Best Sam Eng Podcasts (2025)

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Perry's Ferries with David Perry 42:41

14d ago42:41

42:41

In this episode of Spilling the T, we’re joined by David Perry, Director of Ferry Operations at the MBTA. David shares the story of how his role came to be, what his day to day duties are and how far the ferry system has come in recent years. He also gives us a rundown on what riders can expect for ferry schedule and frequency as the T works to con…

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Building a Better T and A Better City with Kate Dineen 54:46

1M ago54:46

54:46

In this episode of Spilling the T, we’re joined by Kate Dineen, President and CEO of A Better City. Kate shares how her organization is working to shape a more sustainable, connected, and competitive Greater Boston through strategic investments in transportation, infrastructure, and land use. We talk about the role transit plays in economic growth,…

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Representing the Riders with Senator Brendan Crighton 32:07

2M ago32:07

32:07

On this episode of Spilling the T, we’re joined by Senator Brendan Crighton of the Third Essex district. Senator Crighton chats with us about his district’s relationship to transit, how transit helps provide economic development to the region, and what T projects are particularly exciting to his constituents. We’ll hear about electrification, ferry…

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Full T Ahead with General Manager Phil Eng 31:23

4M ago31:23

31:23

In this episode of Spilling the T, we’re joined once again by MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, who shares exciting updates on the T’s journey toward improvement. Phil reflects on the successful completion of the Track Improvement Plan and outlines how 2025 will mark another year of significant progress. He also dives into the implications of Governor…

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The Track Improvement Program with Sam Zhou 34:00

5M ago34:00

34:00

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Sam Zhou, Assistant General Manager of Engineering and Capital at the MBTA. Sam brings over 30 years of project management experience to the T. With Sam’s practiced leadership, the MBTA has been able to leverage 26 service diversions over the past 14 months to accomplish the equivalent of 40 years wo…

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Ready for Anything with McKinley Theobald 36:45

6M ago36:45

36:45

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with McKinley Theobald, Deputy Director of Emergency Management at MassDOT. McKinley shares her strategy for emergency management at MassDOT and the collaborative effort to help the MBTA keep people safe in emergency situations. McKinley also speaks about how weather can impact how MassDOT and MBTA resour…

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Maintaining Momentum with Doug Connett 35:10

7M ago35:10

35:10

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Doug Connett, Chief of Infrastructure at the MBTA. Doug outlines his plans for bringing MBTA infrastructure into a state of good repair and keeping it there. His multi-step plan for future success includes a comprehensive overhaul of outdated systems and procedures that will allow the MBTA to make si…

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Commuter Rail Revolution with Mike Muller 33:52

8M ago33:52

33:52

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Michael Muller, the Executive Director of Commuter Rail at the MBTA. Michael tells us how Commuter Rail service has been changing since the pandemic, shares the plan to increase Commuter Rail service frequency and electrify the service, and what the future holds for Commuter Rail as a whole. Join us …

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Leading the Charge for T Access with Joanne Daniels-Finegold 28:29

9M ago28:29

28:29

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Joanne Daniels-Finegold, the named plaintiff in the landmark Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority case, a class action lawsuit that alleged that the MBTA had failed to make the system accessible for everyone. In 2006, the parties entered into the Daniels-Fineg…

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Where the T Meets the Streets w/ Stacy Thompson from LivableStreets 38:44

10M ago38:44

38:44

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Stacy Thompson from LivableStreets Alliance about transit advocacy, transit oriented development, and how LivableStreets is trying to help shape the region into an affordable, connected and climate resilient community.If you’re curious about something at the MBTA, please reach out with questions, com…

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T Talk on TikTok with Jed Paul 24:41

11M ago24:41

24:41

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Jed Paul, a local TikTok creator known for his deadpan satire about riding the T. Jed tells the story of how he got into making transit focused content, shares a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process, and details his journey from TikTok personality to transit advocate with a preview of what …

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Stations: Safety & Satisfaction with Dennis Varley 29:41

12M ago29:41

29:41

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Dennis Varley, Chief of Stations at the MBTA. Dennis explains the decisions that led to the creation of his position and how he plans to make stations cleaner, brighter, newer, and, most importantly, safer for riders all across the system.If you’re curious about something at the MBTA, please reach ou…

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Reimagining our Bus Network with Justin Antos 36:26

1y ago36:26

36:26

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with Justin Antos, the Sr. Director of Bus Transformation at the MBTA. Justin explains how bus fits into the transit landscape in greater Boston, and how the Bus Network Redesign project is improving and expanding the bus system across the region. Justin digs into the intricacies of how and why we’re chan…

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Cultivating Culture at the MBTA with COO Ryan Coholan 41:53

1y ago41:53

41:53

On this episode, Chief Operating Officer Ryan Coholan joins us to discuss his unique approach to leading Operations at the MBTA. Ryan’s life has been steeped in transit for as long as he can remember. Ryan brings hands-on experience to his role as the COO of the MBTA, and his passion for transit inspires his dedication towards supporting and better…

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Deciphering Diversions with Kat Benesh 45:54

1y ago45:54

45:54

On this episode, Chief of Operations Planning, Scheduling & Strategy, Kat Benesh, joins us to discuss all things Diversion. If you’ve ever wondered why we divert service, why diversions are the length that they are, why we don’t do this work overnight or on weekends, or when these diversions will end, this is the episode for you. Kat will answer al…

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Financing the Future with MBTA CAO David Panagore 28:19

1+ y ago28:19

28:19

On this episode of Spilling the T, we welcome Chief Administrative Officer, David Panagore to the show. David gives us the insider scoop on all things budget. We talk about how the MBTA is funded, how the Governor plans to support the MBTA, the impending financial cliff and much, much more. Reach out with questions, comments and show suggestions at…

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What's in Store for 2024? with MBTA General Manager Phil Eng 20:37

1+ y ago20:37

20:37

In this episode of Spilling the T, we welcome back MBTA General Manager and CEO, Philip Eng, to look forward at what's in store for the MBTA for 2024. GM Eng shares his playbook for addressing the forthcoming challenges facing the MBTA in the new year, and looks back at the challenges and victories of his first full year leading the MBTA.Reach out …

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Championing the Cause with Jarred Johnson from TransitMatters 33:45

1+ y ago33:45

33:45

What is a transit advocate? How does TransitMatters collaborate with the T to help make transit better for riders? What will the T look like as we move into the future? In this episode of Inside the T, we answer all of these questions and more in our conversation with Jarred Johnson from TransitMatters.…

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Planning for the Unexpected with Deirdre Habershaw 42:49

1+ y ago42:49

42:49

Have you ever wondered how we schedule trains and buses and ferries and trollies all across the T? On this episode of Spilling the T, we chat with Deirdre Habershaw about schedules and service delivery at the MBTA and share the behind-the-scenes look at how we tailor our service to get riders where they need to go.…

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The Bigger Picture with acting Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt 31:44

1+ y ago31:44

31:44

Spilling the T is back for a second helping and in this podcast episode, MassDOT Acting Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt talks about the bigger picture. Listen to the Secretary's top priorities, like climate change and giving people transportation options.Reach out with questions, comments and show suggestions at [email protected] the MBTA on soc…

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Facing Challenges Head On with MBTA General Manager Phil Eng 28:18

1+ y ago28:18

28:18

In the inaugural episode of the Spilling the T podcast, we speak with MBTA General Manager Philip Eng who shares his plans for the Authority, and tells us about his innovative roadmap for success that will increase safety and reliability, and get riders where they need to go.Reach out with questions, comments and show suggestions at [email protected]…

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Introducing: Spilling the T 0:30

1+ y ago0:30

0:30

Welcome to Spilling the T, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the MBTA. Hosted by Andrew Cassidy of the MBTA’s Customer and Employee Experience department, each episode takes a deep dive into the inner workings and issues the T is facing.Reach out with questions, comments and show suggestions at [email protected] the MBTA on socia…

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Thousand Ant Podcast - Indie game marketing strategy with Chris Zukowski 1:13:42

3+ y ago1:13:42

1:13:42

By Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng

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Thousand Ant Indie Dev Podcast - Dan Cook (Dev of Cozy Grove with Spry Fox) 1:22:01

4y ago1:22:01

1:22:01

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt Mirrorfish speaks with indie video game developer Dan Cook, developer of Cozy Grove, Triple Town and Alphabear, among many others together with David Edery and the team at Spry Fox. We talk about indie game development theory, game design and Dan's story in the game industry. Find Tom on Twitter: htt…

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Thousand Ant Indie Dev Podcast - Tom Betts (Dev of Sir You're Being Hunted, Signal From Tolva) 1:22:10

4y ago1:22:10

1:22:10

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt Mirrorfish speaks with indie video game developer Tom Betts, developer of Sir You're Being Hunted, Signal From Tolva and the Light Will Keep Us Safe together with the team at Big Robot. We talk about indie game development, ways of funding indie games, experimentation and more. Find Tom on Twitter: h…

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Tor & Bryan of Odin Inspector and Serializer for Unity 1:01:16

4y ago1:01:16

1:01:16

In this podcast Matt Mirrorfish sits down with Tory Vestergaard and Bryan Mehr of Sirenix, makers of Odin Inspector and Serializer one of the most popular and powerful Unity editor programming extensions on the Unity Asset Store. We talk about how the company got started, some of their ups and downs, what it's like working as a part of the Unity3D …

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Prof. Mike Sellers, Director of Game Design Program Indiana University 1:27:34

4y ago1:27:34

1:27:34

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt speaks with Professor Michael Sellers who is Director of the Game Design Program at Indiana University. Mike has a long and storied experience in the game design field with stints at Maxis, Kabam and many others over his decades in the industry. He's also the author of "Advanced Game Design: A System…

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Cozy K from @cozy.games 41:41

4y ago41:41

41:41

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt speaks with Kennedy from @cozy.games about her work as a content creator and the community she leads who love to play cute and cozy games like Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley and many others. This is a bit of a different episode speaking with a content creator as opposed to a developer or business pe…

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Thomas Reisenegger of Indie Games PR Agency Future Friends (Ep 8) 1:10:39

4y ago1:10:39

1:10:39

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt Mirrorfish speaks with Thomas Reisenegger from indie games promotion agency Future Friends Games. Matt and Thomas discuss the fundamentals of marketing and promoting an indie game in 2021, how to succeed on Steam, what makes some games more marketable than others, what a PR agency even exactly does, …

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Kyle Kukshtel, developer of Cantata 1:50:08

4+ y ago1:50:08

1:50:08

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt speaks with indie game developer Kyle Kukshtel about the indie game scene in New York, rants a bit about life in America (this was recorded pre-election 2020), indie game scenes in general, Kyle's awesome sci-fi spiritual strategy game Cantata, his free open source game data editor Depot and a whole …

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Jonas Tyroller, Developer of Will You Snail, Islanders (Ep 6) 1:32:24

4+ y ago1:32:24

1:32:24

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt speaks with Jonas Tyroller, who is a game developer and content creator. He is currently working on Will You Snail, an AI driven platformer with rage-game-elements and runs a terrific YouTube channel publishing game development content. He was also part of the team at GrizzlyGames who released Island…

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Thousand Ant Podcast Ep.4: Matt & Jason Storey talk Design Patterns in Unity and C# 1:32:54

4+ y ago1:32:54

1:32:54

In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt Mirrorfish speaks with Jason Storey who you may have seen on Infallible Code, Jason Weimann's channel and many other respected channels of the Unity Gamedev sphere. He's also active on the Thousand Ant Discord, along with many others, in particular that of Infallible Code if you want to interact with…

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Podcast Episode 5: Mobile Game Dev, Monetization, Collaboration | Matt Schell and Andrew Garrahan (Computer Lunch) 1:31:04

4+ y ago1:31:04

1:31:04

By Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng

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Thousand Ant Podcast Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng Talk Indie Game Dev (Ep. 3) 1:26:20

4+ y ago1:26:20

1:26:20

In this game dev podcast with Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng of Thousand Ant we talk about making indie games in Unity3d, game design and the progress on both of our indie game projects Skate Story and Untitled Cute Space Game. We also take a look at the release notes for the Unity 2020.2 beta, talk about giant hamburgers, skate videos and a whole lot…

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Matt Mirrorfish and Matt Gambell of Game Dev Guide (Ep. 2) 1:18:46

5y ago1:18:46

1:18:46

In this game dev podcast with Matt Mirrorfish and Matt Gambell of Game Dev Guide we talk about making indie games in Unity3d, staying motivated on long projects, programming in C#, how to find the right software design architecture, when to use assets or not, and a whole lot more. This is our second episode so we're just getting warmed up but drop …

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Thousand Ant Podcast: Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng Talk Indie Game Dev (Ep. 1) 1:27:48

5y ago1:27:48

1:27:48

In this game dev podcast with Matt Mirrorfish and Sam Eng of Thousand Ant we talk about making indie games in Unity3d, programming in C#, how to find the right software design architecture, artistic expression in games and a whole lot more. This is our first episode so we're just getting warmed up but drop us a comment if you enjoyed it or you have…

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