PODCAST · technology
Tech Lounge
by Chris Chinchilla
Every two weeks, the tech lounge invites tech luminaries, entrepreneurs, and creatives from small scrappy startups and open source enthusiasts to those working in large global companies.If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practitioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.Ten years and still going strong. Hosted by Chris Chinchilla.Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcastFormerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"
Episodes
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Punk rock cybersecurity with Brian Panarello of Dark Wolf
In this episode I speak with Brian Panarello of Dark Wolf about the past, present and future of cybersecurity. The only writing app you'll need The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone: Powerful features and a pleasant, focused writing experience combined in one tool, made for people who...
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AI powered protection from digital fraud with Guardian
In this episode, I speak with Rita Barbosa of Guardian Labs, who is working on an Europe-based AI-powered scam protection app that pulls in up-to-date scam data to help prevent vulnerable phone users from being scammed. The simplest way to host & share your work online You can use tiiny to share...
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Autonomous security in the agent age with Enclave
I speak with Enclave, which is building an autonomous security team for the enterprise with always-on agents that map your attack surface, find attack paths, repair weaknesses, and verify the path is closed. The only writing app you'll need The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone:...
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The world's largest conference for mobile developers with Greg Fawson
I speak with Greg Fawson of next.app dev con, the largest mobile app developer conference in the world, right here in my home of Berlin. We speak about how they got there, their plans for the future, and organising events in Berlin in 2026. https://www.nextappcon.com Great keyboards for work and...
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The hidden influences behind the algorithms that run our lives with Luca Belli
In this episode, I speak with Luca Belli about his forthcoming Manning book, “Hidden Influences,” which explains how algorithmic recommendation systems work from socio-technical and ethical perspectives rather than teaching readers to build them. Belli describes how recommenders and users shape...
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Fast by default: Performance engineering with Den Odell
In this episode I speak with Den Odell, author of a new comprehensive book on performance engineering about the practice technically as well as justifying to business and product stakeholders. Grab a copy of the book here: https://hubs.la/Q04s5nrQ0 and use the code "CSOdell45" for a 45% discount....
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Enjoy a better, fairer experience browsing the web with Rewarded Interest
I speak with Thede Loader of Rewarded Interest, another project and product attempting to make privacy and consent on the web better, while offering you an opportunity to make a slice of revenue. Too good to be true? https://www.rewardedinterest.com Support my work Like the podcast and my work?...
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Video Generation As A Service With Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith
I speak with Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith from Red Hat about their experiments using VLLM Omni for video generation. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for...
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Join the OSS Resistance with Mike McQuaid
This episode, I am joined again by Mike McQuaid, Homebrew project leader, amongst many other things, including OSS Resistance, a new quiet call to encourage people to contribute to open source when they feel they should. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps…
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Converting messy documents into structured data with Peter Staar of Docling
In this episode, I speak with Peter Staar of Docling about the wonderful open-source project that converts messy documents into structured data, perfect for ingestion into AI tools and more. Recorded live at PyTorch con in 2026. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings...
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Removing barriers in audio with Sharath Narayana of Sanas
This episode, I am joined by Sharath Narayana of Sanas, and AI company working to remove the barriers in audio since 2020. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for...
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Daniel Gräfe of Timing and CoTypist
Joining me in person (and thus the horrible audio quality) is Daniel Gräfe, independent developer of the amazing apps Timing and CoTypist. Based in Germany, we discuss how he builds his apps, why there are so many independent macOS developers in Germany, and what the future holds for independent...
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The PyTorch Foundation with Mark Collier
In this episode, I speak with Mark Collier, executive director of the PyTorch Foundation, from PyTorch Con in Paris. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows....
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Are bio processors the next step for computing?
I speak with Ewelina Kurtys about Final Spark, a company building a bioprocessor, which they believe will enhance AI growth with no energy restrictions. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax…
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What's new with Java and JDK26 with Simon Ritter
In this episode, I speak with Simon Ritter of Azul about what's new in the JDK26 release and how you maintain community interest with a language that has the vintage of Java. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for…
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Storytelling and AI with Victor of Supreme Robot
In this episode, I speak with the fascinating Victor of Supreme Robot about their AI-powered projects to help storytellers, screenwriters, game designers, and other story-driven creators. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps…
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Automating complexity for all with Fabia Q Veit of make.com
In this episode I speak with Fabian Q Veit, CEO of make.com, a long established automation platform, that like many others has moved into AI orchestration. AI-powered learning with NoteGPT Summarize YouTube videos, PDFs, articles, lectures, audios, PPTs, and images. Instantly create notes, mind...
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Connecting all the things with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale
Another great interview for Web Summit 2025, where I speak with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale, a product I use all the time to connect to my remote machines. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp…
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The evolution of the web with Dana Lawson of Netlify
In this episode, I speak with Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify, about the journey of the company so far, where they're heading and how it fits into the company's predictions on the future of the web. Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more...
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Security and password management for all with Nancy Wang of 1Password
In this episode, I speak with Nancy Wang, at the time SVP of engineering at 1Password, now Chief Technology Officer, and we talk about the growth of the company and how they plan to keep serving consumer and business needs. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief...
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Digital trust in the age of AI with Keyfactor
In this episode, I speak with Ellen from Keyfactor about digital trust in the age of agentic AI and how the company uses their knowledge and history to help organisations, no matter the new challenges they face. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video...
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The story of Apple's advanced technology group with John Buck
In this episode, I speak with John Buck about the book "Inventing the Future" about Apple's advanced technology group and the myriad technologies they created. https://books.by/john-buck 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly...
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Open source in Energy with Jonas van den Bogaard of Alliander
I speak with with Jonas van den Bogaard of Alliander about the Linux Foundation's energy community that fosters open source energy generation and distribution Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible...
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The European Open Source Academy with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg
In this episode, I speak with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg from the European Open Source Academy and their efforts to highlight excellence in European open source communities. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly…
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AI and Tech Writing with Selvaraaju Murugesan
Selvaraaju Murugesan of Kovai and I speak about the future of AI in tech writing. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an...
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Fourty-Four Esoteric languages with Daniel Temkin
I speak with Daniel Temkin about his book, Fourty-Four EsoLangs and about the world of esoteric programming languages. Formed the basis of this article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin Learn something new today Start learning something new or up-skilling…
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The width and breadth of European tech: Events roundup
Cate and Chris recap a month of events, including IFA, the Bologna Gathering, LF Energy, IT Arena, and How to Web. Write your way Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers,...
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Craft exceptional API experiences with Speakeasy.
I speak with Sagar Batchu about Speakeasy, the platform for crafting API experiences from simple definition files, including exposing them as MCP servers. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write...
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Empowering open source multimedia innovation with GPAC
In this episode, I speak with Romain Bouqueau of Motion Spell about GPAC, an open source framework that has revolutionized the way we handle audio-video streaming, transcoding and packaging. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop…
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Telemetry and observability for Security with Cribl
I am joined by Ed of Cribl, an observability and telemetry platform for security tracking and teams. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an...
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30 years of MySQL with Peter Zaitsev of Percona
In this episode, I speak with Peter Zaitsev of Percona about the history of MySQL, his history with the venerable database, and his history with Percona. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and...
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Emotional Digital Design with Vadym Grin
I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services. Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-design Use the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the book Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to…
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The state of European tech media
In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss some of the recent downsizing of European tech media and ask how we got here, what's next, and what does it all mean for the European tech industry. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get…
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Container management and security with Platform9 and Root
A packed container of an episode where I speak with Madhura Maskasky of Platform9 about their long-running container management platform and efforts to help people migrate from VMware and John Amaral of root. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps…
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Voices from FOSDEM 2025
Fast rewind back to February and I had some fascinating conversations with various projects at FOSDEM in Brussels, including the Rust Foundation, Sysdig about StratoShark, Nextcloud, and Mastodon. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI,...
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Precious metal recovery with Regenx
I spoke with Dom Weatherbee of Regenx to discuss their precious metal recovery technology and how it can benefit the circular economy for new gadgets and devices. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and...
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From Berlin to Bono
In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss a flurry of events over the past months, including Deep Tech Momentum, Gitex, London Tech Week, Super Invest, and more! Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at...
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Robust, Turnkey Caching at Massive Scale with Momento
I speak with Daniela Miao of Momento to discuss her journey from DynamoDB at AWS to creating an alternative caching platform for large scale real time applications. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on…
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Using AI to assist breast cancer examination with Jessica Baladad
In this episode, Chris and Cate speak with Jessica Baladad, of feelforyourlife.com, an advocacy platform that utilizes digital and print resources for better breast health. Write your way with Scrivener Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists,...
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Defending the internet with the EFF and delivering the Internet with Harness
Two interviews from Web Summit 2024… Corynne McSherry from the EFF and Nick Durkin from Harness. Quite the variety of topics, but both fascinating! 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at…
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Italian Tech and Opera
In this episode, Cate discusses the state of Italian tech, and Chris and Cate discuss the recent Opera Days announcements. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw....
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Build faster and waste less time with Depot.dev
I speak with Kyle from Depot.dev, which promise to speed up your your Docker image builds and GitHub Actions workflows. Depot easily integrates with your existing CI provider and dev workflows to save hours of build time. Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with...
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Automate any workload with Northflank
I speak with Will of Northflank, a self-service developer platform for apps, databases, and jobs. Start with one workload, scale to hundreds on compute or GPUs. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS…
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Functional licenses and the open source pledge with Chad Whitacre of Sentry
In this episode, I speak with Chad Whitacre of Sentry about their functional software license and the open-source pledge. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.…
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Onehouse: Your Universal Data Lakehouse
In this episode, I speak with Vinoth Chandar about Onehouse, a Universal Data Lakehouse and the only data platform instantly accessible from any engine, from BI to AI. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link,...
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MedTech and FOSSBackstage
In this episode Cate talks about the state of European medical tech and Chris talks about the recent FOSSBackstage event that covered topics around open source software that aren't development. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from…
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30 years of pragmatic programming with Dave Thomas
I speak with the infamous Dave Thomas about his programming journey, his book, the pragmatic programmer and his publishing history, and much more! Text based video and audio editing with Descript Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more prowerful with a suite of AI-powerd...
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What is the future of European tech?
In this episode Cate and Chris talk about the future of European tech in the wake of the many challenges the block faces from the US, Russia, China, and more. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more…
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Infobip's global startup program with Nikola Pavesic
I speak with Nikola Pavesic about Infobip's global startup program, Tribe. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, https://raycast.com/?via=chris-chinchilla For show notes and an interactive transcript…
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Copy editing game rules with Rachel Lapidow
I speak with Rachel Lapidow about tips and tricks for copy editing role play and board game rules. Want to get dozens of helpful Mac apps for only $9.99 a month? Setapp is what you need! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello,...
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Every two weeks, the tech lounge invites tech luminaries, entrepreneurs, and creatives from small scrappy startups and open source enthusiasts to those working in large global companies.If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practitioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.Ten years and still going strong. Hosted by Chris Chinchilla.Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcastFormerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"
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