A little over a decade ago I posted about the podcasts I was actively listening to back then. Well, it’s time for a few more, in no particular order.
The Carmudgeon Show is hosted by Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott (pronounced “tam hyphen scott”). It feels like just a nice chat between two car nerd friends, but is in reality usually reasonably focused, and always quite informative and fun. Both of the hosts are driving enthusiasts and their views reflect that, though I don’t think that makes the show overly one-dimensional. Fair warning, though: you might find yourself considering buying an old Mercedes or Volkswagen if you listen to them enough.
Laker Film Room is hosted by Pete Zayas and Darius Soriano. It has been a staple of my podcast diet since I discovered it in 2018, shortly before LeBron James joined the Lakers. The show is very focused on actual basketball, eschewing the vast majority of off-court drama that always surrounds the franchise and is generally common fodder for sports media. I’ve learned more about basketball from this show than I have from decades of watching the sport, or playing unorganized half-court pickup as a kid. The YouTube channel has some excellent videos as well, which is where it all started, explaining the name.
core.py is hosted by Pablo Galindo Salgado and Łukasz Langa. The two Python core devs talk about what’s going on in the world of core Python development, featuring technical changes, process discussions, guests, and many, many, many hilarious jokes. Most of the time I have no idea what they’re talking about, but I never skip an episode. The show is always a great listen, and I’ve learned more than a few things from it.
Django Chat is hosted by Will Vincent and Carlton Gibson. The show covers goings on in the world of Django, including technical changes, governance, interviews with various contributors, and even interviews with folks outside of Django, for perspective. Given my love for Django, it’s no surprise I’m a huge fan.
Soft Skills Engineering is hosted by Dave Smith and Jamison Dance. The show identifies as “a weekly advice podcast for software developers”, and its tagline is “It takes more than great code to be a great engineer.” I believe I discovered it years ago when I tweeted something along the lines of “I just finished $SOME_OTHER_PODCAST
and need something new” and one of the hosts replied suggesting I give it a listen. It may be the only instance of that kind of self-promotion working out as far as I know.
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