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The Bike Shed Ep 492: Defining value within your team

Sally and Aji assess some common metrics for success when working a project and how they may not always provide the clearest picture of how things are going.
Sally Hall and Aji Slater
February 3, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 601: The thing that makes us human

Chad and Will examine the ever expanding AI bubble and ponder on what we can expect it to see evolve in the coming years.
Chad Pytel and Will Larry
January 29, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 491: Influences that shaped our thinking

Joël and Aji reference their personal bibliographies as they compare the different influences that have shaped their programmer world view.
Joël Quenneville and Aji Slater
January 27, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 600: The Special One

Celebrate Giant Robots’ 600th episode in style as Sami pulls together thoughtbot staff old and new to celebrate this monumental milestone.
Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
January 22, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 490: Large Language Misadventure

Aji and Sally sit down to dissect the complicated beast that is AI.
Sally Hall and Aji Slater
January 20, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 599: Be Bold

Chad and Will start the new year off right by discussing their aspirations for 2026.
Chad Pytel and Will Larry
January 15, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 489: What makes a codebase welcoming

Joël and Sally tidy up the place as they discuss the different ways a new codebase and team can feel welcoming to them.
Joël Quenneville and Sally Hall
January 13, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 598: Animals and AI Accounting with Sam Landsberg

Sami talks with Sam Landsberg, head of sales at Light, about the wide world of fintech and how they’re working to simplify accounting software for businesses big and small.
Sami Birnbaum
December 11, 2025
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 597: Say Yes with Nick Merwin

Chad talks with developer and guitarist Nick Merwin about the challenges of balancing his career in development with his life as a musician.
Chad Pytel
November 20, 2025
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 596: The Story of Sheer

Sami revisits his time on a recent project for Sheer as he talks with it’s CTO and founder Mads Ulrik Svendsen about the ever evolving and creative world of influencers.
Sami Birnbaum
November 13, 2025
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