Best Computer Science Podcasts (2025)

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TNO026: Gain Confidence in AI for NetOps with Juniper Networks (Sponsored) 53:58

17h ago53:58

53:58

Confidence in a new technology is one of the greatest barriers to adoption of that technology. If you don’t believe it will improve your NetOps, why would you adopt it? This is especially true of AI products. On today’s show, we’re joined by Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer of Mist/Juniper to make the case for... Read more »…

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HN778: Understanding Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Selector (Sponsored) 50:47

22h ago50:47

50:47

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a very new protocol that provides a standard way to link AI models to a variety of data sources and tools. As the industry heads toward agentic AI–in which an AI agent interacts with disparate applications, data sources, and other agents to achieve a task–MCP provides the protocol glue. On... Read more »…

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TL012: Weighing the Cost of Team Interventions 39:31

1d ago39:31

39:31

On this episode of Technically Leadership, Chris Leonard joins to talk about the costs of intervention in a team discussion, whether that’s to bring a team back to a topic or to make a decision that needs to be made. We discuss hero culture (both in the team and as the leader), imposter syndrome, and... Read more »…

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N4N023: DNS – Turning Names Into Numbers 48:01

2d ago48:01

48:01

The Domain Name System (DNS) keeps the Internet running. On today’s N Is For Networking podcast, we talk about how DNS transforms human-readable host names into IP addresses so that Internet traffic can be sent to the right place. We talk about root name servers, Top Level Domains (TLDs), and other elements of the DNS... Read more »…

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 54:05

3d ago54:05

54:05

It's open Q&A on the Security+ After Show!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group - April 2025 1:19:12

3d ago1:19:12

1:19:12

Join me for Security+ Q&A!By Professor Messer

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NAN090: Examining Network Automation’s Present and Future With Chris Grundemann 45:16

3d ago45:16

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Today we explore the current state of network automation with Chris Grundemann, a co-founder of Network Automation Forum. Chris gives the history of the Network Automation Forum and AutoCon conference, which aims to blend technology and community. He shares ideas for advancing network automation, and invites other network engineers to participate i…

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D2DO270: Spacelift Is Your Infrastructure Glue (Sponsored) 39:51

4d ago39:51

39:51

Working with multiple Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools can be painful. Spacelift provides a platform that operates on top of disparate IaC tools, including Ansible, Kubernetes, Pulumi, Terraform, and OpenTofu. Spacelift helps build the automation with and between these tools, creating graphs of graphs that make your dependencies just work. On tod…

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PP059: News Roundup – Oracle Plays Breach Word Games, Fast Flux Worries CISA, AI Package Hallucinations, and More 34:09

4d ago34:09

34:09

Once a month, the Packet Protector podcast likes to see what’s going on out there via our news roundup. There’s a lot happening! Today we discuss Fortinet warning that a threat actor has found a way to maintain read-only access on Fortinet devices even if you’ve applied the patch for the original threat. Avanti VPNs... Read more »…

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HS101: Time for a Cybersecurity Spring Cleaning? 31:33

4d ago31:33

31:33

Most organizations have a long list of security holes in the form of unpatched systems and other known but unresolved vulnerabilities. Is it time to hit the big PAUSE button and fix, patch, or mitigate all of that before we resume deploying new systems (and their accompanying risks)? Join us as we tear into whether... Read more »…

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NB523: CVE’s Reprieve, Google WAN For Sale, NVIDIA Pledges More US-Made Chips 49:46

5d ago49:46

49:46

Take a Network Break! We start with a red alert for the CVE program, which nearly lost government funding before CISA stepped in, and then raise an alert for a Dpanel vulnerability. Google makes its Cloud WAN available to enterprises and governments that want connectivity options, a US District Court rules Google’s ad business a... Read more »…

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NB523: CVE’s Reprieve, Google WAN For Sale, NVIDIA Pledges More US-Made Chips 49:46

4d ago49:46

49:46

Take a Network Break! We start with a red alert for the CVE program, which nearly lost government funding before CISA stepped in, and then raise an alert for a Dpanel vulnerability. Google makes its Cloud WAN available to enterprises and governments that want connectivity options, a US District Court rules Google’s ad business a... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: Network Observability AIOps Tips For Success (Sponsored) 23:39

5d ago23:39

23:39

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking AI readiness with sponsor Broadcom. More specifically, getting your network observability ready to support AI operations. This isn’t just a hardware or software issue. It’s also a data issue. We’ll get some tips with our guest Jeremy Rossbach. Jeremy is Chief Technical Evangelist and Lead Product Market…

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TNO025: Know the Packet Flow 42:57

8d ago42:57

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Knowing the flow of how a packet gets from one end to the other is one of the most important pieces of advice given by today’s guest, Mark Prosser. He shares his journey in the IT industry, his thoughts on Ops vs. design, and the differences between working in a telco NOC and the enterprise... Read more »…

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IPB173: The IPv6 Test Pod Project 32:30

8d ago32:30

32:30

What if there was an simple way to test software and services to see if they work in a variety of IPv6 environments, including v6-only, dual-stack, and others? That’s the goal of the IPv6 Test Pod Project. This project provides a device, at no cost to the applicant, that comes with a variety of v6... Read more »…

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HN777: Overlay All the Things? 52:01

8d ago52:01

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Today’s Heavy Networking is all about overlay technologies, their history, development, and current state, both from engineer and vendor perspectives. We discuss why the industry turns to overlays to solve problems, and look at overlay and segmentation approaches including VXLAN, SRv6, and EVPN. We also drill into the idea that EVPN could become th…

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N4N022: SNMP Fundamentals 57:40

9d ago57:40

57:40

Following last week’s introduction to network monitoring, we discuss the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), one of the most implemented types of network monitoring. We discuss how it is organized, operations that SNMP can perform, and versions of SNMP. This week’s bonus conversation is a discussion on the future for SNMP. Episode Links: MIB…

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Peter Lee - Episode 68 40:16

9d ago40:16

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In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes ACM Fellow Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research. As leader of Microsoft Research, Peter incubates new research-powered products and lines of business in areas such as AI, computing foundations, health, and life sciences. Before Micr…

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Professor Messer's N10-009 Network+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 56:47

10d ago56:47

56:47

We take your questions about certifications, technology, and anything else!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's N10-009 Network+ Study Group - April 2025 1:12:02

10d ago1:12:02

1:12:02

Are you ready to get Network+ certified? Watch our free N10-009 training course. In this month's Network+ Study Group, you'll learn about: Understanding features of 802.11h IP address classes Using PTP The CIA triad Troubleshooting Ethernet autonegotiation OSI layers Increasing switch-to-switch bandwidth Keep the study process going! Watch addition…

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D2DO269: Intergalactic Dataspeak and Making Data Actionable 39:39

10d ago39:39

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Data and what you do with it is the topic of today’s show with guest Dominic Chapman, the Head of Product at Axiom. Dominic’s career focus is on data, how to store and how to operationalize all the data that different technology stacks create. We talk with Dominic about how the data does not lie,... Read more »…

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HW050: A New Free Tool for Visualizing the Wi-Fi Spectrum 23:35

11d ago23:35

23:35

If you’ve been looking for an interactive chart to visualize the Wi-Fi spectrum, look no further than guest Joel Crane’s spectrum viewer. With the spectrum visualizer, you can pan across the spectrum, zoom in and out, and select specific regulatory domains. Joel shares his inspiration for the project and how he accomplished it with a... Read more »…

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PP058: Network Discovery with NMAP: You’ve Got Swaptions 45:09

11d ago45:09

45:09

We’re diving into NMAP on today’s show with guest Chris Greer. Chris, an expert in network analysis and forensics, explains what NMAP is, the difference types of scans, how device fingerprinting works, and more. We also coin the term “swaptions” as we have some fun with NMAP terminology. He also gives details on how to... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: Get Data Center Automation as-a-Service with Nokia Event-Driven Automation (Sponsored) 17:35

12d ago17:35

17:35

Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) is a modern infrastructure automation platform that combines speed with reliability and simplicity. It makes data center network automation more trustable and easier to use, from small edge clouds to the largest AI fabrics. Today on Tech Bytes, we talk with Sam Arora from Nokia for more details about some of... R…

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NB522: Git Turns 20, An iPhone Airlift, Cybersec Silence Speaks Volumes 53:43

12d ago53:43

53:43

Take a Network Break! Guest co-host Ned Bellavance steps in for Johna this week. We start with a Fortinet vulnerability, and then opine on a memo from Shopify’s CEO on the company requiring and measuring AI use by employees. Git celebrates 20 years, DARPA names 15 companies to participate in a Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to... Read more »…

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NB522: Git Turns 20, An iPhone Airlift, Cybersec Silence Speaks Volumes 53:43

12d ago53:43

53:43

Take a Network Break! Guest co-host Ned Bellavance steps in for Johna this week. We start with a Fortinet vulnerability, and then opine on a memo from Shopify’s CEO on the company requiring and measuring AI use by employees. Git celebrates 20 years, DARPA names 15 companies to participate in a Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to... Read more »…

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HN776: Security Platforms: Balancing Efficacy, Ops, and Emerging Threats (Sponsored) 49:33

15d ago49:33

49:33

Network security has evolved from stateful perimeter firewalls with maybe some IDS/IPS to a complex stack delivered as numerous unique tools, which often don’t talk to one another and may need to be operated by specialists. In this environment it’s hard to unify a security policy, troubleshoot problems, manage and operate tools, and respond effecti…

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TNO024: Networks for AI and AI for Networks — A Dual Perspective with Aviz Networks (Sponsored) 42:11

15d ago42:11

42:11

On today’s show, we introduce Aviz Networks with Vishal Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO. Vishal and Aviz are making Networks for AI, and AI for Networks. Vishal explains how Aviz does this by offering AI Networking Unpacked. Designed for open-source and vendor-agnostic networking, AI Networking Unpacked works with existing network infrastructures. It also…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 55:43

16d ago55:43

55:43

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 55:43

16d ago55:43

55:43

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group - April 2025 1:14:04

16d ago1:14:04

1:14:04

Join me for CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group - April 2025 1:14:04

16d ago1:14:04

1:14:04

Join me for CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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TL011: Getting the Entire Team to Speak 41:55

16d ago41:55

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On today’s episode we’re joined by Daniel Ward to get a sneak preview of his talk on Getting the Entire Team to Speak, which he’ll give at DevOpsDay Austin. His addresses the challenges of getting people to speak up. Why is this needed? Getting input from everyone on a team lets people raise issues and... Read more »…

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N4N021: Is It the Network? Network Monitoring Basics 56:03

16d ago56:03

56:03

How do you know what is happening within your network, especially when something isn’t working? Network monitoring is the answer. On today’s show, we’ll start with the basics of network monitoring. We’ll cover what it is, how it’s used, and suggest some paid and open source network monitoring tools. This week’s bonus material is a... Read more »…

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NAN089: A Career Journey of Exponential Learning 59:00

17d ago59:00

59:00

“If you don’t feel nervous in front of a challenge, you are not exponentially learning” is how today’s guest Christian Adell describes his own approach to career growth. Christian chats with us first about how he got started in IT, his various experiences in both networking and DevOps and then network automation. He leads a... Read more »…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 57:53

18d ago57:53

57:53

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2025 57:53

18d ago57:53

57:53

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group - April 2025 1:13:52

18d ago1:13:52

1:13:52

Join me for CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group - April 2025 1:13:52

18d ago1:13:52

1:13:52

Join me for CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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PP057: Behind the Scenes At Cisco: PSIRT, AI, CVEs, and VEX 54:13

18d ago54:13

54:13

Cisco Systems has a sprawling portfolio of home-grown and acquired products. What’s it like trying to find and address bugs and vulnerabilities across this portfolio? Omar Santos, a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco, gives us an inside look. We dig into how Cisco identifies security bugs using internal and external sources, the growing role of AI... …

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HS100: Lead Without Lying: The (Radical) Strategy of Honesty 41:45

18d ago41:45

41:45

Is it actually possible to run a team without lying? Steven Gaffney, author of the book, “Just Be Honest”, joins Johna and John to talk about why being honest is harder than it sounds–and how (and why) to do it anyway. Steven spends his career advising science and technology leaders about how to be more... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: An Inside Look at the Wireshark Foundation (Sponsored) 16:56

19d ago16:56

16:56

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get a look at the inner workings of the Wireshark Foundation. Many already know what Wireshark is and can do for you. It’s a free, open-source, and widely used tool for packet and protocol analysis. But what does it take to keep Wireshark running, to update software and... Read more »…

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NB521: Optics Advances in the Data Center; Google Extends Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption 42:55

19d ago42:55

42:55

Take a Network Break! We check in on a serious Firefox vulnerability, explore NIST’s latest post-quantum encryption algorithm, and discuss a broken auto-update functionality in VMware Workstation. NetBox adds config drift detection to its network automation software, the startup Lightmatter tackles co-packaged optics, and Corning launches Glasswork…

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NB521: Optics Advances in the Data Center; Google Extends Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption 42:55

19d ago42:55

42:55

Take a Network Break! We check in on a serious Firefox vulnerability, explore NIST’s latest post-quantum encryption algorithm, and discuss a broken auto-update functionality in VMware Workstation. NetBox adds config drift detection to its network automation software, the startup Lightmatter tackles co-packaged optics, and Corning launches Glasswork…

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HN775: How To Train Your Very Own AI-Enabled Slackbot 1:03:59

22d ago1:03:59

1:03:59

On today’s Heavy Networking, we’ll discuss building a Slackbot wired to an AI and trained on your own organization’s knowledge. The potential use cases for network operations are fascinating, and today’s guest, Kyler Middleton is here to explain the finer details on how to do it and point us to free resources created so that... Read more »…

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TNO023: Networking’s Third Phase – The Network Operator Experience 57:30

22d ago57:30

57:30

Guest Chris Grundemann believes that NetOps is in the third phase of networking–improving the network operator experience. Not just making the network functional or improving end user experience. In this episode, Chris tells his origin story at a wireless service provider and growth into a founder of multiple companies. He also shares his community…

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IPB172: IPv6 SMB – Does it Work? Plus Other Listener Questions! 30:18

23d ago30:18

30:18

On today’s episode we’re doing some follow up on listener comments and questions that have come in via the Follow Up on packetpushers.net. We cover questions regarding IPv6 for small businesses, then go even smaller and answer a question about IPv6 for home networks. Lastly, we have a quick discussion about Path MTU discovery with... Read more »…

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N4N020: To Cert Or Not To Cert? 57:48

23d ago57:48

57:48

To cert or not to cert? That is the question Holly & Ethan discuss on today’s episode. Will a certification really land you a networking job? Are certs the guaranteed path to tech career success? We consider this, talking through the benefits, challenges and even risks of networking industry certification. And there’s some bonus material,... Read m…

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Mary Lou Jepsen - Episode 67 38:02

23d ago38:02

38:02

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes Mary Lou Jepsen, CEO and Founder of Openwater, a technical executive and inventor in the fields of display, imaging, and computer hardware with about 300 patents published or issued to her name. She founded and led two moonshots at Google…

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D2DO268: Solving Big Problems By Solving Small Problems 40:07

24d ago40:07

40:07

“You build a shop that solves big problems by solving small problems” is advice given by today’s guest, Merritt Baer. Merritt is currently a CISO at Reco, and has deep security experience in both government and private sectors. She chats with Day Two DevOps podcast hosts Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton to discuss the current... Read more »…

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