller coaster looping through embeddings, vectors, RAG, and LLMs. Make s…

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The AI Revolution in Medicine with Dr. Peter Lee, President, Microsoft Research 47:27

1M ago47:27

47:27

In association with the ACM ByteCast, in this thought-provoking episode, Scott sits down with Dr. Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research, to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on medicine. Dr. Lee delves into the advancements in generative AI, such as GPT-4, and their implications for healthcare systems, patient care, …

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Testing Your Performance with Ada Lundhe 1:13:22

1M ago1:13:22

1:13:22

How Rachel Ray’s crawler lead to Ada developing a new performance testing framework, hyperscale. This leads to a great conversation about the benefits of rust, modern python package managers, and why MySpace went out of business. The importance of connecting what you’re building to business value and understanding every line of code has a cost. Sho…

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Saving lives with light with Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen - ACM ByteCast 41:25

2M ago41:25

41:25

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with the visionary Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, founder and CEO of Openwater. Dr. Jepsen shares her groundbreaking work in developing advanced imaging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics and treatment. From her journey through big tech companies like Google an…

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Getting to Know Kafka with Elad Eldor 56:36

2M ago56:36

56:36

Is running Kafka on-prem different than running it in the cloud? You’ll find out from Elad Eldor’s years of experience running, tuning, and troubleshooting Kafka in production environments. Elad didn’t set out to learn Kafka, but he kept asking questions and was given the opportunity to dive deep into system performance. He not only knows what all …

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Big Migrations with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire 33:43

2M ago33:43

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Today we delve into the process of migrating data to the cloud with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire, Principal Developer at ShareGate. Scott learns about the benefits of cloud migration and the best practices for a successful transition. Louis shares his expertise on how to move with performance and data integrity. Fanning out and moving huge amounts of dat…

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FAFO Live with Sam Rose 51:56

2M ago51:56

51:56

Sam is back with us for a live episode where we discuss important questions such as “is coffee is good?”, “are people on the Internet good writers?”, and “is content creation consistency actually important?” We also share links about turning your hand writing into a font and hacking McDonald’s delivery app. Finally, we wrap up with a new game FAANG…

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Reimagining the Windows Terminal with Warp's Zach Lloyd 31:46

2M ago31:46

31:46

What if we did the terminal...differently? Warp is taking a big bet on a new terminal that's got AI at the center. Is it a bad idea, or might it just be epic? Scott talks to Warp CEO Zach Lloyd about their big bet on a new way to think about the oldest computing interface. And, Warp is now out on Windows! https://www.warp.dev…

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Animating the Stack with Sam Rose 1:14:00

2M ago1:14:00

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This episode is stacked with information. You could even say “full stacked.” Sam has built and run some large scale systems as a SRE at Google, now building backend services at Budibase, and he spends his free time teaching others how systems work at understandable scale. We dive into what makes Google SRE different from other companies, what it’s …

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Rhasspy and Home Assistant Voice with Dr. Michael Hansen 37:41

2M ago37:41

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In this episode of Hanselminutes, Dr. Michael Hansen from Nabu Casa joins Scott Hanselman to discuss the exciting advancements in open-source voice technology. They delve into the integration of Rhasspy and Home Assistant Voice, exploring how these tools can enhance privacy and local processing for voice assistants. Dr. Hansen shares insights on th…

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Predicting Bluesky’s Scale with Jaz 1:05:57

2M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

Bluesky has been on a roller coaster of growth for over a year. From the early days of figuring out a new distributed social protocol—AT protocol—to actually building it and inviting 30 million of their closest friends. Not only has the site gone through tremendous growth, the team has been optimizing, re-architecting, and adding features the entir…

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Psychology of Software Teams with Dr. Cat Hicks 33:02

2M ago33:02

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Dr. Cat Hicks is a psychologist studying software teams, a research leader, an empirical interventionist, and a creative entrepreneur. She is the VP of Research Insights for Pluralsight, where she founded the Developer Success Lab, an empirical research lab creating open science for developers and their teams. She talks to Scott about how software …

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Making Smart Infrastructure Decisions with Lauren Long 45:28

3M ago45:28

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Today we find out how building a product at Big Tech can be very different than a startup. Lauren Long has done both. Building parts of Firebase and eventually taking the things she learned to build Ampersand. We discuss what Ampersand is and go into detail about what the back end looks like. We even drop some hot takes about serverless and Kuberne…

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Micro.blog and owning your words with Manton Reece 35:55

3M ago35:55

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https://micro.one https://micro.blogBy Scott Hanselman

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FAFO Live with Crystal Preston-Watson 53:37

3M ago53:37

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Fork it! We’ll do it live! Well, sort of... In case you missed it last week, we’re running back our FAFO Livestream with Crystal Preston-Watson from this past Friday. Instead of prying into specifics about Crystal’s career, we’re chatting about recent tech news, the dire state of American tech literacy, and WTF WTA stands for! You can expect shows …

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Teaching the next-gen engineer with Dr Carlotta Berry 28:18

3M ago28:18

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By Scott Hanselman

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Making Tech More Accessible with Crystal Preston-Watson 1:03:08

3M ago1:03:08

1:03:08

If technology serves everybody, then everyone deserves access to a seat at the table. No one better embodies this sentiment than Crystal Preston-Watson. She’s a Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst with Salesforce, and she brings an unrivaled passion for making tech available for anyone to use. On this episode of FAFO, we’re unpacking why her missi…

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Blogging for Developers with Mark Downie 31:45

3M ago31:45

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Mark Downie has been blogging about technical topics for years, and also is the primary maintainer of the DasBlog-Core blogging engine. He talks with Scott about writing technical blogs that get read. Why does one blog and in this time of walled gardens, why is it more important than ever? 50% off code for Hanselminutes Listeners "HMdunlop" for "Wr…

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Making the World a More Secure Place with Yasmin Abdi 48:31

3M ago48:31

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Data and security breaches are a dime a dozen nowadays, and despite their frequency, they’re still just as dangerous. That’s where Yasmin Abdi, the CEO of noHack, comes in. Despite her relatively short career, she’s already worked for some of the giants of the tech industry like Google and Snapchat. Along with Justin and Autumn, Yasmin breaks down …

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The Quantum Advantage with Dr Krysta Svore 30:18

3M ago30:18

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Is it time for Quantum? The Quantum Ready program is to help businesses and leaders prep for the new era of reliable quantum computing! Scot talks to Dr Krysta Svore, Distinguished Researcher who leads the Microsoft Quantum group about all things quantum, and how you and I can access insights and resources via online skilling, in person workshops a…

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Taylor Dolezal 1:02:46

3M ago1:02:46

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In this episode, Rich speaks with Taylor Dolezal from the CNCF. Topics include: How does the CNCF make money and what is the value it delivers, what is cloud native, what is an end user, imposter syndrome, and Kubernetes at CERN. Links: Taylor’s LinkedIn | Bluesky Rich’s LinkedIn | Bluesky | Linktree Rich's email Jesse Robbins - Amazon chaos engine…

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An Oral History of the Kubernetes Revolution with Brian Grant 1:04:18

4M ago1:04:18

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Kubernetes isn’t just a platform—it’s a revolution. On this episode of Fork Around and Find Out, Justin and Autumn sit down with Kubernetes co-creator Brian Grant to explore the origins of this game-changing technology. From Google’s internal tooling to the cloud-native juggernaut it is today, Brian takes us behind the scenes of Kubernetes’ evoluti…

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Take hold of your own performance with Ash Coleman Hynie 32:33

4M ago32:33

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Ash Hynie created CountrPT as to bridge the gap between manager perception and employee impact. Folks are tired, folks feel micro-managed, there's all this talk about return to office (RTO). Did we hire grown adults or not? What's the right way to manage technical teams, remote or other wise? How do we build relationships within our teams and with …

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Remaining Authentic in Retirement with Kelsey Hightower 1:31:45

4M ago1:31:45

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Retirement is about the journey, not the destination. For Kelsey Hightower, it’s been an epic journey. On our debut episode of the Fork Around and Find Out Podcast (and much to Autumn’s elation), Kelsey joins us to run down his illustrious career that spans a quarter of a century. Known for authenticity, Kelsey was on the frontlines of Kubernetes a…

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