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The Forward Slash Podcast — 95 episodes
/ai output: is a sea of same good enough
/software factories: the governance gap nobody closed.
/AI spend: why it still doesn't know your business
/AI speed: faster code, slower business
/AI's trust problem: let it work, not decide
/AI's power problem: rethinking the chip it runs on
/AI tokens: stop paying to ask twice
/ai slop: writing got cheap, reviewing didn't
/prove it or park it: AI's ROI reckoning
/agents on the payroll: who your AI is and what it's allowed to do
/seats for everyone: the AI rollout that quietly burns your budget
/vibe coded, now what?: the cost that comes later
/vibe coded, now what?: the cost that comes later
/running AI on Kubernetes: what actually works
/hotfix: AI just became infrastructure — now what?
/the uncomfortable middle: ai without the layoffs
/ready, fire, aim: the AI tool trap
/wave, not bubble: cutting through the ai noise
/compliant isn't secure: data protection in the age of ai agents
/pilot purgatory: why your ai initiative isn't showing roi
/hotfix: the week ai got real
/apocaloptimist: ai leadership in 2026
/ai agents: more steak, less sizzle
/agent guardrails: you can't blame the bot
/ai agents: don't be the next knight capital
/enterprise ai: why your agents can't run without guardrails
/tech leadership: why climate tech is now a cfo conversation
/survive the spike: scaling systems for millions of users
/engineering growth: build skills, not titles
/skills shelf life: the two year problem
/AI governance: speed without exposure
/creative intelligence: scaling influence
/AI development: velocity without fragility
/product adoption: the design advantage
/shadow AI: bringing it into the light
/platform engineering: the AI inflection point
/AI productivity: effort vs outcomes
/leadership: escaping constant firefighting
/AI impact: still waiting
/AI analytics: the adoption problem
/production-ready AI: the prototype trap
/AI on AI: a reality check with chatGPT
/human-centered design: fixing broken systems
/AI engineering: shipping after sundown
/transformation: the power of simplicity
/AI agents: keeping systems (and costs) in check
/AI strategy: back to business basics
/outcome engineering: the end of feature factories
/AI adoption: from FOMO to fundamentals
/digital health: rewriting the rules of care
/engineering ops: orchestrating AI at scale
/product strategy: adapting to AI
/AI at scale: the hidden costs of the cloud
/dev productivity: beyond vibe coding hype
/AI talent: why juniors still matter
/digital transformation: inside the CIO playbook at Fifth Third
/AI development: no engineers required
/crypto IRL: what happens next?
/platform engineering: rethinking complexity in tech
/tech meets money: a new way to budget
/coding culture: from nerd to necessary
/design culture: too many cooks
/API sprawl: herding the chaos
/ML basics: learning by doing
/technical storytelling: speak so they listen
/generative AI: beginner's guide
/reinforcement learning: feedback is fuel
/resilient systems: fail-proof by design
/quality assurance: test, don't check
/developer advocate: more than a cheerleader
/soft skills: the secret to efficiency
/Agile: dead or transformed?
/software security: from protected to productive
/platform engineering: game-changing discipline
/software development: navigating complexities at MSFT
/leaning into 2025: with lessons from 2024
/entrepreneurial spirit: balancing creativity with compliance
/foundations: the art of uncovering why
/empathy: the importance of feeling heard
/AI: the "jagged frontier"
/design: build with empathy
/GenAI: the good, the bad, the ugly
/DevSecOps: security at scale
/productivity: tips and methods for getting things done
/front end dev: scale your thinking
/dev ops: shipping without drama
/AI: don't miss the shift
/superpowers: discover your talents
/test automation: build stronger pipelines
/growth: comfort zones are traps
/product development: from chaos to clarity
/modernization: out with the old
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Episode 0: Introduction
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