The History of My Podcasts (the technology version)

No, its not that I have been creating podcasts and you didn´t know about it. I haven´t even been a guest in any podcast. It would probably not be that interesting for the listener at this time in my life.

No this blog is about all the brilliant podcast I have discovered and enjoyed over the years.

I used to use a app call Sticher that was later bought in 2020 and rebranded by SiriusXM. If I had that app to day I could give you information about how much I have listened to podcasts over the years since they had a very good overview feature.

I will do my best to remember the podcasts I have listened to over the years and give you a short description of each one. I do use Spotify these days to listen to podcasts so I have most (if not all) the podcasts I did have, there.

So lets start with the first podcast I ever listened to.

DotNet Rocks

Yes, this is a podcast about .NET development. It started in 2002 (before the term podcast was coined) and is still going strong. I discovered it around 2007-ish when you still had to download the audio files to your computer to listen to it. I have been a regular listener ever since. Its mostly about .net development but they also cover other topics like web development, cloud computing and software architecture.

These days I mostly pick the episodes that interest me or they are relating to a technology I am working with at the moment.

Listen: DotNetRocks (Spotify)

Hanselminutes

Another podcast about software development. It started in 2005 and is hosted by Scott Hanselman. For years I listened to every episode. This was when the episodes were more technology focused but over the years it has become more of a focused on people. At that time I was very focused on technology so I switched from listening to it and moved to other podcasts. Now that I scan over the episode list I see that there are many episodes that interest me so I have started listening to it again.

Listen: Hanselminutes (Spotify)

Merge Conflict

This podcast started as mobile programming podcast focusing on Xamarin development. It started in 2013 and is hosted by James Montemagno and Frank Krueger. At that time I was doing a lot of mobile development (I was even a certified Xamarin Developer) so I listened to every episode from the start. After I stopped doing mobile development I stopped listening to every episode. But I still listen to the episodes that interest me.

Listen: Merge Conflict (Spotify)

The Modern .NET Show

This is a more recent podcast that started in 2020. Its hosted by Jamie “GaProgMan” Taylor and is a tech focused podcast about .NET development. I did listen to every episode when it started but I think it stopped because of the pandemic (and or because flooding in his basement if I remember correctly). But I have started listening to it again and I do enjoy it.

Listen: The Modern .NET Show (Spotify)

Azure & DevOps Podcast

This podcast started in 2016 and is hosted by Jeffrey Palermo. Its focused on Architecture, Azure and DevOps. These are usually shorter episodes (30-50 minutes) and I listen to many episodes.

Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering

A podcast about everyting that happens after ‘Git push’. A lot of focus on SRE and Platform Engineering. I reccoment this one allthough there hasen´t been an episode since dec 2024.

Listen: Ship It! (Spotify)

Modern CTO

A podcast about the challenges and opportunities of being a CTO in the modern world. I have listened to so many episodes and found them very insightful. Joel Beasly is the host and he has a lot of interesting guests on talking about various topics related to technology and leadership. If you are a CTO or aspiring to be one, this is a must listen.

Listen: Modern CTO (Spotify)

The Unhandled Exception Podcast

Dan Clarke is the host and he has a lot of interesting guests on talking about various topics related to software development. This is one of my favorite podcasts and I listen to almost every episode.

Listen: The Unhandled Exception Podcast (Spotify)

Soft Skills Engineering

This podcast is about the non-technical (soft) skills that are essential for software engineers. It´s a very relateable podcast where the interacations between the hosts are very natural and fun (and funny) to listen to.

There were times where I listened to almost every episode, but now I´m selective in picking episodes.

Listen: Soft Skills Engineering (Spotify)