Tech Lounge podcast

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.

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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 developers.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Automating complexity for all with Fabia Q Veit of make.com

In this episode I speak with Fabia Q Veit, CEO of make.com, a long established automation platform, that like many others has moved into AI orchestration.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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