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Talk of the Week — 329 episodes
The State of Testing in 2026
Episode 235: Who tf is Jevon?
Agentic Engineering for Testers: How to Automate Your Way to the Top with Amit Rawat
How to Test Any API Without Documentation with Liudas Jankauskas
Your AI Code Review Is Lying to You (Here's the Fix) with Evan Marshall
Episode 234: Mobile Testing with Aditya Challa
Espisode 233: Empathy Elevated w/ Colette Molteni
AI QA Agents Explained: How Amikoo Helps Testers with Ivan Barajas Vargas
Hot, flaky, and unfinished – Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about – Ep 137
The AI Illusion: Why Testing Still Needs Humans with Joe Colantonio
AI Agents in QA: How to Keep Up with AI-Driven Dev Velocity with Vilhelm von Ehrenheim
Episode 232: More AI with Prince Kohli
End to what end?
How clean code led to continuous cleaning – Ep 136
Episode 231: The B is Back
Maestro MCP, AI Mobile Testing That Fixes Its Own Tests with Leland Takamine
Quality thinking and the role of epistemology – Ep 135
AI Testing Costs, How to Prevent Runaway Token Bills with Arthur Hicken
Celebrate Good Times
Too much vibe not enough quality wins – Ep 134
Stop Rewriting Tests: How to Add AI to Selenium and Playwright Without Starting Over with Alex Rodionov
Episode 230: Kat Obring is Back
Quality on the Boundaries #PeersCon27 Theme Launch
Claude AI Mobile Testing, Run Real Device Tests with AI with Frank Moyer and Chris Faulhaber
AI-Powered Predictive Autoscaling for Kubernetes with Jennifer Rahmani
How to Build a Culture of Comprehensive Quality with Matt Gilbert
Influencing Quality
Python Test – 237: FastAPI Cloud – Sebastián Ramírez
The Strategy Episode
Are AI Agents Replacing Contract Testing? DevOps Insights from Matt Fellows
From Testing to DevOps – A Career Move That Makes Sense with Maciek Konkolowicz
Python Test – 236: Git Tips for Testing – Adam Johnson
No Scripts, No Frameworks, No Maintenance? with Don Jackson
Software That Cares
Scaling to Millions & Beyond with Mohammed Ali Chherawalla (Mac)
From the Trenches to the Boardroom: Making QE Matter to the C-Suite with Parasar Saha
Python Test – 235: pytest-django – Adam Johnson
PeersCon 26 Programme Committee and Theme Launch
Scaling Smart: DevOps Techniques for Cloud-Native Success with Jacek Marmuszewski
How to test a stage 99 times over – Ep 99
Exploring Playwright and MCP with Debbie O’Brien
Knowledge Resilience
Performance reviews are like marmite Ep 98
AI, IoT, and the Future of DevSecOps with Hariharan Ragothaman
Solving Challenges in Software Testing with Kristijan Plaushku
Top tips for TestBash: How to explore the happy path Ep 97
WireMock with Tom Akehurst
When the Cloud Isn’t an Option: Securing Your API Testing Strategy with Thomas Hurley
Bad Quality By Design
Confessions of a testing community Ep 96
Software Testing Job Market with Jack Cole
Automating the DevOps Pipeline with Maurice McCabe
Mastering Medical Device Testing with Priyank Soni
Leading with quality actions, not titles Ep 95
How to Grow your Career in Cybersecurity with Grant McCracken
What is Reverse Mutation Testing with Leonardo Lanni
Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94
QR Podcast – Alessandra Moreira
Testing inside the boxes and beyond Ep 93
Aligning DevOps Teams for API Quality with Temil Sanchez
Making Work Visible
Overcoming Mobile Testing DevOps Challenge (Episode 3 of the SmartBeat Employees – Mobile Testing) with Todd McNeal
The Importance of Trust in Software Testing and AI with Damian Synadinos
Why are testers so good at delivering bad news? Ep 92
Will AI Replace DevOps Engineers, BI and More with Mark Koelsch
Building a Career in QA with Judy Mosley
QR Podcast – Santosh Tuppad
How do you document feedback on your documentation? Ep 91
Getting Quality a Seat at the Table
Is vibe testing going to kill off test management? Ep 90
Observability at Scale with AI with Jacob Leverich
European Accessibility Act: What Software Testers Need to Know (Actionable Guide) with Laveena Ramchandani
Testing AI’s Promises with Michael Bolton
TWiT-89 Testers like to talk
Synthetic Data in Testing
The Rise of Agentic AI: Transforming DevOps and Testing with Bridges Smith
Python Test – pytest-metadata – provides access to test session metadata
QR Podcast – James Christie
But how are we gonna test this? Ep 88
The Secret Life of Automation with Michael Bolton
Python Test – pytest-check – allow multiple failures per test
AI in Testing: Innovation or Just Noise? with Fitz Nowlan
Breaking news about breaking news Ep 87
AI’s Impact on Testing Careers with Jason Arbon
Women In Testing, Part 2
Python Test – The role of AI in software testing – Anthony Shaw
How To Optimize your Automation CI/CD Pipelines (and Save Money) with Gaurav Mittal
Scaling ML Infrastructure Like a Pro with Elliott Clark
Women In Testing, Part 1
TWiT Ep 86: Episode 86: Do new testers really need to learn automation?
Python Test – pytest-repeat – works fine on Python 3.14
Automation – First DevOps Focus with Kedar Kulkarni
QR Podcast – Ash Hynie
Meet JASON HUGGINS, The Genius Behind Selenium!
Storytelling
Episode 219: Mailbag and Goodbye For Now
How crucial will the MCP approach be for AI Agents? TWiT Ep 85
Python Test – Python 3.14 won't repeat with pytest-repeat
Episode 218: The Principles of AI Assisted Coding
Proactive Observability in Testing with Anam Hira
Does the happy path make us happy? Ep. 84
Python Test – pytest-html – a plugin that generates HTML reports for test results
DevOps Transformation: Culture, Strategy, and Lessons Learned with Derek Ferguson
Where have all the junior quality roles gone? Ep 83
Episode 217: Remote Work and Big News
The API Vector with Jeremy Snyder
Practicing Software Testing – Guest James Lyndsay
Swift Driver for Appium Automation Testing with Dalton Alexandre
Testing In The Pub – Making Better Testers (Part II)
How Google Improved Developer Experience with Hugo Santos
Testing In The Pub – Making Better Testers (Part I)
Tackling Enterprise Testing Challenges with AI with Srirang Srikantha
AST James Bach Interview (Part II)
Unlocking AI in DevOps with IBM's Watson xCode with Keri Olson
AST James Bach Interview (Part I)
Mastering Robot Framework Techniques at RoboCon Online with Guido Demmenie, Kelby Stine and Manana Koberidze
Let's Test Interview
Episode 216: A Palate Cleanser from AI
STAR East – The Viability of Context Driven Testing
Python Test – pytest-md and pytest-md-report: Markdown reports for pytest
Screen Testing – "Rocky" in Philly
DevOps Culture and Practice with Tim Beattie
QR Podcast – ISO29119 Roundtable
From Laid Off to Employed (Survival Guide) with Robert Lukenbill
AI/ML, MongoDB in DevOps and More with Richmond Alake
Testability
From Manual QA to Automation Engineer Using AI with Tal Barmeir and Sapnesh Naik
QR Podcast – James Bach
Test Coaching
Episode 215: The Beat Goes On
Python Test – Mocking in Python with unittest.mock – Michael Foord
Top 10 Software Testing Conferences with Joe Colantonio
Python Test – pytest-mock : Mocking in pytest
Transformations
Solving Test Automation Challenges (2025 Guide) with Chris Trimper
Episode 214: The AI Apocalypse
Python Test – pytest-cov : The pytest plugin for measuring coverage
Top 8 Automation Testing Trends for 2025 with Joe Colantonio
Professional Development
Unlocking Robot Framework: RoboCon HELSINKI with Gerwin Laagland, Markus Stahl and Stavroula Ventoura
Ultimate Guide to Selecting Test Automation Solutions with Anna Royzman
Python Test – pytest plugins – a full season
Context in Context Driven Testing
The Software Tester’s Journey with Nicola Lindgren and Vernon Richards
Episode 213: The 2024 Year in Review
Revolutionizing QA with GenAI: A New Era in Software Testing with Fitz Nowlan
This Week in Testing – Episode 67 – 8 November, 2024
This Week in Testing – Episode 66 – 1 November, 2024
Leveraging GenAI to Accelerate Cloud Migration with Alex Kearns
This Week in Testing – Episode 65 – 25 October, 2024
This Week in Testing – Episode 64 – 18 October, 2024
Discover Future Trends in Automation at Automation Guild
AI and the New Era of Cybersecurity Threats with Mateo Rojas-Carulla
Removing Pain Points in Mobile Test Automation with Daniel Knott
From Code to Leadership with Evan Niedojadlo
Tools for Testers
AI Impact in Software Testing with Gaurav Mittal
Digital Testing Equals Testing of Digitalized Processes with Tobias Müller
How to Building High-Performing Engineering Teams with Andrew Duncan
Episode 212: AI and Engagement Surveys
Does the role of the SDET have a future?
This Week in Testing – Episode 61 – 27 September, 2024
What's Next? (Careers)
How Generative AI is Elevating Testing Quality in Healthcare with Richard Kedziora
Python Test – 223: Writing Stuff Down is a Super Power
This Week in Testing – Episode 60 – 20 September, 2024
AI as Your Testing Assistant with Mudit Singh
How to Track Test Related Events (New Relic) with Rodrigo Martin
The Headless Tester (Halloween Special 2024) with Paul Grossman
Episode 211: Leadership Stuff
The Emerging Threats of AI with Eli Farhood
This Week in Testing – Episode 59 – TestBash Special!
Exploring AI and Cloud with Microsoft’s Naveen Krishnan
From Chaos to Clarity: Improving Software Testing Practices with Prathyusha Nama
Authenticity at work
Combining AI and Playwright using Autify Genesis with Ryo Chikazawa
Simplifying the AI/ML to Production Pipeline with Görkem Ercan
Community Dynamics in Automation Testing with Mike Verinder
Sap For Utilities 2024 Reflections
QE AI Code Quality in DevOps with Itamar Friedman
Letting Go
Episode 210: Mailbag with ChatGPT
Brain Refactor: Optimize Your Internal Code To Thrive in Tech & Engineering with Dagna Bieda
This Week in Testing Episode 58 – 06 September, 2024
Why Security Testing is an important skill for a QEs with Boris Arapovic
This Week in Testing Episode 57 – 23 August, 2024
Centralized Secrets Management Without the Chaos with Brian Vallelunga
This Week in Testing – Episode 56 – 16 August, 2024
WebLoad vs LoadRunner vs jMeter (Who Wins?) with Paul Kanaris
API Testing 3 ways: Postman, Playwright, and Jest Compared with Stephen Kilbourn
This Week in Testing – Episode 55 – 09 August, 2024
Episode 209: AI and Testing?
Single Points of Failure
This Week in Testing – Episode 54 – 02 August, 2024
INGenious Playwright Studio with Ashish Ghosh
Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability with Steve Flanders
This Week in Testing – Episode 53 – 26 July, 2024
No Testers, No Problem
This Week in Testing – Episode 52 -19 July, 2024
Episode 208: Brain Refactor w/ Dagna Bieda
Low-Code Test Automation a Journey from Skepticism to Success with Rudolf Groetz
This Week in Testing – Episode 51 – 12 July, 2024
Python Test – 222: Import within a Python package
This Week in Testing – Episode 50 – 5 July, 2024
Episode 207: No, GenAI isn't replacing your team
This Week in Testing – Episode 49 – 28 June, 2024
Learning Fast
This Week in Testing – Episode 48 – 21 June, 2024
Exploring WebDriverIO Version 9 with Christian Bromann
This Week in Testing – Episode 47 – 14 June, 2024
Testing Beyond Bugs to Unlock Growth with Gojko Adzic
This Week in Testing – Episode 46 – 7 June, 2024
Sumit M on Mastering AI Model Evaluation: Overfitting, Confusion Matrix, and More [S02E01] LT018
Leveraging AI for Secure DevOps with Peter McKee
This Week in Testing – Episode 45 – 31 May, 2024
Emotional Intelligence
This Week in Testing – Episode 44 – 24 May, 2024
Transforming Test Engineering in Rwanda with Greg Paskal
Breaking Down DevOps Testing Silos with Danny Lagomarsino
This Week in Testing – Episode 43 – 17 May, 2024
Building Testing Teams
Observability Testing Using OpenTelemetry with Swapnil Kotwal
PerfBytes – Talking about Kubernetes
Essential CISO Skills and Strategies with Dr. Sly Cotton
Episode 206: Crowd-Crash
AI’s Role in Test Automation and Collaboration with Mark Creamer
Mastering ETL Testing with Chris Thompson and Mike Calabrese
Building a Real World DevOps Pipeline with Javier Alejandro Re
DevOps Software Testing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them with Jay Aigner
This Is The Way
Episode 205: We're Afraid of AI
AI-Assisted Testing with Mark Winteringham
Beginner Guide to Load Testing
Stars, Stripes, and Software: Alex Zap’s Journey to ZAPTEST with Alex Chernyak
PerfBytes Español – Herramientas para automatizar pruebas de carga
Quality Engineering
Mastering Playwright Automation with AI with Joe Colantonio
AI-Driven DevOps Data Security and Privacy with Amjad Afanah
Degrees of Automation with Paul Grizzaffi
Episode 204: The Three Ways of Devops & MT
Let's Get Continuous
AI Observability with Eran Grabiner
Presentations
PerfBytes Español – Platicando con Rodrigo Campos Don Tester
DevOps Crime Scenes: Using AI-Driven Failure Diagnostics
Demystifying Open-Telemetry with Michael Haberman
Contract Testing in Action (Book Review) with Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott
Episode 203: Podcast Alan
PerfBytes – Performers and Developers – with Matthieu Leroux-Huet
PerfBytes – Performance at #StarEast 2024 – With Mark Tomlinson
Emergent Requirements
Challenge Accepted: Rethinking Automation with Benjamin Bischoff
How AI Streamlines Tasks in Business and Software Development DevOps with Ian Harris
Ultimate Selenium WebDriver Guide for Test Automation with Robin Gupta
Episode 202: The Return
PerfBytes Español – Vuelven WOPR y QS Conf 2024!
Getting the Most Out of Open Source with Yousaf Nabi
Square Peg, Round Hole
How to Hire Good Testers and Stand Out as a Top Candidate with Paul Merrill
Harnessing Cloud-Native Technologies for Agile Development with Ken Pomella
What's new in SAP testing?
Debunk Autonomous Software Testing Myths with Tobias Müller
Effortless Code Quality And Security For Developers with Jaime Jorge
Testing with Generative AI
#PeersCon24 Retrospective
Mobile Mastery: Blending AI with App Testing with Dan Belcher
Python Test – 220: Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling – Rob Ludwick
Quality Sense Podcast S5E8 | Pair Testing with Ben Dowen
Episode 201: Aftermath
The Four Phases of Automation Testing Mastery with Jon Robinson
The Future of DevOps: AI-Driven Testing with Fitz Nowlan and Todd McNeal
Python Test – 219: Building Django Apps & SaaS Pegasus – Cory Zue
Linguistic Gatekeeping
Expert Take on Playwright, and API Testing with Bas Dijkstra
Quality Sense Podcast S5E7 | Resilience And Flexibility For Testers With Micaela Rodríguez
AI-Powered Security Orchestration in DevOps with Brittany Greenfield
Python Test – 218: Balancing test coverage with test costs – Nicole Tietz-Sokolskaya
DevOps Success: Merging Automation, Culture, and Performance Testing with Lee Barnes, Scott Moore and Paul Grizzaffi
PerfBytes Español – Platicando de Open Telemetry con Jorge Turrado
CTO Insights on Gen AI's Impact on DevOps with Matt Van Itallie
Leveraging AI for Robust Requirements Analysis and Test Generation with Scott Aziz and John Smart
DevOps Cybersecurity 101 with Jason Mar-Tang
Automated Observability with David Wynn
Python Test – 217: Podcasting / SaaS / Work Life Balance – Justin Jackson
The Smartest Person in the Room: Book with Christian Espinosa
Awesome Software Testing Strategies with Matthew Heusser and Michael Larsen
Cloud Visibility for QA and DevOps with Greg Arnette
Owning Your Career
Episode 200: IT'S EPISODE 200
Quality Sense Podcast S5E6 | Performance Testing and Sustainability with Mark Tomlinson
Episode 199: Ten Years Gone
Cognitive Biases In Testing
Episode 198: Fiefdoms
RoboCon Recap: Testing, Networking, and Building with Robot Framework with Tatu Aalto, Mark Moberts and Frank Van der Kuur
Quality Sense Podcast S5E5 | Performance Testing with Guillaume Betaillouloux
Episodde 197: Wait – Test is Alive Again
Saying No
Netflix SafeTest with Moshe Kolodny
Measuring
PerfBytes Español – Hablando de Web Performance con Estela Franco
The New Age of Performance Testing
Quality Sense Podcast S5E4 | Quality In The Field With Darrel Farris
Redefining Test Automation with Dave Piacente
Episode 196: A Chat with Kat Obring
Python Test – 216: ruff, uv, and Astral: Python tooling, much faster, with Rust
PerfBytes – Performance testing tools in 2024
Quality Sense Podcast S5E3 | Effective Communication In Testing With Noel Wurst
Quality Sense Podcast S5E2 | Automation Awesomeness With Joe Colantonio
How to Create Testing Magic with Zero-code with Shubham Jain
Quality Sense Podcast S5E1 | ChatGPT, AI, And Testing With Vera Babat
Changing Face of Automation
AI Meets Cucumber: A New Testing Approach Using Prompt Engineering with Guy Arieli and Tal Barmeir
Testing Peers 100
PerfBytes Español – Trabajo en performance 2024
No B.S Guide to AI In Test Automation with Tariq King
Episode 195: AI and Alicorns
Traffic-Driven Testing for Faster Execution with Nate Lee
Python Test – 214: Python Testing in VS Code
Episode 194: More Testing and AI with Jason Arbon (part 2)
Episode 193: More Testing and AI with Jason Arbon (part 1)
Failures
AutomationGuild 2024 Lineup and BIG News with Joe Colantonio
PerfBytes – Performance Job Offers
DevOps Performance Trends for 2024 with Scott Moore
Innovating Mobile Testing: 42Gears Game-Changer AstroFarm with Prakash Gupta
Python Test – 213: Repeating Tests
PerfBytes Español – Que es Kubernetes
Episode 192: Bryan Finster
Meetings