Best Candid Contributions Podcasts (2025)

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Live from DDD South West! 52:54

9d ago52:54

52:54

Yes we're back from a break, and delighted to have been the lunchtime podcast hosts at DDD South West in Bristol. We were joined by five fabulous panelists: speakers Dylan Beattie, Jacqui Read and Kevlin Henney, and event organisers Carl Sargunar and Lorraine Pearce. We talk about why we are so willing to give up our Saturdays for events like these…

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From ISB to IAS: D. Krishna Bhaskar's Inspiring Civil Services Journey 32:40

1M ago32:40

32:40

In this special Civil Services Day episode of Impact Chronicles, we spotlight our alumnus D. Krishna Bhaskar, IAS, who currently serves as the CMD of Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TRANSCO) and Special Secretary to Telangana Deputy CM. Krishna shares his inspiring journey from civil service aspirant to accomplished administrator, re…

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Leading Swiggy with Purpose: ISB Alumnus Rohit Kapoor on Innovation, Balance & the ISB Edge 24:19

2M ago24:19

24:19

“ISB’s network has always played out for me… I think it is probably the number one B-school network in India today,” says Rohit Kapoor (PGP Class of 2006), CEO, Food Marketplace at Swiggy, in this episode of Impact Chronicles presented by ISB Alumni. From consulting to healthcare, hospitality, and now food and grocery, Rohit’s career reflects a pow…

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From Corporate to Social Impact: ISB Alumna Priya Nadkarni’s Mission to Empower Tribal Children 25:19

3M ago25:19

25:19

In this special Women’s Day episode of Impact Chronicles, we spotlight Priya Nadkarni, ISB alumna (PGP 2010) and Founder & President of Mrida Education and Welfare Society. Mrida is empowering tribal children by building skills and career pathways through education, sports, and agriculture. Join us as Priya shares her inspiring journey—from a journ…

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Asish Mohapatra and Ruchi Kalra: The ISB duo behind the unicorns OfBusiness and Oxyzo 29:43

3M ago29:43

29:43

“I think for (ISB) alums, there’s a bit of ISB in whatever they do,” says Asish Mohapatra (PGP Class of 2006) and Ruchi Kalra (PGP Class of 2007), co-founders of two of the India’s most promising unicorns, OfBusiness and Oxyzo, as we feature them in this episode of Impact Chronicles, presented by ISB Alumni. Asish and Ruchi explain how they are tra…

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ISB alum Atul Satija on building solutions for poverty alleviation with The/Nudge Institute 31:55

6M ago31:55

31:55

“The seed of my social sector journey started in the final term at ISB,” says Atul Satija (PGP Class of 2004), Founder and CEO of The/Nudge Institute, and Founder 2.0 and CEO of Give, in this episode of Impact Chronicles, presented by ISB Alumni. Driven by his core purpose of eradicating poverty in India within this lifetime, Atul Satija has been c…

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Hackathons, Codecabin, a 5 year anniversary & special guest Erica Quessenberry 36:50

8M ago36:50

36:50

This episode we have a special guestUm, braco MVP and team Skrift co-founder, Erica Quessenberry! We talk all things hacktober (and preptember) ahead of the busiest month in open source. To support Umbraco's Hacktoberfest, Candid Contributions and friends are hosting a virtual hackathon. Join us Fri 10th and Sat 11th October for a virtual hackathon…

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From passion project to thriving venture: ISB Alums Dhimant & Anuradha on building The Better India 30:45

8M ago30:45

30:45

“ISB was the key milestone because that’s what brought us together and led to The Better India,” say Dhimant Parekh and Anuradha Kedia from ISB’s PGP Class of 2007 and the co-founders of The Better India, as we feature them in this episode of Impact Chronicles, presented by ISB Alumni. Guided by their core purpose and value, Dhimant and Anuradha ar…

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ISB Alum Mayank Kumar on how upGrad's outcome-led education model contributed to its success 23:54

9M ago23:54

23:54

“At ISB, there is a problem of plenty and that’s the beauty of the school,” says Mayank Kumar from ISB’s PGP class of 2009 and Co-founder and Managing Director of upGrad, as we feature him in a new episode of Impact Chronicles, presented by ISB Alumni. Mayank is driving transformation in India’s online education landscape through upGrad, which ente…

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ISB alum Viren Rasquinha: From Indian hockey captain to entrepreneur, Olympic Gold Quest 26:05

10M ago26:05

26:05

“ISB for me was probably the best transition year I could have asked for,” says Viren Rasquinha from ISB’s PGP class of 2009, as we feature him in a new episode of Impact Chronicles, presented by ISB Alumni. He reflects on his journey from leading the Indian hockey team as a captain to pursuing his management programme at ISB and becoming the Manag…

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ISB alum Ankur Warikoo’s transformational journey: Of challenges, learnings and success 21:54

12M ago21:54

21:54

“I owe so much of who I am to ISB’s one-year experience,” says Ankur Warikoo from ISB’s PGP class of 2006, as we feature him in a new episode of Impact Chronicles. From having a promising entrepreneurial journey to becoming the bestselling author and inspiring content creator, he dedicates his success to ISB. As he reflects on his journey, he share…

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Live from Codegarden 2024! 29:26

12M ago29:26

29:26

Last week we recorded live at the Umbraco Codegarden conference in Denmark! We were given the honour of closing the show, so we took the opportunity to talk about our highlights of the event, and to invite some friends - old and new - to join us on stage. Big thank you to our live audience for giving us the energy we needed (it had been long week!)…

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ISB alum Piyush Shah of InMobi, Glance on building India’s first unicorn, and the growth story 20:22

1y ago20:22

20:22

“I don’t know whether I discovered ISB or ISB discovered me,” says Piyush Shah from the Indian School of Business PGP Cohort 2004, who is a Co-founder, InMobi Group; and President and COO, Glance, both among the unicorns from India, as we feature him in the first episode of Impact Chronicles. From building the first unicorn of India to making it th…

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Toots, Tweets and Time Management 55:39

1y ago55:39

55:39

It's been 18 months since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and there's no denying he changed it irrevocably. We discuss how much we still miss the Twitter of old, and whether the Fediverse alternatives are bridging the gap. We also talk about that most precious resource: time. We share our different approaches to time management and task organisation, fr…

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The First Rule of the Microsoft MVP Summit 48:42

1y ago48:42

48:42

... is NOT "don't talk about the Microsoft MVP Summit". Quite the opposite, in fact, as you're actively encouraged to post on social media that you're there (#MVPSummit). You just can't share any of the information from the sessions as all the content is under NDA. Emma and Lotte (aka 50% of Candid Contributions) were at the Microsoft Campus in Red…

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The negative contribution of Social Media Influencers to the anxiety of society 4:48

1+ y ago4:48

4:48

In this episode, we discuss how social media influencers have actually led to the dissatisfaction and anxiety among youths and peers. With me on this episode, I'm joined by Keturah Cindy, a student of Agricultural Science at Uganda Christian University.By Abbey Tumusiime

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Celebrating OSS contributions: 100 issues of Skrift 1:03:18

1+ y ago1:03:18

1:03:18

There are many ways to contribute to an open-source software community, such as attending a meetup, giving a talk at a conference or writing a blog post. In this episode we talk to Erica, Janae and Kyle: the team behind Skrift, the online monthly magazine for the Umbraco community. Eight years ago they decided to start this initiative and 100 issue…

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Live from Codegarden! with Special Guests! 36:59

2y ago36:59

36:59

Last week we recorded live at the Umbraco Codegarden conference in Denmark! Join us as we discuss what we love about the conference and meet our wonderful guests: Jan Skovgaard - an Umbraco community member with 14 years(!) of contributions: forum posts, packages, core pull requests, accessibility team member and 24 days in Umbraco organiser. Jonah…

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In-person events: the ultimate OSS contribution? 50:20

2y ago50:20

50:20

Conferences, meetups, coding retreats … we discuss all sorts of in-person events and why they’re so important for a healthy community. Organising them is a lot of work, but perhaps this type of open source contribution is the most valuable... We're delighted to have been joined by Cat Todd from Gibe Digital, and we talk about her recent experience …

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Open Source for Education with Felienne Hermans 42:41

2y ago42:41

42:41

In this episode Laura has a chat with Felienne Hermans, the creator and maintainer of Hedy, a text based programming language with a community of educators and contrbutors. https://hedycode.com/ https://www.manning.com/books/the-programmers-brain If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcon…

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Spark your enthusiasm! Speaking and attending an in-person Umbraco innovation conference 32:18

2y ago32:18

32:18

In this episode we chat about the recent Umbraco Spark Innovation Conference that we all attended in person in Bristol. Plot-spoil: it was awesome! Carole, Laura and Lotte were on the speakers list so we discuss the talks they gave, everyone's highlights from the day, and just how good it is to be with other Umbracians again. Roll on Codegarden! Vi…

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S4 Ep1: Authentic Boundaries 57:03

2+ y ago57:03

57:03

We take a look back at the best of 2022 (spoiler alert, July was THE month for us) and look forward to 2023. We discuss how we plan to spend our energy and how to do so without draining our reserves. Which conferences will we get to this year and what exactly is an 'authentic boundary?' We are also joined by Allen Smith, the newest addition to the …

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S3 Ep4: Culture - more than just a hoodie 55:46

3y ago55:46

55:46

Having a good workplace culture leads to happy, productive developers. But what makes it 'good'? It’s not the same for everyone. We talk about workplace culture and the different environments we’ve witnessed from Silicon Valley to Denmark via the UK... We also chat vegetables (of course), paddle boarding and the tennis/squash hybrid called padel! W…

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S3 Ep3: The Codegarden Effect 1:07:10

3y ago1:07:10

1:07:10

We are back and chatting about our (hybrid) attendance at Umbraco Codegarden conference. Join us as we interview some remote conference attendees on how the event was for them. Let us know what you think #theCodegardenEffect is! If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or …

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S3 Ep2: Breaking barriers with Maria Naggaga 57:27

3+ y ago57:27

57:27

We’re very excited to be joined by Maria Naggaga from Microsoft for this episode. Maria has been breaking down barriers both personally, being a woman of colour in tech, and professionally with projects focused on making it easier for people to learn and use .NET. We discuss her achievements at Microsoft, what it’s like working in open source on su…

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S3 Ep1: Charmingly Rusty 37:37

3+ y ago37:37

37:37

We are back!... and little rusty at this podcasting thing! In this episode we catch up with what we have been up to in open source since last time, discuss Umbraco 9 and .Net 6 releases, real life conference attendance, aswell as the now traditional neuroscience and vegetable updates. * https://umbraco.com/blog/migrating-from-umbraco-8-on-premises-…

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S2 Ep15: The domain name graveyard of hopes and dreams 43:51

4y ago43:51

43:51

This week we chat about finishing things - and in some cases struggling to finish them! Tune in to hear us chat about shipping minimum viable products, using to-do lists to get that "finished a task" feeling and navigating side projects when there's so many interesting technologies to try. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can twe…

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S2 Ep14: Kind but bad-ass 51:05

4y ago51:05

51:05

This week we get together for a post-codegarden natter. How did we experience the conference from afar and from behind the scenes? Listen to find out. Naturally, we talk veg, because it's us, a bit of football and we also talk about representation, why it matters and how the most recent event fared with it. If you have any feedback, comments or que…

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S2 Ep13: Is it Codegarden yet? 31:43

4y ago31:43

31:43

This week we chat about the upcoming annual Umbraco festival-unconference-global-knowledge-share-party, more commonly known at Umbraco Codegarden! We talk about some of the pros and cons of virtual events and how they play out and have a good ol' reminisce about times when we used to see each other in real life at conferences. Join us for a chat ab…

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S2 Ep12: Stop, Collaborate and Listen! 44:29

4y ago44:29

44:29

Over 30 years ago Vanilla Ice told us to "Stop, Collaborate and Listen". Considering Ice Ice Baby hit the charts the year before Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel, Robert Van Winkle (aka Mr Ice) won't have been talking about open source development. But maybe he was onto something... Join us as we discuss why we should all stop, collaborate …

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S2 Episode 11: It's just sparkling consequences 59:55

4y ago59:55

59:55

This week we talk about growing. In public! Hw do we grow when people are watching. Is it worth the risk? We also take a look at the recent Basecamp debacle and the missed opportunity for public growth there. Or was it...? You'll also be pleased to learn that we will keep you up to date on our fruit and veg patch because seriously, how can you not …

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S2 Episode 10: Can pigeons procrastinate? 46:29

4y ago46:29

46:29

Join us this week for a chat around procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it laziness or weakness? (Spoiler: no!) How can we get around it, and what does it mean in the world of technology and open source? Tune in to find out, as well as to potentially answer any questions you may have around growing asparagus! Also, remember to listen out for a cam…

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S2 Ep 9: Coding in someone else's kitchen 42:33

4y ago42:33

42:33

How do we learn new frameworks? What are the big shifts in technology we've experienced so far? Listen to find out the answers and how we are getting up to speed with latest in Umbraco .Net Core migration. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco Commun…

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S2 Ep8: Why did the Java developer wear glasses? 49:05

4y ago49:05

49:05

We're back from a break, and talking about humour. Should we be funny in work situations? How do you avoid getting it wrong? What does having a sense of humour even mean? We all need more levity in our lives. Using humour can be incredibly powerful, but also quite risky. According to 'Humor Seriously' there are four primary humour styles: the Stand…

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S2 Ep7: New 1:02:24

4+ y ago1:02:24

1:02:24

Happy New Year, and welcome to our “New” episode! Join us to hear what things lie ahead in 2021, including a very exciting Umbraco-related update from Emma... We muse on what community might look like this year, and how meetups could adapt to a more virtual world. The episode was recorded a few days after the fatal events at the US Capitol on Jan 6…

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Art, activism, authenticity & a touch of crazy! 27:25

4+ y ago27:25

27:25

Episode 6 BAFTA nominated international prize winning Lemn Sissay MBE joins Steph Cutler on this final episode of this series. They talk about the unique way in which creativity provides a means for cathartic expression, a platform for the truth to prevail and supports storytelling from the heart. They discuss the role of improvisation in uncoverin…

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LEX influential insights and innovations: From Mars bars for your thoughts to thought leadership 33:20

4+ y ago33:20

33:20

Marie-Claire O’Brien talks to Steph Cutler about the legitimacy of lived experience being a catalyst for change in the criminal justice system. She shares the challenges and her hopes for greater opportunities and inclusion. Jason N Smith then uses his lived experience to creative effect. Transcript Quotes & timings 3:15 We need to find other innov…

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S2 Ep6: Include 1:38:38

4+ y ago1:38:38

1:38:38

In our final episode of our first year as a podcast, we have 2 special guests. We are joined by Ilham Boulghallat from Umbraco HQ and Henk Boelman from Microsoft to discuss leading open source communities. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco Commun…

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Choose collective impact and contribution over capes and competition. We don’t need another hero! 33:17

4+ y ago33:17

33:17

Episode 4 Daniela Papi-Thornton speaks with Steph Cutler about the need to reframe social entrepreneurship. In this episode she calls for replacing the ‘heropreneur’ model with systems-led leadership. She suggests social entrepreneurs would create more meaningful social impact if they ask, ‘How can I contribute? Rather than ‘how can I compete?’. Ou…

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S2 Ep5: Democracy 1:05:46

4+ y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

Recorded soon after the Biden Trump election, we discuss how democratic open source is, and how much it should be. We also talk about the influence of technology and social media on our news consumption and how that influences the opinions we form and, ultimately, how we end up voting. Plus a healthy amount of tangential chatter including a whirlwi…

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Social leadership: Purpose, politics and Portuguese Policies. 24:42

4+ y ago24:42

24:42

For curious minds and critical social thinkers. You believe a better world is worth consideration and want to hear fresh thinking on how to create impact with humanity. You want to live in an equal and equable world which prioritises social justice. Join Steph Cutler as she hosts candid conversations with people prepared to think differently about …

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S2 Ep4: Pivot 50:23

4+ y ago50:23

50:23

PIVOT! This episode we are discussing pivoting: code approaches, career changes, tech stacks. * CanConUmbrackathon guestbook mushroom field: https://candidcontributions.com/umbrackathon/status/ * Umbraco Community teams: https://umbraco.com/blog/the-community-teams-applications-20202021/ * DotNetConf: https://www.dotnetconf.net/ Next time we'll dis…

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What can be male, straight, white or purple? It’s not a riddle….. it’s allyship. 33:50

4+ y ago33:50

33:50

Episode 2 Steph Cutler & Leyla Okhai discuss how systems create advantage and how you can check your privilege and be a genuine ally. Annie Rockson provides her creative take on it. Podcast transcript Quotes and timings 2.34 Black Lives Matter is actually 600 years old. 5.34 “Within British South Asian communities we’ve also got a hell of a long wa…

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S2 Ep3: Standards 1:05:59

4+ y ago1:05:59

1:05:59

In this episode we discuss standards: coding standards, team/community standards, personal standards. Join us as we talk all this and more, including plans for our upcoming hackathon, 🎵 The CanCon Umbrackathon 🎵, on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October. Next episode will be: Pivot If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @c…

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S2 Ep2: Contribution 1:00:31

4+ y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

There are many ways to contribute to open source, do non code contributions get enough credit? What are people's motivations for participating in Hacktoberfest? Does the initiative actually have a negative impact? What can you get back from contributing, and where do we think our own contributions have most value? Join us as we talk all this and mo…

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Fairness, fights and furrows: what's next for the disability movement? 34:49

4+ y ago34:49

34:49

Episode 1 In our maiden podcast, Steph Cutler and Phil Friend OBE reflect on the civil rights movement for disabled people and chat how challenges have changed, from invalid tricycles to social media spats, and ask what’s next for the movement, if indeed there still is one? We then hand over to Harry Baker who poetically summarises the conversation…

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S2 Ep1: Intent 56:52

4+ y ago56:52

56:52

We are back for a second series! Join Carole, Emma, Laura & Lotte for a chat on all things tech & open source. This episode we discuss Intent and how it can impact users of technology and even politics. Links: * The Social Dilemma - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81254224 * Happy Healthy Minds - https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/happy-healthy-…

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Episode 17: Journey 54:15

4+ y ago54:15

54:15

This is our end of series special where we recap on the *journey* we've been on (you know how much Em loves that word). We listen back to our favourite clips from the series including guest interviews and ideas we've shared. We think back to what we lived about series 1 and what we look forward to in series 2. We'll be back soon!…

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Episode 16: Feedback 1:10:06

5y ago1:10:06

1:10:06

In this episode we discuss feedback: why it's important, how to give and get feedback productively. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco Community slack channel #candid-contributions Links: * Radical Candor: https://www.radicalcandor.com/ * Let it G…

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Episode 15: Empathy 1:02:18

5y ago1:02:18

1:02:18

In this episode we discuss empathy, what it means and how we can learn to think of experiences of others in our techy day jobs and generally in the world. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco Community slack channel #candid-contributions Links: * ht…

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