Brandon Whichard
Co-Host of Software Defined Talk
Brandon Whichard has hosted 463 Episodes.
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Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists
January 30th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
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Episode 556: This Conversation is Hardened
January 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
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Episode 555: After the Dream
January 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
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Episode 554: The Alpha and The Omega
January 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 12 mins
This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
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Episode 553: 2025 Year in Review
January 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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Episode 552: Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future
December 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
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Episode 551: An Australian Documentary
December 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 31 secs
This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
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Episode 550: Typeface Philosophy
December 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
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Episode 549: The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development
December 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
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Episode 548: Household CMDB
November 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
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Episode 547: Whitney goes to KubeCon
November 21st, 2025 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
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Episode 546: The cURLing Test
November 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 44 secs
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
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Episode 545: No one cares about Chickens
November 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
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Episode 544: The Enterprise Turing Test
October 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
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Episode 543: Arts and Crafts
October 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
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Episode 541: Why not do everything
October 10th, 2025 | 54 mins 23 secs
This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.