The 8 Best Postlight Podcast Episodes
1) Death in Feeds
Are we building the dystopian future we’re afraid of?: This week Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk about Amazon, Facebook and other big-tech companies that have changed our basic human interactions. We de...Show More
2) Are Smart Homes the new HVAC?: Paul and Rich discuss the pros and cons of a connected home.
Do you need a security camera for your front-door? Do you need programmable lighting? Are smart homes really innovative? Paul and Rich talk about the pros and cons of connected homes, the security of ...Show More
3) The Social Dynamics of Legacy
Understanding an organization’s older technology systems: this week Paul and Rich discuss legacy software and the work cultures around them. Topics discussed include how companies put systems in place...Show More
4) The Internet Got Shrinkwrapped
Has the entry-level to the internet become too high? Has the purpose of the web shifted from a software platform to an information delivery tool? Have we lost site of what the internet really is? This...Show More
5) Maris Kreizman Wants to Mail You Books
Analog books in the digital age: this week Paul and Rich talk to Maris Kreizman, editorial director of Book of the Month Club, the 90-year-old book subscription service that shaped American literary h...Show More
6) Vendor Madness: Resist the Lure of the “Super Team”
How can you build software on small budgets and short timelines, without making everyone’s life worse? How can clients get a bunch of vendors on the same page? Is it even worth trying? A Bad Way to B...Show More
7) Jenn Schiffer Relates to Developers
Building a community for developers: this week Paul and Gina talk to Jenn Schiffer, community engineer at Fog Creek’s Glitch, a platform for developers to write, share, and remix code that is, in Jenn...Show More
8) Computing is Everywhere : A Conversation with Bret Victor
Can electrical engineers create tangible objects? Do we really need to be writing lines of code in a text-editor to be programming? Is it time for society to redefine what it means to compute? This we...Show More
9) It takes a village: With Sindhu Srivastava
Sindhu Srivastava on finding the CEO mindset and empowering young girls to do the same
10) From the archives: Leading with humility on a global scale with Abhijit Dubey
NTT DATA’s CEO on staying true to his values as he leads the company into the future