Pinata and the Interplanetary File System with Matt Ober
The interplanetary filesystem, or IPFS, is a peer-to-peer network that uses a distributed and decentralized model. Functionally, IPFS allows users to store and share files without having to rely on a single source of truth for those files. Matt Ober is the Co-Founder & CTO of Pinata. He joins the show to talk about IPFS
Animal Well with Billy Basso
Animal Well is a Metroidvania game developed as a solo project by Billy Basso over the course of seven years. It’s the first game released by publisher Bigmode, which was founded by Jason “Dunkey” Gastrow. Billy joins the show to talk about creating Animal Well’s engine from scratch, how the game handles animation, fine-tuning character
LLMs for Data Queries with Sarah Nagy
One of the most promising applications of large language models is giving non-experts the ability to easily query their own data. A potential positive side effect is reducing ad-hoc data analysis requests that often strain data
Product Design using AR and XR with Jenna Fizel
Augmented reality and extended reality, or AR and XR, are in the early stages of being integrated into design workflows. But they are likely to transform design in the years to come. Jenna Fizel has a background in architecture
Implementing KYC and User Verification with Alex Grinman
Almost every application or system involves some sort of user onboarding. Increasingly, companies must implement know-your-customer and know-your-business compliance, or KYC and KYB, as part of that process. In addition, they
Podcast Episodes
Pinata and the Interplanetary File System with Matt Ober
The interplanetary filesystem, or IPFS, is a peer-to-peer network that uses a distributed and decentralized model. Functionally, IPFS allows users to store and share files without having to rely on a single source of truth for...
Animal Well with Billy Basso
Animal Well is a Metroidvania game developed as a solo project by Billy Basso over the course of seven years. It’s the first game released by publisher Bigmode, which was founded by Jason “Dunkey” Gastrow. Billy joins the...
LLMs for Data Queries with Sarah Nagy
One of the most promising applications of large language models is giving non-experts the ability to easily query their own data. A potential positive side effect is reducing ad-hoc data analysis requests that often strain data...
Greatest Hits
Uber’s Postgres Problems with Evan Klitzke
When a company switches the relational database it uses, you wouldn’t expect the news of the switch to go viral. Most engineers are not interested in the subtle differences between MySQL and Postgres, right? Uber recently switched from having Postgres as its...
