Best Semaphore Podcasts (2025)

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Technical Tips: How to Scale CI/CD With Self-Hosted Agents 22:42

2d ago22:42

22:42

In today's episode of Technical Tips, we’re joined by Semaphore engineer Lucas Pinheiro. He’s here to share insights on self-hosting agents — including the challenges our engineering team has faced and the solutions we've implemented to manage agents reliably at scale. Whether you're working with self-hosted systems or navigating cloud-specific hur…

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S10 Bonus: Darko Fabijan, Semaphore 25:20

28d ago25:20

25:20

Darko Fabijan is originally from Serbia, and splits his time between their and the US. He got is first computer in 1994, and eventually started tinkering and playing with Linus. He went to university in 2003, and then started a company with a college friend, which was a rails consultancy. Outside of tech, he is married, with 2 kids - ages 3 and 9. …

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Episode 832: Give Yourself a Medal 1:08:49

1d ago1:08:49

1:08:49

This week Jonathan chats with Alexandre Dulaunoy and Quentin Jérôme about Kunai and CIRCL! How does Kunai help solve Linux security monitoring? Why is eBPF the right place for one of these tools to run? And how is CIRCL helping Luxembourg and the world deal with the modern security landscape? Watch to find out! You can join the conversation in the …

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Season Favorite - Anurag Goel, Render 22:34

2d ago22:34

22:34

Anurag Goel grew up in New Delhi, but moved to Boston after college for his first job. He worked at Stripe, as the 8th employee, before eventually moving on and launching his current venture. Outside of tech, he is married, living in San Francisco. He likes to read science fiction, especially prior to bedtime. He also enjoys eating Thai food on the…

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S10 Bonus: Erik Braund, Katmai Tech 32:56

7d ago32:56

32:56

Erik Braund was born and raised in Alaska. Growing up, he played competitive hockey and built computers for his Dad's company and eventually others. He grew up with a gameboy, an electric guitar, and a love for Nirvana. He eventually upgraded his setup to a computer - which led him to setup a recording studio. He was internet obsessed from a young …

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Episode 831: Let's Have Lunch 1:04:21

8d ago1:04:21

1:04:21

This week Jonathan and Dan chat with Peter van Dijk about PowerDNS! Is the problem always DNS? How did PowerDNS start? And just how big can PowerDNS scale? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and show links from Hacka…

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S10 E30: Ravi Pratap Maddimsetty, Uniqode 33:50

9d ago33:50

33:50

Ravi Pratap Maddimsetty lives in Bangalore with his family. Early on, he joined startups where his friends worked, in order to get to know the landscape of how they functioned. He fell in love with the tech, team and early innings of building a business - so much so, that he eventually started his own. He has been an entrepreneur for 15 years - or …

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S10 Bonus: Shai Horovitz, Jit.io 25:03

14d ago25:03

25:03

Shai Horovitz grew up on a farm in Israel, 1.5 hours north of Tel Aviv. He was drafted into the army, in a unit that focused on technology - and in 2013, he moved to the states and joined a startup. And - he loved it, eventually leading the team in building the business in Japan. Outside of tech, he loves to travel with his family and 3 kids. He is…

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Episode 830: Vibes 1:19:27

15d ago1:19:27

1:19:27

This week Jonathan and Randal chat with Allen Firstenberg about Google's AI plans, Vibe Coding, and Open AI! What's the deal with agentic AI, how close are we to Star Trek, and where does Open Source fit in? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well…

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The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - Are You Ready For the GenAI Data Frontier? 28:19

15d ago28:19

28:19

The Gene Simmons of Data Protection: Protegrity's KISS Method Today, we are releasing another episode from our series, entitled The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - the KISS Method, brought to you by none other than Protegrity. Protegrity is AI-powered data security for data consumption, offering fine grain data protection solutions, so you can en…

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Patrick Debois on AI & DevOps: What’s Next? 26:03

16d ago26:03

26:03

In this episode of Semaphore Uncut, Patrick Debois—Generative AI and DevOps specialist —joins Darko Fabijan to share his perspective on how AI intersects with DevOps, DevSecOps, and infrastructure as code. Patrick discusses everything from generative tooling to failure handling, and what makes this era of automation both exciting and risky. Like th…

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S10 E29: Lucas Lovell, Paddle 26:57

16d ago26:57

26:57

Lucas Lovell grew up in Adelaide, Australia, before eventually landing where resides now, in London. He studied law, but he eventually decided that he didn't want to become a lawyer. During his time in law school, he and his crew built an app - and he was hooked on the wild ride that tech is. Prior to London, he spent 4 years in Paris, and indeed l…

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S10 Bonus: David Young, Federated Computer 27:49

21d ago27:49

27:49

David Young spent many years in California, but lives in Colorado Springs now. He mentioned that things outside of work are very important to him, as they are the soil from which he brings fruit to bear in his work. He's married and loving living in the Rockies. He and his wife love to ski hike and camp - but most interesting, they are both enduran…

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The Gene Simmons of Data Protection – Are Your Systems Smarter Than a Threat Actor? 16:02

22d ago16:02

16:02

The Gene Simmons of Data Protection: Protegrity's KISS Method Today, we are releasing another episode from our series, entitled The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - the KISS Method, brought to you by none other than Protegrity. Protegrity is AI-powered data security for data consumption, offering fine grain data protection solutions, so you can en…

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Episode 829: This Machine Kills Vogons 1:09:16

23d ago1:09:16

1:09:16

This week Jonathan chats with Herbert Wolverson and Frantisek Borsik about LibreQOS, Bufferbloat, and Dave Taht's legacy. How did Dave figure out that Bufferbloat was the problem? And how did LibreQOS change the world? Watch to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtub…

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S10 E28: Kavitta Ghai, Nectir 38:50

23d ago38:50

38:50

Kavitta Ghai realized at an early age that she thought different than everyone else. She grew up neurodivergent, with autism and ADHD but was a lucky kid, having parents that helped her see the silver lining in her learning challenges, making sure she had outlets in extracurricular activities. She is a creative person always looking to build someth…

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Episode 828: Incus Inception 1:20:22

29d ago1:20:22

1:20:22

This week Jonathan and Rob talk to Stéphane Graber about LXC, Linux Containers, and Incus! Why did Incus fork from LXD, why are Fortune 500 companies embracing it, and why might it make sense for your home lab setup? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube…

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The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - Fortifying Your Data Defenses 20:45

29d ago20:45

20:45

The Gene Simmons of Data Protection: Protegrity's KISS Method Today, we are releasing another episode from our series, entitled The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - the KISS Method, brought to you by none other than Protegrity. Protegrity is AI-powered data security for data consumption, offering fine grain data protection solutions, so you can en…

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S10 E27: Gino Ferrand, Tecla.io 25:00

1M ago25:00

25:00

Gino Ferrand is originally from Peru, and moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. Now, he lives in Seattle, and is enjoying all that the Northwest has to offer. He's very much into sports, specifically soccer, and plays in an indoor league with a great community. He loves to travel, and gets to often with the world he does. And when it…

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Technical tips: Top 10 Rules of Continuous Integration 17:01

1M ago17:01

17:01

In this episode of Technical Tips, Tommy shares 10 expert tips to keep your CI pipeline fast and efficient. Learn how to improve performance, reduce errors, and ship quality software faster! Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on the podcast player of your choice and share it with your friends. 🎙️ This podcast is powered by Sema…

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S10 E23: Ivan & Nick, Archetype AI (Part 2) 29:54

1M ago29:54

29:54

Ivan Poupyrev grew up in the Soviet Union, studying rocket science. He moved to the US in 2013 to pursue the early days of VR. He has worked at Disney and Google, and has been focused on merging the physical and digital world for many years. Prior to this latest revolution, Ivan was one of the skeptics towards the idea of AI. But at Google, he was …

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Episode 827: Yt-dlp, Sometimes You Can't See the Tail 59:03

1M ago59:03

59:03

This week Jonathan talks to Bashonly about yt-dlp, the audio/video downloader that carries the torch from youtube-dl! Why is this a hard problem, and what does the future hold for this swiss-army knife of video downloading? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on …

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The Gene Simmons of Data Protection – KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid): A Data Security Dilemma 24:55

1M ago24:55

24:55

The Gene Simmons of Data P rotection: Protegrity's KISS Method Today, we are kicking off a new series on the podcast, entitled The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - the KISS Method, brought to you by none other than Protegrity. Protegrity is AI-powered data security for data consumption, offering fine grain data protection solutions, so you can ena…

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S10 E23: Ivan & Nick, Archetype AI (Part 1) 25:39

1M ago25:39

25:39

Ivan Poupyrev grew up in the Soviet Union, studying rocket science. He moved to the US in 2013 to pursue the early days of VR. He has worked at Disney and Google, and has been focused on merging the physical and digital world for many years. Prior to this latest revolution, Ivan was one of the skeptics towards the idea of AI. But at Google, he was …

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S10 Bonus: Quinn Li O’Shea, Braid 23:26

1M ago23:26

23:26

Quinn Li started into tech well before college. In High School, she was into fashion and would take pictures of herself and her friends. She wanted to share these pictures, and found her way to Squarespace - which ultimately, led her getting into HTML and CSS - and the rest is history. Outside of tech, she plays a lot of tennis, and teaches Aerial.…

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Episode 826: Fedora 42 and KDE 1:00:20

1M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

This week Jonathan talks to Neal Gompa about Fedora 42 and KDE! What's new, what's coming, and why is flagship status such a big deal? You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and show links from Hackaday. Oh, and follow the official Mastadon…

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S10 E25: Alberto Simon, Masterworks 25:59

1M ago25:59

25:59

Alberto Simon is an immigrant from Mexico, moving to Florida with his small family when he was very young. At a young age, he got interested in computers, through gaming and building his own computers. In college, he briefly studied mechanical engineering, but quickly switched over to MIS. Post that, he joined an adtech startup, caught hold of the …

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S2: E21 Interview with BOOK/SPIRIT (Pete, Garrett, Micah) 39:00

2M ago39:00

39:00

We Discuss: Having a first album as a live improv album The best new York bands Working with Colin Mohnacs The art of Yeji Moon Why Indie Sleeze is a dumb name Scranton, PA The concept of “big ghost energy” Bill DeBalsio’s real name Book/Spirit: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookspiritband/ Bandcamp: https://bookspirit.bandcamp.com/ Semaphor…

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S10 Bonus: Don Gossen, Nevermined 32:22

2M ago32:22

32:22

Don Gossen is Canadian, but at this point, in name only. He lives in Portugal with his wife and 2 daughters. He grew up all over the world, and his career has afforded him to travel the globe. He's been in the machine learning space for 20 years, but spent his early days in statistical modeling - which was fun to setup, but boring to operate. For f…

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Episode 825: Open Source CI With Semaphore 1:08:16

2M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

This week Jonathan and Ben talk with Darko Fabijan about Semaphore, the very recently Open Sourced continous integration suite! Why did they decide to open the source, how has that process gone, and what's coming next? Listen to find out! You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtu…

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Ken Kocienda on Building AI You Can Trust 26:03

2M ago26:03

26:03

In this episode of Semaphore Uncut, Ken Kocienda, co-founder and CTO of InFactory, joins Darko Fabijan to discuss how his company is building AI systems that are both useful and dependable. Ken, a veteran software engineer known for his work on Safari, iPhone auto-correct, and Apple’s UI innovations, shares his insights on how AI can move from a bl…

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S10 E25: Shmuel Kliger, Causely 29:23

2M ago29:23

29:23

Shmuel Kliger is a self proclaimed old man. He was born in Israel, and served in the army for 6 years. It was in the army where he obtained his passion for the space, from which he got his bachelors, masters and eventually, his PhD. Outside of tech, he is married with 4 kids and 2 grandchildren. He met his wife during grad school, and they now live…

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