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A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
thoughtbot hosts Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots, a technology show with 629 episodes published.
Will is joined this week by personal finance expert, speaker, business leader Jesse Mecham, founder of You Need A Budget (or YNAB if you are very busy and important). In this episode, to celebrate the release of his new
Will is back in the host seat this week to chat to Jorge Marubia, Principal Programmer at 37signals, about his previous experience using Lexxy and Basecamp. In this episode, Jorge goes into depth about BaseCamp 5, how hi
Sami is back this week with Gender, Climate and Energy Specialist Dr. Victoria Plutshack, as they dive into what’s really going on with AI Data Centres in Scotland and the UK. Make sure you’ve popped your kettles on as V
Our host Sami is joined this week by Joe Cohen, Legal Innovation Partner at Harvey AI, to discuss the use of AI within the legal and professional services, and how it could impact the speed, quality and efficiency of law
Our hosts Chad and Sami team up this week to discuss AI code bases and whether they can be built to be developer friendly and with best practices in mind. After a brief chat about the World Cup (and how it may affect the
Chad talks with guest Andy Budd, Design Leadership Coach & Venture Partner at Seedcamp , as they look back over Andy’s time at Clearleft, the company he co-founded back in 2005. Andy discusses employee trust ownership, h
Chad shares a recent pivot in ReadySetGo’s development, where they see the app entering a founder’s development and what they’re doing to ensure a wide set of features for all users. Our hosts also pick apart the impact
Chad talks with a returning guest from the early days of the show, Brennan Dunn, founder of RightMessage. Featuring nearly 600 episodes ago on episode 18 of Giant Robots, Brennan is back to talk about how things have cha
Sami swims against the tide of AI with Emma Barnes, CEO of Consonance, as they examine the more controversial idea of being anti-AI. Emma explains why her publishing business is anti-AI and the benefits of coding for you
Sami talks with Quentin de Metz, Co-Founder and CTO of Pennylane, about the journey of building a startup into an established company. Quentin provides his unique perspective of what it’s like to be a founder with an eng
Our hosts provide a peek behind the scenes as they discuss their work on recent thoughtbot projects. Chad covers the progress being made on thoughtbot’s new “Ready Set Go” app, the hurdles they’ve encountered so far in d
Chad talks with Raja Rajamannar about how he reimagined marketing and strategy at Mastercard. Raja explains how he connected the dots between credit cards and healthcare, convincing the board to take a risk on something
Chad, Sami and Will bring a growing issue to the forefront as they discuss whether AI really is to blame for recent industry layoffs. Our trio examine how AI is being used as a smokescreen for layoffs, how larger compani
Sami talks with Lord Chris Holmes, Peer of the UK House of Lords, about the increasing need for AI legislation in the UK. Lord Holmes discusses his efforts to pass his AI Regulation Bill, why it’s taking longer than expe
Sami talks with Taylor Spencer, Investment Delivery Director, Change & Innovation for British Business Bank, about driving change within a business. Taylor breaks down the best ways of handling change fatigue and resista
Sami makes his triumphant return to the Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast as he and his fellow hosts discuss a brand new tool currently in pre-production at thoughtbot. Chad lays out his idea for the
Chad talks with Jason Stadther, director of engineering at TrueCar, about striking the right balance with AI in programming and its overall impact on the industry now and in the future. Together they discuss the impact A
Chad and Will examine the ever expanding AI bubble and ponder on what we can expect it to see evolve in the coming years. Our hosts discuss how they strike a balance with AI as they break down their current stacks and wo
Celebrate Giant Robots’ 600th episode in style as Sami pulls together thoughtbot staff old and new to celebrate this monumental milestone. Sami shines a light on his colleagues at thoughtbot and the history of the show,
Chad and Will start the new year off right by discussing their aspirations for 2026. Chad discusses this year’s theme for the company of being bold and how having a clear vision keeps thoughtbot on track, the pair discus
Brennan Dunn
RightMessage
1 appearance on this show
Raja Rajamannar
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer · Mastercard
1 appearance on this show
Chris Holmes
Member of the UK House of Lords · Simply Business
1 appearance on this show
John Nunemaker
Ordered List
1 appearance on this show
Karen King
Program Manager · Cultivate Lancaster
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Aakash Shah
Co-Founder and CEO · Peak Sustainability Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Tom Johnson
Senior Director of Consumer Insight and Analytics · B-Side the Tracks Brewing Co.
1 appearance on this show
Mandy Moore
1 appearance on this show
Kent C. Dodds
1 appearance on this show
Jamon Holmgren
Infinite Red
1 appearance on this show
Allison McMillan
Fractional VP of Engineering and Leadership Consultant · Tavlin Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Peter Voss
CEO & Chief Scientist · aigo.ai
1 appearance on this show
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