Podcasts

I open 2026 with a reality check on subscription fatigue and kick off a new arc on building a personal homelab.

Reactive security is table stakes at this point, and it is not keeping up. I sat down with Nathan Blackham, Brady Dibble, and Sultan Alof from CIQ to talk about what it actually looks like to build…

This was my first CIQ webinar and I walked away genuinely excited, which is not something I say lightly. Dave Godlove and Jonathan Sparks showed off Fuzzball’s new service endpoints feature and what…

Brodie Robertson and I dig into the end of X11 and the rise of Wayland on the Linux desktop.

Job search coach Jeffry Ullman and I dig into a reality-based approach to landing your next role through LinkedIn.

A candid solo episode about surviving a layoff, from my own story to practical job-search and mental health advice.

A fun, story-filled chat with Chris DeMars about DevRel, developer advocacy, empathy, and avoiding burnout.

A wide-ranging chat with Nate Lager about the sysadmin life, from burnout and bash scripts to automation and authenticity.

A solo look back at how I broke into system administration and how the sysadmin role has changed over the years.

Joel Krooswyk and I compare public sector and government tech work, covering compliance, modernization, AI, and career shifts.

Aaron Honeycutt breaks down NixOS, declarative configuration, and how to get started without pulling your hair out.

Christian Hernandez explains GitOps in plain terms for Linux admins, comparing it to traditional sysadmin practice and where to start.