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Head First with Darian

by Darian Glausier

I'm Darian! Software engineer, speaker, and someone who had to build systems just to stay whole. This is where I think out loud about the tools, the hard stuff, and the process of becoming who you're supposed to be.

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Episodes

  1. Say What You Mean, pt 2: Know Your Room

    How do you read a room before you even open your mouth? Same project, two completely different rooms, and I didn't pitch it the same way either time. Most of us already know that. Where it gets hard is telling, in the moment, which room you're actually standing in. In this episode I break down…

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  2. Say What You Mean, pt1: The Shift

    You know that person, brilliant, technically, and somehow nobody in the room actually understands what they just built. For a long time in tech, that was completely fine. It's not anymore. In this episode, the first of a new series, I'm talking about why communication just stopped being optional,...

  3. After New York

    Content note: this episode briefly touches on domestic abuse. I walked off that stage in New York and knew something had shifted. The mic wasn't working. I had technical issues within the first five minutes. And I belted it from my chest. This episode is the one I've been building toward: what...

  4. Before New York

    In episode one I said the Women Who Code talk hadn't started. June 2nd, I'm on a stage in New York City. This episode is what happened in between, how I built the talk, what prep actually looks like when the tech you're talking about won't sit still, and why getting selected still felt like a…

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  5. Cognitive Overhead

    You know the feeling. Everything's overwhelming. Everything's harsher than it should be. You can't explain it, you just know something's off — and by 3-4pm you're done. It has a name: cognitive overhead. And the reason your system keeps failing isn't you. This episode I'm breaking down the...

  6. Before I Was Ready

    Two speaking gigs. One podcast. Zero prior experience with any of it. In this first episode I'm talking about what it actually looked like to say yes before I was ready — HomerCon, Women Who Code, and what prep looks like when you're building the plane while you fly it.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

I'm Darian! Software engineer, speaker, and someone who had to build systems just to stay whole. This is where I think out loud about the tools, the hard stuff, and the process of becoming who you're supposed to be.

HOSTED BY

Darian Glausier

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I'm Darian! Software engineer, speaker, and someone who had to build systems just to stay whole. This is where I think out loud about the tools, the hard stuff, and the process of becoming who you're supposed to be.

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Head First with Darian has 6 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Head First with Darian?

Head First with Darian is created and hosted by Darian Glausier.
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